Sunday, December 30, 2007

Ending 2007





At the end of 2006 I made a promise that the Zwitter would be welded at the end of 2007. The main goal I set when I purchased the zwitter was to have it ready for Hessisch Oldendorf 2009. As the pictures from last night can reveal, the status is a little better than what I was aiming for. New front end with new pieces, the gearbox with new mounting rubber, and new brakelines are all in place. I finnished off this year of restoration work with a paint touch-up of the parts mounted on the chassie. Now I look foreward to a summer of testdriving a newly restored car =) HO 2009 is still possible =)

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Waiting for the BIG push back there?

When I (Oval57) was working in the garage last weekend I couldn`t help for shooting this picture of Knechtens Zwitter.
Is he thinking of a BIG engine back there? TELL us!

Sunday, December 02, 2007

My early years


We all have to start somewhere, and for me the interrest for motored things came with the moped years. Long before I reached the age of getting a license for a moped, the customizing was already started. Most of my buddies were in to the same thing, and the "hot" thing in the late eighties were Malossi equipped Suzukis. There were a lot of "battles" on the roads at the contryside were I grew up. 11 HP mopeds and speed up to and above 100 km/h was exciting for a 15 year old =)

Now being twice the age, I still remember the good times with the moped gang. Some of my buddies back then still keep the spirit alive, and are rocking hard in a band called Malossi. And most of the lyrics are related to the good old moped racing days. Go visit them and listen to some of the mp3 songs available:
http://www.malossi.cc/, a nostalgia trip to the teenage years.

The music works very well with VW cruising as well =)