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Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 22 2010, 10:56 AM
So....a lot of world mebers own tail draggers aas drivers and not "donor vehicles"....I have one, the oft maligned bastard cabriolet that has an 83 SC frame, 72 body panels and a 3.6 stuffed into the rear.
Today I talked to Rich in Eugene. He's picking up a 911 for CHEAP. Rich also goes by "Shade Tree" and is a good friend. He'll post pics.
Let's get a list of the wankers who secretly own the "other pinky lifting Porsche".....wasser pumpers doan count.....
BTW, I DO have a 914/6....I hope it will be at WCR.
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Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 22 2010, 11:05 AM
And here it is....proof. 
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Posted by: ClayPerrine Mar 22 2010, 11:43 AM
And here it is....proof.
It's the one on the bottom.
Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 22 2010, 11:46 AM
That's a donor car, smart errr, short guy....
WHERE"s my A/C stuff?
Posted by: ghuff Mar 22 2010, 11:54 AM
No 911 thread is complete without this.
Posted by: ClayPerrine Mar 22 2010, 12:02 PM
That's a donor car, smart errr, short guy....
WHERE"s my A/C stuff?
In the same place as my engine stand.......
Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 22 2010, 12:12 PM
That's a donor car, smart errr, short guy....
WHERE"s my A/C stuff?
In the same place as my engine stand.......
Good to know...any chance of getting before summer?
Posted by: Phoenix-MN Mar 22 2010, 12:23 PM
"Let's get a list of the wankers who secretly own the "other pinky lifting Porsche".....wasser pumpers doan count....."
No secret here 
Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 22 2010, 12:30 PM
Pretty....did I do the graphics?
Posted by: JmuRiz Mar 22 2010, 12:38 PM
Eh, Z-mobiles don't count....they are their own monsters 
However that 914/6 looks factory fresh, nice!
Posted by: r_towle Mar 22 2010, 12:45 PM
That's a donor car, smart errr, short guy....
Just needed a few pieces...inner fender and such.
Rich
Posted by: Phoenix-MN Mar 22 2010, 12:51 PM
Pretty....did I do the graphics?
Actually no, years ago my ex-wife and I had a sign business and we did all the vinyl graphics for Hank/GT-Racing when he was in Bloomington,MN.
I still have all the files for the graphics somewhere (Flexi-cut program)
Paul
Posted by: zymurgist Mar 22 2010, 12:52 PM
Let's get a list of the wankers who secretly own the "other pinky lifting Porsche".....wasser pumpers doan count.....
No secret here either... I don't even own a 914!
Posted by: Eric_Shea Mar 22 2010, 01:07 PM
Token ass-dragger at RRC09
Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 22 2010, 01:10 PM
Pretty....did I do the graphics?
Actually no, years ago my ex-wife and I had a sign business and we did all the vinyl graphics for Hank/GT-Racing when he was in Bloomington,MN.
I still have all the files for the graphics somewhere (Flexi-cut program)
Paul
Still have the files? Would love to look and see if you have anything interesting my customers would like...
Posted by: ghuff Mar 22 2010, 01:13 PM
Let's get a list of the wankers who secretly own the "other pinky lifting Porsche".....wasser pumpers doan count.....
No secret here either... I don't even own a 914!
That color is beautiful, I like that car and I am not really a 911 fan.
Posted by: gandalf_025 Mar 22 2010, 01:21 PM
Not sure if this counts.. But this red 1970 Targa came in to a shop while I was working on my 6 .. must have been around 1976 My Wife wanted it bad enough to sell her Sunbeam Tiger for it
That was her DD for some time.. A few years ago I convinced her she would like this instead of a Cabriolet
That didn't last long.. Then my mechanic found this for her for 9000.00 I keep telling her to make sure it gets hit in the nose when the time comes. I want the 3.2 for something else..
I still have the 6 though..
Posted by: RobW Mar 22 2010, 01:22 PM
And here it is....proof.
+1 I've seen it recently too... nice car but get a real trailer will ya...
