Heavily modded '72 911 driven on Jay Leno's garage
 

That very tall very hairy guy built another one. ;)

Speedhunters has a coverage of the builder, and another one of that partivular model. Magnus Walker's a great builder, you should check the features.

Here's the one about the 911 STR
http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/03/...lkers-911-str/

And here's the one about the very tall very hairy guy (Magnus Walker)
http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/12/magnus-walker/

I love guys like Magnus..... self made -- unpretentious -- just doing stuff because he likes to.

Met him last month at the Amelia Island Concours.

Funny: Magnus was hoofing it back from the Gooding & Co. auction to the host hotel. It's about a one mile trek and there's Magnus walking on the side of the road, while the rest of us are on the shuttle bus.

It turns out the bus driver refused to allow the "homeless guy" access to the bus. The driver lied to Magnus by claiming "....this bus does not go to the Ritz Carlton, sorry"

As we approach the hotel, traffic really swells to 0.2 mph. Magnus keeps trading the lead with the shuttle bus. Every time Magnus passes the bus he gives the driver the meanest stink eye you've ever seen. Finally, we're waiting to turn into the hotel driveway -- blinker on -- and Magnus sticks his head in the bus driver's window and says:

"I thought you said this bus doesn't come to the the Ritz?"

It was awesome. I love his cars.

Thanks for the links. :thumbsup:

Found this over there.

http://singervehicledesign.com/specifications-program-options/

They did these...

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps7ac5104b.jpg



http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps6ef00e4b.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps60fac1c3.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps532e7387.jpg

Yes, jes cuz I like to.

I appreciate your acceptance...

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps9ed45f07.jpg

:innocent: of above...


That is a tremendously funny story. Talk about adding to his persona. :D

Priceless story.

Said it before and I'll say it again..........living in Eugene Oregon my entire life "I never thought I'd idolize a guy with Magnus' appearance" .........around here the book usually smells just like the cover looks and the vocabulary is severely limited.

My first job was at the local Porsche dealership in 1975 and I've loved the early 911's ever since. If you've never driven a well prepared 911 it's something you need to experience, the cars talk to you in a wonderfully spirited yet demanding and challenging language.

Magnus' builds are full of passion and preserve the pure essence of the 911 IMO. I thought it was quite the subtle tribute to the caliber of his passion and skills to have Jay Leno commission a build with him.

:thumbsup:

Well said...

A few more

http://carinpicture.com/wp-content/u...1-Photo-01.jpg


http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-conte...-back-view.jpg

http://swipe.swipelife.netdna-cdn.co...nger-911-3.jpg

Here's a half hour well spent to really sink your teeth into Singer:



http://youtu.be/fJQ4hQSusjE

Singers cost BANK! Like $500k bank...but there's something about the builds like Singer and Magnus are doing that just makes me appreciate Porsches more than I ever could stock.

X2! :thumbsup:

Great vid ...a 911 version of a highest quality great driving pro-touring build.

When Chris Harris asked the Singer employee how much the wiring harness cost he paused for a moment and said...

"Uh..near 30 thousand dollars."

Add Cosworth motors, carbon fibre fenders and roofs etc. They hired a sound guy who fixes noise problems that private planes have to design the way to quiet their interiors. They went to Porsche race part manufacturers and asked them to build that level of quality of component for them for these street cars. High end interiors as well. Even have ABS.

So yes, I can see how the low end for a Singer build is the high $300K range to $500K.

Lovely cars. If you're out of blank checks, buy the nicest, late 80's 911SC you can afford and "back-date it with earlier sheet metal and bits. You'll get the good rustproofing from the late cars as well as myriad evolutionary upgrades and a bigger better engine.

We're about to build one, and I for one can't wait to get started. Here's Magnus looking over the real thing at Amelia as well as a link to some righteous inspiration.

http://www.sportscardigest.com//var/...3/dsc_0915.jpg

http://www.sportscardigest.com/ameli...911-race-cars/

Good points Steve.

Look forward to seeing your project.

I've been meaning to start a thread here about old 911's! I saw Magnus walking around at SEMA but didn't get a chance to talk to him. I was talking to a parts vendor when he walked by and the guy I was talking to's jaw dropped and said something like "whoa, look at that guy!" He was surprised when I told him what Magnus does.

