Spirit Porsche 936 Revisited by Bibbster!

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Here is the car that should make a good running mate.

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Well my junk will not come close to yours, except when you pass me.

But I'll try!

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The Black Short Tail 936 is my Favorite car, one of the few that never leaves my box of runners! ;)

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I started on this car today, and in the spirit (ahem) of this challenge I'll use all the stock parts I can.

However, I noticed the rear axle would not move, unless under a lot of pressure by hand.

I thought it was the gears binding, but after removal it was the axle/bushings. The bushings were so tight I could not turn them by hand.

After removing the wheels, I chucked the axle with bushings in the lathe. The axle is pretty warped. I was going to see if I could wet sand it to get them free, but it's toast.

But the wheels and gear are ok, and I managed to remove the bushings without damage. But I will replace the axle with a section of music wire and report back :)

So, only a axle change for now.

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It went very well. The wheels were easy to get back on the new axle. A session on the tire razor cleaned them up nicely.

New tires and it runs great. In fact, it might be unbeatable :)