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Eric Taylor
post Feb 8 2006, 09:26 PM
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I know the guy who is building this and it's a pretty innovative idea. Thought you guys would like to see.

http://www.scari.org/914.8_phi-.html

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post Feb 8 2006, 09:29 PM
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Butt ugly auto!!!!!!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/finger.gif)
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post Feb 8 2006, 09:29 PM
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Isnt it his green one just repainted?
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post Feb 8 2006, 09:29 PM
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I think the word "busy" was introduced to car design to cover things like that...... a couple more words come to mind also.
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post Feb 8 2006, 09:41 PM
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QUOTE (spare time toys @ Feb 8 2006, 07:29 PM)
Isnt it his green one just repainted?

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) looks better in whatever that new color is. the green just didn't do it for me ...

i remember he was kinda pissed because we were dissing his car here ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
nooooo, that never happens! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)


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post Feb 8 2006, 09:58 PM
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Looks like a vacuum cleaner.
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post Feb 8 2006, 10:02 PM
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Scary is right!!!
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post Feb 8 2006, 10:09 PM
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if you post your pride and joy here, you better be ready for anything. I was soo proud of my engine till someone here pointed out that thingy I forgot to install

that car is fugly. I give it an A for effort
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post Feb 8 2006, 10:37 PM
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it's not just the green one painted over. This is a separate car, and the guy working on them has 2 more he's going to do something with. It's not my taste, but I kinda view it like a subaru conversion, you can do what ever you want with the car to personalize it and make it your own. Both are dramatic alterations to the car going beyond original factory ideas in a new and original direction. Both give new and different features to the car. If it were me the only cutting I would ever do to a 914 is a set of flares. i think once it's cut it really takes away from what I love about these funny little cars, but that's just me. Anyway flame on (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

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post Feb 8 2006, 10:40 PM
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I like it, the grey one at least (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/hide.gif) Rear end looks a little lame though. I'd like to see it look like a 2002, or am i crazy (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)
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post Feb 8 2006, 10:40 PM
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My God....there are 2 of em'?

THE END IS NEAR!!
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post Feb 8 2006, 11:27 PM
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Lotus Elise?
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post Feb 9 2006, 12:32 AM
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That's just painful.
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post Feb 9 2006, 12:41 AM
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Reminds me of a square version of those toyota del sols. Now there is a piece of automotive breakthrough technology. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/av-943.gif)
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post Feb 9 2006, 01:12 AM
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I think they are all "scari" ugly, but I guess the gray rev8 is maybe a little more tolerable then the green rev2. I respect the work he is putting into them, but they all look hacked to me.

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post Feb 9 2006, 01:19 AM
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Some nice small ideas, but UGLY !!!!
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post Feb 9 2006, 01:26 AM
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Hopefully the performance is better than the looks?

This quote cracks me up: "The 914 Rankle is a road machine designed to suck on asphault." (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (from this page)
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post Feb 9 2006, 09:48 AM
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Interesting.

Some things I like a lot. The nose is interesting, not too busy and looks like it would cut the air nicely. I have always liked the idea of the rear deck lid opening to the rear of the car allowing more access to the engine bay. Targa bar side scoops are an interesting solution to get more air to the motor. They are up high enought not to collect too much road trash.

The rear of the car is a little too busy for my tastes, but to each their own. Great effort. Its OK for these cars to evolve and change.

Heck, I am no longer running the factory installed oil or tires. And I am pretty sure I have not added German refined gas, ever. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

Isn't it fun that the 914 platform is so adaptable. Porsche started working on the 924 in 1971, so the teeners were doomed to be phased out before they had a real chance to prove themselves. Oh, sigh, ........ if the 916 had only gone into production. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)
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post Feb 9 2006, 10:08 AM
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Head on I like the nose. In profile it just looks like it was bolted on and I don't like it. I like the rear deck lid hinged idea, (although which way are we supposed to tow the car now? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) ) but that is about the end of what I like about it. For these kind of serious changes IMO you need to affect the car as a whole, not just bolt stuff on front and rear. It reminds me of the club member who spotted the 914 dressed as a 904?!? and the builder was pissed that it was noticed right away.

Most cars that last 30 years have a progressive evolution from 1975 to 2005.

Kudos for the creativity and balls.


The "sucks on asphalt" line got me going the last thread brought up the green car. I think the comment was that if it sucks on asphalt it will suck on any road surface.
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post Feb 9 2006, 11:38 AM
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Greg and Dave, very intelligent comments!

revise / evolve "can" be a good thing...
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