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Yep, pallet jack...... Next up I need to work on my own damn cars! I need to finish my Innocenti and I may be going to overhaul the engine in my...

And away she goes, back to beantown...... [ATTACH]

No, modern kits use the same Eaton 45 that R53 MINIs use, you can get them with an SU, a sidedraft Weber or even fuel injection! Kit's run about...

I would like to do a supercharged 998, I think it would really be fun. Don't know what he has for a budget for this car yet....

Well, I hope he gets it installed before Xmas! All he has to do is set it in the subframe and raise it up into place, hook everything up and turn...

All boxed up and ready to go, just waiting on the truck to come get it. Of course, for that to happen I have to do a major re-arranging of the...

After re-torqueing the head, resetting the valves, double triple checking the timing and adjusting the carb as best I could, I pulled the 998 auto...

Glad you all enjoy reading about my little hobby!

Retorqued the head again this am and I was surprised how far I took it down, as much as half a turn! I'm still a quart low on oil so I'll head out...

2nd test run of the 998 automatic. I changed out the carb needle and now it sounds much better. I can't find the adapter that lets me use my...

I'll run it some more in the am, get the timing set and the carb tuned properly. Then it will set overnight to cool, retorque the head and reset...

Just a few seconds run time as I don't have any coolant in it yet, and it's blistering hot outside and don't want to leave the back door open any...

Most of what you want to do is simple plug and play, however you will need to have it programmed at the dealership.....I'm not sure about the...

I got the engine mounted up in the test bed, all wired and plumbed except for the water temp, I seem to have misplaced the adaptor - I can get one...

Cold oil, high RPMs, no ZDDP and a flat tappet cam are a recipe for disaster - I think you're on the right path. ZDDP was an ingredient in oil...

I took the weekend off to rest up a bit, today I sat the engine in the shipping crate to make sure it would fit - and it does - perfectly! In the...

I'll have a 20-30 min long run to break in the cam, then let it cool overnight - retorque the head and reset the valves, then run it another 20...

Looks like my assumptions were correct, I did have to drill new holes in the mounts as it sits a little higher than a regular manual transmission...

The new gear showed up today, so I got it cleaned up and installed on the crank and measured the clearance - it's spot on. [ATTACH] Then I...

Last thing I need is the gear that fits inside that black housing, then I can button it up and put it in the engine stand and make some noise!...