unfortunately Penske forgot to send the shock so they are going to next day one on Monday (hopefully). Interestingly enough, this is what happened when I ordered my last set for the Porsche. Anyway, a lot was hinging on getting that shock in for progress this weekend.
That said, I went to the track yesterday to watch Porsche Club and got to check out a couple Cup cars and sho' nuf they run spring rates in the 1500 lbs/in range as base setup as I had heard. The springs are marked in N/mm so I had to calc that out and it came in at 1485 lbs/in, so I am of the mindset to stay heavy on the springs like I learned on the 914. Considering those cup cars are 5 seconds/lap faster than the 914 was, I suspect there is nothing wrong with that
New rad is in, had to cut out the old rad mounting as even tho' they are the same size radiators, they aren't quite the same actual size. Added in the oil cooler and basically the nose is full of cooling devices. I am hoping I do not have to run the second oil cooler like I did on the 914 as this will have way better air flow than the placement on the 914 did.
Also mounted a ball valve for the fuel line so I can easily disconnect the engine. Lastly I made an upper cage that is tied together to mount the rear rocker arms to and tacked it in. Overkill for sure but safe. I can mount the fire bottle and/or battery in the recess.