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Old 11-01-2004, 11:11 PM
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Old 11-01-2004, 11:21 PM
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OMG it even has a tow hitch!!!
woo hooo!!!
Old 11-01-2004, 11:24 PM
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I don't think that one is quite up to specs as far as ride height adjustments go!
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ooooooh i like it dont laugh


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Old 11-01-2004, 11:39 PM
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that's sweet...
Old 11-01-2004, 11:45 PM
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So, is this a 928 body on a chevy chassis? It looks like there is a solid rear axle...

Where is that license plate from?
Old 11-02-2004, 12:03 AM
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affirmative on the Chevy chassis Nicole. I see a rear differential on that car. Hybrids...
Old 11-02-2004, 12:08 AM
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Ive seen stuff like this before in 4 wheel drive mags. Once when i lived in oklahoma for a few month i saw a 70s transam on some 4x4 chassi with like 44" tires on it...

What they do is take something like chevy blazer chassi, a short wheelbase one. take the body off of it. Strip the 928 down Shorten or lenghten the chevy chassi untill it fits nicely, then bolt/weld it on...
Old 11-02-2004, 12:27 AM
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I like it a LOT. I just ran out and measured my Ramcharger. Its wheelbase is 8" longer than the shark.... and I see that this person has extended the rear wheelwell to the rear, and extended the front wheelwell towrd the front.

Hmmm.... Dang, and I just put new wheels on the shark a few months ago. Wish I'd seen this first.

Alright, alright.... don't send the guys in the white suits.... but dang, that really is neat!
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interesting history of Porsche:
1900: Ferdinand Porsche's La Toujours Contente is battery-powered with 4 electric motors, one per wheel. He later patents the Mixte transmission: a petrol engine drives a dynamo and electric motors drive the wheels
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Yah, ol' Ferdie was a smart kid...
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I think I need that for the winter while my other shark is hibernating!
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Sorry to be the oddball here, but I think it is disgusting.
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Originally Posted by Jack '84 928s
Ive seen stuff like this before in 4 wheel drive mags. Once when i lived in oklahoma for a few month i saw a 70s transam on some 4x4 chassi with like 44" tires on it...

What they do is take something like chevy blazer chassi, a short wheelbase one. take the body off of it. Strip the 928 down Shorten or lenghten the chevy chassi untill it fits nicely, then bolt/weld it on...
Did you happen to see it in the vicinity of Grand Lake of the Cherokees?
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Nope. but once i saw a fiero in a magazine on a chevy chassi lol.


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