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> Check it out, a 917, do these show up often?, I had to google 917 to even know what it is
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post Nov 14 2009, 11:54 AM
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I suppose this is built on a 914. Anybody know differently?

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Is it worth even looking at for the price.
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post Nov 14 2009, 12:05 PM
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Courtesy wikipedia:

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In addition, a grass roots "replica," the Laser 917, [2]. which is essentially a rebodied VW Beetle, was featured in the film Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo.
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post Nov 14 2009, 12:08 PM
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QUOTE(Gigamight @ Nov 14 2009, 09:54 AM) *

I suppose this is built on a 914. Anybody know differently?

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Is it worth even looking at for the price.

It's a kit car that has only a passing resemblance to a real 917. Built on a VW Bug pan.
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post Nov 14 2009, 01:47 PM
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That thing sucks....
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post Nov 14 2009, 01:59 PM
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QUOTE(Todd Enlund @ Nov 14 2009, 10:08 AM) *

It's a kit car

According to the seller, it's a "PORCH".


Although from the images provided, i'm not sure where to put my rocking chair ...
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post Nov 14 2009, 02:06 PM
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Gross.
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post Nov 14 2009, 02:09 PM
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I have to disagree with you guys. I think with a few mods this car could look much better


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post Nov 14 2009, 02:12 PM
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I don't know, i think if you threw the body on a tube frame and re-worked the front wheel opening. Then maybe throw a 928 engine n it and some 5 lug wheels. then you got 30K in upgrades and 5k for the car...ok maybe not. But you sure would get attention until you reved the bettle motor.PPPPPPPPP, pop, pop,ppppppp.
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post Nov 14 2009, 02:21 PM
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Yuck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) It's a "Laser" or something like that. I'd rather have an unmolested Bug.

If you want a 917 replica/kit then at least go for something like the super clean and faithful one that was at the German Autofest a couple years ago.

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post Nov 14 2009, 02:57 PM
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The 917 is one of my all time favorite Porsche cars. The oil cooler outlet in my hood was inspired by one of them. This kit is really weird, and certainly not in my image of that awesome car. That said, road car safety requirements like bumper height etc don't give it much of a chance!

Here is one image of many of the 917K series cars.

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http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/418/Porsche-917-K.html

There are lots more images out there and there were lots of different looks, but none like this "Laser"

Vern Schuppan's 962CR is the coolest Porsche racecar-to-street car I've ever seen

http://www.supercars.net/cars/1732.html

Now there's a kit car for ya! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Nov 14 2009, 03:27 PM
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I wouldn't put my grandmother's rocking chair on that Porch
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post Nov 14 2009, 04:43 PM
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Oh come'on. I love it, in a really sick way. It is So ugly, so overblown with scoops and shit. It screams 1970s in the most meaningless way. All the bettder that it is a 1600 vw. It should be SLOW, and LEAKY, and LOUD. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Honestly, I do like it, as much as I hated 'em back then. Its a joke, but a funny one.
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post Nov 14 2009, 04:52 PM
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QUOTE(tod914 @ Nov 14 2009, 01:27 PM) *

I wouldn't put my grandmother's rocking chair on that Porch


I wouldn't let my cousin's old coon hound sleep under that porch ........

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post Nov 14 2009, 05:23 PM
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My neighbor has 2 of those, he thinks I should be interested but I'm not.
Want one?
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post Nov 14 2009, 05:39 PM
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CLEAN OUTSIDE

CLEAN INSIDE

TO NICE TO SIT

DUAL CARBORATERS

SORRY BOUT THE LEAVES ON THE LEAVES

SHELL ALONE WORTH OVER 5000$


wtf? lol
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post Nov 14 2009, 05:44 PM
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Thinking about it, the people who sold those, even the people who bought them had a lot of balls calling that piece of crap a "917". That's like the people who name their Toy Poodle "Cujo". Sure, it's a car, but that's about as close as that turd's gonna get to sharing ANYTHING with a Porsche 917, probably one of the most impressive automobiles ever to grace a racetrack (or the roads between the seaport to Road Atlanta!) Well, I take that back. Both were scary to drive, albeit for different reasons ........................... And what does a "laser" have to do with it?

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post Nov 14 2009, 06:14 PM
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post Nov 14 2009, 08:09 PM
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I actually test drove one in Woodward Ok. in 1983. It was a real piece of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) then and it was a newly completed kit. It rode like a bass boat turned upside down on wheels. It kinda looks like one too...
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post Nov 14 2009, 08:16 PM
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I know where all the molds and tooling is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Nov 14 2009, 08:17 PM
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If it would make it to 88MPH you could travel back in time (maybe on a flatbed?). It looks like a Bradley GT on LSD.
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