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Old 06-22-2010, 09:43 PM
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After much internal debating and a few false starts, I've finally gotten off of my *** and started the next project. The first part has been purchased:

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Old 06-23-2010, 12:21 AM
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Odd shift lever. Something rear-engined?
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Old 06-23-2010, 12:55 AM
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I'm going to say that's a 911 shift boot...

EDIT: Yeah, that definitely looks like a 911 part.
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Old 06-23-2010, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by rider384
I'm going to say that's a 911 shift boot...

EDIT: Yeah, that definitely looks like a 911 part.
Close, but no cigar I believe, knowing Joe's checkered past with automobiles.
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Old 06-23-2010, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by gospeed81
Close, but no cigar I believe, knowing Joe's checkered past with automobiles.
IIRC older Porsches share a lot of similar parts with another car type.....
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Old 06-23-2010, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff_Ciesielski
IIRC older Porsches share a lot of similar parts with another car type.....
VW bus?
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Old 06-23-2010, 11:24 AM
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c'mon Joe, we need a litlte more info

for all we know that's a really fancy *****
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Old 06-23-2010, 12:29 PM
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Holy crap!!!

Is that a marble counter top!!?!?!?!
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Old 06-23-2010, 12:50 PM
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Formica, bitches.
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Old 06-23-2010, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff_Ciesielski
IIRC older Porsches share a lot of similar parts with another car type.....
914s, carmann ghias and VW beetles come to mind
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Old 06-23-2010, 02:05 PM
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i smell notchback
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VW bug. Perfect pedo cruise mobile.
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Old 06-23-2010, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Fireindc
VW bug. Perfect pedo cruise mobile.
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Old 06-23-2010, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by rider384
Yeah, that definitely looks like a 911 part.
No.

Originally Posted by lordrigamus
VW bus?
No.

Originally Posted by wayne_curr
carmann ghias
It's Karmann Ghia.

And no.

(Although I do really love those cars.)

Originally Posted by fooger03
Is that a marble counter top!!?!?!?!
No.

Originally Posted by y8s
i smell notchback
No.

Originally Posted by Fireindc
VW bug.
No.

Originally Posted by kotomile
Something rear-engined?
No.
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Old 06-23-2010, 09:32 PM
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It's a bi-plane
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ITS A TRAP!!!!

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Porsche 914?
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Assisted suicide machine?
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Originally Posted by baron340
Porsche 914?
GIS says BINGO!
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So I was right then....
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