This is the upshot of the recently fated trip of the Blue Rascal. A new radiator, FedEx’d from Pelican Parts, now replaces the leaking one you see here. Sorry, no r&r pics. And I have now had a chance to … Continue reading
(with a nod to Bill & Ted) Time to visit Jason for an annual (aircraft-inspired) inspection and attention to some niggling matters. So it is over the mountain on a wonderful spring morning, 86 miles distant with at least half … Continue reading
Today we celebrate one year of custody of the Blue Rascal. From a starting mileage figure of 154,746 and today’s 155,857, we can calculate an elapsed figure of 1,111 miles. Not as much as I had planned — lots of … Continue reading
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The Task At Hand Finally, after a number of hour or two-long sporadic sessions over quite a few months, we are ready to fit a repaired and primed driver side fender. Background Backing up a bit, the plan is to … Continue reading
Today, as I struggle with ailing back and knee, Dennis lends a hand to weld in a little new metal on my fender-in-progress. Not every day I can say that a world-famous artist did my car’s bodywork … We chat … Continue reading
Today Eric and I start planning for replacement of the left front fender, as its slow, gradual preparation has almost reached that point. During this coming week, we expect to get the thing in prime, then install it and attack … Continue reading
What’s to love about a 944? While handling, and particularly the transcendental steering, certainly has to be at the top of the list, one of my favorites would be the seating position, the seats, the ergonomics in general. The cloth … Continue reading
This morning I once again visit Eric’s shop where he opens it to some of us gray-hair project car types for our customary Saturday morning workout. Today I start sanding the replacement passenger side fender, until my elderly back tells … Continue reading
The time has come. The Blue Rascal is now in wonderful driving and operating condition, after several months of various fixes and tweaks. Winter’s comin’ on. So maybe we can finally start addressing the various body/paint anomalies, starting with that … Continue reading
Foul weather today, otherwise I had been planning to do a general cleaning and more photography out in the open air. Most of my vehicles end up with some sort of moniker, a name that ends up becoming attached to … Continue reading
