Loads of Fun - 74 Targa 2.7 rebuild
 

Well finished a good day work at the shop today and decided to pull the motor/tranny out of the 74 Targa and rebuild it. Closed the shop at 5PM and had it all out by 8pm and cleaned up :)
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I must say, 38 years old and all the bolts come undone as if it was put together yesterday. I guess all the oil leaking kept everything well lubed :)
All thats left to do now is split the Magnesium case, clean everything and then rebuild from ground up :)

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Wish I could of been there! Interesting!

Done a lot of motor work in my time but this is my first magnesium case. Going to put the block saver inserts in, new engine seal kit, new rings, deglaze the cylinders, new cam chains/tensioners and i'm in the process of making a custom wiring harness (very simple on these engines) but the old wire is very brittle, so a new harness is going to look sweet :-)

Nice! Where's your shop? Wouldn't mind dropping for look at the Targa
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Nice!

What's that "junk in the trunk?" :D

It is hard to believe anything that old would workable, and the car too! Just ribbin' - actually jealous I don't have one. A mechanic in the trunk would come in handy!

Hahahaha - You have to fee the mechanic in the trunk a lot of beans so that the afterburners get that porsche moving :-)
Hey JayKay I'm sending you a PM with the address of the shop... You can stop by anytime :-) although it'll probably be more interesting once we get this baby back together :-)
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Well just thought I'd share a few pics of the '74 2.7 Magnesium case all apart and going back together. The case cleaned up really nice so decided against painting it; I'd rather keep the metal showing original anyways :-)
*Notice the IMS on the 4th pic... just a regular sleave bearing with small oil passage (and no problems) the old one was at 80K and there wasnt a sign of wear yet.... they sure dont build things like the used to :-)

Great work, Heiko.
I'd like a closer look at the Targa myself. Heck I'll be coffee b!tch for the day. PM me if you'd like some company.

Thanks we'll probably be working more on it more next weekend... Gotta get the shop cleaned up tomorrow and then honey-do stuff. PM me your cell and I'll text you when we're at it some more. Gotta get a couple of parts ordered but it's coming along...
Heiko

Sorry BoxsterSteve... forgot to send ya a note but we plugged away at the motor some more today... you'll have to see it once it looks like a motor again...
Have a look - making slow progress a few hours at a time :)

24 Case Savers and loctite on all the studs secured in place
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Cleaned up oil cover with all new seals
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Drive pulley in place for crank (needed to set timing
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A view from the output side of the crank
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...set the cylinders with all new seals and setting the cam carriers and heads back in place
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...Next is the Cam chain cases, rockers, valve timing setup, rocker covers and cam covers

Why are all of the top "wrenches" on this forum everywhere and anywhere but New England ???????:mad:

We have first divs on him for Western Canada. Free trade is okay to a point but.....:)

Heiko,
Looks great, man.

Loads of Fun - 74 Targa 2.7 Rebuild
 

Thanks... :)
I know it would have looked nicer if the entire block, cylinders and pistons would have had a nice coat of silver engine paint, but personally I hate painting those parts because one it retains heat and two it looks like the builder is trying to cover up imperfections or cracks in the metal... so i'd much rather leave it as is. That magnesium case is a rare item to start with and the next to come cam chain cases are also full magnesium.
I figure another saturday and she'll be almost ready to go into the car... of course we still have to get the bay cleaned and ready and still need to make up a new wiring harness (I might do that this week one night).
I'll try to keep posting pictures :)
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Man this brings back fond memories. My dad & I rebuilt his 66 911 together.

Man that 66 911 would have been one sweet car... :)
Not sure what we're gonna get after this one is done... probably another 911 of some sort

It sure was! I need to find some pics to post. I wish I had that one back. Saw a 66 in last months Pano fully restored & the guy was asking $50k for it.

love the motor stand.
whats the porsche part number for it? :D

It's a heavy duty 6x6 long life version... Lol.
Someday I'll buy a good one but so far this has always worked well... If I did this everyday it would be a higher priority.