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Old 04-28-2009, 07:47 PM
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My 911s 1977 Widebody conversion.

Well it started off a ugly brown 1977 911s.
then we get a phone call from a friend who knew of a wrecked widebody.
out came the sawzalls, did the entire conversion, so it is all metal
no fiberglass.





 
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Looks good. Do you have any plans for the engine or suspension?
 
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Your widebody conversion looks great....tell us more about the car...any upgrades in horsepower or suspension...it looks fast just sitting there!! Pipes
 
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Old 05-05-2009, 07:50 PM
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Have you thought about lowering your car about 3 inches??? it would look great, even better than it does now...Pipes
 
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Looks great, love the Gotti's. I agree on lowering it.
 
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+1 on the Drop.
 
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sweet...i love those wide bodies
 
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+2 on the drop, makes it look even wider! Gotta love fat asses!
 
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Old 11-29-2009, 12:43 AM
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Good ol gotti wheels. Believe it or not I have a brand new set of those that have been sitting in the box for at least 15 years
 
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Looks great!! Not feeling the height nor the wing, but I wouldn't kick it out of my garage, lol.
 
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Great work but yes it needs lowering.
 
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love those wheels and tires. what are the offsets and dimensions of the wheels? i would buy a car just to put those wheels on
 
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this is absolutely amazing!!!
i want to do this to my 1977 911 S so baD!!!!

may i ask how much this costed?
i am new to this porsche world, i just picked up my 77 911 about a week ago
any advice would be greatly appreciated

thanks, and again your conversion is amazing
 
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are the front fenders just direct swaps?
 
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Wow that is sick
 


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