tlsmith1999

I thought I would post up the pictures from my top end refresh. I replaced the older hoses, intake boots and gaskets, water bridge and oil bridge gaskets, thermostat and gasket, distributor, removed the EGR valve and air pump plumbing, and powder coated the intake. The intake was powder coated by a local 928'er, Ben.
I had the intake from my spare engine PC'd before I started.

The only issues I ran into were the oil bridge bolts broke, and the PC'd intake was from a 79 EURO engine, and did not have the connection for the pipe that runs to the EGR valve.

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After:

Mongo

WOW!!!

tlsmith1999

A few more that show the color of the intake better:

dogleg

LOVE IT !!! when i get all my little faults done im gonna have a go at that it looks amazing well done.was thinking of washing down my engine for starters does water pool in the v of the engine or drain away?

James Bailey

That would be an intake refresh.....top end usually means removing the cylinder heads and a valve job. Very nice work.

SeanR

Looks really good Tim.


Well done.

Bertrand Daoust

Very nice Tim.
Nice finish too.
It gives the engine compartment a whole new look!

riviera455

love that bronze tarantula!!! great job!

tlsmith1999

Yeah it pools in the V and in small areas beneath the water bridge. But you probably have a lot of oil, dirt, leaves, etc already in there.

tlsmith1999

It really is a gold color, but my cheap camera couldn't catch the color quite right.
Ben (BPG_Austin) did a fantastic job powder coating them for me.

928Shane

very clean!

linderpat

Nice!

Barry Chan

one day................

finally!

NICE! Like the red hoses and such.. where did you get the red silicone hoses?

tlsmith1999

They were a kit on eBay. I bought them a long time ago, but I think they were from 928Motorsports.