Two Weeks in a 1972 911: Rennsport Reunion V (Part III)

PART III | Bring it home *author’s note: while launching the new site, I realized I’d never posted the third part of the RRV drive in the ’72 911! Please excuse the delay, here’s the rest of the journey: click here for PART I click here for PART II   Grand Canyon   Normally I’m a planner. I map out my trip in excel, keep a running tabulation of expenses, mileage, etc. Accordingly, I’d made all the appropriate reservations and budgeting before I left. However, on Sunday night it had occurred to me that I’d never been to the Grand …

Rennsport Reunion V: Two Weeks in a 1972 911 (Part II)

. Two Weeks in a 1972 911: Rennsport Reunion V PART II | Rennsport Treffen Tehachapi Tuesday morning Chris and I got on the road at 6:30 – we had a track event at Buttonwillow Raceway  ( buttonwillowraceway.com ) the following morning (already?!), and both of us wanted to be able to get to California early enough to relax and get a good night’s sleep. Heading west, the scenery was consistently and continuously impressive, one gorgeous vantage after another. The rest of the group at the La Posada – which had grown by 3 additional late model Porsches overnight – …

Rennsport Reunion V: Two Weeks in a 1972 911

PART I | Go West Young Man! (this article also published in the November 2015 issue of Carolinas’ PCA Tobacco Roads) I’ve been fortunate enough to attend 3 of the 5 Rennsport Reunions. My first was back in 2007; I rode down to Daytona, FL with my partners in our race transporter where we set up in the infield on Nascar 2 to host an informal PCA/RGruppe gathering spot with a great view of the action.  Then again in 2011, this time flying to the event in Monterey, CA, to support & represent our fledgling product company, where I experienced …

Backdated 3.6L In Search Of Loving Home. – and suddenly here is an opportunity! Due to change of direction on a client build, this 3.6L backdated engine is available for purchase. Built from a 964 engine, and using 993 heads, 3.2L fan and alternator and custom RSR shroud, it has zero miles since assembly, and has brand new 50mm PMOs.  Check it out: It’s already on a pallet and ready to be strapped down and have a stamp glued to it. 993 heat exchangers, new fan and alternator, ready for your choice of 12 plug distributor (or other ignition) and …

Zuffenhaus 3.6MFI

MFI for Mary.

It’s been a while since we’ve updated; as we’ve been quite busy (and thankful for that!)  since our last post. We’ve been sorting our Celette benches, adding some in-house prototyping capability, continuing physical upfit (construction) of the facility, and making some strides on the Mary Stuart RSR project. Let’s talk about Mary. She’s getting proper MFI.  (If you know anything about us, you know this makes for big smiles around here.) The engine for this project is a 3.9l based on a 3.6, and as such was not designed for use with mechanical fuel injection, although the mounting bosses for the …

RGruppe Treffen 15 in Cambria, CA.

The 15th RGruppe Treffen was a big one; sold out hotel, record number of cars and attendees, almost every old friend you could think of present and pleased to see you. Like 2013’s East Coast Bergrennen, Zuffenhaus was able to help out with the commemorative grille badge for Treffen XV, and happy to do so! This blog is being penned during the wee hours of Sunday morning in the terminal at LAX, so it’ll be a brief set of images from the weekend: Hope your weekend was equally satisfying, and we’ll see you back in the real world in a …

Mary Stuart RSR – milestone.

A milestone has been passed on the MSRSR. FINALLY, off comes the Close Encounters inspired construction! Like a carefully constructed Easter egg, the temporary Mary Stuart body work is cracked open and removed from the 911 underneath. The carbon body work, having been completed and deemed suitable for installation (understatement – these panels are extraordinary!) is replacing the mocked-up body panels on the 911 shell. The panels in question: First, the fenders are removed: A flange is left around the perimeter of the panel – this will be the bonding surface for attaching the carbon panel. The flange shown is …

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 …