How to replace a blown 951 head gasket

[os951]

A friend of ours, Heikki, bolwned his race cars head gasket. At first the plan was just tyo replace the gasket, but then we replaced also some other minor parts which were hanging around.
Patient waiting for a new headgasket in October 2008

Move to surgery room on one Friday in November 2008

Peaceful Satrurday Morning

Doctor Pete prepares donor 951 to give it's heart



As an assistant doctor was our friend Harri, a man with small hands"¦

I was only couple of hours away and guys were torned down also our friend Heikki's car

Doctor Pete examins the patient



Almost off



Harri decided to remove the trans

It's out






After that it was time to remove the transaxle

Harri check's out the situation

And it's dropping

When old parts were removed we bolt on parts fron the donor car

Removed items

Parts from donor car installed




After that it was time to end Satturday night fever

On sunday morning Pete was an early bird, i went to garage in the afternoon. here's the result of few hours session.



Removing the high octane from both cars

Pete supervise all goes as planned.

Then it was Heikki's car turn


We packed few things to Pete's trailer to be taken for home garage

Pete uninstalled the donor car during next week almost completely. We went with my youngest son Peter next week end to help a little bit.

Peter check's out Pete's wreck

We cutted away some unbent bodypanels


Embty cockpit

Peter works as a foreman



Heikki's car on feet again

Some parts to Pete's home garage So ripped Subframe & steering gear installed Some wires

We did this transplant to another friends (Heikki) 951 because he had blowned his head gasket and Pete's superb 951 turned
from this

To this


There surely is easier way to replace the blown headgasket []
To be continue.

 

[Diver944]

ORIGINAL: os951

There surely is easier way to replace the blown headgasket []

I was going to say the exact same thing until I saw the damaged car at the bottom []

Make sure that young foreman keeps a close eye on the workers []

 

[os951]

All of my three sons are (for some reason [] ) more or less into Porsches

 

[Sandspider]

Impressive!

Always interesting to see what goes on in the bits I'm too mechanically incompetent / lazy to get at

Giles

 

[Sandspider]

I also like the way that Pete works on the car in a white collared shirt! [] That's the way it should be done... [:-]

 

[os951]

Pete is a little bit "green", he like to recycle. It's his old pilot uniforms (he flys MD11 planes) shirt, trousers as well belong to the same outfit. []