Author Archives: wes
Porshce 356 post purchase inspection
So a customer brings us this perfect little 356 driver. Very clean, all there, just the right amount of patina. Seems a tune-up is in order and a re-jet for 2012′s version of RFG is needed. first thing is to … Continue reading
Mazda Tribute..CEL
So one of our great Porsche customers bought his son this little Mazda a while back. Lately is has a stumble off idle and a CEL. Code shows a failure of bank 2 primary coil. Only trouble is that this … Continue reading
the 356 goes home..carburetor tune kits arrive!
My biggest pet peeve when doing carbs is trying to do them quick, cheap, and fast. We are doing these right. First thing is we must have the jets to tune with. The screws are for tweaks, not major changes. … Continue reading
8 Weber carb balance and tune!
Being european car guys we usually get to work with a couple Weber IDFs or DCOEs. A shop we work with quite a bit did an old-school Weber install in a very well done Cobra replica. This gave me a chance … Continue reading
Audi 4000…leaving for home.
If you have been following this Audi’s progress I am proud to announce she is up and running. Kris has a lot of loose ends to tie up but she starts, steers, and stops. He already has new wheels/tires on … Continue reading
Signs of spring:
Cold and rainy Sunday but I look out into the shop and see this: Convertibles and cabrios everywhere! Awesome!
944 Turbo PPI
Guy from Houston found us online and wanted a PPI on this 180K 1986 944 Turbo. His plan was to fly in and drive home. Car just had a local P-car shop help with an engine “rebuild” and minor service. … Continue reading
1965 Mustang wheel bearings
So now that all of the other issues have been sorted it is time for the little details. We had decided to go all through the front end just because mid 60s handling isn’t ideal at best, and 45 years … Continue reading
Miata head done
If you have been following this build we showed the sorry state this head was in before. Now decked with new seals and all of the valves seated the head is ready to go back together. Cam seals in the … Continue reading
New shop equipment
This thing is soo cool. Got a new parts washer in, look at this bad boy go… Dirty parts in: Some steam cleaning: Hot enough for ya’? Clean and shiny parts!!!
