Pelican Parts
Parts Catalog Accessories Catalog How To Articles Tech Forums
Call Pelican Parts at 888-280-7799
Shopping Cart Cart | Project List | Order Status | Help



Go Back   Pelican Parts Forums > Miscellaneous and Off Topic Forums > Off Topic Discussions


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Author
Thread Post New Thread    Reply
Toujours l' Audace
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Sleepy Hollow IL
Posts: 691

__________________
porsche85
gmc 72
Old 12-14-2015, 11:19 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32241 (permalink)
Registered
 
David McLaughlin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Burlington Massachusetts
Posts: 1,989
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by porsche930dude View Post
loving those louvers

How recent is this photo. I remember this car was on the cover of an old VW/Porsche magazine in the mid to late '80s.


Old 12-14-2015, 12:18 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32242 (permalink)
Registered
 
URY914's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Jacksonville FL
Posts: 50,449
Garage
__________________
Jacksonville. Florida

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ury914/
Old 12-14-2015, 02:29 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32243 (permalink)
Registered
 
URY914's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Jacksonville FL
Posts: 50,449
Garage
__________________
Jacksonville. Florida

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ury914/
Old 12-14-2015, 02:30 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32244 (permalink)
Registered
 
porsche930dude's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NY
Posts: 7,602
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by David McLaughlin View Post
How recent is this photo. I remember this car was on the cover of an old VW/Porsche magazine in the mid to late '80s.


Its for sale on BAT
The First V8 Conversion: Rod Simpson Raced 1966 Porsche 912 | Bring a Trailer
__________________
82 SC , 72 914
Old 12-14-2015, 02:35 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32245 (permalink)
Registered
 
URY914's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Jacksonville FL
Posts: 50,449
Garage
__________________
Jacksonville. Florida

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ury914/
Old 12-14-2015, 02:39 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32246 (permalink)
 
Unregistered
 
sammyg2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: a wretched hive of scum and villainy
Posts: 55,652
Old 12-14-2015, 02:40 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32247 (permalink)
Registered
 
Racerbvd's Avatar








__________________
Byron

20+ year PCA member

Many Cool Porsches, Projects& Parts, Vintage BMX bikes too
Old 12-14-2015, 02:59 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32248 (permalink)
Registered
 
URY914's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Jacksonville FL
Posts: 50,449
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by porsche930dude View Post
loving those louvers

For Sale...........

The First V8 Conversion: Rod Simpson Raced 1966 Porsche 912 | Bring a Trailer
__________________
Jacksonville. Florida

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ury914/
Old 12-14-2015, 04:31 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32249 (permalink)
Registered
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: So. Cal.
Posts: 11,253
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by herr_oberst View Post
Lots of places to stuff a WWII V-12:

Allison in Cal Poly SLO's tractor:






The Nethercutt

Packard




Packard PT Boat motor


A Merlin Rolls:


__________________
David

1972 911T/S MFI Survivor
Old 12-14-2015, 05:35 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32250 (permalink)
Registered
 
kach22i's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 54,028
Garage
https://www.pinterest.com/drm65701/bikes/
__________________
1977 911S Targa 2.7L (CIS) Silver/Black
2012 Infiniti G37X Coupe (AWD) 3.7L Black on Black
1989 modified Scat II HP Hovercraft
George, Architect
Old 12-15-2015, 06:03 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32251 (permalink)
Still Doin Time
 
asphaltgambler's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Nokesville, Va.
Posts: 8,225
Those early engines are just mechanical masterpieces.................................art
__________________
'15 Dodge - 'Dango R/T Hauls groceries and Kinda Hauls *ss
'07 Jeep SRT-8 - Hauls groceries and Hauls *ss Sold
'85 Guards Red Targa - Almost finished after 17 years
'95 Road King w/117ci - No time to ride, see above
'77 Sportster Pro-Street Drag Bike w/93ci - Sold
Old 12-15-2015, 08:14 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32252 (permalink)
 
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 10
Great thread. Some one offs I haven't stumbled across before.
Old 12-15-2015, 08:40 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32253 (permalink)
Registered
 
creaturecat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: North Vancouver bc
Posts: 5,294
Quote:
Originally Posted by herr_oberst View Post
it used to be quite the sport. in the mid-west, anyways.
the junker tractors powered by Allison.
usually driven by some farmer that liked to "tinker around in the winter".
what a noise!

Old 12-15-2015, 12:03 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32254 (permalink)
Too big to fail
 
widebody911's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Carmichael, CA
Posts: 33,894
Garage
Send a message via AIM to widebody911 Send a message via Yahoo to widebody911
__________________
"You go to the track with the Porsche you have, not the Porsche you wish you had."
'03 E46 M3
'57 356A
Various VWs
Old 12-15-2015, 12:03 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32255 (permalink)
Model Citizen
 
herr_oberst's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
Posts: 19,336
^ Roundhouse?
Old 12-15-2015, 12:17 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32256 (permalink)
Registered
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Posts: 8,673
^^Is that the maintenance facility in Denver that's going to close?

Last edited by tcar; 12-15-2015 at 02:37 PM..
Old 12-15-2015, 12:55 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32257 (permalink)
Registered
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: SW Cheese Country
Posts: 13,614
Garage
__________________
Brent
The X15 was the only aircraft I flew where I was glad the engine quit. - Milt Thompson.

"Don't get so caught up in your right to dissent that you forget your obligation to contribute." Mrs. James to her son Chappie.
Old 12-15-2015, 02:13 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32258 (permalink)
Registered
 
WPOZZZ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Honolulu, HI
Posts: 9,911
The Wraith!
__________________
The fun - '06 Carrera, '79 930, '06 S4 Avant, '16 i8
The mundane - '24 Tesla Model 3, '22 Tesla Model Y, '19 Tacoma
Old 12-15-2015, 02:46 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32259 (permalink)
Registered
 
kach22i's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 54,028
Garage
RAILWAYS IN UZBEKISTAN
DELUXE TRAIN "AFROSIAB"

http://www.centralasia-travel.com/en/countries/uzbekistan/transport/trains


Quote:
The aerodynamic front design of the train allows optimizing the action of wave pressure and crosswind, reaching maximum speed.

__________________
1977 911S Targa 2.7L (CIS) Silver/Black
2012 Infiniti G37X Coupe (AWD) 3.7L Black on Black
1989 modified Scat II HP Hovercraft
George, Architect
Old 12-15-2015, 02:51 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #32260 (permalink)
Reply


 


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:25 PM.


 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page
 

DTO Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.