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    • gmctavish
      gmctavish last edited by

      Hello everyone. This will be my first photodump attempt on The Hyphen.
      A friend of mine bought a 911 a month or so ago, a plain old 996. Not a Turbo, nothing fancy, just a 996 with the 3.4. It did come on turbo twist wheels, but he hated them, so he got these big fuchs reps instead. It also has Fabspeed exhaust already. I haven’t driven it, but from what I can gather from the passenger seat, it’s a lot of fun to drive.

      He asked me to take some photos of it yesterday, and since he likes things on the punchier/contrastier/saturated side, that’s what these are.

      So without further ado, here’s some fried eggs for you all.

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      Exage03040 sony1492 CarsOfFortLangley JeRC1500 Eury 6 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 7
      • davesaddiction
        davesaddiction last edited by

        Quality dump. Great photos!

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        • gmctavish
          gmctavish @davesaddiction last edited by

          @davesaddiction Thanks! The image compression looks terrible, but it's a bit better if you click the photos to open in a separate window. Still not great compared to being able to upload full size files to kinja.

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          • Exage03040
            Exage03040 @gmctavish last edited by

            @gmctavish

            Same post as Kinja Oppo:

            I’m just old enough to remember how batshit the Porsche people were about the 996 in the new millennium with the Internets. Water Cooled? Boxster Headlights?! FUUUUUUUUUUUUU

            #Aircooled4life

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            • Chariotoflove
              Chariotoflove @gmctavish last edited by

              @gmctavish said in Do you like your eggs fried?:

              @davesaddiction Thanks! The image compression looks terrible, but it's a bit better if you click the photos to open in a separate window. Still not great compared to being able to upload full size files to kinja.

              I think jminer is keeping the image compression the way it is for now to make things manageable with storage in his private server. Hopefully that will change soon with more heavy duty hosting.

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              • jminer
                jminer @gmctavish last edited by

                @gmctavish Sorry - probably will turn that down later but trying to save on storage costs at the moment 😉

                They look good anyway though.

                Also if you upload them to an imgur or wherever they'll embed at full resolution, I just compress the hell out of them on upload now.

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                • RallyDarkstrike
                  RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                  Nice! I have to say that Fuchs wheels are one of those wheel types that never look bad...

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                  • sony1492
                    sony1492 @gmctavish last edited by sony1492

                    @gmctavish love this shot20201111-_dsc0468.jpg
                    As blob eyed as it seems they always look more striking in person, and the 996 still feels like the only truly attainable 911

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                    • gmctavish
                      gmctavish @jminer last edited by

                      @jminer said in Do you like your eggs fried?:

                      @gmctavish Sorry - probably will turn that down later but trying to save on storage costs at the moment 😉

                      They look good anyway though.

                      Also if you upload them to an imgur or wherever they'll embed at full resolution, I just compress the hell out of them on upload now.

                      No apology necessary! I figured it was due to server constraints. I'm grateful we have anything at all, but this site is seriously impressive, especially for how little time it's been up.
                      I can't speak for everyone but I'd be happy to chip in a bit down the road so we could have more storage

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                      • spacekraken
                        spacekraken last edited by

                        Good fried eggs! And very nice photo work @gmctavish

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                        • CarsOfFortLangley
                          CarsOfFortLangley @gmctavish last edited by

                          @gmctavish Turned out great! Is that his DD?

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                          • gmctavish
                            gmctavish @spacekraken last edited by

                            @spacekraken said in Do you like your eggs fried?:

                            Good fried eggs! And very nice photo work @gmctavish

                            Thanks!

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                            • gmctavish
                              gmctavish @CarsOfFortLangley last edited by

                              @carsoffortlangley said in Do you like your eggs fried?:

                              @gmctavish Turned out great! Is that his DD?

                              Yeah I'm quite happy with them, they turned out well for a very overcast day.
                              At the moment it's his DD for non-kid duties, and he's got an Audi Q8 for kid duties. He also has like 12 other cars lol. This is the dude who sold the neon blue E30 vert on BaT that I took photos of

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                              • CarsOfFortLangley
                                CarsOfFortLangley @gmctavish last edited by

                                @gmctavish 12 cars eh? I shall endeavor to meet this person

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                                • flatisflat
                                  flatisflat last edited by

                                  Hey now, that could totally be even more of a plain 996 than it is. At least it has (most) of the 996.1 Euro GT3 aero package -- that's ....something! 😉

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                                  • JeRC1500
                                    JeRC1500 @gmctavish last edited by

                                    @gmctavish These look great and congratulate your friend on dumping the twists, those are my least favorite wheels on the 996.

                                    it is absolutely true that the 996 is the only attainable 911 for most of us, I have a C2 cab and it is the best summer car I could ever want (and afford until kids get through college). The hydraulic steering, 6-speed manual and overall engagement is just too much fun. I need to get some pics next year when it comes out of hibernation.

                                    Good work

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                                    • frinesi2
                                      frinesi2 last edited by

                                      I should buy a Porsche.

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                                      • rctothefuture
                                        rctothefuture last edited by

                                        I love the 996, until you get into the early 2000's interior.

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                                        That being said, I don't mind the fried eggs. I remember some company was selling new bumpers and headlight assemblies to get rid of them. I think they are perfect, as I remember as a kid these being THE 911 on every poster and school folder.

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                                        • Eury
                                          Eury @gmctavish last edited by

                                          @gmctavish Love it. Having had both a 996 and 997, there are a LOT of things I like about the 996 more. If I were shopping again, I'd probably be looking for a 996.

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                                          • gmctavish
                                            gmctavish @rctothefuture last edited by

                                            @rctothefuture said in Do you like your eggs fried?:

                                            I love the 996, until you get into the early 2000's interior.

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                                            That being said, I don't mind the fried eggs. I remember some company was selling new bumpers and headlight assemblies to get rid of them. I think they are perfect, as I remember as a kid these being THE 911 on every poster and school folder.

                                            The interior isn't so bad in black....The steering wheel could definitely be changed though

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                                            • gmctavish
                                              gmctavish @JeRC1500 last edited by

                                              @jerc1500 said in Do you like your eggs fried?:

                                              @gmctavish These look great and congratulate your friend on dumping the twists, those are my least favorite wheels on the 996.

                                              it is absolutely true that the 996 is the only attainable 911 for most of us, I have a C2 cab and it is the best summer car I could ever want (and afford until kids get through college). The hydraulic steering, 6-speed manual and overall engagement is just too much fun. I need to get some pics next year when it comes out of hibernation.

                                              Good work

                                              Yeah, I've definitely been browsing 996 listings after getting a ride in that thing...

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                                              • rctothefuture
                                                rctothefuture @gmctavish last edited by

                                                @gmctavish It certainly feels like an early 2000's VW interior.

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                                                • TheDutchTexan
                                                  TheDutchTexan last edited by

                                                  I might be able to review one of those cracked eggs... And yes... I lost my SHIT when that one came out. I mean, you go from a classic design to water-cooled AND those fugly headlights? Nah fam... The Porsche engine builder probably agreed, because they baked that IMS bearing in there to ensure some of them died an early death.

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                                                  • Shoop
                                                    Shoop last edited by

                                                    Yeesh the compression on those is terrible

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                                                    • CaptDale - is secretly British
                                                      CaptDale - is secretly British @gmctavish last edited by

                                                      @gmctavish Yes in fact I like them fried and runny

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