PCA Chesapeake Region Patter - March 2018

Chesapeake Region
Engine Build
I would like to thank and recommend the following
shops in Tucson for their excellent work or support;
Racers Edge for their excellent cylinder head work,
North American Powder Coating for their quick work
blasting parts, “The Big” Ace Hardware in Tucson for
their incredible selection of fasteners (who else carries
an M10x1.25x50 bolt in stock??). Porsche of
Tucson provided an assist in the form of critical o-
rings for the oil cooler which were mysteriously
omitted from the seal and gasket kit. The parts specialists
engaged in an enjoyable conversation about
Porsche Classic models but you can imagine how
surprised they were when I told them about the project!
Even with unexpected challenges we were able to
meet our project timeline. John, Paul, George and
Ringo would have been proud. My aggressive timeline
and desire to see this engine disassembled,
cleaned and reassembled before shipping it home
for installation meant I had little room for error and
had to place great faith in my friend’s ability to coordinate
with the necessary machinists, technicians
and parts suppliers to ensure we could reasonably
expect to finish on time. Even with nights stretching
into the early morning and one of us maintaining a
professional day job, Sean continued to attack the
project with a refreshing gusto but when we finally
had the pallet loaded for transport I know we both
breathed a sigh of relief. With a good friend like
Sean, I knew my brief respite from the freezing Maryland
winter would be fun and memorable. Like Vu
says, it’s not the cars, it’s the people!
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