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This is silly. Not the Porsche with the GM small block, but the snobbery that exists that someone has "disgraced" the community with a project like this. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one that doesn't treat the ownership of a car like some kind of religion. I say more power to the guy that got off his *** and actually created something, even if it's not my cup of tea.
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This is silly. Not the Porsche with the GM small block, but the snobbery that exists that someone has "disgraced" the community with a project like this. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one that doesn't treat the ownership of a car like some kind of religion. I say more power to the guy that got off his *** and actually created something, even if it's not my cup of tea.
Come on. No snobbery from my side at least. I mean F Porsche and all their shareholders yes but I just don't like the idea as an idea.
And the got off his *** to create something bravo to him can be said for anyone doing anything is not an excuse for a bad concept.
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Yeah and the rest of us here that think that is a bad idea and a mechanical disgrace to match a one ton v8 behind the rear wheels of a light car, pray everynight under the icon of Saint Ferdinand Porsche and every year on September 3rd we visit Maffersdorf town where we was born and light candles and dance around a fire.
Come on. No snobbery from my side at least. I mean F*ck Porsche and all their shareholders yes but I just don't like the idea as an idea.
And the got off his *** to create something bravo to him can be said for anyone doing anything is not an excuse for a bad concept.
And the got off his *** to create something bravo to him can be said for anyone doing anything is not an excuse for a bad concept.
Especially hilarious to me is this "air-cooled heritage" talk going on in the forum of the first water-cooled 911 models. There's something of a "hierarchy of hate" amongst Porsche owners and this is just another example...air-cooled 911 owners make fun of all the other Porsches, 911 owners hate on the Boxster/Cayman, Boxster/Cayman guys make fun of Panameras and Cayennes, and Panamera/Cayenne owners make fun of all the other makes. CGT owners would probably find something to hate if they weren't busy spending their money.
I'm not saying that anyone should be expected to like the modification, but the negative talk about something nobody's even laid eyes on is pretty telling to me.
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A one-ton V8?
If there's no snobbery on your part, then it's safe to say that I wasn't referring to you. As far as "bad concept" goes, though, you have a little more work to do to convince me of that. Nobody here has driven, much less even SEEN the car in question, yet you're quick to dismiss it as a "bad concept". For all we know this is the slickest engine transplant ever done and it drives like a lightweight 997TT.
Especially hilarious to me is this "air-cooled heritage" talk going on in the forum of the first water-cooled 911 models. There's something of a "hierarchy of hate" amongst Porsche owners and this is just another example...air-cooled 911 owners make fun of all the other Porsches, 911 owners hate on the Boxster/Cayman, Boxster/Cayman guys make fun of Panameras and Cayennes, and Panamera/Cayenne owners make fun of all the other makes. CGT owners would probably find something to hate if they weren't busy spending their money.
I'm not saying that anyone should be expected to like the modification, but the negative talk about something nobody's even laid eyes on is pretty telling to me.
If there's no snobbery on your part, then it's safe to say that I wasn't referring to you. As far as "bad concept" goes, though, you have a little more work to do to convince me of that. Nobody here has driven, much less even SEEN the car in question, yet you're quick to dismiss it as a "bad concept". For all we know this is the slickest engine transplant ever done and it drives like a lightweight 997TT.
Especially hilarious to me is this "air-cooled heritage" talk going on in the forum of the first water-cooled 911 models. There's something of a "hierarchy of hate" amongst Porsche owners and this is just another example...air-cooled 911 owners make fun of all the other Porsches, 911 owners hate on the Boxster/Cayman, Boxster/Cayman guys make fun of Panameras and Cayennes, and Panamera/Cayenne owners make fun of all the other makes. CGT owners would probably find something to hate if they weren't busy spending their money.
I'm not saying that anyone should be expected to like the modification, but the negative talk about something nobody's even laid eyes on is pretty telling to me.
Maybe if you see the ridicule you’ll start praying with the rest of us.
I think the Barnard phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words" is appropriate.About the civil war between Porsche aficionados I agree with you and also I couldn’t care less. People tend to do these things in all aspects of life. Let them be.
John
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thank you
A one-ton V8?
If there's no snobbery on your part, then it's safe to say that I wasn't referring to you. As far as "bad concept" goes, though, you have a little more work to do to convince me of that. Nobody here has driven, much less even SEEN the car in question, yet you're quick to dismiss it as a "bad concept". For all we know this is the slickest engine transplant ever done and it drives like a lightweight 997TT.
Especially hilarious to me is this "air-cooled heritage" talk going on in the forum of the first water-cooled 911 models. There's something of a "hierarchy of hate" amongst Porsche owners and this is just another example...air-cooled 911 owners make fun of all the other Porsches, 911 owners hate on the Boxster/Cayman, Boxster/Cayman guys make fun of Panameras and Cayennes, and Panamera/Cayenne owners make fun of all the other makes. CGT owners would probably find something to hate if they weren't busy spending their money.
