Everything was coming together nicely. I was giving the mechanical side of things a bit of a rest while I take on the cosmetic side. I had everything laid out so it was like putting together a TECHNICS LEGO set. The first part to go in was the charger cooler radiator in the nose of […]
Finally, I started looking at the engine. I knew this engine has blown head gasket from the time when the radiators blew and the engine overheated. I just didn’t want to put the engine back in the car in this condition. The engine didn’t fit my “2 Million Rand Car” picture. I asked my one […]
I just started back at the company after working at another company for 3 years. Mike was so glad to have me back and he was more into racing than ever. The Porsche 917 has been out for a few races after the upgrade to 700 Hp. The car was very problematic. It hasn’t finished […]
My Ex boss Mike, through another new engine in the works. The issue with the remote oil filter housing was sorted out and all the pipes have been cleaned. At some stage, we bought Whipple W200AX supercharger for one of the engine projects at work. When we got the supercharger it was physically just way […]
So one day my boss calls me up to his office. He told me that I need to get the Porsche 917 ready as we are going to the Knysna Hill climb. The hill climb is called the Simola Hill Climb of Knysna. We didn’t really know what to expect or how big the event […]
At work, we were busy with a project that would marinize a naturally aspirated Nissan VK45DE engine. The project was going well. One day my boss called me in. He told me that there is a present waiting in the delivery area at work. He got Cosworth to develop a supercharger package for marine use. […]