Just a quick one this morning; the very first set of 993 Fuchs-style 3-piece wheels from Zuffenhaus Products: The wheels shown are the 993 C2S fitment – the standard C2 also utilizes the ‘Fuchs’ soft-lip; rear outer barrel is less generous than the C2S variant. Fitments for 993 C4S and TT are standard-lip only – the taller calipers take up valuable real estate that would otherwise be used for the distinctive soft-lip barrel. The wheels shown are in QC and assembly stage right now; we hope for these to be at their new home just in time for the Holidays!
2012 PRI Trade Show
As you certainly are aware (if you’ve called or emailed the shop in the last few days), we’re in Orlando at the PRI show. As usual, our trip down was not without consequence, and we were able to view local wildlife up close during our travel: I saved the Bott’s Dot. (See it poking around inside the RS splitter?) We’re attending few seminars, cornering some if our vendors, exploring new methods of car building, and being available to answer questions about our own products, when needed. Since Racing is in PRI, there is more than a little Porsche content at …
New RSR Rotor Hats: ’73 RSR
Just finished first pair of rear rotor hats for 1973 RSR Steel Trailing arms. Should be just the thing for the recent FIA changes disallowing 930 arms for RSR competition in Europe 😉
WERKing the ‘72, part III
Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. – and learning! For instance: I learned that the ’72 has left and right shoes, labeled so just like mine when I was a child. More later as I get time!
PCA Carolinas Challenge 2012!
Just found time to upload some photos from the 2012 Porsche Club of America Carolinas Challenge race weekend. As you can see in the images below, there was an interesting mix of Porsches and BMWs present this year, partially due to the racing being interspersed with Driver’s Education sessions. (If you’ve never taken your Porsche to the track to stretch its legs in a controlled environment, you should consider participating in a club DE in the near future!) Limited battery life restricted the amount of photos this time around, but here are some of the interesting ones out of the …
WERKing the ‘72, part II
Engine out, Discovery. The PO and I had reviewed the records/service history together and the only 2 deviations from original configuration were the installation of Weber carbs, and a repaint and color change. The webers (sourced from PMO) were installed in 1988 during a total rebuild (including P/Cs) at 56,760 miles. Soon after, the car began its “Black Phase” (it was originally Light Yellow.) It was treated to new carpet, dash, trunk liner, targa top upholstery – you get the picture. Incidentally, I was in my own “Black Phase”, in ’89/90, as a sulky high school senior: (photo included for …
2012 RGruppe Bergrennen, part III
Still catching up at work, so this post comes to you from my home (at 5:00am on my day off, no less!) More Bergrennen – the LOCOMOTIVE: What could be more fitting? The Shay geared steam locomotive was hill-climbing in WV long before the first 911 met an incline. From the Cass Scenic Railroad website: “Invented to do the impossible, the Shay logging locomotive was designed to climb the steepest grades, swing around hairpin curves and negotiate frail temporary tracks.” Sounded Bergrennen to us… A handful of RGruppers hill-climbed via Shay Engine #11, climbing (and descending) 9% grades and two …
WERKing the ’72. part I
A 1972 911T Targa arrived at the shop on a rollback early in May 2011. An accompanying telephone call informed us that the Porsche had been in storage since 1994, and had been towed to Zuffenhaus to be returned to use. The Targa’s VIN was not in our database, nor was there any record of previous visits by the owner – this was unusual, as new clients rarely send their Porsches to service provider without at least setting foot in the facility! More interesting was the condition – aside from a color change and carburetor install, the Targa was VERY …
2012 RGruppe Bergrennen, part II
Now that we’ve been back from the West Virginia event for a week and had time to decompress and begin to deal with the pile-up that occurs in the shop schedule after being out of town, it’s time for more 2012 RGruppe Bergrennen images! Each day of the event I was struck by the perfect timing of Autumn in the WV mountains – if there were an icon suitable for association with this gathering the image above would be it! Lots of autumn leaf action: But I digress. The parking lot is the foundation of an RGruppe event as I …
Koozy Sighting: Folly Beach
ZUF Koozy at Folly Beach!