Xschop's 5.3 LM7 build

am i missing something..what you get all thats in that picture,discs/calipers etc...>>>???

EVERYTHING. New Wilwood Discs (They are $40 ea. AMAZON), Rebuilt 951 Calipers, New billet hats, New factory Pads, all hardware, red-Loctite

Killer deal!

can you clarify what years these will bolt on to as i might have missed it,and its a 100% bolt on...cheers...

PM sent (to Xschop).

After spending most of my afternoon reading all this, I will be planning on a 5.3L swap. Funny thing is, I bought my 1985 944 a couple months back with just planning to fix the clutch and drive it. This is kinda like a while I'm at it thing....if I have to go to the trouble of pulling out half the car anyway, might as well drop in a V8 while I'm in there.

Now, how do I explain this to the wife? Ha ha...

You sound like me....not your average WYAIT's........might as well change it to something different.....and reliable.

Speaking of reliability....The billet TT bearings I'm running are still quiet. I found that the material is high density acetal. Should last longer than Delrin....

The bearings themselves are RB TECH brand Premium and $6 each
Part# on Box is 6006-2RS/C3


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I also finished a the CNC'ing of the Wilwood Dynapro adapters for the rears. They fit 944,951,968, and the 928 as well

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awesome build! I cant wait to start my turbo 5.3L build. It will be hard to rout the plumbing for a front mount single turbo... I may have to go the twin rout or sts rear.

If anyone is having window problems (mine are electric), I installed the Rennbay window roller repair kit and it fixed the sticking and the mechanism feels brand new. Also got to do some more interior billet stuff. Boost gauge hole delete and Billet Cig/Charger plug....

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nice work rob

let me know when you are moved out this way... we can get together and run ideas each others way.

Hey Rob,

Any truth behind this?

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I'm curious if I need to do something to the joints as well. I just ordered them and they should be here by the end of the week.

Yes, if you buy the Borgeson Joints on your own, then you can simple dremel the rotating interfaces and get max angularity. I read in a 944 manual that the steering shaft angle changed between yrs (can't recall if 85.5) but I suspect the early cars (pre 85.5) may bind some if the joints aren't clearanced.

Hey what are those part #'s for those Bilstein inserts, I'm ready to mod another set of those screw-cap late struts.

xschop wrote:Yes, if you buy the Borgeson Joints on your own, then you can simple dremel the rotating interfaces and get max angularity. I read in a 944 manual that the steering shaft angle changed between yrs (can't recall if 85.5) but I suspect the early cars (pre 85.5) may bind some if the joints aren't clearanced.

Hey what are those part #'s for those Bilstein inserts, I'm ready to mod another set of those screw-cap late struts.

This is what I used:

34-001042

You can also look at these (36mm inserts):

34-050019 (Early Porsche 911)
34-050224 (Mitsubishi 3000GT)

*34-050224 looks like a candidate for the koni hacksaw mod, which only needs a hole drilled in the bottom of the strut and the top cut off. Might need something for the top. I have no clue about length, valving, and thread size of the top and bottom though.

Here are 30mm inserts as well:

34-050149 (RX7)
34-050217 (Unknown?)

Hey Robstah,
Guess you believe I like to waste my time posting stuff on this board that is either incorrect or mis-leading.
Shame on you for not believing what I took the trouble to post. Guess its time for me to shut up and let the other users/newbies stumble by and make and fix their own mistakes.

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fliermike45 wrote:Hey Robstah,
Guess you believe I like to waste my time posting stuff on this board that is either incorrect or mis-leading.
Shame on you for not believing what I took the trouble to post. Guess its time for me to shut up and let the other users/newbies stumble by and make and fix their own mistakes.

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I questioned the original guy (xschop) who used Borgesons in which none of this clearancing has been mentioned publicly. I also do not see any pictures of what is happening and what to clearance either, from both of you. I question everything, so don't feel bad because I questioned you. Show me next time instead of me having to believe you and things will be much better for everyone.

Well I guess I'm to blame for not posting pictures of what was described.
I'm done here

There's no-one to blame. If I design and build something,I guarantee you it went on my car or someone I know. There IS a steering shaft angle difference between years and I'm not 100% sure if it was the 85.5 that actually has more intermediate shaft angle or vice versa. It could be the 85.5 (mine) change caused the slight binding and I assumed everything was ok because my X-member is dropped 1.25" (my Custom RX7 control arms allow that).

The last couple complete shafts I made since hearing about the issue, I dremeled these areas. I also sent a few shafts without the Joints as requested and explained to the member that the U-joints should be clearanced just in case. I'll find my reference pic and show where you have to dremel the areas, it's simple, and if you can drop a V8 in a 944 I'm sure you can accomplish this menial task

In the mean time stop bitchin'

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nice info rob

xschop wrote:Looks like we'll have another 948 owner this summer. After a test ride in mine, the shop owner got on the phone and bought a Silver 944 from some lady that threw a belt and towed it to his shop. Of all his P-cars I was more impressed that he's doing a ground up rebuild of this.....Wonder if I could talk him into a GM V8 swap lol...

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thats ralphs car and shop

docwyte wrote:Hmm, a 300 rpm difference shouldn't make a 10mpg delta. I know I'm not running rich, I've got a wide band Air/Fuel gauge in the car and I'm cycling in stoich at cruise.

I really wish I could add a 6th gear to the tranny and drop 1000 rpm from 5th to 6th.

run the 968 trans or the vette gearbox for a 6spd option

968 gearing is shorter than the 951 box. Running the vette box takes significant fabrication.

talk to xschop/rob. i bet its not horrible. just use the vette torque tube and all.

There's no easy way to do the vette transaxle...

as Bill Clinton might say...it depends on how horrible your definition of the word horrible is...

for me...more than horrible

but I thought a member was doing (or did) it...I'm a wrong?