Bayern Munich (Munchen) vs. Dortmund

They showed a Bundesliga game on over the air TV (ABC, channel 7 on Saturday morning).

It was broadcast live (night time in Germany).

It was nice to see a different league (usually watch English Premier League on NBC, channel 4, or Telemundo, channel 52, via Over the Air).

These two guys were pretty impressive in the game.

It was a good game.  Dortmund jumped out to a 2-0 lead within the first 10 minutes.  But, over the next 80, Bayern came back to score 4...

 

More Bougainvillea Trimming...

Still need to do a lot more trimming to make enough space...

 

Shadow -- Part 15

 

Solido Aston Martin DBR1 -- The car that won Le Mans in 1959 (Shelby & Salvadori) and A Porsche 356 Steering Wheel Center

 

Shadow -- Part 14

 

Replacing the car cover on the 914...

The cover for the 914 was on it's last legs.

I had a replacement ready.

The corrosion at the base of the windshield seems to have progressed some...

The LR tire is destroyed.

It's a Pirelli.

The RR tire is a Michelin & the two fronts are Yokohama.

I'd like to replace the flat tire just so that the car will sit right.

I guess it doesn't make any difference now...

I didn't remember that the car still had it's factory jack/wrench...

Tires are 165 SR 15s...

This is the RR Michelin XZX.

Put the new cover on an hour before it started raining.

 

Shadow -- Part 13

Replacing the Car Cover on the Mercedes...

The recent Santa Ana winds tore apart the car cover on the Mercedes.

The cover was pretty thin & need replacing anyway...

I have a replacement cover waiting.

The bumpers are the only rusty parts on the car.

It's self inflicted.  I had the bumpers straightened and chromed but went the cheapest way.

When the chrome was done, they skipped the first two steps (copper & nickel) and just put chrome on raw metal.  That doesn't work & will peel off pretty quickly.

I need to put some rust treatment on the exposed metal to arrest the surface rust...

The car is a good candidate for a modern powertrain swap.

the original 2.2 L I-6 is pretty tired an anemic.

The engine bay is huge and tall.

It could accept almost any engine.

In period (early 1960s), they raced the car in rallies and sedan races.  I have some period large fog lights that can be mounted on the bumpers, like the rally cars were equipped in period...

 

Put the new cover on.

It's a pretty nice cover.

It just barely fits.

In the nick of time...  It's raining today...