I was about to slam some 18″ chrome Porsche twist on my 986 but I had an opportunity to pickup a 1989 Corvette Coupe. Long story short I won’t be installing the 18’s on anything now.
I met the seller at Manteca on the parking lot of that new Bass Store. I checked it out and the Vette’ didn’t have to much obvious work needed.
I figured whatever work required to get it into a reliable running shape daily driver I would be doing the labor myself. The seller had excellent documentation as far as the original manual and service manuals. I think the owner before him was a wrench and did the work himself. The owner I bought it from didn’t seem to be the mechanic type that tinkered in the garage. At least that’s the first impression I got.
I’ve been looking for a larger diameter wheel ever since the wifey got her BMW. The look of a taller wheel tucked into a sports car has that certain vibe I like.
I’ve been debating if I want to keep the Porsche 986 or trade/sell it for another toy. I’ve had it over a year and have done a lot of work on it. I’ve decided to keep it for a while longer…
Sometimes it just looks ridiculous… I can select a 4×4 truck, Porsche 986 or a Harley or Honda. We have a couple other vehicles at the homestead not shown.
I experimented using my Fuji X100S with a pair of Canon strobes. I used Paul C. Buff wireless for triggering. One very nice feature of the X100S is the ability to use high shutter speeds due to the leaf shutters. One of the strobes was obviously used to light up the Roadglide and the 2nd strobe was placed inside of the Porsche’s drivers seat. This gave the photo more than one highlight.
I used my new to me Fuji X100S camera for this particular shot. I’ve been messing with the focusing interface such as “split” or “highlight” screen. This camera is starting to grow on me especially when using it under controlled conditions. I’m sure it can be used for spontaneous situations too I just haven’t had the chance to try it out.
I’m not using the macro feature of the camera. This is a straight photo in manual focus.
I picked up some food at a friends fundraiser and part of the meal was a small cupcake that I’ve never had before. I raved how good it taste and my friend drove over to the homestead and dropped me off a whole plate!
I have to say the longest stretch of road I’ve ridden on car or motorcycle has to be I-10 going through Texas. It seems it goes on forever. I can see why a lot of travelers prefer taking the I-40 route as it is much more scenic and the there are plenty of towns that are geared more towards the “tourist” and sight seeing.
There are major cities along the way and that means Harley Davidson dealerships. Needless to say we’ve visited a bunch of them across this great country.
We are back in New Orleans for the 4th of July holiday. Even though we don’t hangout at the French Quarters anymore we still are able to get our beignets fixings down the street at the Morning Call Cafe. This establishment is located in the center area of City Park, New Orleans. The beignets are as good or better than the famous Cafe De Monde at the FQ.
Being that it is a holiday I was surprised it wasn’t so packed. Maybe we came later and missed the morning rush. They are open 24 hours a day except on Christmas.
