posts_2_posts output issue

<?php get_header(); ?>

    <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

        <?php

            $connected = new WP_Query( array(
              'connected_type' => 'projects_to_projects',
              'connected_items' => get_queried_object(),
              'nopaging' => true
            ) );

            echo 'This is where related posts should start displaying.<br />';

            // Display connected pages
            if ( $connected->have_posts() ) {

                echo 'I am inside the loop and I worked.';

                echo '<ul class="group">';
                    while ( $connected->have_posts() ) : $connected->the_post();
                        echo '<li><h3 class="project-title">' . $post->post_title . '</h3></li>';
                    endwhile;
                echo '</ul>';

                // Prevent weirdness
                wp_reset_postdata();

            }

            echo 'This is where related posts should end displaying.<br />';

            //using custom dump function
            dump($connected);

        ?>

    <?php endwhile; endif; ?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>