What happened to the Mulholland "King of the Hill" RSR?

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Originally Posted by Jeff Hail

You are not getting off so easy Chris!

Ernest Hemingway had a favorite expression: il faut d'abord durer. He used the saying in his private letters and on occasion inscribed the words in books he signed for friends.

The French saying translates to "first, one must last."

Chris’s Carrera fits that description- built for the express purpose of being the best of the best on one short section of road. The Carrera’s early life spawned its own legend amongst a group of young men long ago. Then one day it just disappeared.

Chris is one of those people who holds on to things for dear life. It is an admirable trait few understand. Whether it is old toys, cars parts, collectables or memories. If you can understand this you can see why he could never part with the Carrera and was hidden away from the world.

Time passed.

A book then Derek opened up that old attic door to stir up the dust and see what treasure’s were up there. A thread emerged people came and the rest was history –sort of. The story didn’t end. In a funny way the Carrera and Mulholland Racing would be like Geology. A study of pressure and time. That's all it took. Pressure and time. Like a lava flow slowly cooling and solidifying into a rock form. Finally emerging from the dust with a little patina and its old battle scars. A chapter within a chapter of time in a long running story of Los Angeles car culture.

The long chapter on Mulholland Racing is an interesting one. It is a legend unto itself. We have learned about Mulholland Drive, Mulholland the Man and its so many tangents that lead off into automotive history. Many thought the racing chapter didn’t survive but we have come to know it just went to the back of the bookshelf for a while. For the past eighteen months on this thread the legend of Mulholland Drive has been reborn, not just Chris’s Carrera but the story itself. The drivers, the cars, those moments in time that make the story it what it is- timeless.

So what has changed? For Chris’s chapter I think his smile is a little bigger now. (il faut d'abord durer)

I could say that those were excellent words Jeff, but that would'nt be doing your words justice.

You have a real knack for writing and the use of the English word. I probably should have had you edit The Mulholland Experience. The book's first edition would have been better with your literary touch.

Thank you Jeff.

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Originally Posted by lfot

Chris... excellent! The Carrera looks amazing.
One question.
Tires???

Thanks very much Derek!

I've been working on the tire challenge.

In the September 2008 issue of European Car there is a full comparison of current track tires available for sale.

Scanning the article and posting it here would be a copyright infringement but I can still tell you what I've learned.

The track tires that were compared were:

BFGoodrich g-force R1
Dry track use only
160-220 degrees F operating temp

Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec
Wet/dry street and track use
Low heat use-DOT approved

Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R
Wet/dry street and track use
No sizes in 15 inch wheel

Falken Azensis RT-615
Wet/dry street and track use
Light tread design

Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212
Wet/dry street and track use
Heavy tread design

Kumho ECSTA V710
Dry track use only
DOT approved, track ready, slick design.

Hoosier R6 DOT
Dry track use only
160-220 F operating temperature

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup
Wet/dry street or track use
160-220 operating temperature, can be shaved.

Nitto NT01
Dry track use
Light tread design, can be shaved.

Toyo Proxes R888
Wet/dry street or track use
140-220 operating temperature, can be shaved to increase traction.

Pirelli P Zero Corsa
Wet/dry street or track use
Directional tread, can be shaved.

Yokohama Advan A048
Street and track use
DOT approved race tire for circuit style racing.


Goodyear Racing Tires were not listed.

The BFGoodrich tire has a nice slick design. So does the Kumho.

The Nitto, Yokohama, and Toyo tread designs are both unique and beautiful.

[Nine17]

Here's a good source for Goodyear racing tires (they mounted a nice set on the '74 RSR my friend raced last weekend at the Historics). They're up in Castro Valley, but SoCal folks use them too. I don't know if you're after "authenticity" or if you want something DOT-approved for street use. What a car!

http://www.rogerkrausracing.com/Goodyear/GY1.shtml

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Originally Posted by Nine17

Here's a good source for Goodyear racing tires (they mounted a nice set on the '74 RSR my friend raced last weekend at the Historics). They're up in Castro Valley, but SoCal folks use them too. I don't know if you're after "authenticity" or if you want something DOT-approved for street use. What a car!

http://www.rogerkrausracing.com/Goodyear/GY1.shtml

Thank you, good information.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m03KYn_vgTM

[slodave]

That's funny Chris. Maybe I should have left you my jack and jack pad .

