Bridget: Das Porsche 911

[ScubaSteve]

That's really cool, I regret not taking any automotive classes while in school. I've actually considered going back to CC just to take automotive classes for fun. Glad to see you're just going for it, I'll be following this build closely. Keep it up dude.

Thanks man. I'd love to take auto again, but It's first and second period, and all of my AP classes are 1st through 4th period and i can't change them. Luckily i kept a good relationship with the teacher. He just tosses me the keys and tells me not to fuck anything up. Haha

Go for some CC shop classes. Hands on learning is always the best.

[NZ BRO]

$2500... Even with the exchange rate that is an absurdly cheap porsche. Cheapest is like $25k over here. Alas, i will have to wait a while yet before i can buy one. With that said, i love the completeness of the teardown and cant wait to see the complete engine, then the complete car!

[ScubaSteve]

These were finished



Got free tickets to the Cal/Stanford game. That was sick.




Got back my dad’s cherry picker for when we mate the tranny to the engine.



Hard to tell, but made some more progress









Flywheel and pulleys. Might as well clean em while I changed the main seals.

Didn’t take a pic, but the rear main seal was shit, and had gunked up oil behind the flywheel.







Cleaned up the throttle plate









Not the best pic, but the shop teacher’s E28. Took this on my way out.

[ScubaSteve]

Oh, and by the way.


I FOUND BORBET FLAT CAPS!!!!!!!! BRAND NEW!!!!!! I WAS SO HAPPY. THEY'RE IN THE MAIL RIGHT NOW WITH MY ALTERNATOR.

[Clay]

Awesome progress man

[ScubaSteve]

Awesome progress man

Thanks. I'm just being slowed by the waiting for goods in the mail.


Still kind of waiting on various parts in the mail. Aluminum valve cover, alternator switched to NAPA should be quicker, got the wiring, needs shims, bearing.

Got to check out Coast Guard island. Coast Guard seems like it could be a good gig for a while. College is coming quick.



New wiring harness (spark plug wiring) whatever you’d like to call it came



Oil cooler installed




Buttoning the bottom up



Got distracted by this cutie




UC Davis Game




My pops and I






I want to do a photo shoot here when i get her running.

[paulorama]

oooh the Carquinez Bridge. One looks like the GGB, the other looks like the Bay Bridge. Cool spot and great progress!

[ScubaSteve]

oooh the Carquinez Bridge. One looks like the GGB, the other looks like the Bay Bridge. Cool spot and great progress!

Yeah, from treasure island. I think it would look sick in the early fog.

[Eric M]

Love the ambition and progress man! Great to see you diving into it and getting her running right

[Miroteknik]

driving over bridges always makes me feel rich for some reason. the bigger the bridge, the wealthier i feel.

[CrackerTeg]

Got to check out Coast Guard island. Coast Guard seems like it could be a good gig for a while. College is coming quick.

NOOOOO!!! Its certainly not what you think nor what the media makes it out to be.

Sorry, I saw this and felt I needed to intervene. Anyway, great progress on Bridget.

[Codidly]

So, Porsche 911, wakeboarding, student council, AP classes, teaching a small child to paint dinosaurs, and learning to fly planes... Are you a quarterback too, golden boy? All kidding aside, your car is gorgeous man, looks like awesome work too.

[ScubaSteve]

Love the ambition and progress man! Great to see you diving into it and getting her running right

Thanks, I appreciate da love. 

driving over bridges always makes me feel rich for some reason. the bigger the bridge, the wealthier i feel.

Hahahaha I never thought of it like that. I know I love new tarmac when they lay it down on the 80. Makes me feel like a king.

NOOOOO!!! Its certainly not what you think nor what the media makes it out to be.

Sorry, I saw this and felt I needed to intervene. Anyway, great progress on Bridget.

Not a problem at all, I was interested in the academy. Being middle class and white it’s hard to find scholarships, and I don’t want to start life in debt. I’d like to travel too. So I’m looking into the military academies as a way to get an education, serve my country, and travel for the early part of my life. I like naval and air force academy but am trying to keep my options open.

So, Porsche 911, wakeboarding, student council, AP classes, teaching a small child to paint dinosaurs, and learning to fly planes... Are you a quarterback too, golden boy? All kidding aside, your car is gorgeous man, looks like awesome work too.

I actually played free safety. I mean I just like to take advantage of all the opportunities which come before me. just trying to make my parents proud and have a bright future.

Thank you, she is nearing completion.



Check this out….



These are my rockets for physics class, that little one went like damn near half a mile up.

These are hella fun.


Cv joint, fixing the torn boot, putting fresh grease in.






Almost…





So, I came home from a small job after school, and my dad took this thing out. He’s the man.
I started to clean it, but I got a shit ton of homework, so I’ll get back to it tomorrow, but basically after the damn alternator gets here and I can finish the engine, I’ll mate it to the tranny and put her in from the bottom. More pictures.

[ScubaSteve]

I guess this is why they say don’t reuse flywheel bolts



Heater tubing, new flywheel bolts, cv joint bolts, few gaskets
New air pump filter, I didn’t get a pic but the thing looked like it was stockpiled for a few decades. Og boxing.




ALMOST THERE







Check it






Flat Caps in tomorrow. Hopefully the damn alternator in too….

[yurotrash]

Congratulations! My brother received the same email. It is quite an achievement!

Loving the 911 btw