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Why do you think the oil pump gear failed?

Hard to say. The harmonic balance failed as well...which I think came first. Also the fast that these parts are pushing 30 years old. There is a guy ma ...

Finished the car mechanically enough to go testing at The Ridge (PacNW track). It was damn cold outside (~40degs), but the track was dry and the sun was shinning. Other than a loose boost tube that ...

And now on to the carbon bits. A local 944 guy saved this 944 slick top roof for the project and you know what that means...make a mold and lay up some carbon. This was a pretty big mold...but man t ...

Virtually everything going back on this car is lighter than the previous car. This includes every bracket and wiring. The car now has a AIM PDM32, 12 button programmable keypad, and 6" display. ...

As soon as the paint dried, we stuck the engine in the car to get it off the cherry picker and out of the way. We got the fuel cell installed, the fuel system components bolted in place, and the fuel ...

Lots of work put into the engine bay and it was ready for paint. Modified brake fluid reservoir, fuel system, braces, strut bar, steering system, modified wiper motor, IAC valve, etc.

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To aid in quick work during pit stops, this chassis got air jacks...where are really not that expensive these days. Also added the rally jack mounts that will be use once the bodywork is back on.
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The previous chassis had issues with flexing in the front frame rails and we had done significant reinforcing...so similar work was done here, although a whole lot cleaner. This also adds some streng ...

Here are the details on the cage. The main hoop was transferred out of the old chassis which saved a lot of time. This chassis now has the front strut towers triangulated on the horizontal plain and ...

Something that was scheduled to do over the summer was to pull apart the fuel cell and go thru the components. I pulled the bladder and added some scab plates to the shell to reinforce the edges.
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Spent a week getting unnecessary metal cut out of the new chassis and cleaning up the various bits that I cut out of the old chassis...which was a whole lot more work that I had anticipated. Either w ...

The first step of building a new car is getting a chassis stripped to nothing. This is the last remaining '80 931 that I had stashed away. I had purchased this car for the G31 transmission and beca ...

Well...it has been just under 4 months since the "racing incident" that took out UBoot...now it is time for an update.

Before we get into the new car...some more details of the old one. ...

Happy to hear the driver is ok...too bad about the car.
Looking forward to your further posts.

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Sorry this happened so soon after these latest mods

what a major bummer. Your cage work ...

Ok...now to the bad news.

Well...Shit Happens.

For those who are not aware, the UBoot Porsche 931 met its demise this past weekend at the Lucky Dog Racing League event at Pacific Raceway.
I ...