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Old 06-04-2007, 11:43 AM
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Default Turbo deal of the century? You tell me..

I will leave this one to the experts here but this looks like a whopping deal to me. Maybe someone knows this car? Oh and NO AFFILIATION blah blah blah

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-...em110134738377
Old 06-04-2007, 11:50 AM
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Quite a car. So sad to see sooooo much sweat and $$$$ invested, only to see it go for possible fire-sale pricing.
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Wow, The copy states it was an SC not an original Turbo. Still, what effort and results!
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Is that really a custom made intercooler? It almost looks like the PowerHaus unit I had on my 930.
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It is a "frankencar".........and probably priced accordingly.
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Buy it, drop it off at imagine to make sure it runs right, then to take it to the track and dog the crap out of it
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Buy it, drop it off at imagine to make sure it runs right, then take it to the track and dog the crap out of it
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Exactly.

If this guy is too much of a sissy to drive the car because it has nice paint or is powerful, than somebody ought to relieve him of it and drive the crap out of it.

For $25,000 you can barely get a minivan these days.
Old 06-04-2007, 10:41 PM
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Looks pretty good to me.
If you didn't need a real 930, it got a clean PPI, it would be a good buy.
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that's the car I dream of at night when....well, let's leave it at that.
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the thing about a car like that is there is no guilt whatsover about driving the crap out of it. part of the same reason i did my car he way it is
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if i had another 25 k around there would be check in the mail now. who wants to bet you'll see it on victory motor cars next week for 60 k
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Originally Posted by iborroel
Is that really a custom made intercooler? It almost looks like the PowerHaus unit I had on my 930.
Yeah looks even like an Andial or Garretson. Who knows, maybe there was one vendor making these ICs for all the manufacurers listed...
Old 06-05-2007, 12:03 AM
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There is so much that is unknown about that car:
- what was the source of the motor?
- how many miles on the motor?
- who did the motor and how was it done?
- what are the springs in rear, torsion bars front and rear?
- what shocks were used and how many miles are on them?
- why undercoating and sound deadening material on a race car?

The seller gives two warnings that this is going to be tough to license and drive on the street

Nobody gives away a car of high quality and high performance. I am guessing there are plenty of stories to this car that could escalate the real cost up to something that might make you wonder who got the better part of the deal.
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Those we my thoughts as well Jeff. Looks best with the cover on..................


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