Can any Lat-g members with older 911's post pictures of their rides with specs? I assume someone on here must have one...

thanks!
Dave

My bad.....appears it wasn't a commission, though it appeared to have Jay's attention.

2200 lbs 275 hp 8lbs per.....the car has to feel like a kart compare against a 3500 lb Camaro.

Best of Show always has a few 911s or 356s in the shop in addition to the muscle cars. Here are a couple pics. One of the shop's customers had a really insane 71 Targa that had 420 plus horsepower out of its little engine. I think he said the engine cost 85K :G-Dub:

911S
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...6517290&type=3
RSR
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...6517290&type=3

I just got to watch this vid. Enjoyed it very much. Thanks for posting.

I really gotta stop reading this thread. :bitchslap:

Agreed. I've always loved those older 911's... last thing I need to do is start looking to build one of those too. :snapout:

OK.

http://forums.themustangsource.com/i...e_emoticon.gif


Like that's gonna happen.

:D

Whatever.............
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-s...8/P1020275.JPG

Awesome.

Sorry...sorry... This should help:
http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforum...rsches-148.jpg

^^ That worked. I am outta here. :hello:

Nah. I think someone posted this on the forum awhile back, but it's certainly appropriate here I think.

If this ain't pro-touring, I don't know what it is.

http://www.petrolicious.com/one-car-...ck-olsen-s-911

X2...to a T.

I have to respectfully disagree with you Steve. I would not buy the SC again. I owned an 83 911 SC and they are kind of the Bastard models. 79-83 I believe. Mechanical fuel injection and the first attempt at electronic ignition. I bought mine from the original owner (my insurance agent! who had every piece of paper on the car) The car was a blast to drive, by far the most fun car I ever owned. It ended up with an electrical issue that caused it to burn up the Bosch "spark box" (think MSD). At $1100 a pop, I replaced it and and 3 months later it burned that one up. I bought an aftermarket one (about $250) and proceeded to learn everything I could about Porsche electrics. Replaced ground straps, battery straps, re-wrapped every inch of wiring harness, dielectric grease on every connector. Popped a few of the aftermarket boxes before sending it to the Guru of Porsches, an independent Porsche mechanic who happened to race them. He had an oscilliscope to look at the electric system, the whole 9 yards. Kept the car for a month, and finally told me to come and get it. When I picked it up, I asked what was wrong and he patted me on the shoulder and asked me to never return with this car. He handed me a business card of a detailer and told me to sell it. I promptly did as told and never looked back. The guy that bought it lived in Virginia. Huge Porsche guy, I told him the issues, didn't phase him. Flew out and drove it back. He called me about 3 months after he bought it asking questions.... He wasn't pissed, just trying not to duplicate my efforts. I Never really figured out what the issue was, but from my experience, buy older, with mechanical everything, or buy 84 and up, with electric everything. The hybrid bastard model years like mine, I wouldn't own another one....

Just my experience....

Darren

I'm just interested in the air cooled models.

Here's an article on the water-cooled successor...ouch!


Porsche’s Deadly Sin #1: 1999 Porsche 911 (996) 3.4

All true Skip. Pass on the 996 and go straight to the 997. Much better car all around.

On another note, I had a 993 and the first guy to actually show up bought it at my asking price. I got calls from all over the world.

Of course you have supporters of all the years mentioned, no matter what issues their may be. :)

I look at these modded Porsche's through American musclecar re-creationist eyes.

Magnus Walker's cars remind of a a vintage racer style like CrossRamRich is doing.

These Singer Porsche cars remind me of no expense spared pro-touring cars, that although not built specifically for track duty, can hold their own on a road course.


Ron,

Your 993 sale is a cool story. :thumbsup:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps90fcee27.jpg :rolleyes:

In 1987 RUF's Yellowbird did 211 mph...and they're still beatin on it.
 

Alois Ruf Jr.- "Everything here is done for dreams, the commercial aspect is secondary."

The RUF RGT-8 (flat crank 543 hp V8)
 

Just saw these.

