Finally a Porsche 911 I can afford!

"jkm7680" (jkm7680) 04/09/2015 at 16:40 • Filed to: None

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Urhmmmm, it's not what I had in mind though.

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Wacko > jkm7680 04/09/2015 at 16:53

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4 bids on it already, you better hurry up

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > jkm7680 04/09/2015 at 16:55

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The Porsche bubble is totally crazy

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > jkm7680 04/09/2015 at 17:03

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Hey hey! It has leather sits! Better act fast because, while I'm not sure what they are, they are leather, so certainly a premium.

TheHondaBro > jkm7680 04/09/2015 at 17:14

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PLEASE DON'T TELL ME THAT'S A SLANTNOSE!!!

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > jkm7680 04/09/2015 at 17:20

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Can anyone say backdated-slantnose-speedster conversion?

I would love to see a car combining the long-hood classic looks, with shaved-down 'flachbau' front fenders and 914 round-edged pop-up headlights just above the classic turn signals and vents, all with a wide body speedster hard tonneau cover, and cut-down windshield.

Porsche never built those three things together.

There are no slant-nose long-hood cars. I am not sure if anyone has ever even tried that, the original long-hood cars are too valuable to cut up.

There are no long-hood speedsters originally, the black one above is back-dated.

I imagine most speedsters are not factory slant-nose cars, but perhaps there were just a handful of those... but more likely an aftermarket slant-nose conversion, and possibly also an aftermarket speedster conversion.

Certainly not all three together.

TotallyThatStupid > TheHondaBro 04/09/2015 at 17:21

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Nope. Just the natural curve of the structure. The slopnose look comes from the fenders.

E92M3 > TheHondaBro 04/09/2015 at 17:26

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You could build your own outlaw 911!

TheHondaBro > E92M3 04/09/2015 at 17:29

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Manuél Ferrari > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/09/2015 at 17:56

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the all cool classic and near classic car bubble is crazy

jkm7680 > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 04/09/2015 at 18:12

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I just wish that people would stop doing slantnose conversions. The car is beautiful and valuable as it is, why ruin it?

jkm7680 > TheHondaBro 04/09/2015 at 18:12

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It's whatever you want it to be.

jkm7680 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/09/2015 at 18:13

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You tell me, it's fucking insanity.

jkm7680 > Wacko 04/09/2015 at 18:13

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no

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Manuél Ferrari 04/09/2015 at 18:17

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I dunno about that. I bought my 1969 Chrysler for $1,700 so they're definitely still out there. I know it's not a classic 911 but still.

Manuél Ferrari > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 04/09/2015 at 18:18

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Then you should buy 3 more of them while you still can!

Eventually there will be nothing cool for cheap anymore

Tohru > jkm7680 04/09/2015 at 18:51

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You could do this to it and nobody could stop you.

jkm7680 > Tohru 04/09/2015 at 18:53

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Besides my wallet.

Tohru > jkm7680 04/09/2015 at 18:56

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So go the other route and find a chassis donor for it.

jkm7680 > Tohru 04/09/2015 at 18:58

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My wallet still doesn't understand.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > jkm7680 04/09/2015 at 19:35

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That depends on what car...

I mostly prefer standard headlights and fenders, too... to be honest, but for a shell with nothing left... why not do something off the wall that Porsche didn't do. If it had started off as a rare car, chances are, it would be rebuilt before now. A base model targa that has been stripped down to a tub, and already modified with 930 style rear fenders is nowhere near stock as-is, and is never going to be anywhere close to original ever again. It might as well be a canvas for some custom work.

Plus, there is just something go-cart-ish about a speedster with a slant-nose conversion, especially if it is done with racing fenders with NO headlights, or minimal headlights in the front bumper cover... the ultimate light-weight.

jkm7680 > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 04/09/2015 at 19:38

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That's true. If it were up to me, I'd build it back to factory spec. But again, that's just a personal preference of mine.

Tohru > jkm7680 04/09/2015 at 19:39

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Your wallet isn't very smart.

It's a Volkswagen Beetle chassis pan.

jkm7680 > Tohru 04/09/2015 at 19:41

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My wallet still couldn't. That's the joke.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > jkm7680 04/09/2015 at 21:43

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There are certain cars I would restore to factory OE configuration... but some cars are fairly nondescript.

A non-descript car, torn down to the chassis is just about the best canvas for something more interesting... and I would rather do something interesting to a nondescript car in that condition, than tear down a car that already is intact and stock.

And I figure turning a targa into a speedster when the targa bar is already removed might be no more, and possibly less difficult than trying to replace the targa bar and the rear glass.

jkm7680 > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 04/09/2015 at 21:46

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For instance, I'd love to make a widebody 914 since they aren't as rare and don't nearly cost as much. But I'd only do that if I were doing a ground up restoration.

So what you're saying actually does make a lot of sense. Since the car has lost most of it's original components, and it's not more than a mere frame and a couple of other parts, there's not much waste as long as it's being restored to it's former glory of being a running and driving car. It's better than the scrapper for sure, and there's no real ruining the car going on either since as I said, it's so incomplete currently.