If you have ever owned a Grand Cherokee, you are probably very familiar with the brake warping issue they have with the front axle. The lack of proper cooling to the front rotors causes them to heat up and eventually warp, sometimes due to a sudden over cooling situation, such as driving through a puddle of water that kicks it up on the rotor. The result is a very shaky vehicle on harder braking, especially noticeable coming off an interstate …
Since the suspension and alignment was done, it was time for me to drop the motor out so we could have GBOX rebuild the transaxle which has had a few shifting issues, etc. Up and ready to go! And just like that, the motor and trans are out. When I separated the transmission from the engine, I noticed a hacked up clutch fork pin retaining bracket, which I thought was really odd. When I looked in the bellhousing, I almost …
After lowing the 997.2 last week, we just had to do something with that dull exhaust note 😉 I called up Alex and had him send me a center muffler bypass pipe 😀 You’ve seen this here before, but….well….a little review. No need for a lift, this one can be done on the ground. Shop supervisor checks the welds on the new pipe to make sure they pass muster. Tongue out seal of approval. Just to prove how easy this …
Got all my parts in for the C4 project, and this is the final outcome 🙂 I really like driving this car now 😀
13Nov2012
Porsche 356 Engine Repair RennsportKC
Had this little 356C come into the shop with a running issue. At first we thought the carbs were out of balance, but after retuning them, something still wasn’t right. Wes eventually pulled the plugs and found a smashed plug on #3. Then he broke down and did a compression test, which gave us a 0% reading in cylinder 3. A borescope was run down the motor, and we saw a severely beaten up piston. So out comes the motor. …
13Nov2012
Porsche Boxster Engine Whine RennsportKC
Has this Boxster in for routine service the other day, in addition to addressing a loud whine that was coming from the engine. Usually engine whines are due to bad accessories or idle rollers/tensioners. First thing to do was to remove the belt and give everything a spin. Quickly found a bad alternator idler bearing which not only had crunchy bearings, but also had a lot of play in it. A new roller, and we were back in business. Then …
Had this 996 in last week for a post purchase inspection. The car turned out to be pretty clean other than needing a new set of tires and…..a leaking RMS/IMS situation. Not good. Well, good for dealer 30 day warranties I guess! The leak was actually a little worse this week, so good thing we were taking care of this now. After pulling out the transmission. Note the engine support bar is needed since the transmission acts as the other …
11Nov2012
Porsche 911 5S Revival RennsportKC
Awhile back I had posted about a fuel leak we had in this 911 after trying to revive it. We had pulled it out of a storage unit in town for the owner, to try and get it running so he can sell it. It was NOT built by us. Since it was about as cheap to replace the entire cell, versus shipping the old one back and forth and having a new bladder installed, we opted to just go …
Project 996 is finally to the point where the paint needed a lot of attention. If you remember when this car came in to us, it was not only in pieces, but also had been sitting outside for a long time. The water spots and dirt had pretty much become one with the paint, so we called in the professionals. Tim and Issac from KC Detailing took care of the paint for us on short notice. Even with them moving …
11Nov2012
BMW Chump Car Maintenance RennsportKC
Since I was stuck waiting on parts for the 964 and GT3, I decided to tackle some maintenance on the chump car. First thing to do was to tackle the engine mounts. Our fan shroud kept popping off during the race, and I kind of figured it was likely due to the motor mounts being shot and the engine moving around enough that the fan was hitting the shroud. Easy problem to fix though. From the looks of them, they …