Watching the WEC live broadcast on Audi TV website and was recalling a video of a youtube of a Duel prepared 1965 911 hauling ass. Had to go search for it and man, amazing watching his feet dance on those pedals and massaging the wheel to adjust for the over steer here and there and everywhere. Good stuff.
In a previous post I noted that I mounted the radiator and to do so, I had to remove the stock gas tank. I will have to have a custom fuel cell built but didn’t want to spend the coin and find out I miscalculated. In the interim, I got a 5 gal cell from Summit racing and fabricated a bracket to support and anchor it in place. Once the exhaust from the radiator is finalized then I’ll have dimensions to have a 10-12 gal cell built. Anyway, down pipe finished and the Coast Fabrication race muffler installed. After months of being down, turn of the key and she starts right up without pumping the gas or waving a magic wand 
Gotta love modern engine management.
Birthday, well it was yesterday but had a full caseload and no way to play hooky without screwing myself on Monday. Family out of town to help sister in law with last chemo treatment which she has done amazing with. So time again to bust ass and work on the car. Before I can start however I need to fuel. I’m a bit of a coffee snob and my coffee maker just died. It wasn’t bad but far from stellar. I decided to treat myself to something better. A quick survey on the web and it’s not hard to discover that french presses are known for superior brews. I found a specialty site Clive Coffee that highly recommends the Frieling 33 oz unit. It is an absolute art piece and engineered well, double walled insulated polished stainless steel. I also picked up a Hario hand grinder with a ceramic mill. After fine tuning the coarseness of the grind for a french press, I measured out some Peet’s Major D and ground away.
Gotta love the aroma of a fresh grind. Preheated the press with hot water then dump, tossed in the grind, poured in 200* water (not 212 cuz it will cook the beans) and after a excruciatingly long 4 min wait , slowly plunged. Wow!!! Possibly the best cup of coffee ever. Quit a bit more work than pressing the button but wow. It’s kind of like these old cars, the enjoyment comes from the work you put into it and the rewards it yields which just makes the experience that much more satisfying, not just pressing a button. Bon Appétit
Been plugging away at the down pipe on the turbo and mounting the cooling pipes but couldn’t resist a Bay Area early morning romp on my favorite twisties. I promise to organize a drive for my enthusiast brethren to carve through these gems when the P-car is done.
Got some tubing and had the guy at the shop put 45 degree bends near the ends. This is to route the coolant from the motor to the radiator in conjunction with shorter flexible hose. Today I cut them to length and TIG’ed them together. The tubes are routed just inboard of the pinch seam almost invisible and tucked. I need to decide on how to mount them still but have an idea. Crappy photo but u get the idea.
I’ve always enjoyed well crafted parts but now I am just in awe over the skill required to make them look so good!
I love Chris Harris’s car reviews but this is no car review, just a plan ole romp in a Porsche that just puts a grin on your face.
I’m playing with the Miller Diversion 165 tig welder. This is a surprisingly easy machine for a rookie like me to learn on and use.
My goal at the onset of the year was to complete three double centuries during the 2012 season with my brother Kris. I had never really ridden over 130 miles straight in one day so this was going to be a huge undertaking.
Old tube amps sound so sweet, tone is so lacking from modern units. Finding an relic is nearly impossible without dipping into the kids college fund. So I did the next best, built my own!