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Posted by: Elliot Cannon Mar 22 2010, 02:12 PM
So....a lot of world mebers own tail draggers aas drivers and not "donor vehicles"....I have one, the oft maligned bastard cabriolet that has an 83 SC frame, 72 body panels and a 3.6 stuffed into the rear.
Today I talked to Rich in Eugene. He's picking up a 911 for CHEAP. Rich also goes by "Shade Tree" and is a good friend. He'll post pics.
Let's get a list of the wankers who secretly own the "other pinky lifting Porsche".....wasser pumpers doan count.....
BTW, I DO have a 914/6....I hope it will be at WCR.
You got to keep the cars?? How did her lawyer miss that?
Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 22 2010, 02:15 PM
Pretty much all I got to keep....she got the house and the kids and I continue to pay for support. NOT THAT good a deal.....
Posted by: SLITS Mar 22 2010, 02:21 PM
Pretty much all I got to keep....she got the house and the kids and I continue to pay for support. NOT THAT good a deal.....
It is indeed fortunate that the "escorts" are cheap in your area.
Posted by: DBCooper Mar 22 2010, 02:44 PM
It is indeed fortunate that the "escorts" are cheap in your area.
Uh, Ron.... dude... how would you KNOW that?
Posted by: gothspeed Mar 22 2010, 02:57 PM
I confess I have owned tail draggers for a loooong time ........ but my first two 'porsches' were 914s 
!! I had a 1971 1.7 then a 1974 creamsicle .................. then on to a convertible 911SC with steel slant kit, then a 1984 Carrera, then a 1985 930 euro model ............... then my last tail dragger that I sold about 5 years ago was this 1997 993TT with upgraded GT2 turbos, 996TT wheels and a little more than stock boost 
............ as of 5 years ago I am done with tail draggers! ................ my current 'porsche' is a 1973 1.7 that I will be turning into a GT replica as time allows ......... as well as another mid-engined convertible of 'italian' origins, that takes most of my time ........
here is a pic my last tail dragger
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Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 22 2010, 03:03 PM
It is indeed fortunate that the "escorts" are cheap in your area.
Uh, Ron.... dude... how would you KNOW that?
Back in the Pliestocene era when he was younger and thinner....he sold his Booty on State Street....
Posted by: 1968Cayman Mar 22 2010, 03:12 PM
Does it have to run? If not, then guilty as charged . . . but I'm putting in a mid-mounted M96 3.4L, so it won't count for too long . . ..
Posted by: gothspeed Mar 22 2010, 03:31 PM
Does it have to run? If not, then guilty as charged . . . but I'm putting in a mid-mounted M96 3.4L, so it won't count for too long . . ..
Mid engined 993 body 911 sounds interesting ........... will the engine be modded?
Posted by: 1968Cayman Mar 22 2010, 05:17 PM
It's actually a 1968 shell with 993 quarters- keeping most of the longhood look. It'll be built for the possible addition of a turbo, but not much else. I'm only looking for ~350 horses.
Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 22 2010, 05:20 PM
Not like the back seats in a tail dragger were worth a damn anyways....you gonna make a rear trunk to really screw with people?
Posted by: john grier Mar 22 2010, 07:00 PM
Well I posted it in my blog last year.
We did buy a 80scTarga.
Just could not resist
But we also have several 914's that are running and
several rollers and parts car 914's.
914's are more fun, but the 911 is simpley different.
Everyone needs at least one.
John
Posted by: Shade Tree Mar 22 2010, 07:05 PM
Well, the deal fell through but has opened up another possibility. I didn't take pics of it yet but it needs work. Mostly cosmetic. I think it's a 68 or 69. Stockish 2.0 full cage, slicks. It comes with all parts needed to return it to stock as well. Right now it's pretty well stripped. But no rust and it's mechanically sound.......I think. I'm not finished bartering yet.
Posted by: rktmn247 Mar 22 2010, 08:35 PM
Guilty also. I just cant help myself. 
