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Ryan Hoegner’s 1982 911
Simplify, then add Lightness.. The immortal Colin Chapman quote on his pursuit of Motoring Nirvana is embodied in Ryan Hoegner’s Barn Find 911. Salvaged for US$5000, this inspirational story is the stuff of Porsche Legend, handed over to Sleeper’s Speed Shop [where I have been shopping myself] to curate this Green Beast in a first-seen-in-1978…
Inter Mission
It can be quite an emotional punch when you’re let down by someone; looking up and seeing the Wind fall out of the Sails as the Boat starts to slow to that inevitable halt. But, sometimes, in that moment, you catch a whiff of a Breeze that, if you’re quick enough, you can take advantage…
Rear Window
Not quite Hitchcockian, but certainly a Mystery solved.. Cabin Pressure It’s safe to say that we enjoyed [endured..?] a bit of a Heat Wave here in the UK this Summer, and without any A/C in the Beast, Windows took on a whole new level of Importance. About six weeks ago, at time of writing, the…
Job Lot
The Beast is but days away from its Body Off Chassis Restoration, so with that closer than the horizon, my mind turned to all the jobs that I’d like to complete to make that job a bit easier for Danny. Going Spare I wanted to remove the Tow Bar from the 4Runner as it was…
Burn Rubber
There is a marking on the sidewall of Car Tyres that denotes the age of the Tyre, it is referred to as the DOT number. Inspecting the BF Goodrichs on the 4Runner, the DOT number was 0711. That translates to a production date of the 7th week of 2011, so quite old; ancient actually, and…
What Lies Beneath
The trouble with a Loose Thread, or a Can of Worms, is that even before you start either Pulling or Opening you know what you’re in for; an Unwearable Garment, Worms everywhere. But I really wanted to remove the Flares on the 4Runner, I just do not like them. I have drooled over too many…
Spring Clean
No, I didn’t just clean the Springs. In fact, I didn’t touch them, and they do need cleaning, but that will have to wait until the Chassis and Bodywork receives some intensive Rust Treatment later in the year. This [perhaps premature] Spring Clean was just to get a few items ticked off the That Really…
Eye of the Beholder
I’m still not entirely sure what happened, whether it was Cold Feet or Purchaser’s Remorse [if there is such a thing], all I do know is that I was so relieved the Sale had fallen through it could only mean it wasn’t meant to happen; I was almost Happy Crying.. I pulled the listing from…
The 4Runner Sale
Honestly, I cannot believe I am doing this.. I LOVE this Truck.. But as Life’s Circumstances change, so must Priorities.. I never thought I’d sell the 4Runner, of all the Cars I have owned, this Toyota brings me the most Joy.. I’d like to thank The Academy.. This is a 1994 Toyota 4 Runner, not…
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