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| Unobtanium-inc |
 Mar 26 2026, 02:11 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None 
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Spent last week working on the 550 build. Trying to get 70 year old aluminum to be friends with new aluminum is challenging, but the car is taking shape.
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| TRP |
Mar 26 2026, 02:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 269 Joined: 2-September 23 From: Morgan Hill, CA Member No.: 27,559 Region Association: None
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Whoa! That's cool. I assume this is an original 550, which car is this? (what car number?)
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| Unobtanium-inc |
Mar 26 2026, 07:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(TRP @ Mar 26 2026, 12:20 PM)  Whoa! That's cool. I assume this is an original 550, which car is this? (what car number?) I cobbled the body together out of metal from 5 different Spyders. The front clip is from a 356C and the rear is a repro frame. Real Wendler metal is the following: Nose and Left Fender Rockers Doors Hood Rear Clamshell Inner front fenders The rest we made. A friend who owns a real Spyder commented that my car probably has more original metal then most Spyders because they almost all been rebodied over the years. Attached thumbnail(s)  
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| TRP |
Mar 26 2026, 08:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 269 Joined: 2-September 23 From: Morgan Hill, CA Member No.: 27,559 Region Association: None
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I love it! So cool!
Thanks for sharing. |
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| Chad911sc |
Mar 27 2026, 06:25 AM
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Nothing cooler than bringing history back to new life!
Well done (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) What engine will be the heartbeat of this beauty? |
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| sixnotfour |
Mar 27 2026, 06:55 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,175 Joined: 12-September 04 Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) SoMuch Better than the other project, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)
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| Unobtanium-inc |
Mar 27 2026, 08:14 AM
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QUOTE(Chad911sc @ Mar 27 2026, 04:25 AM) Nothing cooler than bringing history back to new life! Well done (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) What engine will be the heartbeat of this beauty? The engine is a Skirmants built 912 engine with a 4-cam shroud Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| Montreal914 |
Mar 27 2026, 08:35 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,064 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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Wray Schelin, THE master! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)
It deserves the 4 cam you recently picked up! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) |
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| TRP |
Mar 27 2026, 09:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 269 Joined: 2-September 23 From: Morgan Hill, CA Member No.: 27,559 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Mar 27 2026, 05:55 AM) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) SoMuch Better than the other project, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Waaaiiit, what was the 'other' project? |
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| DennisV |
Mar 27 2026, 09:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 882 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(Montreal914 @ Mar 27 2026, 07:35 AM) Wray Schelin, THE master! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) It deserves the 4 cam you recently picked up! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| Unobtanium-inc |
Mar 27 2026, 09:44 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(TRP @ Mar 27 2026, 07:25 AM) QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Mar 27 2026, 05:55 AM) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) SoMuch Better than the other project, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Waaaiiit, what was the 'other' project? You know how you know you're doing it right, when you have haters. If you're making everyone happy you're playing it too safe. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...7&hl=begins |
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