 Couldn't Help Myself, Have her home now, pics added |
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| whitetwinturbo |
 Nov 16 2015, 02:34 PM
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Honey, does this wing make my ass look fat?  Group: Members Posts: 1,391 Joined: 22-October 11 From: Newport Beach/Kalefornya/USA Member No.: 13,704 Region Association: Southern California  |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Black "highlights" are nice (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
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| somd914 |
Nov 16 2015, 08:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 21-February 11 From: Southern Maryland Member No.: 12,741 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Nov 16 2015, 02:39 PM)  Very hard color to find. Your lucky to get it. We will always regret selling this car. Sweet. Ironically my son mentioned a matte black hood, and I was having a difficult time picturing it. Hmmm, I might have to give this some thought... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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| somd914 |
Dec 13 2015, 08:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 21-February 11 From: Southern Maryland Member No.: 12,741 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Brought the Revenna green car home a few weeks ago, but life has been too hectic to play with it much. Had a 100 mile drive home between interstates, state roads, and back roads. Very enjoyable drive, really enjoying the 2258.
I hope to have her re-sprayed in time for Hershey in the spring. Gave her a thorough inspection up on the lift as we couldn't get her on the lift at the PO's as his lift was tied up with a restoration project. But given the PO is a friend, I had no reason to doubt his word. However it is nice to verify that she is clean as advertised. Maintenance records put her in LA from purchase until 2003 - then off to OH until '08 when she was brought to VA and the torn down for a refresh that ended up taking 7 years.  Just shy of 500 miles on the rebuild, time for an oil change and time to start running her hard.  Crossbar throttle linkage will have go at some point for a bell crank system or Tangerine Racing's system  She's lacking an external oil cooler which will go in before summer, but otherwise all appears to be in order.  Interior needs fresh carpet, but otherwise the interior is clean   The fresh bumper chrome is nice  One of my sons will be purchasing my silver '73 once out of college and working next year. Glad to see youth interested in the old school cars.  |
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| BeatNavy |
Dec 13 2015, 08:18 AM
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Certified Professional Scapegoat Group: Members Posts: 2,926 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Easton, MD Member No.: 17,042 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Wow. I don't know what you paid, but that looks like a score. Nice.
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| Dion |
Dec 13 2015, 08:33 AM
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RN Group: Members Posts: 2,768 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Lots a luck with the car. I love Ravenna green. That looks to be in really nice shape.
Nice score! If my car wasn't Marathon blue originally I would have chosen that colour for when I did my flare project. Enjoy! |
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| 914Next |
Dec 13 2015, 09:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 699 Joined: 28-July 14 From: Ephraim Wisconsin Member No.: 17,695 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Nov 16 2015, 02:39 PM) Very hard color to find. Your lucky to get it. We will always regret selling this car. And I regret not buying this car!! |
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| thieuster |
Dec 13 2015, 09:48 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 31-January 15 From: 275 mls NW from Stuttgart. Member No.: 18,384 Region Association: Europe |
Great looking car! And I love the color. Had a Saab 96 in the color in the early 80s.
The name for that color is funny but with a message - it is a real Porsche color. I've been to Ravenna and the only thing green that stands out is the dome of the basilique which is green at the bottom. Back in the early middle ages, green (and certainly light green) was a difficult color to make. very small gem-like pieces of glass called 'smalti' were used! liquid glass was mixed with metal oxides to compose a color. Not only is it a rare color on Porsches, but it's also rare in Ravenna and other medieval Italian) towns! From that point of view, Porsche has choosen a good name for that color! Hope you'll have many happy miles with the car. Menno |
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| EdwardBlume |
Dec 13 2015, 10:48 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California
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Nice rack!
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| whitetwinturbo |
Dec 13 2015, 11:15 AM
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Honey, does this wing make my ass look fat? Group: Members Posts: 1,391 Joined: 22-October 11 From: Newport Beach/Kalefornya/USA Member No.: 13,704 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(thieuster @ Dec 13 2015, 07:48 AM) Great looking car! And I love the color. Had a Saab 96 in the color in the early 80s. The name for that color is funny but with a message - it is a real Porsche color. I've been to Ravenna and the only thing green that stands out is the dome of the basilique which is green at the bottom. Back in the early middle ages, green (and certainly light green) was a difficult color to make. very small gem-lie pieces of glass called 'smalti' were used! liquid glass was mixed with metal oxides to compose a color. Not only is it a rare color on Porsches, but it's also rare in Ravenna and other medi! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) !Italian) towns! From that point of view, Porsche has choosen a good name for that color! Hope you'll have many happy miles with the car. Menno ...........and there it is!  |
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| thieuster |
Dec 13 2015, 11:48 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 31-January 15 From: 275 mls NW from Stuttgart. Member No.: 18,384 Region Association: Europe |
Yes nice! In reality it's breathtaking. And in a certain way a Ravenna green Porsche too.
* I had an altercation with the Dutch auto-correct when I wanted to write 'midieval' in my previous post. Little did I know that it would turn into that emoticon. My bad. Menno |
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| SirAndy |
Dec 13 2015, 12:40 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,711 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Also, your drivers side front turn signal lens is upside down, might want to let your reputable 356 mechanic/restorer friend know that ...
