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Hey all been a while, I happened across a 2006 Porsche Cayman S with a spun rod bearing that I had to make mine. I would love to rebuild this thing myself to test the chassis/electronics but would feel a lot better if I knew someone that has personally done it before or better yet knew where to rent the specialty tools involved. I do have the factory service manual. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks to you as well Clay! I clearanced it a bit from the top with an angle grinder. Once I take the engine out the final time to change the oil pan (see below) I will be able to make some more room. Well this must have been quite the rodent party!! It looks worse in that picture than it is as the flange is nowhere near the frame. It is kissing it where you cannot see light but won’t require much more for clearance- I don’t know if it will rock and knock but we will cross that bridge another day as I already had to move it over from the other side and tilt slightly when I designed the mounts to clear the steering shaft/box (see below). I have another set of manifolds without EGR/ so I won’t have to weld a cap on those. These are for practicing the v band welding on and to hold the space to set the engine and rough plan out the hot side to order materials. I plan to run it NA with the truck manifold and factory injectors to make sure everything is ok still and at least the fire will be directed forward to not catch the coil wiring on fire or the suspension bushings again. I knew the sump was too low but thought I could get away with the cross member clearance I created. I already bought that ridiculously expensive Holley oil pan anyhow ahead of time. At least I found a good deal from a guy that used it for mock-up only. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Thanks! Hell yes I do- I got them in one day for free somehow as well on a Sunday. Enjoy! Irwin Tools Hanson 53227 Hex Head... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SRG66?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And here we are today test fitting the reduced harness and planning how to tie it into the existing electrical system. (I did wash the windows for towing but kept my dad’s ‘41 birth year shoe polish number from the last drag outing for now) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

After getting it home I tried a spiral EZ OUT on the broken fitting. We all know there is rarely anything easy about those things. Well this time was no exception. I used the hand tap tool in counterclockwise fashion until my hands were raw. I then upgraded to putting plastic pipe on the handle until that started to bend. I discovered that a 3/8 13mm 12 point socket fit the ez out amazingly well. Well, let’s just reduce that to well. I put a ratchet on there and gave it some love. Nope. Added plastic pipe to ratchet handle. Nope. Upgraded to 1/2 ratchet with reducer. Nope. Breaker bar tried with light cautious force, cmon baby break loose, cmon cmon... SNAP- I thought I had it. Nope the socket had cracked. Rather than being sad about the socket I was thrilled to death it wasn’t the ez out. I figured I should consider myself lucky and get it out while I still could. Of course I had no other 12 pt 13mm sockets. I had four or five 6 point sockets as I make a habit not to buy the 12 PT as they often strip. I did have a 10mm 12 point I tried in the reverse direction and of course stripped it out almost instantly. I had just added a set of Irwin bolt extractor sockets to my Amazon wish list after reading that they bailed another fellow out on his project. They weren’t cheap but pulling the transmission and or trying to drill it out and helicoil on the car wasn’t a favored option. BTW If I didn’t have my lift I would be going nuts at this point on my back in the dirt in the middle of winter. Been there done that... I took a step back, ordered the extractors and went to buy a new socket..... I will just leave this with a picture of the results and let you know that I now sleep with these things under my pillow every night!!

Alright, unfortunately my dad passed away between those last pictures and now. I considered abandoning the project completely but he would have wanted me to finish it. After a BIG delay I managed to start looking at it again. One of our last projects together was relocating a used four post lift I found off craigslist to my home garage. He was sick as a dog with chemotherapy but was a champ and we got it done. That being said with him gone it was only natural to bring it back to my garage from his farm. I planned to use the custom tow bar frame mounts I built again but needed to plug the transmission so that it didn’t spew tranny fluid all the way down the highway as I had pulled the rigid steel lines as they would not work the way they were routed with the new mounts. I bought some Fragola 6an to 1/4 nps adapters and removed the inverted flare inserts from the th350 that had been previously leaking anyhow. WELL THATS WHERE THE GOODNESS LEFT THE GARAGE. The first adapter fitting I tried would thread in only partially before getting super tight. I knew I had to go further as the aluminum crush washer was still free spinning. I installed it with a 3/8 ratchet cautiously and no dice, I backed it out and used the crush washer from the other fitting to double up. Still no dice. Reluctantly I moved up to a 1/2 inch ratchet. Closer closer, nope still spinning. Gave it a little more —- ffffffffaaaawwwwwwkkkk me, I snapped the fitting off flush with the transmission!!!!!! My 7 year old son was helping me and I did everything in my power to remain calm but he knew I was irate. Fortunately I didn’t say anything totally inappropriate. He said maybe we should call mom haha. I smiled and said you know what bud maybe you are right. We called mom and went and got a milkshake for lunch and an appropriately sized sheet metal screw and inverted flare cap for the other outlet from the hardware store. The sheet metal screw bit into the aluminum fitting perfectly and after capping the other outlet we were back in business. We hooked up the tow bar and towed it home. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I bought a Bosch 044 inline pump for fueling this baby and fabricated a bracket for this eBay clamp style mount. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here is the harness as removed from the Silverado. Here it is after several hours of following lt1swap.com website print outs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok, well the ls1 manifold will fit under the factory hood now but what to do about that alternator? I couldn’t use the preferred f-body low mount setup as that would directly interfere with my turbocharger hotside plumbing. I also didn’t want to invest in an entirely new accessory drive setup so after extensive research I located this bad boy! (I also changed the waterpump to a setup that will not interfere with the drive by cable throttle body when the ls1 manifold is installed that also works with the truck spacing (L99 camaro)

