Restoration Wednesday, 1972 Honda CL100
As all hard working folks should, I often stand or sit around and admire my work. A lot. I can see how retirement goes: Got that done, now let’s look at it for a while. Don’t have crap else to … Continued
Restoration Wednesday, 1972 Honda CL100
It’s like a box of chocolates, you never know you’re going to get broken drain plug casing. After peeling back layers of silicon thinking I would find the need for a crush washer, I found the casing that holds the … Continued
Restoration Wednesday, 1972 Honda CL100
Remember that bike I bought for my friend Keith a couple weeks back? It’s now in my basement. Turns out Keith made the right call and decided not to go through a restoration on the bike. Too many parts missing … Continued
Restoration Wednesday, Stickers
Three weeks ago when I was at Car and Driver’s 10Best testing, I brought stickers along. You may recall the story. I took Eddie Alterman, editor and publisher of C/D, for a drive since buying a 928 is high on … Continued
Restoration Wednesday, 2.0 Motor Will Get New Life
Well over a year ago, I got this lump of an engine running while it was still in a body. I replaced all the fuel lines, pulled out the fuel injectors and resealed them, put all new vacuum lines, changed … Continued
Restoration Wednesday, Porsche 928 S4
This is actually my car. Still in Mr. Cramer’s garage which he plans to move out of to his new shop in Warren in a couple weeks. If you’re getting tired of hearing about it there, you share the sentiments … Continued
Restoration Wednesday, Porsche 928 S4
Even though I’m not doing this work, I still feel compelled to write about it. I site my lack of certain tools and experience in: timing belts, engine management, garage space and larger modules between my legs dictating money over … Continued
Restoration Wednesday, Porsche 928 S4
This isn’t my car but I have high hopes it will look like this. It should. I gave Stephen, my awesome mechanic (everything is awesome!) the wheels pictured vs. the slotted stock alloys, to put on the car. But I … Continued
Restoration Wednesday, Porsche 928 S4
Blaspheme you say. Who has a Acura racing poster inside their Porsche workshop? This guy. It was a “gift” from a friend who would have just as easily thrown it in the trash instead of my free-handout, out-stretched arms. The … Continued
Restoration Wednesday, 944S
Yesterday I made the decision that every man, woman or large child should make when trying to remove a previously invested chipmunk-condo-complex’s LSD transaxle. Have someone else do it. My mechanic, he’s mine so don’t ask me for a reference … Continued