914 baja? corvair or 2.0 Options

[amcmackin1]

So a neighbor that i bough a sterling(vw kit car) from also has a 914, and i wanna make a baja not anything crazy like rock crawling or racing. Just want something i can run around offroad and on road. i live in the country out by Reno and we get a decent amount of snow and a mid engine car would be great!

Anyways leave the body as stock as possible minus cutting out bad spots and making clearance for wheels and such. i am pretty handy with a tig welder so bajaing the fenders is a must.

For tires im thinking 235/75/r16's the same as on my CJ7 the rims would be steel rims like you see on most baja bugs.

For suspension im thinking a ball joint front end off of a vw bug? or would keeping same A arm design as stock just making new stronger arms that give a wider and higher stance?

Rear suspension would definitely have something like 3x3s on the back to give it stance and ride height.

as far as body goes fender flares keep it mostly stock maybe put in a set of racing seats and make the interior less luxury and more BAMF (diamond plate/aluminum? or the likes)

Engine is where i am confused because i want to have a good amount of power but i also wouldn't mind something that can get 20-30mpg. I dont want to deal with FI and only want one carb. so corvair and Porsche engines are left. i can get my hands on a 6 cylinder Porsche at my work but i want to keep my first born child.
Now would it be worth supping up a 2.0 and running that?
or trying to find a turbo corvair? i don't really care much about laying rubber but i like get up and go. also i would be using the stock tranny.
Also if i do use a 2.0 i would convert to a type 4 carburetor? maybe the more i think about it i would want to get more fuel economy but would like to see what the options are

I would also definately keep the targa top!

and i have no idea what i would do for brakes....

[Dave_Darling]

- For the Corvair motor, you would need to rebuild it with a reverse-rotation cam. Doable, but definitely extra work.

- There is no such thing as "a type 4 carburetor". The Type IV motors came with either fuel injection, or with dual carbs. All single-carb setups are aftermarket, and they pretty much all work like crap. You can get them to work decently, but tuning is a nightmare. I am told that if you heat up the intake, it does mitigate one of the worst problems with the setup...

--DD