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this one has all the potential for triumph &/or tragedy...
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...assis-f-s.html
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...assis-f-s.html
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this one has all the potential for triumph &/or tragedy...
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...assis-f-s.html
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...assis-f-s.html
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Hopefully all these guys with the big € signs in their eyes will come back down to earth considering whats happened lately across the pond.
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some good looking cars hide horrors, some rough ones turn out fairly solid - if you're actively in the mkt, looking at all of 'em can't hurt. is a '72 E Coupe worth saving? for a few thou, a dedicated, patient & skilled enthusiast might make a nice 911 out of it (use a mid yr drivetrain (w/ healthy 2.7).
shops like to start w/ the best example possible... quicker / less work = better business case for them & the customer.
{disclaimer: some yrs ago I bought & sold a '73T basket case & bought a '72T driver...}
shops like to start w/ the best example possible... quicker / less work = better business case for them & the customer.
{disclaimer: some yrs ago I bought & sold a '73T basket case & bought a '72T driver...}
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some good looking cars hide horrors, some rough ones turn out fairly solid - if you're actively in the mkt, looking at all of 'em can't hurt. is a '72 E Coupe worth saving? for a few thou, a dedicated, patient & skilled enthusiast might make a nice 911 out of it (use a mid yr drivetrain (w/ healthy 2.7).
shops like to start w/ the best example possible... quicker / less work = better business case for them & the customer.
{disclaimer: some yrs ago I bought & sold a '73T basket case & bought a '72T driver...}
shops like to start w/ the best example possible... quicker / less work = better business case for them & the customer.
{disclaimer: some yrs ago I bought & sold a '73T basket case & bought a '72T driver...}
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Thanks Doug, and thanks to Google I found a glimpse of the article from "California" magazine:
Since Lola T70's were worthless to race they became the preferred platform to build up a 200 mph ''Banzai Runner''Such notible figures as ''Dan Haggerty'' of ''Grizzly Adams'' secured Lola chassis to convert to a ''Bonzai Runner''.The magazine ''Californian'' even did a story on these guys . In one article a Calif Highway Patrolman was interviewed about the Bonzai Runners . When asked what he would do when blown past by a 200 mph car his answer was ''nothing we don't even have a fixed wing plane that could follow them.''
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-t...ml#post3218384
Egads, here it is!! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-t...ml#post3093385
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Since Lola T70's were worthless to race they became the preferred platform to build up a 200 mph ''Banzai Runner''Such notible figures as ''Dan Haggerty'' of ''Grizzly Adams'' secured Lola chassis to convert to a ''Bonzai Runner''.The magazine ''Californian'' even did a story on these guys . In one article a Calif Highway Patrolman was interviewed about the Bonzai Runners . When asked what he would do when blown past by a 200 mph car his answer was ''nothing we don't even have a fixed wing plane that could follow them.''
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-t...ml#post3218384
Egads, here it is!! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-t...ml#post3093385
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Thanks for the link!
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Dan Haggerty? I haven't heard that name in a while. I use to party with that Dood when I was a young buck living in Zooport.
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LOL, the guy said he wants to take it easy and here everyone is telling him what to buy. Enthusiastic crowd!
Wow, hearing all you revertees or reconvertees speak out is really cool. After about 1 month, I'm still working a deal for my first porsche, an 89 coupe.
Ed Hughes, since you are looking for a 6GT3, it will be really interesting to get your impressions of it compared to Ruby with her 3.4 build.
Wow, hearing all you revertees or reconvertees speak out is really cool. After about 1 month, I'm still working a deal for my first porsche, an 89 coupe.
Ed Hughes, since you are looking for a 6GT3, it will be really interesting to get your impressions of it compared to Ruby with her 3.4 build.
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Ed I didn't know you were looking for a 6gt3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgmPM-2eO3w
Friend of mine at Sebring. Stock motor. Don't it sound nice?
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Friend of mine at Sebring. Stock motor. Don't it sound nice?
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I've gotten clearance from the wifey, but now I've got cold feet. She's retiring at the end of the year, and now I'm getting paranoid about money. I'm mulling it over, they certainly have come down from when I was looking a couple of years ago. We'll see.
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I saw a set of Ohlins on Ebay yesterday. And then there are the RSR brakes by the boys at Zuffenhaus. Lots of ways to cure boredom.
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