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

[Banning]

Originally Posted by lfot

Haven't been around chatting it up here in a while, but I'v been paying attention. Banning, just thought I'd show you my revised P-car so you know what to look for on Mul.
Sorry if I woke you up the other night

Looks good! Love the mods. Yes, I've seen and heard you blazing by on Mul.
When I'm outside working on cars and I hear someone with speed I almost always look up to see who or what it is. Glad you are having fun and thanks for the torture

I see the photo of you with your friend's car at the top of the Snake, good shot.
Both nice cars. How is your friend doing? Sorry I forgot his name at the moment.
He is the Romanian guy with the Euro car that used to go drinking with you and Radu, right?

Radu came by two days ago with his friend from Petrolicious and his new 911.



Had a good time, started the Carrera and revved it up to 8,000 a couple of times for entertainment. Also showed them the Targa project and some of the other projects that are taking up my time at the moment. Thanks for coming by Radu.

btw, having dinner with Radu and Kei week from Saturday to catch up.

[Rockyrat]

Originally Posted by Banning

Yes Rocky, I am working on a chapter called The Residents that has some of the folks who lived on Mul weighing in so to speak. I don't really have enough material to make this chapter yet. Still looking for more people to tell their stories of how the racing impacted their lives. Some were actually unhappy with the racing.

I know some of my neighbors in my area (a fast part of Mul "West"), who got the crapp scared out of them by passing race cars during day and evening hours. Back then when we pulled out on Mulholland in any car at any time, we just started out at 10/10ths and went from there, lol. Definitely scary for passengers, pedestrians, and other drivers on the road. Not do-able today with the excessive cars on Mul.

Back then in the 70's it was a blast. We had our own Racecourse (we thought), they were good times.
And most of us when we lost it only hurt ourselves and our cars. I believe over 100 cars went down Carls turn alone, with no fatalities. The City would pull out 35 at a time when too many were visible in the narrow canyon below. There are still several cars there now, even a Porsche still lies below.

I will post progress on these new chapters as it becomes available.
I know it's taking more time to do a second book correctly. It will be worth it.
Still looking for more photos to add as I'd like 30 to 50 new images to compliment the next book.

Thanks for the reply. Check your PM's. I think that I may be able to help with that chapter.

[Banning]

Originally Posted by Rockyrat

Thanks for the reply. Check your PM's. I think that I may be able to help with that chapter.

Thanks William for sharing some stories with me.

Here is an excerpt from some of William's experiences.

My first memories of Mulholland was when I was but a little kid. As I said we lived on Skyline and obviously we used the "track" as a way to get from home to places as opposed to people that came up there for other reasons. I remember going home from the movies in Westwood and riding in my step fathers old Porsche 1600 Roadster. He used to love to drive it fast and I know that on a few occasions we picked up someone from Grandstands and we would just fly all the way to Skyline. That was way before the Summit was built and Grandstands was but another dirt pull-out.

When I was 12 I was given a Flexo Mini-bike. I used to ride it all the way from my house over to the dirt roads and hills where the Summit is now. I think that I got to know the road so much better than most people because I was always cruising along it at about 25 MPH. I know that living up there was a serious advantage when it came time to actually drive up there.

Good story William. You're in good company.

[Banning]

I came across a new way of doing bodywork.

It's called expandable foam bodywork. http://justsomething.co/old-junk-car/



Custom for sure...


On another note,
here is a interesting story that illustrates how important it is to park in a safe location, especially for one beautiful Porsche seen below.



Jerry Seinfeld is known in automotive circles as a consummate car collector, especially for classic Porsches, and his garages include the first 911 built. And as any car collector knows, the value of owning such vehicles isn't just in looking at them, but driving them as they were meant to be.

Which is all great, right until someone uses your rare Porsche 911 as a slow-motion crash tester.

According to the New York Post, Seinfeld was out in his 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR — a racing model of which only 49 were built — last weekend in the Hamptons when a woman in a white BMW began backing into it:

“We could hear the sound of metal crunching — rare, classic, expensive, vintage metal, by the way — from across the street. A sickening sound to a car person,’’ Seinfeld said.

OUCH!

