El Vikingo Tropical

Workshop manpower rate Gran Canaria 350€ for flywheel and clutch change..

6 hours ago, Freeman said:

That's what I get

I can’t find no way to public any photo, sorry..

https://www.soloporsche.com/xf/index.php?attachments/img_6881-jpeg.163028/

I will install new flywheel and lighter plus sport clutch next week, it will be fun to see the difference to the old OEM unit

On 10/18/2023 at 3:23 PM, Happy Days said:

Piston broke...

Yes, I suppose you can say so😅 

On 11/9/2023 at 8:33 AM, nelmo said:

Have you seen our weather? 😉. We get this white stuff called snow and ice...

I have a 1954 Austin A40 Countryman at Gran Canaria still no rust underside, just clean…(I didn’t purchase it from new..🤪)

It’s just incredible how rough your cars looks underneath over there, There have to be a lot of salt at your roads….

I repainted it myself, look ok 

timbobalobox 

O have some questions!

With the experience you got now building this car, imagínate you decide build a second unit!

1. How long time do you think it would take you building a second unit?

2. What would you not make at the second unit?

cheers

Jan

I started dissembling the broken engine yesterday afternoon, I believe it need something more then cylinder polishing and new gaskets…😅

7 hours ago, Menoporsche said:

Where was that one taken, anywhere near me, or further north?

At coast view in Sines, beautiful beach view!

And the little town with the Vasco De Gama monument beside the fort

Road trip

On 8/12/2023 at 7:32 PM, Menoporsche said:

Boa tarde  I’m away for the last 2 weeks of August. 

We will sleep in your home time tonight!

After 31h ferry journey to Spanish mainland and about 1300km road trip my wife and I have past and stop at, Huelva, Sevilla, Trujillo, Salamanca, Vigo and at the moment we are in Oporto.

Tomorrow is time for coast road down to Lisboa.

I was very lucky with weather all way crossing Gran Canaria to Spanish mainland. First night was in Trujillo, a beautiful old Middle Ages town in Spain.

Next stop was in Salamanca famous for the great catedral, but what most interested me is Liz Art Deco museum, since I was a child I have always felt a great passion for Art Deco (I’m son of a antique dealer) 
We have spent three days in Port (Oporto) just walking around, eating marvellous food like the one at photo at Bolhão market.

Listening to fado’s drinking great port wine.

I have some upgrades coming before taking the car at the journey.

New hifi system with Bluetooth etc. and reveres cámara. AliExpress unit who works with cars BOSE system.

New light weight flywheel and clutch.

The old flywheel have begin vibrating, so decided go for asco aluminium unit, hopefully it will make the engine rew more “happy”🥳

On 7/27/2023 at 8:05 AM, Menoporsche said:

Let me know if you come near Lisbon.

Buenas tardes

We will stay for some days in Lisboa, (One of my passions is El Fado), I still don’t know exactly at what date!

On 7/27/2023 at 7:08 AM, Terryg said:

Sounds good!

Love the ST4, you have the same bike philosophy as me, I keep saying I should sell my 750ssie but I can't, even though I am too old to ride it with rearsets and clip ons.

Old Rockers newer dye, we aren’t to old, we just make shorter journeys at our sport bikes…

New engine, new life!

 Just sound right to me😜https://youtube.com/shorts/qcXkIUiiJFo?feature=share

Just hijacking my own tread with more bike stuff.....

I bought Ducati ST4s in Madrid having in mind making another cafe racer, but during the journey from Madrid to Sevilla I realised how good and comfortable the bike is, Back to my island I used it to go to work as daily driver and it's fantastic, with space for laptop and EPI for when I'm around at local harbour making helideck inspection at the rigs and vessels.

So I decided keep is as it is but giving it a new look and a good maintenance.

Lower fairing was missing, broken mirrors and a general shaggy look.

I painted the wheels in same colour as at the 987..

11 hours ago, Terryg said:

Nice, I think they make great cafe racers, light, good handling, not too powerful but fun.

You’re right, great handling at twisty roads using the “Ducati torque” and listening to the V2 symphony at local mountain roads. I’m a bit impatient to finishing another nice little Ducati this days, My idea is driving around Portugal this summer with it.

9 hours ago, Terryg said:

Sorry to go back to the bikes, but as an owner of 3 Ducatis (including a new black / gold 900SS in 1979), you have set me thinking again about a project I had in mind for my 750SSie sitting doing sod all.

Absolutely loved the Jota, two friends had Mirages (one is now a cafe racer of sorts), nearly bought a Le Mans on several occasions but never pulled the trigger. Also loved the Montjuic, I can remember the Superbike write up which showed a man removing his brain before going out to ride it.

Anyway, good luck with the Porsche, I am envious of your cafe racer building abilities and you climate!

Apologies again for high jacking the thread.

A 800SS I made some years ago..

My blown engine already had the IMS upgrade done......

Well things happen and all isn't good!

Good news first:

I finished the car and had a beautiful trip with my mother at local mountain roads.

The bad news:

Next day I was driving with my wife at a sunny coast road at 2500rpm in 6 gear, suddenly POFF, the engine just seized.

I haven't pull out the engine from the car to see what it is, But now it have a new engine ventilation in the upper part of the engine case...

I have bought another engine who will arrive during this month..............