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Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 20 2005, 08:16 PM
...or for other guys who frown on these conversions. This car was professionally built by a Porsche tuner but even the parts costs were in the 6 figures.
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Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 20 2005, 08:17 PM
Typical track 914 interior...
dates are two years early 
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Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 20 2005, 08:19 PM
more, look at those calipers...
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Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 20 2005, 08:20 PM
can you say NASCAR
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Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 20 2005, 08:22 PM
she flys 
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Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 20 2005, 08:23 PM
935 steering
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Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 20 2005, 08:24 PM
other side of the wheel
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Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 20 2005, 08:25 PM
Mike trying to figure out how much the tranny upgrade on his car will cost after he found out the bill on this car...
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Posted by: Brett W Aug 20 2005, 08:28 PM
Kick Ass! 
Bet it will out run Grant's car. 
JK Grant.
Posted by: Britain Smith Aug 20 2005, 09:16 PM
| QUOTE (Neo914-6 @ Aug 20 2005, 07:23 PM) |
| 935 steering |
Has Bill Pickering seen this set-up...he is getting powersteering installed in his car by JWE right now.
-Britain
Posted by: grantsfo Aug 21 2005, 09:52 AM
Very nice!
Posted by: J P Stein Aug 21 2005, 10:01 AM
He's gonna need a co-pilot to read all them gauges.
6 figures? It falls under the "more money than good sense" catagory to my way of thinking. Pretty trick, tho.
Posted by: Andyrew Aug 21 2005, 10:24 AM
did they start it up?
How did it sound with those race mufflers?
im curious....
sick car...
Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 21 2005, 08:22 PM
| QUOTE (Andyrew @ Aug 21 2005, 08:24 AM) |
| did they start it up? How did it sound with those race mufflers? im curious.... sick car... |
Andrew,
Yep, pretty strange hearing this roar in a Porsche shop.
JP,
Yes, in retrospect he could have bought a much better and highly engineered car (I quoted 50%) for his money. Basically the story is he's a successful guy who has a friendly rivalry with another group of successfull men with very nice and fast cars. His cousin, whom I know well built a "budget" 914 V8 which impressed him enough to want build one as well. The idea of having an old car beat new tt 996's and other new exotics was appealing to him. He hired a well known local Porsche tuner (don't ask me why) so you add a high-end shop rate, learning curve, R & D, track support, and a customer that changes direction frequently then you end up with a huge bill. I hear the car is close to being sorted and has finally had a successful race at ThunderHill so it may be well worth it to him. His fun comes at a higher price then most of us are used to...
Posted by: Andyrew Aug 21 2005, 08:25 PM
How did it sound with those mufflers?
Any way streetable?
Im considering a new... never mind.. dont ask 
......
Lets just say magnaflow makes a round muffler that I like the looks of.
Andrew
Posted by: J P Stein Aug 21 2005, 08:40 PM
| QUOTE (Neo914-6 @ Aug 21 2005, 06:22 PM) |
| JP, Yes, in retrospect he could have bought a much better and highly engineered car (I quoted 50%) for his money. Basically the story is he's a successful guy who has a friendly rivalry..... |
Don't misunderstand, I'd love to have the time & money to build something like that......but I'd start with a clean sheet of paper.
Posted by: BIGKAT_83 Aug 21 2005, 08:51 PM
Thanks for the pictures Felix,thats alot car. Those look like some of the first generation SBII heads.???
Bob 
Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 21 2005, 09:27 PM
| QUOTE (J P Stein @ Aug 21 2005, 06:40 PM) | ||
Don't misunderstand, I'd love to have the time & money to build something like that......but I'd start with a clean sheet of paper. |
If this is what you get with 200k with an existing chassis, in my estimation expect to pay 7 figures in R & D for a clean sheet design.
What's interesting is this tuner sponsor's a race Ultima. My guess is when someone comes to you with an open checkbook and an idea you try to accomodate them...
Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 21 2005, 10:52 PM
| QUOTE (BIGKAT_83 @ Aug 21 2005, 06:51 PM) |
| Thanks for the pictures Felix,thats alot car. Those look like some of the first generation SBII heads.??? Bob |
Bob,
There are lots more but I have a crappy PC and no program to easily resize them.
I don't have the specs of the 40k NASCAR engine, the tech just told me it had "R P" markings...
Posted by: turbo914v8 Aug 23 2005, 06:42 PM
One word Wow.
Posted by: SirAndy Aug 23 2005, 08:01 PM
if you like that kind of stuff, here's another one for you. not a 914, but hey ...
brad worked on it in his PA shop. owner is a cop. street legal rocketship ...
Andy
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Posted by: SirAndy Aug 23 2005, 08:02 PM
one more ...
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Posted by: neo914-6 Aug 23 2005, 08:11 PM
...and his friend is a Superior Court Judge who owns a professionally built 911 V8, people you shouldn't cross. They were at the Milpitas meet #2 and you will probably see them at the upcoming meet.
Posted by: Mueller Aug 23 2005, 08:20 PM
| QUOTE (SirAndy @ Aug 23 2005, 07:01 PM) |
| if you like that kind of stuff, here's another one for you. not a 914, but hey ... brad worked on it in his PA shop. owner is a cop. street legal rocketship ... Andy |
oh yea...I installed a new distributor in that car...what a PITA
loudest car I have ever heard..........being in a closed workshop didn't help
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 23 2005, 08:27 PM
id LOVE to see the cooling sytem on the front of that beast....
Posted by: SGB Aug 23 2005, 09:32 PM
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Posted by: Brett W Aug 23 2005, 09:48 PM
I bet adjusting the timing in the 911 is a bitch.
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