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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 09:11 AM
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Very nice. Got a nice cheerful friendly look to the 928's face.

If you slot the headlight covers then it'll really be very Miura'ish.

Did you happen to weigh the assemblies for those track addicts to see how much weight is taken off the high up front tip of the car?
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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Looks great...just don't add white stripes to the car.



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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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Looks like machine guns on a fighter-plane!
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by David R. Hendrickson
kind of a Miura look going there. nice.
My thoughts exactly Dave. Nice variation on a theme with really cool, factory-looking result.
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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Very cool! Very nicely done!
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 11:21 PM
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How much weight was saved?
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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The complete popup system with Bosch 8" H4s, motor, bar, weighs more than 26lbs (12 kilos).

I figured he's shaved about 20lbs (9 kilos) off the nose.
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 12:16 AM
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how does the weight savings affect the weight distributio?
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porken, thanks for the inspiration! i blame seeing the pics you posted as my source material for this modification it is the motor that raises the headlight that weighs the most, loosing 10kg from the very front of the car is definitely worth it.
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Old Nov 30, 2013 | 12:44 PM
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Hi Dr, do you have pics/details of this mod. If you are making/selling a kit, I am interested. If not I am having a bodyman do something similar.
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Old Nov 30, 2013 | 01:02 PM
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I'm pretty sure Nick is not doing a kit as he sold the car, bought a boat, sailed the boat across the Atlantic, sold the boat, traveled about a bit, landed in New Zealand, bought another 928, and is there for the time being.

However, that said, if there are details on this mod, I would be interested in it, possibly.
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Old Nov 30, 2013 | 02:23 PM
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This would seem to fall into the capacity of Jerry Feather's blow-mold system wouldn''t it? If not, maybe a scan of the individual fender/lamp recesses could be done and then a prototype made with one of the new-fangled solid printers. I personally think its a very cool look and could be interested in them too.
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Old Nov 30, 2013 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by xschop
Hi Dr, do you have pics/details of this mod. If you are making/selling a kit, I am interested. If not I am having a bodyman do something similar.
If you do something modular I'd like to see if more could be made. Porken has a good amount of info about what lights work.
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Old Nov 30, 2013 | 10:51 PM
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Nice work all around. Did you try it with the surrounds and hood vents body color? Might look even better then. Nice looking Porsche.

Makes me think if the 928 was still in production, would Porsche have done some variation of this idea. If campaigned, they definitely would have.

It would simplify and save a lot of weight for sure.
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Old Nov 30, 2013 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by AO
I'm pretty sure Nick is not doing a kit as he sold the car, bought a boat, sailed the boat across the Atlantic, sold the boat, traveled about a bit, landed in New Zealand, bought another 928, and is there for the time being.
Good for him!
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