Reaper's Blackbird Build Chronicle
A few have asked for a build sheet on her so here's the project scope & details:
Motor: Andial 3.8 liter (102mm) Pistons & Cylinders (flame ringed/Al Si guides) FAST standalone EMS w/J&S knock gaurd (100 hrs tuning) GT2 Evo Cams Ti Retainers Porsche Motorsport tripple valve springs Welded & Reinforced Heads (for 1.6 bar) Twin plug'd 83 lb Siemans injectors Dual t3/t4 garrett ball bearing turbos | 50mm compressors |t3 stage 3 turbine wheels |.63 a/r exhaust housing Dual msd 7al digital ignition boxes with high performance coils Lightweight Flywheel Individual throttle bodies with custom plenums by TWM (to be installed when we retune the motor) Tranny: Stock geared 4 speed Quaiffe 80% lockup diff Tilton triple pate disc with custom hydraulic setup (stock is clutch cable) Cooling System: (1) 72 row MOCAL cooler dead center in front bumper (2) 9x9x2.5" coolers at a slant behind each headlight with SPAL fans activated by ****pit switch -16 line and AN fittings for everything Suspension & Brakes: Full RSR coilovers at 4 corners (350 lbs front springs, 500 lbs rears but we need those up to about 800 after the testing, firm but too much movement) Torsion bar delete Raised Spindles on the front axle by 19mm Drop links & Bump steer kit Derlin bushings everywhere Upgraded rear sway bar 935 style X strut and chassis brace 935 Centerlock hubs from 1977 (require 427 ft/lbs of torque to install lug nuts) Wheels & Tires (as restored by Harvey Weidman in Oreville, Ca): Front Wheels - 17 x 10.5 BBS spun wheel halves using a 16 inch 20 bolt magnesium centerlock mesh center Front tires - 315/35/17 Rear Wheels - 19 x 14 BBS e50 prototype rim halves for Porsche used by the Kremer brothers in 1981 (with KREMER stamp in the outer halves, complete with scaring from a hard life), utilizing a 16 inch 20 bolt magnesium centerlock mesh center Rear Tires - 345/35/19 Pirelli Pzero Corsa Competition tires (heat cycled) Brakes: Brembo 993 Twin Turbo spec units in black Crossdrilled rotors in standard 993tt sizes Custom aluminum hats to fit and space for centerlock hubs/spindles Stainless lines Stock bias valve Carbon fiber cooling plates for front bumper intakes Body: Fiberglass 935 reproduction front bumper with xenon HID's in modified H4 housings Fiberglass 935 reproduction front fenders with hand cut louvers and vents Fiberglass 911 RSR 15" rear quarters modified and pie cut to enlarge the opening to accept a 29.5" tall tire with enlarged skirt Fiberglass 911 RSR 15" rear bumper slotted for exhaust and modified to match quarter panel work Fiberglass 993 LeMans tail base with enlarged uprights Carbon Fiber relector delete panel Carbon Fiber 70" predator wing Carbon Fiber End Plates measuring 12.5" wide by 20" tall Steel hood/doors/roof Drip Rail delete Vitalioni Sebring Mach 1 mirrors Hood pinned hood with 935 style aluminum cap plates Rocker Panel delete PPG Base Black with Flex'd n' Flat clear coat Interior: Alcantara headliner, rear seat delete, door entry plates, rear quarter panels RS Carpet kit 996 GT3 Carbon Fiber seats Schroth Profi III 6 point harnesses Brey Krause B pillar brace & chassis stiffening system Rennline aluminum track mats & floor boards Rennline pedal set with split adjustable throttle pedal with heel toe extensions Hargett 4 speed modified shifter & linkage kit RS door panels 996 GT3 Cup Porsche Motorsports steering wheel with quick release Upgraded gauges from North Hollywood Speedo to include: -220 mph speedo -9k RPM tach with playback memory -LED conversion on all gauges -Red faces with black letting and needles All electrical/ignition/fans/fuel pumps on toggle switch in ****pit No A/C No Heat No Radio No sunvisors No center console No emergency brake Before we started: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/...3509ec90_b.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/...af2f6f46_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/...264e2a67_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/...406b8e14_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/...6aa9758d_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/...2c5c26af_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/...02554eb0_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/...4e6e60d2a6.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/...b85cd797d9.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2662/...457d86b2_b.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/...30119385_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/...d76ac72d_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/...89e2ca99_b.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3080/...f2cfe421_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/...0a5b72e5_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/...12e5069f_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3623/...d5e8bdf6_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/...3652f758_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/...ebd6fdd5_b.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/...61371904_b.jpg |
how much hp and torque?
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at 1.6 bar she's around 900 at the wheels in HP, tq is around 820
at 1.2 bar which i ran for the weekend i picked her up before the triple plate tilton let go, we were at 576 ft/lbs of tq at 4,400 RPM and she peaks at 6,500 for tq. I need to get the dyno sheets, the shop was setting the AFR's for safe running. The dyno sheet I loaded is 634 rwhp at 1 bar and 605 ft lbs of tq vids of us messing around: http://www.flickr.com/photos/3329043...7621377134776/ |
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Very Cannonball Run pre Ambulance! Nice work J.J.
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such a beauty......:eek::eek::eek:
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Been following this on Rennlist...insane! Congrats!
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That's awesome! How long did the build take?
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Started in July 2007 looking just to get a 935 style front bumper...they sent the wrong one that was 3" wider per side...so it all kinda snowballed into this. So just at 23 months.
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Your car is pure sex! Congratulations and enjoy :)
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cool build
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Well i just finally remembered i did take a pic of the rear wheel that had the most slippage inside the tire...so enjoy the insanity and to quote Keith and Aaron at Zuffenhaus "Its an insane problem to have, but a problem none the less...we could always install a set of bead locs...hahaha"
Hard to see the white paint marker, but you can see it in the close up. https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547...33159e52_b.jpg https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583...bfdce9e9_o.jpg |
That last pic is nuts!
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That's a beautiful car, and a tremendous effort in terms of the build. Reminds me of the great days of the Porsche Turbo 935.
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