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  • asuj158
    E30 Fanatic
    • Nov 2008
    • 1206

    #736
    Originally posted by mcr_driver
    I vote a one week ban as punishment for not doing the obvious...well aside from his daughter that is :rofl:
    sad thing is that wasnt his nicest car...

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    • TDE30
      R3V OG
      • Feb 2008
      • 7042

      #737
      Originally posted by acolella76
      YOU DATED A BITCH WITH A 917 AND NEVER TOOK PICTURES?! :hitler: :hitler:
      Yeah, seriously man, wtf? Have any info on the 917? That's a pretty close-knit community, I assume the dude is/was a collector of some sort.

      Originally posted by LateFan
      Not a beautiful thing, really, but an interesting story about the 1981 effort to run a retrofitted 917 at Le Mans. Shows how fast technology outruns our old favorite cars..

      http://www.maisonblanche.co.uk/917k81.html
      Read that this AM, I think I heard about the 917K81 a while back, but I never knew much about it (or how unsuccessful it was, lol.) They pointed to the advancement in tire technology in that ten-year gap as a large part of the reason it did so poorly at LeMans, and apparently it was also significantly worse on fuel than the 936's. Wild stuff.
      - Trey

      E90 325i/6 (ZSP, ZPP, ZCW)
      E36 325i sedan
      E30 325i sedan
      Volvo 945T

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      • LateFan
        R3V Elite
        • May 2013
        • 4399

        #738
        Something I've learned is that relative to modern race (& "super") cars, the 917 was pretty far off the ground and had fairly soft springs. In photos and videos, you can see how much suspension movement and body roll there is.

        That article points out how modern tires and downforce just twisted that old frame and suspension until it failed.

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        • LateFan
          R3V Elite
          • May 2013
          • 4399

          #739
          Originally posted by asuj158
          ... that wasnt his nicest car...
          BlasFEMer!!! <in my best Jon Stewart outrage voice>

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          • LateFan
            R3V Elite
            • May 2013
            • 4399

            #740
            Singer 911

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            908..

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            • LateFan
              R3V Elite
              • May 2013
              • 4399

              #741
              Rennsport IV

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              • LateFan
                R3V Elite
                • May 2013
                • 4399

                #742
                550-03

                This is the car Jerry Seinfield had restored / rebuilt to perfection. Recently featured in Excellence Magazine. They built a lot of it from scratch where there was too much metal fatigue to save parts.

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                • LateFan
                  R3V Elite
                  • May 2013
                  • 4399

                  #743
                  Details..

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                  • LateFan
                    R3V Elite
                    • May 2013
                    • 4399

                    #744
                    group shot

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                    • Fusion
                      No R3VLimiter
                      • Nov 2009
                      • 3658

                      #745
                      Any r3v porschers looking for a 930 special wishes wheel, hit me a PM.









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                      • asuj158
                        E30 Fanatic
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 1206

                        #746
                        Originally posted by LateFan
                        BlasFEMer!!! <in my best Jon Stewart outrage voice>
                        he owns one of jimmy clarks old indy 500 cars...

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                        • LateFan
                          R3V Elite
                          • May 2013
                          • 4399

                          #747
                          oh...well...OK then, that qualifies.

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                          • LateFan
                            R3V Elite
                            • May 2013
                            • 4399

                            #748
                            Monday

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                            • E30_Pare
                              R3V OG
                              • Oct 2008
                              • 7801

                              #749
                              for those that dont keep an eye on magnus walker. heres his "911STR" i had my hands on a couple months back.

                              also got cover on car&driver




                              NEW ERA AUTO GLASS - SFV SOCAL - 818 974-3673
                              DREWLIENTE

                              1$ PShops PM me

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                              • LateFan
                                R3V Elite
                                • May 2013
                                • 4399

                                #750
                                Cool that you get to see those cars in person.

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