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 =)

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!

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 =)