Recent content by MichiganMat

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    Little Porsche Workshop

    My brother worked at the factory for a summer, he got it new.
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    Little Porsche Workshop

    The cars are not ours, those belong to the previous owners of the house.
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    Little Porsche Workshop

    Haha, I should've known you'd be hanging around here! Glad you gave your name, I was just about to get paranoid.
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    Little Porsche Workshop

    Thanks Jack!
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    Little Porsche Workshop

    Nice to meet you, Im in the Cambrian area.
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    Little Porsche Workshop

    Yeah hey Zeke! Its fun to see the crossover of Pelicans and members of the GJ forums, lots of the same personalities and passions. I always enjoyed your posts too. My brother lives down in Newport Beach, you guys have probably crossed paths at some point too. In any case, :thumbup: - M
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    Little Porsche Workshop

    More of the car: From: To: We've been building for ~5 years now, getting close to being "finished"
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    Little Porsche Workshop

    The car was total swiss cheese, you can see our build thread here. I'll link some pictures in when I get a chance. I've managed to get the intercooler to fit under a ducktail with no modifications, car should look mostly stock, which is the goal. Lots of Porsche guys ask WHY@#%! Heres why...
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    Little Porsche Workshop

    Hey Harry, Yeah, thats me, and thanks! Mike still talks about you when we wrench. The conversion still has a bit of work to go, been trying to split time between the car, the house, the job, and the wife :) Getting closer though, a few more months. Ill post a few of the car here when I get a...
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    Little Porsche Workshop

    Next I needed shelving. I found my shelves at http://www.webstaurantstore.com for an extremely reasonable price. I'll use these guys again for the other side of the garage when we start work on it. I also needed a good garage computer. I bought a Radxa Rock and bolted it to the back of an old...
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    Little Porsche Workshop

    Next up was to build a proper workbench. I had been toying with the idea of buying something, I looked at all the options, but finally decided to weld up my own. I bought the steel locally, sourced some adjustable feet, and got a desktop from some office furniture for the top. I plan to cover...
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    Little Porsche Workshop

    My wife and I bought our home in San Jose in April 2013 and I immediately went to work on the garage. My apologies for the extreme lack of progress pictures, I neglected to take enough pics along the way. The basics though: • EpoxyCoat flooring • Custom bench - 2 HF boxes + shelving •...
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    The Volt Garage

    Untextured drywall makes baby jesus cry.
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