Had no idea anyone was building new V8 powered classic 911 shaped cars.



http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/jpg...f-rgt-8-5w.jpg

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/ruf/201...8-ar85865.html


And from Car & Driver

Alois Ruf has made a handsome living for many years by lending more urgency to Porsches, and his company’s latest RGT-8 is a testimonial to his business acumen, to the expertise of the Ruf engineering staff, and most of all to the continuing appetite of clients for more power.
Based on the 991 generation of the Porsche 911, this latest RGT-8 continues to substitute a 4.5-liter V-8 for the Porsche’s standard flat-six. (The RGT-8 treatment also was applied to the 997-gen 911.) As Ruf conversions usually do, the installation here looks very tidy and well-sorted.
More important, is the serious kick in the butt it delivers when the driver tramps on the go pedal. Output of the 991 911’s naturally aspirated sixes ranges up to 400 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque. The Ruf V-8 ups the ante to 543 hp at 8500 rpm and 369 lb-ft at 4000 rp; the engine is a Ruf design, and is produced exclusively for the Bavaria-based company. The 32-valve design has an aluminum block and aluminum heads, incorporates DOHC, a flat crank, and dry-sump lubrication. That’s basic racing practice, which isn’t surprising since the man overseeing its engineering was Hans Mezger, who developed the engine for Porsche’s mighty 917 race cars.
The price for this conversion, which includes the car, is far from cheap—about €200,000, or a little over $263,000 at current exchange rates.
Of course, 543 hp might not be enough to satisfy some of Ruf’s more power-hungry clientele. No worries. More muscle is gestating in the Ruf R&D section as we speak, via turbocharging. The goal for the boosted V-8 is 900 hp.

http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment...ngine-view.jpg

or buy one with a dead engine and LS it :D

That's sumthin! There's nothing worse than spooky electrical problems. Poltergeist IS a german word, after all....

There's a few of them over there.

Whatever makes ya happy.

http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p..._Porsche_1.jpg


:D

Seriously, I was really surprised to see RUF build the RGT-8 because obviously the 911 family has used 6 cylinders for so many decades.

But I like their not being afraid to break the mold.

I here ya! I started a fire storm several years ago on a Porsche site. I had posted a question about the electrical stuff and explained the issues, well, the responses I got back were: drive it more, have you put techron in the gas? blah blah blah. in other words, no insight or real tech help.

I knew that there were a couple of guys on the pt.com site that were Porsche techs (I think Teetoe Jones was one) I asked for help on pt.com, blasting the Porsche site and there was a member of both sites and he reposted my bashing on the Porsche site. He did not take to the bashing I gave the Porsche guys and site....Needless to say, I am no longer welcome on the Porsche site....

There are 2 distinct people in the car world. Car guys and Porsche guys.

Darren

Why is that? If you're gonna modify one (and who around here DOESN'T do that?) and care about cost of entry to some degree I'd still go with 996. Turbo only of course.

Most people who saw a 996 and 997 next to each other wouldn't notice a difference.


I'd say yes and no to that point.

It was one of the things I did not enjoy about my P-car ownership. I did meet some good guys and many are still friends but many others still were the typical guys that do unfortunately do the stigma justice.

I'll say most of the a-holes are more the stocker type guys who just buy it for the name and that stigma. The guys I associated with modded the crap outta their cars and I think are just as much hot rodders as many of us. Same but different.

Man those cars ride and drive well though. It was almost too nice for me. 160 felt like 100 in any other car. I want to feel like I'm going 100 when I'm actually going 100. Like a natural governor. :D

And good thing I didn't know that Ron guy when he had his "in high demand" 993. :lol:

That Ron guy has gotta respond. :D

First off, I don't ever recall the 996s being called "The last of the Best." :lol:

The 993s maintained that Porsche heritage, when a wide body was recognizable. Also, look at all the fine examples in this thread. Yes, they're a bit older, but they have that vintage look similar to a 993. The 996s looked like bath tubs with bug eye headlights. They were such loss leaders that you could buy one for 90 and resell it for 60 in one year! Which is what led the factory back to the original look. Better IMO...:hello:

Sure there's cool modded 996s, but not many like this:


(Go ahead Dave, withdrawl for us)

P.S. a hot rodder is a hot rodder, not matter the vintage :cheers:

Just one man's opinion.

And here's that car on the track:

Magnus is behind the Singer Porsches? Wow!
It's pretty cool to see a guy that looks like Rob Zombie building spectacular Porsches! lol

Haha.

No, didn't mean to convey that Magnus is behind the Singers.

Of course not, his (Magnus') stuff is way cooler. :yes:

http://magnuswalker911.com/