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Custom Built Triposto - 911 Innards

Saw this in a Canadian paper, said it has a 83 2.7L enegine. I thought that 83 had 3.0L's? Anyway, looks nice.

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"Looks nice"??!!!!

mmmmmmmmmkay....

The front end is hideous. Those head lights...*shudder*....horrible....

I'll let you know after my eye surgery...prehaps you guys are right.

I didn't want to say it. ;) :D

Are they those wheels that keep spinning when the car stops?

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Originally posted by Victor
Are they those wheels that keep spinning when the car stops?

nope, they are just ugly.

Damn.

The helmet is a nice touch. Keep the crowd guessing your real identity. Is it? Could it be? It's OMG!!!! - That balding dude from accounts payable........

The aesthetics don't do it for me. But I really like the idea of building a car around Porsche parts. Here are some specs on it...

Body material of aluminum, Kevlar and fiberglass composite

Titanium paint specially formulated by ICI Autocolor to maximize tonal contrast

Central driving position

Molded one-piece driver and passenger seats integrated into the body for maximum structural rigidity

Adjustable foot-pedal assembly and footrest

Racing instrumentation (analogue and digital)

Removable quick release steering wheel

Welded roll cage

Special butterfly door hinge mechanism designed for midship driver seating control

Blueprinted Porsche horizontally opposed 6 cylinder air-cooled engine, 3.2 litre, 260+ hp

5-speed transaxle with Porsche Synchromesh Posi-traction

Limited slip differential

MOMO 20" Extreme wheels F: 8.5" R: 10"

Michelin Pilot: 255/35 ZR R: 285/30 ZR

Fully adjustable race tuned suspension (Bilstem shocks with coil over springs)

Adjustable carbon fibre front spoiler (driver remote control)

Aluminum fuel cell

13" brake disc all around

Double master cylinder with 4 piston brake caliper

Push button parking brake

Hydraulically activated single dry plate clutch with carbon fibre disc

Dry weight: 1000 kg (2200 lbs.) est.

Top speed: 276 km/h (170 mph) est.