Still a 914 w/ tube chassis????, and modern suspension and???? Options

[Mueller]

After seeing Bretts post this morning on his project car (which is pretty darn cool), I was wondering what point is the car no longer a "914"

Is the line crossed when a different make of motor is put in?? almost any German motor is okay in my book

To you is an Audi motor okay but not a Subaru?
sorry, I cannot do the Suby, it's just "wrong" (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)

What about the chassis?

For PCA racing, I believe one must have the firewalls and the longs...

As much as I like the full tube frame cars, they are no longer a 914, just an image of one.....

Suspension: Would swapping to modern P-car parts be okay? such as using the suspension from Boxster, I like the idea, but not allowed in PCA except X or fun runs I think

What about all new and non-P-car designed suspension?

[lapuwali]

As stated previously, the Subaru engine appears to have been based on the VW Type1 engine. Since the very first Porsches also used modified Type1s, I fail to see how the Subaru engine is not a perfectly valid engine for the 914. Meanwhile, Porsche has never used an inline-six, yet by your rules, a BMW inline six would be valid simply because it's German. What if I used a tiny two-stroke out of a DKW or a Wartburg?

The Wankel was invented at NSU, and appeared in a goodly number of NSU Ro80s, all German cars. Since the Mazda rotary is just an improved derivation of that engine, it too should be allowed under the "German rule". The factory even made a Wankel 914...

Porsche makes V8s...

btw, the 944 engine used a lot of technology licensed from Mitsubishi. Does that make it Japanese? Are BMWs assembled in the Carolinas American? How about Alabama-made Mercedes? The only Nissan I ever had was made in Tennessee, and the first two VWs I had weren't made in Germany...