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Posted by: DanT Mar 22 2010, 08:44 PM
been there, done that 3 different times
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Posted by: DanT Mar 22 2010, 08:51 PM
and the '84
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Posted by: Daiberl Mar 22 2010, 08:55 PM
Had a 1977 911S Targa, a 1978 SC Targa, and now as a daily driver a 996, by far the best car I had so far But I miss the 1977, the car was in great shape, no rust, always here in WA, everything stock. But most time I spend with the Bumblebee in the garage
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Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 22 2010, 09:02 PM
Well, the deal fell through but has opened up another possibility. I didn't take pics of it yet but it needs work. Mostly cosmetic. I think it's a 68 or 69. Stockish 2.0 full cage, slicks. It comes with all parts needed to return it to stock as well. Right now it's pretty well stripped. But no rust and it's mechanically sound.......I think. I'm not finished bartering yet.
Like I said on the phone, can't go wrong with a long that's 10k or less....
Posted by: Phoenix-MN Mar 23 2010, 05:42 AM
Pretty....did I do the graphics?
Actually no, years ago my ex-wife and I had a sign business and we did all the vinyl graphics for Hank/GT-Racing when he was in Bloomington,MN.
I still have all the files for the graphics somewhere (Flexi-cut program)
Paul
Still have the files? Would love to look and see if you have anything interesting my customers would like...
I probably have most of these on his web site
http://www.gt-racing.com/pdfs/GTR911decals.pdf
I'll have to dig deep in my pile of old 3.5" disks (been years since I even touched a 3.5" disk)
Posted by: rebelmdot Mar 23 2010, 08:03 AM
Here is my tail dragger, but it is on the auction block to fund my 914 habit!
Posted by: ArtechnikA Mar 23 2010, 03:20 PM
I think it's a 68 or 69.
BIG difference there, know what you're getting into.
'68 == SWB
'69 == LWB
And for completeness, I have a '71 (formerly E) Targa that's on its (slow) progression to 2,8 RSR-esque-land.
Posted by: SirAndy Mar 23 2010, 04:23 PM
No secret here
Your license plate should read: "DER2PT5"
Andy
Posted by: naro914 Mar 23 2010, 04:35 PM
guilty here:
Got 2.
Our DD 993 cab with 177k miles
also have a '69 that is getting some work done and soon to be for sale.
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Posted by: Shade Tree Mar 23 2010, 09:57 PM
Ok, time for some crappy cell phone photos. I can't seem to remember the camera.
This is the one I didn't get....but that's ok.
And it's ok because I like this one a lot more anyway. It's not mine yet but I'm putting a deposit on it while I figure out some important stuff that came up............
Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 23 2010, 10:09 PM
Is that cage welded or bolted in?
Posted by: jd74914 Mar 23 2010, 10:12 PM
They sure put the down-tubes in dumb places...
Posted by: Shade Tree Mar 23 2010, 10:13 PM
The points that I noticed were bolted.
Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 23 2010, 10:21 PM
Since you plan on taking it out....I may know someone who might want it....
Posted by: oldschool Mar 24 2010, 01:46 AM
guilty,soon to be a Subaru transplant....maybe ,any one care for a 2.7 
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Posted by: sean_v8_914 Mar 24 2010, 09:17 AM
forgive me father for i have sinned. I have been bangin this fat whale tail for 6 years. most of my PCA friends dont even know I have it
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Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 24 2010, 09:19 AM
Like a fat chick or a moped...fun to ride, but you don't want your 914 friends to see ya....
Posted by: sean_v8_914 Mar 24 2010, 09:20 AM
Mullet required to sit in here...
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Posted by: sean_v8_914 Mar 24 2010, 09:22 AM
I had an Italian Bennelli moped...
Posted by: ArtechnikA Mar 24 2010, 09:24 AM
I had an Italian Bennelli moped...
I always wanted a Bennelli 12-ga but I think I will have to make do with a Beretta...
Posted by: Spoke Mar 24 2010, 10:39 AM
I bought this one last year. Had to sell my 74 914 to get it. My first 914 is in the background in the garage without an engine presently.
No I'm not ashamed to own a tail-dragger. Hell, I need a Porsche that runs.
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Posted by: ArtechnikA Mar 24 2010, 10:49 AM
I bought this one last year.
I'm jealous of that car every time I see it...
