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post Sep 29 2018, 03:43 PM
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Who has been living two houses away for as long as my wife and I have been living in our home, which is almost 20 years. I was driving back from test driving the car and he was outside doing some yard work. I’ve chatted with him before but never knew his full story; that he was the head shop mechanic at a Porsche dealer on Long Island many many years ago, he told me tales about how he used to have to break in the six cylinder cars back in the day and did so by taking them down the Wantagh parkway to the Ocean Parkway, and back up the Meadowbrook. Then they would fine tune the cars and send them off to the customers. He mentioned to me that my car doesn’t sound exactly right, which I know, there’s something that’s just off a little bit, but he offered to have a look at it in the not too distant future, he apparently knows both L and D jet systems, as well as carbed cars. To say that I’m a little flabbergasted is an understatement...

Poor guy has been dealing with his wife’s dementia for years, hence why I’d rarely see him... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Sep 29 2018, 04:55 PM
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Crazy. Sometimes that nearby neighbor might be a Porsche tech or they might be a serial axe murderer. Does he own any Porsche's now?
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post Sep 29 2018, 05:36 PM
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No. He had a ‘77 911 that he sold a while back.
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post Sep 29 2018, 05:57 PM
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Take him for a drive and let him drive. He'll be your friend forever.
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post Sep 29 2018, 08:44 PM
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Now that you've befriended the Porsche tech next door, does that mean you won't let mort take a torch to your car anymore?
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post Sep 29 2018, 08:50 PM
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QUOTE(Big Len @ Sep 29 2018, 05:55 PM) *

Crazy. Sometimes that nearby neighbor might be a Porsche tech or they might be a serial axe murderer. Does he own any Porsche's now?


So... Then my neighbor must be that Axe murderer.
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post Sep 29 2018, 08:56 PM
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Chainsaw massacure ,I would assume
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post Sep 29 2018, 09:14 PM
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Wow that's awesome, feel for him and his wife's condition though.
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post Sep 30 2018, 03:52 AM
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ian, I am still good with the torch. but it goes to show you, you never know. I am going to see mike's new acquisition today. was not a 914 guy until he attended the june tech session.now just took delivery of a 2.0l from md. Thursday. of course it doesn't run, will see if I can help rectify that.
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post Sep 30 2018, 07:22 AM
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No, Ian, I’ll still let Mort have at it with the torch on occasion. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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Mort, did you get that 2.2 running?
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decided to clean and organize garage instead. will be starting that after tomorrow. will now have room to work on finishing blue, and moving tub for 6 conversion inside and more upgrades on yellow. finally got fuel system on 280z fixed and running.
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post Oct 1 2018, 06:03 AM
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QUOTE(Porschef @ Sep 29 2018, 05:43 PM) *

Who has been living two houses away for as long as my wife and I have been living in our home, which is almost 20 years. I was driving back from test driving the car and he was outside doing some yard work. I’ve chatted with him before but never knew his full story; that he was the head shop mechanic at a Porsche dealer on Long Island many many years ago, he told me tales about how he used to have to break in the six cylinder cars back in the day and did so by taking them down the Wantagh parkway to the Ocean Parkway, and back up the Meadowbrook. Then they would fine tune the cars and send them off to the customers. He mentioned to me that my car doesn’t sound exactly right, which I know, there’s something that’s just off a little bit, but he offered to have a look at it in the not too distant future, he apparently knows both L and D jet systems, as well as carbed cars. To say that I’m a little flabbergasted is an understatement...

Poor guy has been dealing with his wife’s dementia for years, hence why I’d rarely see him... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)


Did he work at Lester Kay in Southampton? That is where my teeter was purchased.

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post Oct 1 2018, 10:29 AM
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No Ralph, I believe it was the dealership in Freeport.
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