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Bill in Bama
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Wow! For a garage like that I'd say it was worth the wait. I'm extremely jealous.
'21 718 GTS 4.0, AGM/Espresso/ Cognac
'17 Cayenne base, White/Luxor/Black
'16 Cayman GTS, great car, sold for the 4.0
'13 Cayenne base, DBM/Luxor beige
'06 Cayman S, first mid-engine car
'86 944 Turbo, fast! Stone grey
'84 944, my first Porsche DBM
'17 Cayenne base, White/Luxor/Black
'16 Cayman GTS, great car, sold for the 4.0
'13 Cayenne base, DBM/Luxor beige
'06 Cayman S, first mid-engine car
'86 944 Turbo, fast! Stone grey
'84 944, my first Porsche DBM
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GT3Twenty10
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F’n amazing shop!! LOVE that 914!! Flat6? 
Current Porsche’s
2012 Carrera S 997.2- ruby red, PDK,
BBS, PSS9’s, Gundo-hack…the keeper!!
Both sold:
2010 GT3 (base model)
2008 Cayman CRS 3.8
2012 Carrera S 997.2- ruby red, PDK,
BBS, PSS9’s, Gundo-hack…the keeper!!
Both sold:
2010 GT3 (base model)
2008 Cayman CRS 3.8
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blueline
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Great garage Jeff! It's a super fine workspace and layout. Congrats on the project and getting it built before the inflation insanity took hold. And thanks for posting more photos and for posting on the Garage Thread as I suggested earlier. Much appreciated!
As for Findlay, OH where you live, I've passed back and forth on I-75 many times and I'll never forget one trip in particular from the winter of '69 on Christmas day traveling back home to Downriver, MI (Wyandotte) following a quick trip to Nashville for a family visit. Temps were in the low teens that morning following a Christmas Eve low of 4° as I rode with the crazy (literally) dude I barely knew who had offered to drive me down from Wyandotte in his sorta cosmetically souped up '63 Comet which was really just a rusted out Detroit POS car.
Well, his burgundy Comet broke down near Findlay and, being dumb teenagers, we were not dressed for the weather and were sitting on the side of the road thinking we were going to freeze to death. Finally walked to a house about a half mile away that we could see across a barren winter field. The home owners took pity on us and let us in (that wouldn't happen today!) so that we could phone back to Detroit to get someone to come pick us up. I don't remember for sure, but they must have let us stay in the warm while we waited the several hours for someone to drive down and collect us. What a crappy time that was but it ended up ok!
So many trips up and down I-75, yet that crappy and brutal day in Findlay is the one that I will never forget, even though some details have faded away. (It was a long time ago after all...)
Oh yeah, memories of Wapakoneta too - always loved stopping at the Neil Armstrong Air & Space museum built in his honor along I-75 to pay homage to one of my heroes.
And, in case you're wondering about how I remembered the actual temps on that cold December 25, 1969 Christmas Day 54 years ago, I just now looked them up!
https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cit ... /year-1969
Great garage Jeff! It's a super fine workspace and layout. Congrats on the project and getting it built before the inflation insanity took hold. And thanks for posting more photos and for posting on the Garage Thread as I suggested earlier. Much appreciated!
As for Findlay, OH where you live, I've passed back and forth on I-75 many times and I'll never forget one trip in particular from the winter of '69 on Christmas day traveling back home to Downriver, MI (Wyandotte) following a quick trip to Nashville for a family visit. Temps were in the low teens that morning following a Christmas Eve low of 4° as I rode with the crazy (literally) dude I barely knew who had offered to drive me down from Wyandotte in his sorta cosmetically souped up '63 Comet which was really just a rusted out Detroit POS car.
Well, his burgundy Comet broke down near Findlay and, being dumb teenagers, we were not dressed for the weather and were sitting on the side of the road thinking we were going to freeze to death. Finally walked to a house about a half mile away that we could see across a barren winter field. The home owners took pity on us and let us in (that wouldn't happen today!) so that we could phone back to Detroit to get someone to come pick us up. I don't remember for sure, but they must have let us stay in the warm while we waited the several hours for someone to drive down and collect us. What a crappy time that was but it ended up ok!
