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Any one familiar with this shop? Looking to have my 915 gearbox rebuilt by Peter. He came highly recommended.
Trying to get some feedback from anyone that has performed work on there air cooled Porsche from this place. Cheers! |
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Very reputable shop. Very knowledgeable and helpful at the track.
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Peter Dawe is one of the most respected and skilled Porsche Specialists you could possibly hope to have work on your car.
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I've been using his shop for eight years now. Excellent! Those guys are family now. My 77 930 is currently there getting a little service.
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Best guys out there!! Peter and sons trevor and kevin!
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My 915 gearbox needs help. Looking forward to meeting the crew!
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Peter and I went to private school together 50 years ago.Hard to find a more talented person than him.Also humble and a nice man.Rare combo.Ciao Fred
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I have only good things to say about Peter Dawe, reputationally and knowing him and doing business with him myself.
I've also known faapgar since I was a kid (he ran a Porsche shop and maintained my parents' 911). He definitely has lots of interesting stories to tell. |
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Fred.... did you ever work for the Whittington brothers? I think Peter did. talk about stories to tell...
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Mid 70,s IMSA was like the wild west of the international cleansing of the almighty dollar.RV Salesman,Flower Salesman,Hedge Fund Dudes,Pyramid Schemes,People who stole the old fashioned way and just inherited the money.John Paul Jr.was a really good driver and real Talent.His father was a scary person so no comments until his obituary.Peter is the guy who was there and worked for Andial for years when it was Andial.A good autobiography needs several people.You had to see a CAR heauler with 10 935 motors,60 wheels,2 spare cars,15 gearboxes for spares.That was just one team.There were 7 to 9 teams at that time that well equipped.At that time my GTU 914-6 would arrive on an open trailer like the plebeian it was.We had fun neverless.Ciao
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wow fred. you were in it! wild west indeed.
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And don’t leave off the 924 GTR and D production racers. Peter was there at the birth of the water pumpers too. A bit of everything.
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Called Dawes this past fall (while considering the purchase of a car that needed a bit of love... more on that later) on recommendations from older posts for "special" East Coast builders. Talked to Peter at nearly 5pm on a Friday, he was more than happy to chew the fat with a complete newbie.
This conversation alone was enough to know I had the right guy on the phone and I will absolutely be headed Dawes' way once further down the rabbit hole 
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I’ll post the step by step progress as Peter keeps me up to speed.
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Peter built a great turbo 924 for Imsa for a GUY named Tom from Whitehall Capitol.Came down the straight and under braking would throw flames like a medieval dragon from the bottom of the front door to the rear of the car.I would see that and pray for no fuel leaks.That was 1979.He was the best teller of stories because he told them with a twinkle in his eyes.I remember Sebring when he got into a tussle with a guy and the guys Puerto Rican girlfriend pulled a knife and stabbed him in the top of his shoulder.He cold cocked her and it was over.I think I clapped and made him a tourniquet.Imsa the Wild West back then.
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Ask him about the time when they went under the tunnel turn at Daytona and came up to the traffic light behind 2 drivers named Hurley H.& Danny O.Got behind them and stood on it and pushed them through the red light into the intersectionThey were surprised.That is it or the autobiography is toast.Ask him and watch him smile.I would say give him a hug but do not.I spoke with him and he knows I love him.He answered my question on compression ratios today.Ciao
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