I'm not saying that anyone should be expected to like the modification, but the negative talk about something nobody's even laid eyes on is pretty telling to me.
If there's no snobbery on your part, then it's safe to say that I wasn't referring to you. As far as "bad concept" goes, though, you have a little more work to do to convince me of that. Nobody here has driven, much less even SEEN the car in question, yet you're quick to dismiss it as a "bad concept". For all we know this is the slickest engine transplant ever done and it drives like a lightweight 997TT.
Especially hilarious to me is this "air-cooled heritage" talk going on in the forum of the first water-cooled 911 models. There's something of a "hierarchy of hate" amongst Porsche owners and this is just another example...air-cooled 911 owners make fun of all the other Porsches, 911 owners hate on the Boxster/Cayman, Boxster/Cayman guys make fun of Panameras and Cayennes, and Panamera/Cayenne owners make fun of all the other makes. CGT owners would probably find something to hate if they weren't busy spending their money.
I'm not saying that anyone should be expected to like the modification, but the negative talk about something nobody's even laid eyes on is pretty telling to me.
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we could turn this into the "most modified P-car thread.... no matter how you gfeel about it, its cool that people do "stuff" and I admire them rather I would or would not do it..
just because I would not do it doesnt mean I dont think its cool they did.... and rather its an old Model T or a 2011 Porsche GT3RS.... having the ***** to modify something is what makes the world a cool place to be.
also I have zero input because I have never done those things... In high school I had a buddy put a 396 into a Datsun B210... yea, crazy (scary) but there are always people wanting to do that sort of thing...
just because I would not do it doesnt mean I dont think its cool they did.... and rather its an old Model T or a 2011 Porsche GT3RS.... having the ***** to modify something is what makes the world a cool place to be.
also I have zero input because I have never done those things... In high school I had a buddy put a 396 into a Datsun B210... yea, crazy (scary) but there are always people wanting to do that sort of thing...
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A one-ton V8?
If there's no snobbery on your part, then it's safe to say that I wasn't referring to you. As far as "bad concept" goes, though, you have a little more work to do to convince me of that. Nobody here has driven, much less even SEEN the car in question, yet you're quick to dismiss it as a "bad concept". For all we know this is the slickest engine transplant ever done and it drives like a lightweight 997TT.
Especially hilarious to me is this "air-cooled heritage" talk going on in the forum of the first water-cooled 911 models. There's something of a "hierarchy of hate" amongst Porsche owners and this is just another example...air-cooled 911 owners make fun of all the other Porsches, 911 owners hate on the Boxster/Cayman, Boxster/Cayman guys make fun of Panameras and Cayennes, and Panamera/Cayenne owners make fun of all the other makes. CGT owners would probably find something to hate if they weren't busy spending their money.
I'm not saying that anyone should be expected to like the modification, but the negative talk about something nobody's even laid eyes on is pretty telling to me.
If there's no snobbery on your part, then it's safe to say that I wasn't referring to you. As far as "bad concept" goes, though, you have a little more work to do to convince me of that. Nobody here has driven, much less even SEEN the car in question, yet you're quick to dismiss it as a "bad concept". For all we know this is the slickest engine transplant ever done and it drives like a lightweight 997TT.
Especially hilarious to me is this "air-cooled heritage" talk going on in the forum of the first water-cooled 911 models. There's something of a "hierarchy of hate" amongst Porsche owners and this is just another example...air-cooled 911 owners make fun of all the other Porsches, 911 owners hate on the Boxster/Cayman, Boxster/Cayman guys make fun of Panameras and Cayennes, and Panamera/Cayenne owners make fun of all the other makes. CGT owners would probably find something to hate if they weren't busy spending their money.
I'm not saying that anyone should be expected to like the modification, but the negative talk about something nobody's even laid eyes on is pretty telling to me.
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we could turn this into the "most modified P-car thread.... no matter how you gfeel about it, its cool that people do "stuff" and I admire them rather I would or would not do it..
just because I would not do it doesnt mean I dont think its cool they did.... and rather its an old Model T or a 2011 Porsche GT3RS.... having the ***** to modify something is what makes the world a cool place to be.
also I have zero input because I have never done those things... In high school I had a buddy put a 396 into a Datsun B210... yea, crazy (scary) but there are always people wanting to do that sort of thing...
just because I would not do it doesnt mean I dont think its cool they did.... and rather its an old Model T or a 2011 Porsche GT3RS.... having the ***** to modify something is what makes the world a cool place to be.
also I have zero input because I have never done those things... In high school I had a buddy put a 396 into a Datsun B210... yea, crazy (scary) but there are always people wanting to do that sort of thing...
