New project. 1987 Lamborghini Jalpa. There's no easy way out.

DILYSI Dave wrote: What is RWB?

Beat me to the question. I have no idea what rwb is either.

Google is your friend.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=What+is+rwb+Porsche

In reply to GPz11:

Well that clears it up. He's some guy who makes really really ugly cars out of really nice ones for (I assume) big bucks.

To the OP. Please, under no circumstances let him within 100 miles of your Jalpa.

It translates to "Rough World Concept", auf Deutsch.

sobe_death wrote: It translates to "Rough World Concept", auf Deutsch.

I thought it was "Ruining Wonderful Cars"

He's not popular with the purists for certain, and not for everyone, but I dig his stuff. No worries, the Jalpa stays cosmetically stock. All of the fun stuff happens within the engine build and fuel system and suspension :) I also do my own work and wouldn't want someone else's interpretation of my car. I want my car the way I'm building it. I figured there might be some RWB fans here, so I figured I'd share the experience. I like his stuff.

To each their own, and compared to some of the heinous stuff that has been done to 911's during the 80's and 90's, its pretty well done.

His stuff reminds me of RUF and their Yellowbird, only without the performance (unless you pay for it).

Stefan (Not Bruce) wrote: To each their own, and compared to some of the heinous stuff that has been done to 911's during the 80's and 90's, its pretty well done. His stuff reminds me of RUF and their Yellowbird, only without the performance (unless you pay for it).

Agreed. I really like his stuff to be honest. I think out of all of the current people modifying Porsche cars, Singer is #1 for me and I like RWB as a close 2nd. Everyone has their own taste, however. I love Singer for the wonderful things they take from all the years and throw it into one car.

I dig the RWB style. The videos of the builds are very well done, generally, and I'd love to attend one in person. Maybe one day.

Still enjoying your build corsepervita. Can't wait to see the final result.

Im a big fan of RWB. Plus the Jalpa is pretty awesome. I think it would be cool with some huge flares.

Well, went to the machinist the other day. Everything is going incredibly smooth. He has finished up the adapters for the dyno plate and everything is gold so far. He has set november aside for dyno time and says we will have it done likely before then.

I'm ordering any odds and ends I can think of. I've taken 4 days off from work (today is the last) to hang out with my girlfriend and work on the car. She helped me work on the interior a little a few days ago. I should have the interior starting to go back together this week if everything goes well. We'll see.

Count me as a fan of RWB. Not somethjng I personally want to do to my cars, but I'm happy that people are still having silly passionate fun with cars.

mazdeuce wrote: Count me as a fan of RWB. Not somethjng I personally want to do to my cars, but I'm happy that people are still having silly passionate fun with cars.

I love his work, personally. However, in agreement with you. If I were to build my own 993, it'd be my own way. I just prefer doing my own work. Still love his work though. Was amazing to watch him build.

Holy dang!!!

This guy won't be making any stops at the garage of any of those cars. I know it is spelled differently, maybe I'll fix later. ^^stolen meme

Edit: fixed it!

ITBs on the way. I gotta say, they sure are sexy.

In reply to corsepervita:

ITBs on a V8 are on my automotive bucket list for me. Congrats!

RossD wrote: In reply to corsepervita: ITBs on a V8 are on my automotive bucket list for me. Congrats!

Thanks! I am stupid excited at the moment. I've always been in love with that set of ITBs since I saw them. The beautiful part is they flow better than the stock carbs AND bolt right in.

I really like the passion that goes into the RWB cars. The people who own them are also passionate car enthusiasts. I personally like the back date cars which are a modern version of the IROC kits.

standard125r wrote: I really like the passion that goes into the RWB cars. The people who own them are also passionate car enthusiasts. I personally like the back date cars which are a modern version of the IROC kits.

Yep. Don't get me wrong, with the collection my friend has, the money situation isn't an issue. But it doesn't make him any less of an enthusiast. His collection ranges from german to japanese to italian cars, and he just loves cars and he loves car people. He's incredibly down to earth and humble. Super cool dude. It was fun seeing him get so excited around nakai-san and the build. He was like a kid at christmas. I think a lot of people assume spending money on that stuff makes you less of an enthusiast because of the "bought not built" but it's someone who is passionate about what they are doing building it, so in a roundabout manner, I see it passionate in the same way.

corsepervita wrote: ITBs

Shut The Front Door, those are beautiful! A great keystone on an epic build.

Holy crap those are epic.

wheelsmithy wrote:

corsepervita wrote: ITBs

Shut The Front Door, those are beautiful! A great keystone on an epic build.

Some of the stuff in that photo is ferrari 308 parts, but they bolt up to the lambo as well so they'll be similar by the time they're done minus the odd central linkage since they'll utilize the airbox linkage on the jalpa. Regardless, I'm in looooooove.

In reply to corsepervita:

They are truly beautiful. I can't wait to hear it at full song.

Hopefully they've resolved the issues they had with earlier versions of those products after Borla/Holley bought TWM Induction.

I had a set of TWM DCOE style throttle bodies on my 924, they tended to stick at idle when warm and cause inconsistent idle issues (you could push on the throttle lever and change the idle rpm and the effort to get them off idle could be a bit high). Those issues combined with their large size for the motor (45mm on a low compression SOHC 2.0L is a bit much) led me to find a set of 40mm from another manufacturer to try.

Also their TPS sensor wasn't standard and was stupid expensive to buy, so I adapted a more reasonable version from another manufacturer.

A couple things to be aware of and to potentially research solutions for.

Stefan (Not Bruce) wrote: In reply to corsepervita: They are truly beautiful. I can't wait to hear it at full song. Hopefully they've resolved the issues they had with earlier versions of those products after Borla/Holley bought TWM Induction. I had a set of TWM DCOE style throttle bodies on my 924, they tended to stick at idle when warm and cause inconsistent idle issues (you could push on the throttle lever and change the idle rpm and the effort to get them off idle could be a bit high). Those issues combined with their large size for the motor (45mm on a low compression SOHC 2.0L is a bit much) led me to find a set of 40mm from another manufacturer to try. Also their TPS sensor wasn't standard and was stupid expensive to buy, so I adapted a more reasonable version from another manufacturer. A couple things to be aware of and to potentially research solutions for.

Normally I'd opt from another manufacturer on the tps as well, but I went ahead and just ordered it with a TPS since they're going to prep them for me and have them shipped, ready to go. I've waited long enough I figured I'd go for it.

I haven't heard of any sticking issues on them but hopefully indeed they've resolved that, would be quite frustrating to have sticking issues at idle.

Normally I'd go with something like the 44mm, but considering the flow over stock, I actually opted for 40mm, whereas the stock DCNF webers are 42mm. Though granted, due to the venturis and what not, they're not a true 42mm, and the ITBs are.

Yep, too big and it will be slightly more tricky to drive at low throttle openings and engine speeds.

I think you found a good balance in size there.