It’s not a metaphor like: Man, that 928 catches fire and runs like little Billy away from a beehive. The 928 literally caught on fire. I bled the brakes and accidentally knocked the fluid reservoir cap into the engine … Continued
It’s official. Yesterday, one year to the day exactly on March 24th, the red car comes off of jack stands. Crack a beer, high five, fist bump, give a finger point with a giddy up. I can finally get … Continued
The long and winding road has left me in the ditch of disappointment. After getting my Brembo calipers rebuilt by my buddy Will at Centric (thanks again Will!), I sat down to do their install over the weekend. My parts … Continued
Yesterday I pulled the gauge cluster in the 928 S4 and updated the odometer gear purchased from, wait for it, OdometerGears.com. I’m sure many of you have heard of them. They do great work at providing solid plastic gears … Continued
Black and orange look hella good don’t they? See what I did there? You are a sharp one, you are, for noticing. That’s why I love you reading my blog. What? You flipped from Hella to a slight scold before absorbing … Continued
These aren’t the best pictures but guess what, I’m photographing gas tanks. Is there anything less sexy on a car besides a stock gas tank? Tires? Love me some red walls. Brakes? Please. Cad plated calipers and cross drilled rotors. … Continued
Porsche had a long standing relationship with Zenith. Zenith carburetors powered many 356s before losing ground to Solex and Weber as the 911s and 912s came along. But then they made a return to favor on the early 70’s 2.2 … Continued
Not working on cars all summer apparently makes you as rusty as your 914 tanks. Hard to believe this is my first real project in like five months. Instead of working on cars all summer, I’ve been renovating a … Continued
The left rear caliper froze up last summer when I took Eddie Alterman for a ride in Stickers during Car and Driver’s Ten Best testing days outside of Ann Arbor. It was an uneventful but hard stop that shows why … Continued
If it seems I stopped working on cars during the exact time I’m supposed to be working on cars in Michigan, it’s not entirely true just mostly. I’ve been on hold as you may remember waiting for rebuilt brake calipers for … Continued