aurfalien Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Curious, if you all had to do a gasser version of a Porsche 914 or a Porsche Speedster, which would you do and why?
cobraman Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Not the answer you are looking for but I don't believe I would do either. Would like to see what you come up with if you do one.
aurfalien Posted October 6, 2015 Author Posted October 6, 2015 Not the answer you are looking for but I don't believe I would do either. Would like to see what you come up with if you do one. I was expecting that.
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) Neither car would have been remotely legal as a gasser. Possibly legal to run modified-sports, but only with the engine in the original mid or rear location. Altered, maybe, or maybe a gutted shell used for a Comp Coupe class, like this one in '64. Early on, engines in gassers had to be in the more-or-less original location, and later on only 10% setback was allowed. Edited October 6, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy
aurfalien Posted October 6, 2015 Author Posted October 6, 2015 Neither car would have been remotely legal as a gasser. Possibly legal to run modified-sports, but only with the engine in the original mid or rear location. Altered, maybe, or maybe a gutted shell used for a Comp Coupe class, like this one in '64. Early on, engines in gassers had to be in the more-or-less original location, and later on only 10% setback was allowed. Yep. read that in the links you posted earlier. Well I was envisioning keeping the original engine location. There was this tuner in the late 80's who instlled small block V8 in 914's. Man they were screamers!
dublin boy Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 A Porsche 928 would be a cool build of a Gasser, it's too modern of course but at least it has a V8 in the front
aurfalien Posted October 6, 2015 Author Posted October 6, 2015 A Porsche 928 would be a cool build of a Gasser, it's too modern of course but at least it has a V8 in the frontA buddy of mine stuck a blown Chevy V8 in his back in the day. Man what a beast!
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 There was this tuner in the late 80's who instlled small block V8 in 914's. Man they were screamers!Guys started putting V8 engines in 914s well before that...mid '70s. Kennedy Engineering made the engine-to-trans adapters. We put V8s in the back seats of Corvairs too, and Crown Manufacturing made a kit to do it. There were also a few crazy Porsche 911s built with V8 engines mounted in the rear...one of which used a complete Oldsmobile Toronado drivetrain. And there were some Beetles with V8 engines, front-mounted or rear-mounted.
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 A buddy of mine stuck a blown Chevy V8 in his back in the day. Man what a beast!There was a 928 around here with a big-block Chebby back in the '80s. Real hack-job too. Took out the IRS rear transaxle and cobbled in a Ford 9". Horrible batard car. But quick in a straight line.
Foxer Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 There was a 928 around here with a big-block Chebby back in the '80s. Real hack-job too. Took out the IRS rear transaxle and cobbled in a Ford 9". Horrible batard car. But quick in a straight line.How sad is that ... spectacular handling destroyed by a 9" ... and it already HAD a V8!
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 How sad is that ... spectacular handling destroyed by a 9" ... and it already HAD a V8!And one of the sweetest-sounding V8 engines ever to grace the planet, too.
Jon Haigwood Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 Neither car would have been remotely legal as a gasser. Possibly legal to run modified-sports, but only with the engine in the original mid or rear location. Altered, maybe, or maybe a gutted shell used for a Comp Coupe class, like this one in '64. Early on, engines in gassers had to be in the more-or-less original location, and later on only 10% setback was allowed. I had a Isetta but it didn't look like that. Of course it was a 600 and that one is a 300
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 I had a Isetta but it didn't look like that. Of course it was a 600 and that one is a 300 This one has a slightly larger engine...
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