Ralph's in the Hospital for some replumbing, He had been a bit off, and his shop mates Talked him into going to the hospital, Good thing , 95% blockage , Ralph had more surgery today, another stent. I hope it went well. He is in the place that fixes this stuff.
here is a link from Pelican with his contact info.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911...ney-update.html

May the 914 Force be with him.

Get Well soon Ralph

I've got 2 stents and a quadruple bypaass. Recovery is hell, the rest is piece of cake. God be with you Ralph.

Get well quickly Ralph

Wish you nothing but the best Ralph. I've never had the pleasure but there is a certain amount of godlike awe when anyone mentions your name in the 914 world. So you must be a great guy

I used to visit his shop when he was in Framingham, Mass back in the 70's. For those who have not seen this video, it's worth watching. Don't know if it's been posted here before.
http://www.meaneyracing.com/video
Hope he gets well.
Don

Get well soon Ralph!

Pic from 2008

If all Ralph had were stents placed he should be good as practically new in a day or two... There is a world of difference between stents and open heart surgery. One is a 'procedure' that takes an hour or so, the other is an 'operation' that takes a good deal of recovery time. Technique and anesthesia have improved dramatically over the last few decades but it used to be you could plan on six months or so of convelescence. Now, they have you extubated in the operating room, sitting up on the side of the bed in 8 hours, and home in a week or so... Not easy but if you are otherwise fairly healthy not "hell" either...

Best of luck to Ralph.

Get well soon Ralph! You wore out my fingers on our last 914 chat session

Bought a couple Cookie Cutters from Ralph....chatted for a long time with him.
I was entertained beyond belief.

GET WELL Ralph.

Godspeed Ralph!

Maybe he had rust in his veins? He spent a lot of time with 914's ya know.....

Get well soon!

.....I remember you Ralph, God bless..you'll be fine!!

Met him at the WCR in Issaquah.

Get well soon!

Get well Ralph! The video posted is one of the best from that period I have watched. Thanks so much for sharing the story of Ralph's past with all of us.

All the best Ralph. Get well soon.

Get better Ralph!

Ralph used to work on my 72 POS 911T. The PO had fried a good part of the wiring harness (first night I had it - wait no dome light, no glove box light - no instruments!) Ralph was good enough to help a guy out in a jam and find a used harness and install the wires I needed at a reasonable cost. His trophies, and racing memorabilia were in the front office.

Get better soon Ralph for yourself and the community that loves you.

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So... Ralph didn't see this coming?

He did , But thought he would be abducted and returned Renewed.

Seriously, Yes, all the signs, and he finally was escorted to get the help he needed.

Colin and Krista are the corenters in the shop, So they keep an eye on him for paranormal activity. They really deserve the credit of saving him.

Way to go for them for sure. It's amazing now-a-days... this stuff is more recognizable and curable. Ralph will be better than new.