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Old 04-24-2007, 10:27 PM
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NO --I liked the 911 i had but it was a pain to work on--I'll keep the BB Vette thanks--Glenn
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Old 04-25-2007, 01:30 PM
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Been doing it for years and recon, saved tons of money. Only had to pay myself twice. Once, thr wife "kissed" a concerete wall with a front bumper. $400 out of pocket. Other time somebody puked over the rear door panel and caused clear coat damage. Will cost $500.
That's good as long it works for you. For me to insure such a car as a Porsche it would still be too much whichever way I went. Plus the cost of parts on that car But the insurance would be the most costly.
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Old 04-25-2007, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenn's 67 BB Vert
NO --I liked the 911 i had but it was a pain to work on--I'll keep the BB Vette thanks--Glenn
Try a big block C-3 with all options inc. air cond. there isn't room in their to get your hands in. But parts for a porsche are too costly.
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Old 04-25-2007, 02:05 PM
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Nah, not the base model. I am interested in the 997 TT though.
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Old 04-25-2007, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenn's 67 BB Vert
NO --I liked the 911 i had but it was a pain to work on--I'll keep the BB Vette thanks--Glenn
As I understant these 911 are very easy to work on.

You just have to drop the rear subframe (engine + transaxle) off the car.

Yeah, but in all seriousness, a couple of good wrench monkeys can drop it in a couple hours and then you pretty much can do whatever you want with wide open access.
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Originally Posted by PeterK
As I understant these 911 are very easy to work on.

You just have to drop the rear subframe (engine + transaxle) off the car.

Yeah, but in all seriousness, a couple of good wrench monkeys can drop it in a couple hours and then you pretty much can do whatever you want with wide open access.
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Originally Posted by LS WON
My friend has a lift in his garage and with his friend he dropped the rear subframe and totally rebuilt/turbocharged his 993.
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Old 05-01-2007, 05:47 PM
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Nope !
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Old 05-03-2007, 03:56 PM
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Nope. Porsche 911 body lines were never in my top list of cars I lust for. Looks mean a lot to me in cars, besides performance of course. Independent of cost my top four most beautiful makes are (not in any particular order) Corvette C6, Viper, Aston Martin Vanquish, Ferrari F430.
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Old 05-04-2007, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Naustica
No. Too high maintenance cost and too little power.
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Not enough power in a non-S...I love the uninformed posts though.
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Old 05-11-2007, 09:25 AM
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if you want to be fast get a vette, if you want the label get a base 911If we were talking a awd turbo then whole dif ball game and price range too.
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