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| Patmagic |
 Mar 14 2013, 01:34 PM
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Hello all. Hope I'm in the right place. Thinking of buying a 73 914 with the Subaru svx conversion already done (in a garage) It's a California car so no rust. How do I know if it's been done reasonably correct. Can I assume that the worst thing that could happen is that the engine could be bad and I'll just need to replace it. It's an SVX 6 with the original 914 transmission. Does that set up sound correct? My goal is to be able to drive anywhere without worry. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks, the car is currently on ebay.
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| Chris H. |
Mar 14 2013, 08:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,059 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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You might ask the guy if there have been any issues with cooling. Hard to tell what size/type that radiator is. If it's the stock SVX unit it might not be too bad, but you would need to adjust for Vegas heat. Should at least duct the fans so the air is directed out of the exhaust holes better. Probably gets pretty hot in there with them blowing almost straight up like that.
Might also ask if he has the rear valance...if not you'll need to modify one to fit since it has those 911 flares... That said, it looks like a pretty nice car. Would be very hard to build it for $7k, and you get to skip the PITA conversion part several of us are going through now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) ! Good luck! |
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Patmagic Buying an SVX Subaru conversion. What to look for? Mar 14 2013, 01:34 PM
JRust I saw that on ebay. It looks pretty solid & de... Mar 14 2013, 01:43 PM Tedman5 Don't fall into the "no rust" mental... Mar 14 2013, 02:16 PM KELTY360 I'd make sure I knew of any regulations regard... Mar 14 2013, 02:46 PM BIGKAT_83 A member here on the site did the car a couple of ... Mar 14 2013, 02:51 PM jhadler Okay, so looking at the fleabay add and pictures, ... Mar 14 2013, 02:52 PM
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Okay, so looking at the fleabay add and pictures,... Mar 14 2013, 06:42 PM Patmagic
Okay, so looking at the fleabay add and pictures... Mar 14 2013, 07:53 PM JRust
Two very good points. I thought the same thing on... Mar 14 2013, 08:19 PM Patmagic
You might ask the guy if there have been any issu... Mar 16 2013, 10:30 PM kg6dxn Renegade builds some cool stuff. You could build o... Mar 16 2013, 10:41 PM speed metal army Yes, a V8 conversion can be super economical.Its c... Mar 16 2013, 11:01 PM Patmagic
Yes, a V8 conversion can be super economical.Its ... Mar 21 2013, 03:58 PM brant buy one already built and you will likely save a t... Mar 21 2013, 04:00 PM Patmagic
buy one already built and you will likely save a ... Mar 21 2013, 05:10 PM dpires914
[quote name='brant' post='1838084' date='Mar 21 2... Mar 21 2013, 05:35 PM gopack
[quote name='brant' post='1838084' date='Mar 21 ... Mar 22 2013, 10:18 AM Patmagic Well after all of my bidding on the eBay suby car,... Mar 25 2013, 08:05 AM Chris H. Nice buy! You might find the 3.3l to be enoug... Mar 25 2013, 08:57 PM JRust Congrats! That looks like a solid car & wi... Mar 25 2013, 09:27 PM John1180 Hey post some pics for those of us that didn't... Mar 25 2013, 09:32 PM |
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