Thanks! The old colors are the best

Purple.

Nice place to be stuck for a month . That would be a vacation for some ,I'm sure it is relaxing .

pt cruiser purple..

Got tired of hearing my One Neighbor trying to start his F150 5.0,,,,
Google and I gave him 3 things to check...started right up...Peace in the Hood...

Sometimes I think it might be but then I have to grade their work or watch 19-year-olds try to hang wet clothes on a line to dry.

Not 914 but kind of is. Set up a top loading blasting cabinet to work on the car, but without thinking I guess. I can't lift what I used to, even if I could it then needs to drop back down on to the grate inside. It is a big cabinet.

So I put in a 440 lb winch lift that will pick it up from the floor and set it in the box. Once trans off and stripped it should pick up the engine no problem and set it on a cart.

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Good for you, a man needs to know his limitation ( was that dirty Harry's line?)

Best Bob b

Prepped and painted my Vintage 550A RS Spyder


2.3L (est 170 HP) engine arrives Tuesday, all other components are ready except upholstery and wheels....should be a fun little go cart.

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Wow! What a beauty.
And what a painting booth. looks ominous…

"...should be a fun little go cart."

Oh man, very fun.


@ValcoOscar

went to a MLB game in Toronto and followed that with a bunch of family stuff

Congratulations Oscar; that is going to be a real beauty. One of my dream cars.

Oscar, You have a great collection of very nice tasteful cars.

Best Bob B

I was looking for your 356 Sunroof at air /water but we could not find it?

Looks like it's geared towards painting motor homes & big rig trailers

... so, @ValcoOscar , is it an aluminum or fiberglass body? Schweet either way

Got around to installing and adjusting the throttle linkage parts on the 616 motor

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Made a tool for test shifting 901 transmissions and resealed the speedo drive for the 5-speed transmission

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I should dig mine outta the garage b4 summer's over ...

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I'm planning to have the exhaust pipes cera-coated flat black

Nice bike ! More hp Han my 914

I was busy bringing home the hardware in the local PCA Concours.

It was time to make the new cane. If you are stuck with something it might as well be nice. Ironwood handle, carbon steel to a white birch stick. Most is ready to go, it was 118 degrees yesterday so I started 4:00 am early. Just a whole lot of cosmetic sanding on the steel and assembly.

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Check fit then finish.

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I have been thinking I may need a cane with a sword. We have had a big problem with coyotes in my hood. Wife says no pistols

Best Bob B
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I've always been partial to those Bob. Have something really custom made with a great blade that will not fail you.

Done. Now back to the car

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Changing oil and brake fluid on the track toy... have to get out EARLY this time of year!!

We're gonna have to start calling you 'Citizen Cane' Paul


You have 'Yotes' over there too, Bob? I guess being close to the creek, there's a lot of hiding places for them. We have them here too, and nobody's doing anything to eradicate them

I'll be picking up another mid-engine toy tomorrow ... Hope you boys & girls still let me run with the pack

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Only if you put some better looking Fuchs on it!

Naw. She's sweet just the way she is. This one's gonna stay out here in CA. I'll take it on Rt-66 Runs and WCR/WCC events

Something I could do in the morning that doesn't make a bunch of noise.

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1/10 scale 4X4 replaced the trailing arms. Cleaned out cooling fan. Too hot to work

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Actually, I did ... took pix and posted more items in the classifieds here

Otherwise, I dropped off all the drive train parts for the 912 to the shop last week so they could get working on the car again. It had been sitting pretty much idle for the past year while I finished the assembling the engine & refurbishing the other parts as needed.

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Man that looks good Mark.

Ever have one of those weeks. I destroyed the paint job on my skateboard. Trying to do touch up and when finished I pulled my tape and giant shards of multiple coats of paint pulled up with it. So I’m going with another gulf livery.

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Nice looking paint job, Paul ... wanna paint my dune buggy? - LOL

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I’ll help you lay your tape for you. I’ll even back tape it for you if you were looking at fancy. Hope you are well Mark. I worked for a fella that did the fancy hippy Van paint jobs for the dealerships. Yes that long ago

Woohoo, one step closer.

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Got a new lift for my cars. My 914 and Ghia will be so happy.

which make/model did you go with?

Been cleaning up & reorganizing the mess under the carport ... need to move the buggy off of the lift and move it under the carport so I can get back to installing the wiring harness.

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Then, I need to get the Boxter on the lift so I can replace the (4) O2 sensors, check the brake pads & rotors and do an oil change

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My brother and I went down to Werks Reunion (Monterey, CA) to support our great friend, Greg T. He just completed the full build restoration of his '74 Carrera coupe which he turned into a Carrera tribute with a screaming 2.9 MFI motor and all the goodies. I could be biased, but his car was the prettiest of his class.

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And, we spotted Enrique ( @RiqueMar ) with his 914-6 (914Seis) and had to stop and admire that beauty. The car is very well done and he drives it like he means it. Great talking with him about our cars. In case you were wondering, I am the old dude on the right.

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Today we took my car to the Mels Diner American Graffiti annual Car Show. As you might suspect, it is 99% hot rods. My car is well received though with a lot of people stopping to talk and look. We had a VW convertible and an old bug there too. It only about 4 miles from home, so it's a no brainer.

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Because I have parked it so I don't break anything before the vintage grand Prix festivities in Watkins Glen next week. So I have pulled out the mustang to burn off some old fuel and drive it a bit.

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Going from 110-120 lbs of torque to 320 is a little jarring. Even if it weighs 1200 pounds more.

Don't even get me started on the handling. Maybe I need to put in some better shocks. Or maybe I am just spoiled from driving the 914 all summer.

took apart my Church's lawn tractor engine to repair. Ever hear of a compression release camshaft? Nifty idea in theory, sucks in real world.
Search 'Briggs & Stratton camshaft'.

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My Kubota L225 has that on a 3 cylinder diesel.

I'm hoping it is designed a LOT better than the B&S. From what I read, it is 'when' it will fail, not 'if'....

Well when ya talk to peeps at cars and coffee, and your amped up on caffeine and your Italian, you buy things..

Couldn’t resist a cute roadster, so yeah something else to work on

I suppose sitting in LA traffic isn’t so bad with this view…

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Cool . But the traffic still SUCKS!