Thursday, March 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Getting some love from Jalopnik
Since Jalopnik decided to point a link here, I thought I'd post a link to our pictures on Flickr.
Needless to say, the fury we had to put out to get our car ready meant that we couldn't update this site as we wanted. Fear not, as we're going to post up some backstory soon.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Our first work day
We are pleased to announce that Team Turbo Schnitzel has scored it's first victory! We were triumphant at getting accepted to compete in the race in South Carolina!
On the heels of our first win, we elected to actually put some coin into our heap in the form of a timing belt change. Thus began our first work and testing day. Here's our fearless Captain Craig checking the damage. He reported that it tastes remarkably like fail.
As you can see, the existing belt was a bit of a disaster. Fortunately our heroic crew was able to repair the faulty components at the cost of an $8 belt, 8 bratwursts and 6 beers. With the repairs complete several team members hopped in and roared down the street.
The almost got to the end before we discovered that the wheels were loose, the fuel tank was empty (the gauge is broken, apparently) and the fuel system seems to lose pressure. Oh, and the O2 sensor is busted, making our Merkur run like a Kuwati oil derrick after the Gulf War.
Here's our master wrench turner John (in the jams) applying his skills to the issue. We did manage to limp the car back to our base of operation. Hopefully in the next work day we can fix the fuel issues, timing, sensor problems and whatever else decides to break between now and then.
Here's our badass ride. At this distance it actually looks like a decent car...almost.
On the heels of our first win, we elected to actually put some coin into our heap in the form of a timing belt change. Thus began our first work and testing day. Here's our fearless Captain Craig checking the damage. He reported that it tastes remarkably like fail.
As you can see, the existing belt was a bit of a disaster. Fortunately our heroic crew was able to repair the faulty components at the cost of an $8 belt, 8 bratwursts and 6 beers. With the repairs complete several team members hopped in and roared down the street.
The almost got to the end before we discovered that the wheels were loose, the fuel tank was empty (the gauge is broken, apparently) and the fuel system seems to lose pressure. Oh, and the O2 sensor is busted, making our Merkur run like a Kuwati oil derrick after the Gulf War.
Here's our master wrench turner John (in the jams) applying his skills to the issue. We did manage to limp the car back to our base of operation. Hopefully in the next work day we can fix the fuel issues, timing, sensor problems and whatever else decides to break between now and then.
Here's our badass ride. At this distance it actually looks like a decent car...almost.
Friday, May 2, 2008
What is Team Turbo Schnitzel?
They say obsession takes many forms. For some, Kirk will always be the captain. For others, Empire was the height of the trilogy. For Team Turbo Schnitzel obsession means taking an unloved piece of rolling Scheiß and elevating it onto a gold-plated, revolving pedestal of glory for the world to respect and salute.
Our journey started with a beater 80’s Honda, a smart-assed co-worker, and that co-worker’s vacation to Switzerland. An innocent “Hey, let’s move VanHiel’s car” quickly crescendoed into two weeks of purple paint, fake wings, non-functional scoops and spinner hubcaps.
Alas, beauty is fleeting. Today’s Brittany Spears always becomes tomorrow’s Brittany Spears. Fortunately for Team Turbo Schnitzel, victory lives on for eternity!
That’s why were turning our custom car fabrication skills towards not just entering, but WINNING the 2008 24 Hours of Lemons!
We’ve chosen the Merkur XR4ti as our trusty steed for this epic clash of man and machine. We believe that it has what it takes to go the distance –the awesome power of a turbocharged Pinto engine coupled with the kind of exceptional reliability the automotive world has come to expect from the Germans.
Our particular ride started life as tragically as our Honda. It was left to decay in an amateur’s garage as an unfinished pile of bubba-engineered hacks and spotty bodywork. Miraculously, a positive pregnancy test and a shortage of cash liberated our needy soul from that amateur’s garage and into our hands!
Now in a good home, we intend to transform our emasculated Merkur with the same intensity and focus as our beloved Honda. With our lavish budget we intend to not only give it a new timing belt, but also change the oil! There is no limit to what this car is capable of, and we intend to show the world what a healthy pile of exquisitely misguided obsession can do!
Ausgezeichnet!
Our journey started with a beater 80’s Honda, a smart-assed co-worker, and that co-worker’s vacation to Switzerland. An innocent “Hey, let’s move VanHiel’s car” quickly crescendoed into two weeks of purple paint, fake wings, non-functional scoops and spinner hubcaps.
Alas, beauty is fleeting. Today’s Brittany Spears always becomes tomorrow’s Brittany Spears. Fortunately for Team Turbo Schnitzel, victory lives on for eternity!
That’s why were turning our custom car fabrication skills towards not just entering, but WINNING the 2008 24 Hours of Lemons!
We’ve chosen the Merkur XR4ti as our trusty steed for this epic clash of man and machine. We believe that it has what it takes to go the distance –the awesome power of a turbocharged Pinto engine coupled with the kind of exceptional reliability the automotive world has come to expect from the Germans.
Our particular ride started life as tragically as our Honda. It was left to decay in an amateur’s garage as an unfinished pile of bubba-engineered hacks and spotty bodywork. Miraculously, a positive pregnancy test and a shortage of cash liberated our needy soul from that amateur’s garage and into our hands!
Now in a good home, we intend to transform our emasculated Merkur with the same intensity and focus as our beloved Honda. With our lavish budget we intend to not only give it a new timing belt, but also change the oil! There is no limit to what this car is capable of, and we intend to show the world what a healthy pile of exquisitely misguided obsession can do!
Ausgezeichnet!
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