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
There has been no restoration in my life the last couple of weeks. I’m simply running. Running errands. Running kids around. Running to the job site. Running to Lowes. Running home. Oh snap. I ran up north and got … Continued
There is no Restoration Wednesday today, ok!? I’ve been spending my time waiting for parts, not driving a Porsche and reading about other people on Facebook cracking out their 928s for spring time. It’s kinda depressing. I strongly dislike … Continued