Look at the difference in height between the truck and ls1 manifolds!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

As you can see it is a tight fit with the cut off and flipped factory manifolds. http://i65.tinypic.com/sy183o.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/5sae0.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/dxjoup.jpg

Still working on this one though I rarely have time these days.

NM see this is old.

Yes- Hardly highway safe. Made for combat, 35 mph beach cruising or parades.

Clay - Don't know your budget or if you already purchased one but we are casually selling my dad's becoming collectible 88 YJ Wrangler I6 with only 9700 miles in Fla. The radio will suck pretty much no matter what you do as the accoustics of the soft top/raw engine sound overwhelm the audio. He put a clarion head unit and pioneer big outdoor speakers in his. He put gold BBS mesh rims on his and momo steering wheel. He has original ugly white rims and bus wheel as well. Later, Andrew

Hey all- Maybe I am late to the party but I wanted to give a big recommendation to Steve-O on here. He recently helped my mother and I value my late fathers car over PM from the second I posted it on here and other places. After several helpful messages he mentioned casually that If i wanted to avoid the joy ride train and hassle, perhaps I should bring it to Ricart for pricing without even mentioning that he works there. I was not aware that Ricart buys cars without selling yours like CarMax. We tried a little longer at private party sale and then drove it down there and had him check it out. While we we had an unexpected issue with the Title, Steve was very helpful working through it and we ultimately ended up selling it to him. He was very courteous and professional without typical pressure tactics or deception through the entire process. Thanks man!

SOLD! Please lock.

27,500. No BS, no joy rides, it's going to CarMax shortly Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

29,000 OBO Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And it is mounted!!! I recently determined that the reason I was having such unexpected difficulty welding the past few years is that I received improper welding gas from the LWS. It must have been CO2 instead of Argon as I got a fresh tank of Argon and it welded like I remembered years ago, smooth as butter, no discoloration and my tungsten actually could maintain a point for more than a few seconds. The only reason I questioned it is that the brand new argon tank I picked up from the same place to replace the poorly welding now empty tank had less than 100 psi within it yet welded much better only a day after on the same material! I called them up and they exchanged it for me with an actually filled tank. I guess I should have been more confident in my abilities and blamed the equipment instead of beating my head against the wall and being so fastidious with grinding haha. At least it made me a better welder trying to TIG without shield. That said, I still want a MIG haha

Hey all- This was my father's toy. Crystal Red Metallic Premium Paint, 3LT, NPP Exhaust, Polished Optional Wheels, Paddle shift A6, Performance Rear Axle Ratio, Navigation, Premium Sound, ETC, ETC. The car is bone stock with the following minor changes: He upgraded the door speakers to Polk Audio, LLoyd's Embroidered Rear Mat, C6 Flag valve stem covers, Cargo Divider, and a Crystal Red color matching rear factory spoiler. He cherished it and sadly drove it under 10K miles. The only flaw on the entire car is where he curbed it slightly on the passenger side front wheel as shown in pictures. Not sure how to price it with the extreme low miles, condition. and performance options but as the rules mandate a price... $29,000 OBO. Thanks! Andrew

Hey all- anyone know a place cheaper than safe lite to put a new windshield in the Subaru? I have a crack almost all the way across that is below the line of vision. It is a beater/hauler and am getting tired of looking at the crack but have tolerated it a few years now. Also don't know if it is an offense I could receive a ticket for and how much the offense would be? Thanks, Andrew Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I know it wasn't mine as it was in Indiana last I heard. Let's see a pic of yours? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk