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Lots of progress... All the interior parts I need redone are at two different upholstery guys here. Testing who does a better job. I'm really trying not to over-restore, and to keep anything that's in good shape. E.g. the door cards and rear area vinyl are fine. Pulled driver's door off...

Engine teaser....

Today and yesterday was "get the interior cleared out so that all the stuff for plating and powder coating can get sent off before I leave for 2 weeks" day.

Let's start with her birth and the stuff from the CoA: VIN: WP0AB0916JS121213 Engine Number/Type: 64J03894 (M930/25) Transmission Number/Type: 2J11111 (G50/01) Model Year/Type: 1988 911 Carrera Coupe Production Completion Date: 11/20/1987 Exterior Paint Color/Code: Venetian Blue Metallic/F8...

I didn't pressurize cooling system (other than by driving it), but the compression tested good.

Remember this? (Ignore the ******, I'm talking about the sink). The base was no longer needed once I upgrade to my sister's kitchen cabinets: I bought another butcher block top and cut up a solid core door. Plus some wheels: Great for organizing/storing parts while in the middle of a big...

Stood the ****** on end to see if front shaft was leaking. Nope. Yay. Before cleaning the engine today, took a bunch of pics to document oil. Clearly the oil pan gasket is leaking. And the front cover gasket... These pics make me question whether there IS any leak at the HG. Looks tight...

Clutch looks brand new and was completely dry. Inside bell-housing was not horrific. I am thinking the rear main seal is fine? Hard to tell where the oil was coming from. Is this from the valve cover or head gasket? First order of biz is to clean the ******. I took a bunch of pics before...

Now onto Peggy... Let's do this! Rough plan: Remove exhaust Drop engine & ****** Clean engine & ****** Reseal engine Reseal ****** (if needed) Clean engine bay Figure out what to replace exhaust insulation with Install New exhaust. R&R cooling system. 4-blade fan, new hoses, temp...

Y'all may have noticed I didn't post a "I finished" update on the 911 engine-out-valve-adjustment last Fall. That's because it went south in a big way. When I got the engine back in the car and ran it, something was clearly wrong. Tons of oil smoke and oil leaks from places oil should not be...

When I first had the bumper and lightbar installed on the Tacoma back in 2017 the place wired it such that: - The lightbar ambers would come on whenever the low-beams were on - The button on the dash controlled the white LEDs and was always enabled This drove me nuts. The times I really wanted...

Final spot: Muley Point. Not another soul around. Back to Gruntled HQ, and all clean...

Some pics from the trip. 3-nights. 175+ miles. During the core of the trip, about 150 miles, I saw 9 humans and 2 dogs. My trailer is not your typical trailer. Tee-hee.

Last week I did a 3 night 4x4 camping trip through Canyonlands... In prep, I installed a rear-view camera/mirror display (wolfbox) in the Tacoma. Great product. The trick was being able to slickly be able to disconnect the camera connected to the trailer from the truck. Installing the Wolfbox...

A Minerva Sighting! Current project: Reorganize my shelving to address a few issues: The shelves I put in front of the barn door in the Hangar stick out too far right where I'm manoeuvring cars to put on the 2-post lift. I've actually backed into it several times. They need to go somewhere...

The April Gruntled HQ event was lovely. Great turn out, including a new guy with a tricked out FJ70. Lust.

Beth's 17 year old son loves cars and I've taught him to drive a Manuel. He asked to drive Uglina (78 FJ40) to school one day and of course I said yes. 200 yards down the road he stalled on a cold morning and she wouldn't restart. Battery ded. WTF. I assumed it was bad (7 years old). Nope...

Back in Durango and the focus was a regular service on Dwanda (the Tacoma) and getting Raptor (the name for my Off-Grid Trailers Pando 3.0 trailer) ready for the camping season... Note the little silver colored pipe connected to the back of the heater box? That's a piece of...

Next, it was off to Your're Up to ski with my family. Me, Beth, her boys, my kids and their sig-Os, MY GRANDSON!, and one of my sisters all skied 8 days in Les Tre Valles in France. Then I got two more days in Zermatt with a buddy. Of course the real purpose of the trip was to drive Mario...