So many trips up and down I-75, yet that crappy and brutal day in Findlay is the one that I will never forget, even though some details have faded away. (It was a long time ago after all...)
Oh yeah, memories of Wapakoneta too - always loved stopping at the Neil Armstrong Air & Space museum built in his honor along I-75 to pay homage to one of my heroes.
And, in case you're wondering about how I remembered the actual temps on that cold December 25, 1969 Christmas Day 54 years ago, I just now looked them up!
https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cit ... /year-1969
Tim
Current:
'26 911 Carrera S - PTS Verde British Racing Green
'24 Cayenne S - Algarve Blue Metallic
'21 718 Cayman GTS - Black
'22 911 Turbo S - Carmine Red
'21 718 Cayman GT4 - White
'11 GMC 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 - Black
Musik-Stadt Region
Current:
'26 911 Carrera S - PTS Verde British Racing Green
'24 Cayenne S - Algarve Blue Metallic
'21 718 Cayman GTS - Black
'22 911 Turbo S - Carmine Red
'21 718 Cayman GT4 - White
'11 GMC 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 - Black
Musik-Stadt Region
1970 factory six. When I bought it 20 years ago it was advertised in San Diego as a 2.5L set up for auto crossing. I flared it with steel flairs. Later, when rebuilding the engine, we found out it was a 2.7 with an aluminum case. We twin sparked it with crank fired ignition, PMO's, hotter cam, etc. It scratches that air cooled itch when it screams.
1970 914 factory six. 2.7L
2005 Cayenne V6
2007 997.1 C2S
2012 Panamera 4
2005 Merc SLK350 (wife's)
1999 HD FXDWG
2005 Cayenne V6
2007 997.1 C2S
2012 Panamera 4
2005 Merc SLK350 (wife's)
1999 HD FXDWG
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Stormy_Monday
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Ready to paint next week
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Red Cars Rule
2022 718 Boxster GTS 4.0
2025 Cayenne e-Hybrid
2015 Ferrari California T
2022 718 Boxster GTS 4.0
2025 Cayenne e-Hybrid
2015 Ferrari California T
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blueline
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Gonna be nice!Stormy_Monday wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 8:48 am Ready to paint next week
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I see Gimpy's Chewy box!!! He's livin' like a King!
Tim
Current:
'26 911 Carrera S - PTS Verde British Racing Green
'24 Cayenne S - Algarve Blue Metallic
'21 718 Cayman GTS - Black
'22 911 Turbo S - Carmine Red
'21 718 Cayman GT4 - White
'11 GMC 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 - Black
Musik-Stadt Region
Current:
'26 911 Carrera S - PTS Verde British Racing Green
'24 Cayenne S - Algarve Blue Metallic
'21 718 Cayman GTS - Black
'22 911 Turbo S - Carmine Red
'21 718 Cayman GT4 - White
'11 GMC 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 - Black
Musik-Stadt Region
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Tom
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Here's my latest wall art. It's a 3D printed contraption I made for a specific/functional purpose, but it started looking so Fisher-Price-Steampunk that I decided to store it on the wall as art. Bonus points for figuring out what it does.... 
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Tom
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I'll post a video of it in action soon, probably in a separate thread so as not to derail this one.
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Bill in Bama
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I don't know what it is but it looks like my 7 year old grandson would love it!
'21 718 GTS 4.0, AGM/Espresso/ Cognac
'17 Cayenne base, White/Luxor/Black
'16 Cayman GTS, great car, sold for the 4.0
'13 Cayenne base, DBM/Luxor beige
'06 Cayman S, first mid-engine car
'86 944 Turbo, fast! Stone grey
'84 944, my first Porsche DBM
'17 Cayenne base, White/Luxor/Black
'16 Cayman GTS, great car, sold for the 4.0
'13 Cayenne base, DBM/Luxor beige
'06 Cayman S, first mid-engine car
'86 944 Turbo, fast! Stone grey
'84 944, my first Porsche DBM