Monthly Archives: August 2011
Dragon Part II:
Figured I’d make the rolling chassis a little lighter: Out she comes I’ll put this thing on a stand at the shop and go through the bottom end. My guess is the head is warped, so a trip to the … Continue reading
951 Coolant Leak
Got a call Sunday night on the way back from Hastings about a stranded 951. Car lost all it’s coolant and started to overheat. Monday morning the tow truck showed up to the house with it and I checked it … Continue reading
Dragon Comes Home
I hereby decree: By springtime, 993′s shall stomp us no longer.
Rennsport KC Prepares for Grand Opening.
We are right in the middle of getting everything in the new shop in order, and when we do we'll be making a big splash. You'll be able to follow all the latest news & goings-on here on our blog. … Continue reading
NASA HPDE Hastings NE
Spent the weekend instructing with the boys up at MPH in Hastings, NE. If you have never been to Motorsport Park Hastings, it is a great little midwestern track with a cool story. Saturday night we got a private tour … Continue reading
Boxster S Work
This Boxster S showed up yesterday for a few needed repairs. A host of lights on the dash, including the check engine light, ABS light, and brake sensor light were all lit up like a Christmas tree. First thing to … Continue reading
Back To The Basics Mazda3
Daily driver business definitely isn’t beyond me, if it is broke, I’ll take a shot at it. This Mazda3 came in for squealing rear brakes. It appears something had gotten lodged in between the pad and the rotor and worn … Continue reading
The New Digs
We have been pushed back a bit on getting into the new shop, but hopefully soon. James is still moving years and years of parts, equipment, cars etc to his new place which takes time, but eventually he will get … Continue reading
996 IMS Upgrade Part II:
Parts came in this morning for the 996 project, so I was able to knock out quite a bit of work today. Started out by installing the secondary air valve, oil/air separator, oil cooler seals, waterpump, and also was able … Continue reading
996 IMS Upgrade
Starting tearing into the 996 project today to see what we were looking at. The first thing was to go after the intermediate shaft bearing which is the weak part of these motors. Then was the waterpump and a few … Continue reading
