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Room for another outlaw???

ignatzcatz

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Obviously I'm a member of this great organisation and have been for a few years with assorted Porsches of both the light and dark side and I wasn't going to advertise the smallest and earliest member of the fleet because it is the black sheep of the family. Only spoken of in hushed tones, especially around the main Porsche cognoscenti. However, reading Mr. Nicks recent post and seeing the rather favourable replies it gathered, I thought what the heck, I'll spill the beans on my latest project.
My 356B T6 since I commenced the rebuild was always destined to be an outlaw machine, only because I started out with a rusty, damaged shell and a few cardboard boxes of parts. Going the full on back to stock route would have financially crippled me and the model also being left hand drive is intrinsically of the least value of this range. So I just did what I could to make it a car with a rally/race flavour but still retain the timeless profile and shape of the 356. I completed the car and was very happy with the end result, it looked great and at any classic car meet it attended, well, we were swamped by interested folks asking all sorts of questions about the car. It was most pleasing. However there was something missing and that was power. Although the car had a rebuilt super 90 engine by Gantspeed and was running on twin Webers, it was a bit of a slug. Although compared to my 911 and the wifes' Cayenne on the 'sport' button, most cars fall into that category. Also it had that chunka chunka horrid Volkswagen sound. Hate it.
So what can be done. A Subaru engine? No no no. A 911 engine?? Yes yes yes. Indeed yes. As we speak small 356B T6 is being disemboweled of its 741 transaxle and not so super 90 engine to have poked up it's chuff a 5 speed 915 trans with a 2.4t motor bringing up the rear. Horror of horrors you may say, an ill handling bastardisation of a once lovely car. Do I care? No. Should it handle like a pregnant pig and should I care? Absolutely not. As long as it's quick in a straight line and I can practice my opposite lock skills around bends, I'll be a happy teddy. But boy, will it ever sound good!
 

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