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Cars & Coffee at F40 Motorsports

by Kamil March 10, 2010 Shows No Comments
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I hear crying on Saturday at 4:30am. Ugh, it was going to be one of those days. To my surprise, my daughter went back to sleep within a few minutes, but I didn’t. Earlier in the week I learned that F40 Motorsports, famous from the HD Theather show Chasing Classic Cars,will be having a cars-and-coffee event. Getting up at 5am on a Saturday to drive almost two hours to look at some cars is not exactly my cup of tea (sorry for the pun), but since I was already up I decided to grab my camera and I quietly sneaked out of the house.* … Continue Reading

Project ET-001, Update

by Kamil October 15, 2009 Projects 3 Comments

cover-image This is an update to an earlier project, the ET-001. At this point everything except the block and a few pistons, with connecting rods still attached, has met its recycling maker. The block and remaining parts have received a proper bath which removed all remnants of oil and coolant, but they did not come out as perfect and shiny as I expected them to. In case you still have not figured out what this is going to be, well, it will not be going into a Miata or anything REALLY cool like that.

This engine, with about 80,000 miles on it, was removed from the car after the radiator went to crap and the engine overheated, which on BMWs takes about three seconds, if you’re lucky. The engine actually ran after the radiator was replaced, but not well. … Continue Reading

Cars and Coffee!

by Kamil October 10, 2009 Shows 2 Comments
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It started off in California (where else?) and is now spreading like virus; a simple idea of car lovers gathering early on a Saturday morning, checking out some cars and chatting. No traffic jams, no minivans on the road, no non-carguys walking around asking dumb questions. Brilliant. … Continue Reading

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