Good thing you don't live close to me.
wait ... you _do_ live close to me ...
( You coming to Hershey / MEI ? )
Posted by: JmuRiz Mar 24 2010, 01:28 PM
How about people with ass-draggers with only 6V and 4 cyls!!!
I would say less power than my 914, but I'm not sure that's the case.
I've always wanted a 911 too, but don't think I'll ever have the money to afford a 914, 356 AND 911...so I'm working on convincing my brother to get one, haha.
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Posted by: Rico Suave Mar 24 2010, 01:34 PM
I had a 58, was beautiful.....restored it from a rusty hulk. Was underwhelmed by the brakes and engine. Sold it for a tidy profit though.....
Posted by: zymurgist Mar 24 2010, 01:42 PM
How about people with ass-draggers with only 6V and 4 cyls!!!
Posted by: ArtechnikA Mar 24 2010, 02:10 PM
I had a 58, was beautiful.....restored it from a rusty hulk. Was underwhelmed by the brakes and engine.
By '58 they were already starting to get heavy.
No issues with brakes on my '53 although I can promise the 1500N had way less power than any 914. They're for cruising, not stoplight Grands Prix. Although a Pre-A on 2.75x16 tires can get exciting in its own way ...
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Posted by: ghuff Mar 24 2010, 03:01 PM
Maybe I am odd. I find nothing really attractive other than the 914 and occasionally the odd silver 356 coupe looks neat, but I could never see myself owning, driving a 911 or 356.
Posted by: naro914 Mar 24 2010, 03:11 PM
when I was a kid, my Uncle had a 914 and a '70 911. I HATED the 914, thought it was the ugliest thing ever built. I really wanted the 911.
He eventually sold both, and has bought various 911 itterations since (993, 996, turbo, etc).
Fast forward, our first Porsche was a stock '74 2.0 914 (what is now Papa Smurf). Second was a 944 Cab, which we sold to eventually buy the 993 cab.
Since then, we've owned 7 914's (still have Huey and Papa). And, truth be told, I am still not a huge fan of stock, skinny tired, high riding 914's. Sure, I appreciate them much more, but give me hp, lighten it up, better suspension, etc....THAT's what I love about 914's, they have so much potential, and I can do most of it myself. Simple...I like simple...
(though you would never know it since I've been working on these damn cars for 18 years now and they're STILL not done... )
Posted by: rfuerst911sc Mar 24 2010, 06:45 PM
I've owned a 1974 911S Targa, 1987 944S and currently own a 1983 911SC. I love my SC and could care less what anyone thinks. I buy what I like and that's it. Once I get my GT clone on the road I can start making comparisons. They are all good in their own ways.
Posted by: jim912928 Mar 24 2010, 06:56 PM
My tail dragger...started out as a brown 80SC...I did a few "factory part" modifications.
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Posted by: Brando Mar 24 2010, 08:08 PM
I made the plunge last August. 1987 Carrera.
Who knows... since my Virago got totaled by an idiot driver, I may "come back" to another 75 1.8...
Posted by: Eric_Shea Mar 24 2010, 09:07 PM
And now it's an SUV?
Posted by: Thoward914 Mar 24 2010, 11:09 PM
My first Porsche was a 85 911 Targa. I've wanted one ever since highschool when I rode in a friend's Carrera. I bought it about six years ago.
A couple years later I bought the 74 914 which I autocross and time trial, and last year I bought a 03 996. I left out the 944 and 924S. I could hang out with the 911 or 944 crowd, but I like the 914 community because they're special 
. So far I've haven't sold any of the Porsches.
Posted by: oldschool Mar 24 2010, 11:33 PM
I was a 912 dude before the 914
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Posted by: Dave_Darling Mar 25 2010, 12:29 AM
Heck, I'm partway through a clutch replacement on Lisa's 82 911SC...
--DD
Posted by: zymurgist Mar 25 2010, 04:42 AM
My tail dragger...started out as a brown 80SC...I did a few "factory part" modifications.
My blue long hood started out brown... I may bitch about why the PO did this or that, but his taste in color was one of the things that sold me on the car in the first place.
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