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| somd914 |
Dec 13 2015, 01:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 21-February 11 From: Southern Maryland Member No.: 12,741 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Dec 13 2015, 01:40 PM) Also, your drivers side front turn signal lens is upside down, might want to let your reputable 356 mechanic/restorer friend know that ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Damn, tough audience here, and good eyes. I'll tell him to stick to 356's... |
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| TargaToy |
Dec 13 2015, 01:41 PM
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-NONSOLIS RADIOS SEDIOUIS FULMINA MITTO- Group: Members Posts: 693 Joined: 26-March 10 From: DelMarVa Peninsula Member No.: 11,509 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I was trying to find a tricked out Miata in the bumper reflection.
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| somd914 |
Dec 13 2015, 01:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 21-February 11 From: Southern Maryland Member No.: 12,741 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(whitetwinturbo @ Dec 13 2015, 12:15 PM) QUOTE(thieuster @ Dec 13 2015, 07:48 AM) Great looking car! And I love the color. Had a Saab 96 in the color in the early 80s. The name for that color is funny but with a message - it is a real Porsche color. I've been to Ravenna and the only thing green that stands out is the dome of the basilique which is green at the bottom. Back in the early middle ages, green (and certainly light green) was a difficult color to make. very small gem-lie pieces of glass called 'smalti' were used! liquid glass was mixed with metal oxides to compose a color. Not only is it a rare color on Porsches, but it's also rare in Ravenna and other medi! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) !Italian) towns! From that point of view, Porsche has choosen a good name for that color! Hope you'll have many happy miles with the car. Menno ...........and there it is! Impressive, much more so than my 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) As for the Revanna green, the re-spray from many years back is a touch more yellow than the original paint in the door jambs and trunks. Either way, I'm still not sure if it's a green with a hint of yellow, or yellow with a lot of green in it. But, it's growing on me and I certainly don't want the expense of a full color change. |
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| somd914 |
Dec 13 2015, 01:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 21-February 11 From: Southern Maryland Member No.: 12,741 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(TargaToy @ Dec 13 2015, 02:41 PM) I was trying to find a tricked out Miata in the bumper reflection. Yah, he graduated last spring and is working on this side of the Bay, so you won't find the tricked out miata running around Salisbury anymore either. I'll stage a pic and send it your way... |
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| Dave_Darling |
Dec 13 2015, 01:45 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,000 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(somd914 @ Dec 13 2015, 06:13 AM) She's lacking an external oil cooler which will go in before summer, but otherwise all appears to be in order. Why do you think it needs an external oil cooler? Run it and see what the temps do. --DD |
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| somd914 |
Dec 13 2015, 01:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 21-February 11 From: Southern Maryland Member No.: 12,741 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Dec 13 2015, 02:45 PM) QUOTE(somd914 @ Dec 13 2015, 06:13 AM) She's lacking an external oil cooler which will go in before summer, but otherwise all appears to be in order. Why do you think it needs an external oil cooler? Run it and see what the temps do. --DD Just basing it on what I've read and our 90-95 degree summer temps. Seems most feel for temps like this on the larger displacement engines an external cooler is needed, but this is new territory for me. Thoughts on a head temp gauge? One side or both? |
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| jmill |
Dec 13 2015, 02:30 PM
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Green Hornet Group: Members Posts: 2,449 Joined: 9-May 08 From: Racine, Wisconsin Member No.: 9,038 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Beautiful car. Nice score (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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| BeatNavy |
Dec 13 2015, 02:52 PM
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Certified Professional Scapegoat Group: Members Posts: 2,926 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Easton, MD Member No.: 17,042 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(somd914 @ Dec 13 2015, 02:45 PM) QUOTE(TargaToy @ Dec 13 2015, 02:41 PM) I was trying to find a tricked out Miata in the bumper reflection. Yah, he graduated last spring and is working on this side of the Bay, so you won't find the tricked out miata running around Salisbury anymore either. I'll stage a pic and send it your way... Salisbury, eh? I spent a fair amount of my time in Easton with my in-laws (and I know what you mean about summer temps on the Eastern Shore). I'm hoping to spend more time there at some point. No hill climbs, but fair number of twisty back roads that are probably fun in a teener. |
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| TargaToy |
Dec 13 2015, 10:34 PM
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-NONSOLIS RADIOS SEDIOUIS FULMINA MITTO- Group: Members Posts: 693 Joined: 26-March 10 From: DelMarVa Peninsula Member No.: 11,509 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(BeatNavy @ Dec 13 2015, 03:52 PM) QUOTE(somd914 @ Dec 13 2015, 02:45 PM) QUOTE(TargaToy @ Dec 13 2015, 02:41 PM) I was trying to find a tricked out Miata in the bumper reflection. Yah, he graduated last spring and is working on this side of the Bay, so you won't find the tricked out miata running around Salisbury anymore either. I'll stage a pic and send it your way... Salisbury, eh? I spent a fair amount of my time in Easton with my in-laws (and I know what you mean about summer temps on the Eastern Shore). I'm hoping to spend more time there at some point. No hill climbs, but fair number of twisty back roads that are probably fun in a teener. Yep, lots of twisties around here. Really flat. I work only 19 miles from where I live and it's virtually a straight shot by highway. I take the back roads every chance I get just for the turns. But speaking of summer on Delmarva...it's been very unseasonably warm here all month. Over 70 again today and the humidity is way up. The flies are back and some trees are budding. It's a bit strange coming up to Christmas and we're wearing shorts and T's again. Heck, I broke my motorcycle out yesterday. |
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