Hey, I got the same wheels on mine
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I watched a 550 replica go for less than 25K on BaT the other day; I think something simple and fun like that could really recharge my batteries, but right now, the money I have is staying put. Plus, I have way too many unfinished projects.

Not a Beck, but it looks good in these pix

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1955-porsche-550a-12/?utm_source=transactionalemail&utm_medium=email&ut m_campaign=bat_watched_listing_ended

Manual shift Caymans can also add a GT-3 shifter. Holy Mackerel, it makes a huge difference !! Also changed of course to GT-3 uprights and control arms when I changed to the big brake rotors.

Oh, and I might add: Those bigger brakes are a LIFE SAVER when driving in town. People are idiots behind the wheel. This lady in a mini van wearing a burka almost took me out.

I can deal with the harsh ride but the alignment has to be corrected. Sound deadening isn't going to help. I have a damn elect. transmission oil cooler that makes a racket

Gaww Damn !!!! Look that is a gorgeous Cayman. I see what you like !! :)

That's because you guys aren't in tune. Porsche's aren't about wrenching and driving. It's about picking up the chicks man.

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mmm...Probably has way reduced castor angle too. Do the front wheel self-center on the freeway? It would be a fantastic car once sorted out. Stay with it.

Yeah I will accept the blame for declining values ;) but not declining appreciation for driving these cool cars. Took the 914-6 for a leisurely spin with my wife through the farm lands this afternoon but couldn’t resist taking a couple of corners at 8/10s and the car is just an absolute marvel. The red mist is not completely dead, but it now choses its moments. Besides, who wants to end up in the ER these days? :confused:

As soon as we got home, had to fix a loose shift knob. Can’t turn off anal.

I put more hours in the recliner than the Shed anymore....With 13 motorcycles, 3 old German cars and fleet of snowmobiles, Chores are never lacking....

Vash, what would you rather do with your time? I know, I know, we both have to work and spend time with family. With little time we have left in the month, I know there are better things to do then crawling under a car or pulling dusty interiors out to get it done correctly. I wonder if you had more time, would you have done more? Lets say if you had two months plus off like a school teacher with the same salary that equals your current, would you have gone through with the project.

Why the hell we do these project anyway? It used to be that it was a great deal. Buy a clean car for a few hundred or thousand and have enough parts hanging around or hunt for cheap parts at your local Pick-A-Part, come home spend the whole weekend crawling under there and still smile by Monday morning wishing the weekend was a 30 hour day.

Didn't someone start a thread about taking man-hormone supplements? As long as you're not the guy importing freeze dried elephant pecker, and you stick to FDA approved stuff, why don't you do that? Life should be pursued with vigor. You only go around once and then it's all over.

Got one more for yahttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1586233278.jpg

To keep my T up, I still scare the shiizzle out myself regularly mtn biking. It’s way too easy to get over my head on technical stuff with major pucker power. Now throw in bears just out of hibernation, three cougars in my back yard and a local pack of coyotes with no fear of humans, and it keeps the heart pumping. Just about ran into a male black bear last week. It didn’t spook.

Man, you got that right, but it can wait.

Tell you what, those coyotes look just like dogs. And they are EVERYWHERE. Don't let your dog run after them, because there will likely be a pack waiting to ambush him.

That's the problem, after so many years, it becomes a chore instead of stuffing food in my face just so I can get on to the next step. How many nights we spend with a light or flashlight even in the cold trying to work on the car. It wasn't needed, but we did. Now, somehow I just know when to pack up my crap and head for warmth after 4:30-5. There's always next week or month to chase after the dash connection. I think I am in trouble.

That happened yesterday about 2 miles away when a pack of 4 went after a male 4 YO Catahoula. They got a couple of puncture wounds in his flank, but he went after them and drove them off. Got sewed up and was good for another round.

My 67 lb doodle, not so much. In fact he would hide behind me.

Back to why wrenches don’t do it as much anymore.

I'm like McLovin....I had aspirational car goals, which I accomplished. I've restored cars from basket cases. First 911 before 25. Ferrari before 30. My first car I ever restored, I did in high school...I still have. And now I find myself coming full circle and wanting to redo bits of it. After selling the Ferrari, it's an odd feeling. I don't regret selling it, but in some ways, very few cars "do" anything for me anymore.

I still have a few Porsches and some of my buddies hound me why I don't drive the older ones. The thread about the collector with the barn full of cars speaks to me....I can totally see why somebody would do that. I like the idea of them sitting in the barn to look at. Having the time to drive them is another thing. But, I still like having them.

I spend more time collecting and reading books about cars. A few years ago, I gained a real interest in Brass-Era (or as some say...Edwardian) cars, especially because of the rich history of Indiana automakers. As I've gotten older, the simpler things appeal to me.

I work in the middle of the night, and often have down time where I can look at car stuff online. (That's what I'm doing, as I type this). Last night, I spent about 3 hours trying to think of what my next car would be. I DD an '83 Mercedes 240d with 300K miles on it. I maintain it like crazy, and *knock on wood* has been completely reliable and will continue to be.

Right now, there is not a new car that speaks to me. Even still, from a driving point of view, not too much appeals to me...new or old. If I won the lottery and had unlimited funds, there are some cars I would like to have has eye candy with an occasional drive.

Last year I started getting into using a wheeling machine, taking classes with some of the heavy hitters in the industry (no...not Runge). I have a pipe dream of coachbuilding my own car, based on a spare triumph chassis that I have. For me, the artistry and technical ability of creating something from raw aluminum really appeals to me. Is that still being a car guy? who knows.

The 50's home built specials were cool....backyard engineering built by enthusiasts. That's the kind of stuff that appeals to me now, not PDK hyper cars.

What a weird place OT is - a thread on a car forum about how the OP is no longer a car guy and a bunch of other members of the same car forum hugging-it-out about how they aren't car guys either (and with a bit of "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa new technology sucks so bad - only caveman shiit for me!" thrown in for good measure) . . . biggly yuuugggeeeely entertaining for sure. :D

The E Queen is calling you. :D