[lfot]

Originally Posted by Banning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m03KYn_vgTM

Hahaha... excellent, Chris.

[gostraight]

Originally Posted by Banning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m03KYn_vgTM

EXCELLENT! Good job Chris! So what's the eta?

[porcupine911]

nice! can't wait to see it.

[imaircooled]

....2 weeks?


or in 16 days?

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Originally Posted by gostraight

EXCELLENT! Good job Chris! So what's the eta?

I'm cleaning the fuel system as I write this sentence. Photos later.

Gas tank 1st, then fuel pump, and fuel distributer/filter assembly last.

Then after dumping a case+ of Brad Penn into the tank, we are ready to dry crank to bring oil into the gallerys.

You know what happens after that?

[vntgspd]

Originally Posted by Banning

I'm cleaning the fuel system as I write this sentence. Photos later.

Gas tank 1st, then fuel pump, and fuel distributer/filter assembly last.

Then after dumping a case+ of Brad Penn into the tank, we are ready to dry crank to bring oil into the gallerys.

You know what happens after that?

Lots of hopin' and prayin' that she fires right up and settles into a nice lopey idle??


Chris, this will be a historic time for all of those that have followed this thread. I hope you will consider creating an opportunity for the many people involved to share this experience.

Wouldn't hurt to have a few MFI tuning pros on hand with their tools as well.

David

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Originally Posted by Banning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m03KYn_vgTM

Great video, very nicely done.

That led me to the awesome videos SloDave posted. Great to see the road you guys are talking about, and the sound is AWESOME on those.

From there, I watched a couple more Mulholland videos, then landed on this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOY2x-Uh6cU

Which led me to this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoolRqzEm_I
Always thought that was a nice send-off.

[Heel n Toe]

After reading most of this thread in spare moments over about a week and a half, I joined up to the forums the middle of last week. I forget how I stumbled across this website, but I came directly to page one of this thread.

After I typed a thumbs up, this-is-an-amazing-thread, and modest introduction post, I clicked "submit," but it never showed up. This was right before Chris' posted photos of the RSR's rollout.

I PMed Jeff and he directed me to Wayne, who told me one has to make 10 posts in the other forums before posts show up in O/T... said it holds down on spammers. After the 10 qualifiers, I've PMed him again to ask if my original post here will show up now, or if I need to repost it.

At this point, I'd rather it not show up now.... it can wait for another day... because I don't want to take any of the spotlight off your efforts at getting your RSR going again, Chris.

Congratulations and kudos, and best wishes for a first-turn-of-the-key start up.

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It is important to remove all laquer residue from inside the fuel tank so I came up with a unique solution.
There is still liquid left below the drain plug level. How does one get rid of the remaining stuff in the fuel tank?
A half used paper towel roll is strung up first on one end.



Then the other end is tied up to make a roll.



The roll is carefully lowered down into the gas tank to soak up any left over contamination.



The roll can be placed in the tank exactly where it will be the most effective.

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Have to leave a margin of string to be able to retrieve that big tampon full of old fuel.
Don't want to lose that baby inside of the tank.



Here's a view from inside of the fuel tank of a 911.



Another inside view showing the gas tank sensor tube in full view.



Here comes the roll with all the contaminated liquids soaked up inside of it.

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Took a drive down to the 76 station across from Twains and got some fresh fuel.

Downloaded the fuel into the Carrera Fuel Tank.

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The motor is getting Brad Penn Racing Oil, exactly like the Kendall GT-1 Racing Oil, outrageous!



Glug, glug, glug. It sure feels good to get fresh blood in the system.



1st time in years the car has had fresh oil.



Too bad it's not St. Patricks day.

Is that oil green or what?



Almost ready...

[Steve_in_SB]

For a minute there, I thought that was a huge Tampon.......


Really looking good, Chris. We are all waiting to hear it fire up.

BTW great video...

[Heel n Toe]

All you guys who live near Chris have two choices on hearing him fire it up.

Wait for Chris to post a YouTube video.

Open your window and turn down your stereo.