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bryanc
post Mar 9 2023, 10:25 PM
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Saw this on FB:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/748573249998913/



very curious

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SirAndy
post Mar 9 2023, 11:34 PM
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post Mar 9 2023, 11:38 PM
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Proving yet again . . . “The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.”

False advertising: “If you’re looking for a one of a kind ride, then this is it!”. Nope, lots of front engine v8, rear drive, terrible handling “hot rod” vehicles exist and this one will be no different. And at first glance it doesn’t even look that different.

And . . . Rear drum brakes. Marvellous!
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post Mar 10 2023, 06:41 AM
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I don't hate it. Sans the hood, it's actually a great looking 914 from the outside. Maybe an option for someone who has some sort of mobility issue that prohibits them from driving a stick?
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post Mar 10 2023, 09:01 AM
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That builder epitomizes "To each their own." My kind of person.
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post Mar 10 2023, 09:06 AM
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I think its kinda cool. I would not do it myself, but it looks to be fairly well done and I bet it positively scoots. Its fun to see different ways of doing things. I don't know why it was done this way, but I don't begrudge the builder for doing whatever the hell this now is.
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post Mar 10 2023, 09:16 AM
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Wow.... a lot of work to create an equivalent of a v8 vega..
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I love my Renegade 914-8. I call it my budget Pantera.
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post Mar 10 2023, 09:26 AM
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I like the hood but where is the race harness.
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post Mar 10 2023, 09:28 AM
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Forest Gump said it best, “stupid is as stupid does.”

I wouldn’t sacrifice my front trunk for a radiator; sure wouldn’t let a water pumper engine live there.
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post Mar 10 2023, 09:29 AM
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Looks nice in pictures.........
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I've seen worse. Some people actually put VW engines in these.
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post Mar 10 2023, 10:15 AM
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Let's see how much time and money we can waste ruining another 914
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post Mar 10 2023, 11:05 AM
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Doesn’t know what it is.

Sort of looks like a 914 but has a nasty surprise in store for you if you mistakenly look under the hood.
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post Mar 10 2023, 11:14 AM
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post Mar 10 2023, 11:19 AM
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Just wondering where you put your feet. Between the wheel well and the transmission hump, there can't be much space
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post Mar 10 2023, 08:27 PM
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Somewhere in a parallel universe a guy is installing a 914 motor into the back of a Camaro.
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post Mar 10 2023, 10:13 PM
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Yes you can make a corvette out of a 914
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post Mar 11 2023, 01:16 AM
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.....with nothing left of the frontal impact structure.
interesting way to die. probably would be instant. thats a + to go with the -'s.
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