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Posted by: dudzy's914 Jul 29 2014, 06:23 PM

Chip Foose(my idol) and the A-team will suprise a unsuspected 356 owner. @9:00pm Eastern time on Velocity.

Posted by: Vysoc Jul 29 2014, 06:30 PM

Thanks for the Heads Up!!!!

Vysoc

Posted by: steuspeed Jul 29 2014, 06:39 PM

I don't get that channel. No wonder I have not seen any new episodes of Overhaulin.

Posted by: doug_b_928 Jul 29 2014, 07:01 PM

QUOTE(steuspeed @ Jul 29 2014, 07:39 PM)

I don't get that channel. No wonder I have not seen any new episodes of Overhaulin.

Me neither

. Hope somebody posts it online and let's us know.

Posted by: swooshdave Jul 29 2014, 11:24 PM

It was pretty cool. The car was really rough once they got the paint and tons of bondo off.

The rear window was neat but I wish they could have kept the split from Chip's design.

If this was really a S model I wonder how much it would have been worth restored? Might have been worth the effort and cost.

As it was it's a beautiful car now.

http://www.velocity.com/tv-shows/overhaulin/videos/chris-drives-the-porsche.htm

http://www.velocity.com/tv-shows/overhaulin/videos/chris-walks-around-the-porsche.htm

Posted by: CrashDown Jul 29 2014, 11:35 PM

Love what Chip did to that car. Made me remember the 23 window bus he did yeas ago.

The oval window off the Bug was a really nice touch.

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Jul 30 2014, 12:52 AM

The "S" was nothing special. The "1600" had 60HP, more or less, the "S" had 75, and the "Super 90" had 90. The show said the "S" meant "sport", but they're wrong. It means "Super". I wanted to see how they fit those Zenith air cleaners on the Webers, but they never showed that. (Hint: NO WAY they would work.)

The Cap'n

Posted by: andys Jul 30 2014, 09:33 AM

I think the stock wheels and caps looked better on the car. Yeah, I'm thinking the car would be worth more restored to original.

Slightly OT, but did anyone catch his Lotus Europa build? Can't believe he put 18's on that car, but then again it holds true to his MO.

Andys

Posted by: Root_Werks Jul 30 2014, 11:10 AM

QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Jul 29 2014, 11:52 PM)

The "S" was nothing special. The "1600" had 60HP, more or less, the "S" had 75, and the "Super 90" had 90. The show said the "S" meant "sport", but they're wrong. It means "Super". I wanted to see how they fit those Zenith air cleaners on the Webers, but they never showed that. (Hint: NO WAY they would work.)

The Cap'n

Not so fast Krusty one. A little modifying and 912/356 aircleaners work on Webers great. Picture is a Puma GTI 2275 with DCNF's and I believe 912 boxes on top. Little modification required if I remember correctly. Take up a lot of space, but sure looked nice and factory.

-Root

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Posted by: carr914 Jul 30 2014, 02:23 PM

Dan, where've you been?

Posted by: swooshdave Jul 30 2014, 02:51 PM

So how much would a restored S coupe go for nowadays?

Posted by: wndsnd Jul 30 2014, 05:23 PM

More desireable is the C or SC with disc brakes.

B coupes maybe 35-50K. More for a Super 90

More for a Sunroof.

John

Posted by: swooshdave Jul 30 2014, 07:37 PM

So in this case the Foose car will be worth at least twice of what a restored one would be, probably more.

Posted by: john77 Jul 30 2014, 10:20 PM

Rod Emory of Emory Motorsports helped him build this. I had a tour of his shop last week, really good guy. They had a selection of amazing 356 hot rods sitting around fitted with various 911-4 engines that they build. I never even knew such a thing existed - It's basically a 6 shortened to a 4. The one I heard started life as a 3.6, so was now a 2.4 and sounded absolutely amazing.

Posted by: arkitect Jul 30 2014, 10:37 PM

I cringed when he cut up the oval bug and spliced it in. Don't know how many ovals are still around but Chip loves to modify.

Dave

Posted by: pete000 Jul 30 2014, 10:58 PM

Wheels are ugly !

Posted by: JmuRiz Jul 31 2014, 07:38 AM

QUOTE(john77 @ Jul 30 2014, 08:20 PM)

Rod Emory of Emory Motorsports helped him build this. I had a tour of his shop last week, really good guy. They had a selection of amazing 356 hot rods sitting around fitted with various 911-4 engines that they build. I never even knew such a thing existed - It's basically a 6 shortened to a 4. The one I heard started life as a 3.6, so was now a 2.4 and sounded absolutely amazing.

Check out the Polo Motor (Dean Polopolus). It's a custom case based on a 930 case (I think). Cool engines for the 356 crowd, and one guy put on in his early 912 and loves it.

Posted by: rick 918-S Jul 31 2014, 07:55 AM

The Porsche CW guys seem to try to separate themselves from VW association. Wonder what they think of the bug window?

Posted by: Chris914n6 Aug 1 2014, 10:37 PM

Overhaulin S08E01 Veras 1962 Porsche 356 for those lookin for this particular episode.

Posted by: arkitect Aug 2 2014, 05:39 AM

Did anyone get any photos of the finished car they can post?

Dave

Posted by: Chris914n6 Aug 2 2014, 06:14 PM

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