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Tristar Eric
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Location: Portland, Or
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I'm sure some of you recognize this one from Germany. It's a pretty crazy build. Stateside now, just arrived in Portland Ore. It's been on a few magazine covers. Porsche 964 3.6 liter, claimed 300hp, feels like it...
No plates yet, there's no traffic cops in Portland anymore.
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panel
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tpinthepack
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2025 11:11 pm Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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The Samba needs a like button!
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oakman
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Location: Edge of the Desert, Ca
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2025 11:49 pm Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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Wow, what a great looking build. More pics please!
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pondoras box
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Location: Warren, PA
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 5:52 am Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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That was some serious engineering right there! Is there a build thread somewhere on this even if in German.
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Tristar Eric
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Joined: July 25, 2004
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Location: Portland, Or
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 6:25 am Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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A few more pics of the build:
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Ragtop
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Joined: November 23, 2003
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Location: Rio Rancho New Mexico
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 8:43 am Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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sweet bus  |
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Long-roofs
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Location: Millwood, Wa
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 9:15 am Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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I would love this, very cool
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DanM
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Location: Falls Church, VA
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 10:54 am Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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Well I'll be, I guess a Porsche motor does just drop right in there!  |
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bcs
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Joined: August 18, 2011
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Location: Germany, Cologne
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 11:57 am Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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... the bus is well known and was part of the event in Hessisch Oldendorf 2022 
It seems that there is now a new owner?! Congratulations
The engine-sound was amazing ...
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Douglas Denlinger
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Joined: May 23, 2003
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Location: Arizona's version of the east coast
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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Definitely a well engineered bus. That's coming from a stock guy.
A few years back there was a video floating around the inter webs somewhere of this bus "cruising" at 100mph.
The sound coming from this machine at speed, oh my!
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Tristar Eric
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Location: Portland, Or
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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Being new to me and not knowing if it's fully sorted, I drove it about 20 miles to our local cars and coffee. Never broke 120 kmh ( 74mph ) everything was fine made it there. The way back was different, since I felt comfy at 120 I decided to kick in high gear for a little and was able to easily get to 180 kmh ( 112 mph) for a 3-4 min stint. Glanced in the rear view only to see giant amounts of white smoke which soon filled the van. Quickly shut it down and coasted to the shoulder. Worst fear was it had caught fire, but the smoke stopped with the engine not running. I ran my finger around the tip of the exhaust and saw it was oily. I'm thinking hole in a piston or some other mechanical failure, so I give it a crank to see if I hear anything. Nothing! sounds normal and it even tries to fire. One more crank and it fires and idles, but thick white smoke is bellowing out of the tailpipes. Idles for about 2 min and starts to clear up.
If you look at the carbs, you'll notice the crankcase fumes are being directed back into the carbs. What I figure is the high rpm's created an excess of oil splash that migrated up the breather and directly back into the carbs causing the smoke show.
I was spotted on the side of I-5:
I added the screens, found them in the UK at Jenvey
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BarryL 
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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Overhead cams? But what are those push rod tube looking things? Oil return pipes? |
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Glenn
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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| Overhead cams? But what are those push rod tube looking things? Oil return pipes? |
Correct as usual King Friday.
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pom2ter
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2025 7:59 am Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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Link
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Tristar Eric
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Location: Portland, Or
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2025 8:42 am Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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Hit subtitles, and check the box for english.
You'll get the full story.
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Shoyrtt
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: 59 deluxe Porsche power |
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Maybe its just me, but 112 mph in a bus would be scary.
Beautiful bus! |
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