The Phoenix project is nearing completion

Latest photos of my IM. It's amazing how different lighting conditions can change the color of my car!

I can't wait to see it completed. It's really sweet that you've been able to bring it back from the grave.

Ron - THAT is a bitchin color!! NICE!

....yeah! Either one!

~WB

What color is that? Nice job reviving that beast! What brakes are you using? Looks like Fuchs will be going on there?

You should call here Flamb

I came very close to taking her apart and selling the parts. In the end I just couldn't do it. Too many good memories.
The color is Porsche Graphite Metallic.
The brakes are from Airkewld (two piston Wilwood calipers) in the front and the rears are from CB. I put the rears on the car when I owned it the first time. I have a set of repo Fuchs, but I'm hoping to get a set of custom Minilites made for the car next year.
I also have a set of red Konis for the car.

Very nice Ron!

looking forward to seeing this in person.

Hey Ron

Great looking colour there! It's nice you made the decision to save the old beast.

Hey Robert, I'm the old beast. My IM is the near-new beauty. :-)

Ron,

When I saw your car at the BBQ I loved the color. Did you use the "Tuscany" leather?

SWEET!

It probably came from a cow, Dave. :

I'm trying to save some money, so I went with the vinyl interior, but at the last moment I asked Henry to make the seat coverings out of leather. There is difference in the vinyl and leather colors, but I think the contrast looks okay.

I know about saving money....I went over budget and now I'm so broke I can't afford to pay attention.

This too shall pass........see you next year at the BBQ!

Dave - I'm guessing that every time you drive your bad-ass IM, its worth EVERY penny!!

My new fuel injected 2275 is ready to go in.

Hey Ron,

What kind of ignition are you using with the CB FI. Let us know how it goes.

Eddy

NICE!!

I'm using my old Mallory. I thought the fire toasted it, but Henry knows a guy that rebuilds distributors. This is an expensive distributor, so it was worth the rebuild, and older Mallories are MUCH better than the newer ones.
I also have a Megajolt lite Jr. EDIS kit (crank fired ignition), but presently no one knows how to make it work with CB's fuel injection.

A FI 2275 -- what does it cost to have one of those new??

Some of the parts are from my old engine (heads, Pauter rockers, crank, rods, custom merged header and heater boxes). Still, I've spent over $7000 CAN on the engine. The total cost will be higher, because I'm having Henry install and set up the fuel injection. He's building a compartment underneath the 'rear seat' for the F.I. computer. Total cost will probably be $9,000+ (insert shocked icon here).

Hey Ron,

Have you looked into the Magnaspark Digital from CB. It is fully adjustable like their quick tune EFI using computer mapping. He just releases a few days (week) ago.

Eddy

Pauter is an awesome company. They sent me a bunch of shims for free. Then I broke one of the rocker stud nuts, and they sent me a set for a very low fee, and quick too. So now I have spares....

Yes, the Magnaspark Digital looks interesting. Since I just had my Mallory rebuild I'll use it for a while.

Ron, you are making me envious....

Bob , what have you been doing for aggravation? Isn't it time to return to the --- ness.

Bob, we both made mistakes when we sold our IMs. I've rectified my mistake. When are you going to rectify yours?
Truth be told, when I test drove the Red Rooster for you I thought, "Damn, I wish this car was mine!" Buddy, the envy was all mine.

I'm still on the sidelines, but starting to look once again. I'll be more careful in what I buy this time. The Red Rooster was a great car, but not the one for me, so I now have a better idea of what I would want in another IM.

The time will come.

Jim said:

"Dave - I'm guessing that every time you drive your bad-ass IM, its worth EVERY penny!!"

Yep and yesterday I got paid $.50 a mile to drive it. I took it to work and made sales calls. I knew the "back" way home from Santa Rosa on Hwy 128 would be a fun drive.

I was not disappointed one bit even if it was almost 100 degrees out.

Ron, you won the race! My 2275 is still on the truck somewhere between Oregon and Dallas...

$9K for an FI 2275cc....eh.
Man, what was I thinkin when I sold the speedy and kept the SC? I don't even want to think about the total spent on it to this point and there is more going in. I miss the VW days :(

Adding up the bills is always an eye opener.
Chuck, no word on my engine yet....

.50 you work cheap. I need a $2.40 minimum per mile running my big truck hauler or I stay home and watch Dr. Oz... I'm just say'n. ~Alan

The $.50 is the max federal mileage rembursiment my company pays when I use my own car for work. I used about $35 in gas and booked over 200 miles so $100+. So I got paid $65+ to drive the IM-6.

That's a Win-Win in my book!

Work the system..I pay/charge .55 for mileage (not too smart). Pauter people very good and respectable gentlemen, very high quality stuff.

So Ron, what's the current status on the Phoenix? Any new pics?

Nothing new from Henry yet. The plan was to install and start the engine this week. I've been expecting a call that goes something like this: "Ron, Henry here. We installed your engine this week and started her up. Unfortunately, the engine started to puke oil out of every known seal....hell, even the unknown seals leaked. Come and get your engine and take it back to the boneheads who built it. My crew has nicknamed your car the 'Intermeccanica Valdez'. BP oil has offered to help in the cleanup." :-)

Now..now.... think positive