Clydes 72 2.5ST recreation project

[Oldskl60]

Time for a quarterly update Clyde... ?!? Please

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Carbies with Paul Abbott currently so that takes us up to July!!!

Did receive a delivery yesterday which is part of the puzzle will post pic later

[9er]

Carbies with Paul Abbott currently so that takes us up to July!!!

Did receive a delivery yesterday which is part of the puzzle will post pic later

Really? He takes that long

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Quoting 6 mths

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and here is my recent present

Factory perfect cartridge oil filter which replace front of engine oil cooler as used by ST cars including magnesium thermostat block off vale

[damianroyce]

It's the details that will make this car crazy good...

[Oldskl60]

It's the details that will make this car crazy good...

^^ what he said. I think this is going to be my new fav Aussie 911!

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Thanks Tom I am just trying to stay faithful to the original idea of building the best possible replica 72 ST with using only original or perfect reproduction parts
which is not an easy or cheap task

Those 2 items cost me over $6000 Aussie landed😂

[epilot]

Clyde
Besides looking fantastic and costing a Sh!t load what is the advantage of running that oil cooler ?

My understanding is that as cooling was taken care of by right and left oil cooler that further filtering was substituted and with the removable and cleanable paper cartridge filter this was an easy deal.

[klasikcis]

Looking the "Ducks nuts"
Craig my guess is that Clyde is recreating an ST as close to the factory car as possible and trying to ignore( although it must hurt) the outrageous cost of sourcing original or quality repro factory items.

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ST motor making some real progress

Here is a pic of a factory correct cartridge oil filter attached to the ST motor which replaces the oil cooler found at the back of other motors.

Cartridge is removal and cleanable after each race meeting...LOL that will never happen.

Cooling is of course taken car of by the twin oil coolers up front.

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Heads twin plugged and block all back together slow progress but better than none

[SIR70t]

Unreal Clyde , no words...... Very envious

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Getting closer by the day black fan as per original, fibreglass engine covers as per original

[jock69t]

Excitement builds! Would love to be there when this thing is prepped and first started. Are they really working with the inlet ports uncovered or is that just for the photo?