Sports Cars, Muscle Cars and Customs!

[milhouse]

Originally Posted by MACS

Meh. I prefer my baby. 328 hp, Monaco red seats, and Japanese reliability. When that thing goes tits up (and it will, it's German) bust open the wallet.

Of course, my opinion is MY opinion, and worth just about .

... and there is alway the guy who comes along to rain on somebodys parade.

Did you really just compare a glorified nissan to a porsche?

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by milhouse

... and there is alway the guy who comes along to rain on somebodys parade.

Did you really just compare a glorified nissan to a porsche?

In all fairness, the "glorified Nissan" with red seats and spindly wheels (along with any number of Subarus or Hyundais) will probably outrun my antique.

Old, slow and heavy as it is in stock condition (barely knocking off zero-60 in six and hardly able to get out of its own way enroute to 163mph) I still look back at least once each time I park it. In spite of what I do the resale value continues to rise. And in spite of what others think, a good example from the era is vastly overbuilt and very hard to break.

I don't know who fixes modern rice burners but my daughter and I can tune a 911, drop an engine, strip an exhaust or knock out a valve lash adjustment in a few hours. And she works cheaper than the dealership!

[mmblz]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

In all fairness, the "glorified Nissan" with red seats and spindly wheels (along with any number of Subarus or Hyundais) will probably outrun my antique.

"fast acceleration" still doesn't make it a sports car, muscle car, or custom


Love your Porsche! Maybe someday, many years down the road, for me...
In the meantime I love my 98 BMW M Roadster - at least during the summer
No pics. It's black. Use your imagination / google.


I can handle some of the ricers for you and then we can have a cigar.

[poker]

Originally Posted by mmblz

"fast acceleration" still doesn't make it a sports car, muscle car, or custom


Love your Porsche! Maybe someday, many years down the road, for me...
In the meantime I love my 98 BMW M Roadster - at least during the summer
No pics. It's black. Use your imagination / google.


I can handle some of the ricers for you and then we can have a cigar.

Im with you. My '05 M3 hasn't been driven in some time but were restoring back to original in preparation to ship it to Thailand.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by mmblz

"fast acceleration" still doesn't make it a sports car, muscle car, or custom

Word. Mrs. Moo's Jeep runs a 330hp hemi. Not sure what I'd call it but sports- or muscle car do not come to mind.

[milhouse]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

In all fairness, the "glorified Nissan" with red seats and spindly wheels (along with any number of Subarus or Hyundais) will probably outrun my antique.

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Comparing new technology to old technology is an apples to orange comparison.
So many cars have 300+ hp these days, that alone does not make it a sports car, let alone an iconic one at that.

20 years from now, the Porsche will still be a highly sought after collectible. That Infiniti (and 99% of all cars for that matter) will probably be driven by a high school kid who saved his paper route money and bought his first car.

[Mister Moo]

Not to flog and dead horse but I just stumbled on this - excellent validation of the above post.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2012...NEWS/121009989

[hazydat620]

don't know if this would be the place but, for you guys who like engine p*rn, here's the 76 Datsun 620 broke down in the rebuilding stage, were it still is. over thirty is classic right? and a weber carb makes it a muscle right, right?

[Bondo 287]

Originally Posted by hazydat620

....... over thirty is classic right?

Twenty years is classic. 25 years + is antique.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by hazydat620

don't know if this would be the place but, for you guys who like engine p*rn, here's the 76 Datsun 620 broke down in the rebuilding stage, were it still is. over thirty is classic right? and a weber carb makes it a muscle right, right?

This is the place! Keep updating your progress; we'd love to see your work turning scars into stars.

[mosesbotbol]

Is that a sandblaster in the background?

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Is that a sandblaster in the background?

It was until the lexan screen got smashed. Now it's a big red box.

[poker]

thank you. It was fun when it was all dolled up. 15" Brembos, full adjustable suspension, 4.10 diff, cams, software, Ti exhaust, etc.

[kgoings]

Here is my 68...that I no longer have

My next project will be a 67 GTO or a 73 Charger

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by kgoings

Here is my 68...that I no longer have

My next project will be a 67 GTO or a 73 Charger

Sweet! Do the Goat.

[Mister Moo]

In to the paint shop in March:



Over to wet sanding:



...and across to the Outer Banks three weeks later:



Previous owner(s) in Texas and Oklahoma buffed and burned, right down to primer in some places. Too bad the original paint wasn't salvageable. Oh well - it's a clearcoated piece of steel now. Huge improvement.

[RWhisenand]

Nice ride, here are a couple pics of my 911:



In the garage with our departed Boxster:



My current track car, a NA 944



What you stated earlier about properly driving your Porsche is right on, these were not meant to be babied, every car pictured have seen track time, the 944 of course sees the most.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by RWhisenand

Nice ride, here are a couple pics of my 911...
In the garage...

Nice! Would you describe the C2 driving characteristics and experience?

[RWhisenand]

The 964, 911 C2 is very planted in corners in comparison to the earlier 911's. there is still a good bit of 'lift off oversteer' compared to other cars, but not having the torsion bar suspension helps. Of course you already know that the flat 6 makes most of its usable power over 5000 rpm, as a result this car is not fast off the line, but very quick from 70 mph to 100 mph. IMHO, the 3.6 L was the best of the air cooled engines, but your 3.2 L ( I assume) is bulletproof too.

Next year this car will be getting a new suspension, I'm looking at either the Bilstiens with H&R springs, or a whole set of coil overs. Not that this car has a bad suspension, but it is over 20 years old.

In general I love driving this car, it's been tracked a number of times, but not since I picked up the 944. That is a Spec racer though, and a dedicated track car. I might be tempted to enter the 911 in an AX or two though!

[mosesbotbol]

Like Carrera rocker script. Very classic