My car interests are bipolar!

[Rot 911]

I'm becoming dysfunctional. The two cars I am presently tinkering on are the '86 Carrera and the '58 Sprite. I never cease to be amazed at the difference in the cost of parts for these two cars. Just this week I bought a new fan housing for the 911. Cost me $476.00 from Pelican! On the Sprite I want to upgrade the engine from a 1098cc to a rompin stompin 1275cc engine. That engine in running condition should cost be somewhere between $300-$400. I'm not complaining about Porsche parts, I somewhat understand the cost of being in the club, but, damn, it is enough to make my head spin sometimes.

[jkeyzer]

A good friend of mine has a 70 (or so) MGB. That car is a blast, he rebuilt the engine for almost nothing, and a replacement overdrive transmission was recently found for pennies at a local junkyard.

The only thing that scares me about that car are the wire wheels. I never thought of wheels as a maintenance item until he told me about what happens when the splines go bad on that car.

[Rot 911]

Not a big problem. Splines go bad, you just don't go or if you were already going, you just don't stop.

[Jdub]

Oh yeah; the splines! It is a twice a year item to remove the wheel, brush the spline with a wire brush, and relube.

I hear you. My MGB trans cost $250.00 rebuilt/exchange. Add a zero to the right for a 915 rebuild only!

A TR6 hardtop? $350.00. A hardtop for my Targa? I saw one for $2,000.00!

However, that said, the quality and driving experience are quite different - the Porsche is LOVE BABY!

I will say I got A LOT more waves in the MG or TR.

John

[thrown_hammer]

Try talking your wife into a Unimog ambulance. I still don't have one...

[Rot 911]

Originally posted by thrown_hammer
Try talking your wife into a Unimog ambulance. I still don't have one...

Damn man, I'd have to divorce her with an attitude like that!

[emcon5]

Originally posted by thrown_hammer
Try talking your wife into a Unimog ambulance. I still don't have one...

Bah. This would be much more fun:



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Tom

[nostatic]

Originally posted by emcon5
Bah. This would be much more fun:

Now *that* would be useful for track days...but $8500 bucks? I see those for $5K all the time at Pomona...

[Efrain68912]

Kurt, I'm with you on the Porsche/Sprite thing. They're both charming in their own way. Sprite parts are sure a lot cheaper, though. And, they make pretty decent racecars.

[emcon5]

Originally posted by nostatic
I see those for $5K all the time at Pomona...

LOL

Well, this one is a convertable.

Tom

[thrown_hammer]

Try talking your wife into a Unimog ambulance. I still don't have one...

I mean c'mon, its a camper in the back. Who wouldn't want a camper that can scale 70% inclines and 90% declines???

[JEB]

I'm with you guys on the British v. German thing. Love my TR-6 but it is a whole different thing.

will say I got A LOT more waves in the MG or TR.

Ditto - people love my Tr-6. Kids run to the curb and wave - everyone asks about it. People pay relatively little attention to the 930 for some reason. Maybe its because the TR-6 is a convertable?

Try talking your wife into a Unimog ambulance. I still don't have one...

How about a MaxiMog. Remember the thread from a couple of months ago?

Jeb
'79 930
'69 TR-6 - which was much faster than the '71 and later cars. They had lower CR and alot of smog stuff. My car runs like a real sports car

[drwest]

I am in agreement with Shawn. A Unimog would be the ultimate! There was one for sale locally a while back. The only compelling reason that I could come up with to buy it was "damn it would look good in the driveway". The wifey shot that idea down.

[thrown_hammer]

It runs in the family. My mom has a Pinzgauer. That thing is a HOOT!