84 PORSCHE 911: Summer In The City
More preparation for the Plenty of Tarmac Rally in Kentucky: Organized the frunk, mostly so we could put two helmets in there. Never had to do that before.Of course, we forgot to take pictures with the actual helmets in there. But we did get a picture of the relocated jack!Then the rally got canceled due to lack of entries. Which actually proved to be good luck as the town that...
85 UR QUATTRO: 2022 Update Part 2
As a final fling we got brave enough to dirive the car two hours north to the NOWO car show in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Where it received a lot of attention.That trip was enough to prompt its first oil change so up on the hoist it went.Also, as we had it trapped, we decided to address its somewhat poor running characteristics. It was struggling to run smoothly on boost and was...
QUATTRO RALLY BUILD: Radiator Shrouds!
The ancient art of ducting cold air through the radiator is shrouded in mystery. We were fresh out of mystery so we used ABS sheet instead as it's malleable and we had a lot of it lying around..With a bit of heat and some persuaders it can actually be formed into 90 degree bends!We were pleasantly surprised how it came out, except the top piece looked too white so we...
RALIVAN2: Rustproofing Our RALIVAN
Our RALIVAN hasn't seen much authentic action since our last road trip. In fact about the only two outings it has had were to get rustproofed and also a visit to the (not so) local Mercedes dealer. Before that all went down we took it round the corner for a new windshield. Not that there was anything wrong with the old windshield; it just wasn't glued in! We had been...
TIMSYBERIA: Another Rally for TIMsyberia
In our last project update we told you we would be attending another rally and we weren't pulling your leg. In fact, this one was a stage rally! No, we haven't secretly turned the car into a full stage rally beast. We went there in "sponsor mode" AKA posing around mode.We've been sponsoring and attending the Sno*Drift rally in northern Michigan for over ten years now but haven't been up...