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PORSCHEV · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:32 am Post subject:

IF this

And this

Is what is going to be considered great work on the board and get praise them I am internetting with the wrong group...lmao

Macdog...now you should be proud of the work you have done and I have given construtive critisism in the past.
Like most times on the internet my joking sarcasim has offended another porsche buddy...sorry scorpio. "akward hug"

This is good work..I wished I would have made my mounts this way. When I haul my motor after I blow the tranny and TT I will make my just like them.

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Rich H · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:41 pm Post subject:

Scorpio: even you have to admit there are bits that could do with a tidy up and could have gone better.

Porschev: I would love to be able to spunk that much time on my cars but I can't and I'd also love to have the skill to do everything perfectly every time but I don't.

I do the best I can with what is available (Time, skill and materials) not everything goes as well as I'd like, but equally I recognise that, in my case, function wins over form. Doesn't mean I won't try and make it look pretty afterwards but I'm not that fussed!

Can we keep this friendly? I'd hate it if stuff wasn't posted just because it wasn't a perfect turnout every time and that, to me, is one of the attractions of a cheap but iconic car, they are all personal!

May I suggest the only way to sort this is handbags at dawn?

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1978 Homo-Sapiens - Tired spec
1953 Landrover S1 - Pensioner Spec

Scorpio · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:20 pm Post subject:

Good point Rich!!.. I admit it wasnt the best way to do it, but i took alot of time documenting it to help others.

It is the negative Non-constructive criticism that annoys me not the fact that people dont agree with my method

Hey Porshev ill give you a crate of beer when my intercooler falls out

Lets just agree to disagree..."SCORPIO OFFERS HIS HAND OUT TO SHAKE MR PORSCHEVS"
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GARRETT T25 TURBO
BILSTEIN SHOCKS
GT BASED CUSTOM BODYKIT

Brisbane , Australia
Think mean think fast
all youll see is
my Porsches Arse!!!

PORSCHEV · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:41 pm Post subject:

Gladly shake your hand.
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5 lug conversion, 17'C2 wheels,custom body work,327 vette engine.

1978-#53 "D" track racer.

bruni · Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 114 Location: South Africa

tuurbo · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:30 am Post subject:

Not meaning to be a pickypants, but given what Scorpio did above - how do you rectify it without using shelving brackets and wood screws? lol. Ok let me reword...how would you fix it right so that it was done right? Cut a piece to fit, angled, and weld?

Just thinking ... you know, no matter how much we dislike that fix, and it is fugly, Scrappio gets hot model chicks posing in bed with him for cameras. Even if a few of them are his cousins, it's a notable accomplishment if you ask me.
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Scorpio · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject:

hey tuurbo long time no see!!!.....when did they let you out of jail?? I thought animal molestation had a 10 year sentence

hahahaha
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1979 NA
MS1..EFI..
GARRETT T25 TURBO
BILSTEIN SHOCKS
GT BASED CUSTOM BODYKIT

Brisbane , Australia
Think mean think fast
all youll see is
my Porsches Arse!!!

pocketscience · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:09 pm Post subject:

Scorp' you're not Taswegian are you??

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95 993
69 911

macBdog · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:29 pm Post subject:

My initial thought when I met Scorp:

F*ck me... it is actually him in that avatar. Asshole!

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RC · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 2637 Location: Australia

While I have no hesitation agreeing that this installation falls way short of both Porsche`s and my own standards, Scorpio IMO should be entitled to some commendation at least for his willingness to "have a go" and undertake such a modification himself.

Quite obviously this is not his trade and as a valid defense justifies his work on economic grounds, time constraints, external visibility and the fact that it will still work regardless.

Let`s face it, quality comes down to time, skill, money, or a combination of all. Sure that Paris Hilton, Oprah, the Queen, or any other rich but unskilled individual, could easily have "the best" 924 if they desired it. A large majority of the nicest looking and fastest cars on this board have been prepared by shops, subcontractors and external craftsmen (paid or otherwise) rather than the knowledge, skills and fabrication of the owners. Other individuals may be retired, unemployed, single or have no other life and ample time to devote to their toys. There are some exceptions however and those owners/builders deserve much credit. Kudos to them.

tuurbo · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:23 am Post subject:

tuurbo · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:31 am Post subject:

Princeton's Wordnet: scrappy

adjective
full of fighting spirit; "a scrappy admiral"
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject:

hhmmm interesting..& yea las vegas was paradise

I felt better when you guys decided to shake hands..
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Scorpio · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:21 pm Post subject:

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

yea..what is this? i thought this was over already..

about the intercooler instalation....i would never follow this route...i would never chop the body of my car in this way...maby replace/reweld parts of it with re-engineered ones but never play butcher.
I did cut the rear fenders when i installed the CGT body and i regret i didnt do a cleaner job. I hate improvisations and underengineered systems/assemblies.
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