[Banning]

Made it to Industrial Metal Supply last week to get tubing for the door bars and front shock tower brace. The door bars complete the roll cage and give it added strength and rigidity. They also protect the cars occupants in a side impact.

The front Shock Tower Brace really adds to complete the whole picture in a performance Porsche. It keeps the tops of the shock attachment points in a fixed position. Much better than moving around and changing suspension geometry from bumps in the road.

I love visiting this place, so much beautiful metal.


Back home with some metal tabs.
Using them as a buffer and allowing for attachment points they MIG right in.


Using 2 1/2" x 1" rectangular tubing I cut it to fit tight in between the metal tabs.


Other side. I cut the tube 1mm too long and tapped it in with a small hammer for a tight fit. Nothing is moving here.


Now fully welded and ready for primer.

[nize]

just saw this, is mulholland highway different from mulholland drive?
No charges for LASD deputy who fatally struck cyclist while typing on computer

[lfot]

Yes. Mul drive and Mul hwy are "theoretically" connected, but very different.

[Banning]

The Shock Tower Brace now final and painted.



Door bars remain. They will need a slight modification.
Two minor bends are required to bring them out away from the seats and closer to the door panels.


I use a pencil to mark where "up" is and an angle to tell me from what side I'm cutting from.



After I cut into the tubing about 90% thru (two blade thickness'), I was able to slightly bend it in.



After carefully measuring and cutting, the door bar now had a more precise fit in the doorframe.

[Banning]

A little grinding is needed to fit the bars together well.


Finally with a good fit, I asked Ruben to tack them in.


Now getting welded all around the bird-mouth joints.


Passenger side complete and looks great.


Looking down the side of the car you can see how the door bar relieves the seat area now.


After repeating the same process for the Driver's side, the door bars are done.



This completes the Roll Cage and Targa to Coupe Conversion.
We now have a special 911 with the stiffness of a Targa re-inforced floor with an added steel roof and a 10 point Cage to incorporate the conversion.

This should be a absolute blast to drive with the Chassis so stiff.
More to come.

By the way, her name is TARGA

[Banning]

Looking for an appropriate place for a name Badge

[Woodyhfd]

Well done!

[Banning]

Originally Posted by Woodyhfd

Well done!

Thank you!

I'm itching to paint now however there is some prep work remaining.
Mostly in the engine compartment and front trunk areas.

Been collecting parts for big brakes and 911R suspension.
This upgrade can be done while prepping for paint.
We want this Baby to perform or out-perform comparable vehicles.

I thought about starting another thread in the Technical Forum about this build but since we are already here...not sure if that's important.

It will be fun in any case. I hope everyone finds this project interesting and informative.

[KevinP73]

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[Dueller]

Originally Posted by Banning

Looking for an appropriate place for a name Badge

What about front and center....in radio delete panel?

[Banning]

Originally Posted by Dueller

What about front and center....in radio delete panel?

Very good idea. No radio in this Puppy.

[jmz]

Re-sub

[DaleGouldjr]

FYI, I am the firstborn of Dale Gould. I have his number if interested. He lives in Estacada, Oregon.

[belly dancer]

Originally Posted by kenikh

This thread is an absolute gift.

I'll drink to that !

[KevinP73]

That name is a blast from the past for me. Dale and I worked together at Barris Kustom back in the '70s. It was Dale who introduced me to Dan Haggerty (Lola T70 mentioned earlier in this thread ) and then Dan McLoughlin where my Porsche carreer began. How is your dad doing ?

FYI, I am the firstborn of Dale Gould. I have his number if interested. He lives in Estacada, Oregon.

[Rapewta]

Banning...
Three years ago, I found a 911 for sale in Ontario.
I had been following your "King of Mul" thread and really enjoyed it.
Anyway, after finding a great car to buy I bought it and decided to drive it back
to Sacramento.
The owner couldn't believe I was just getting in it after we transfered title and took off for a 6 hr drive to northern Calif. He kept it as a garage queen.

I stopped somewhere near the entrance road to Mul. drive and thought.
"Man, after all that Banning thread, I got to go up there."
I didn't. My mistake.
My bucket list has that famous road on it. In my Carrera of course.

You know how work around all the immature banter and I applaud you for it.
Much success in you future book.
Don