A lot of work went into this Por-Chev... Options

[JeffBowlsby]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-914...sspagenameZWDVW

[BMXerror]

Even if you're not a V8 person, you gotta love this car.

Ummm.... no I don't. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) I agree that a lot of work went into this car, and that it's unique, but I don't really care for the style of it(Just my opinion). I also don't think you can tell that it's been technically thought out and well engineered because there's a lot of well-done bodywork and some expensive bolt on parts. I mean, the suspension seems to be a good choice, but he doesn't even mention it in the ad. What does that tell you? I'm not saying it necessarily wasn't well engineered, but I don't think you can tell without looking it over in person or, even better, working on it. More importantly, it seems unfair to accuse people of doing a "half-assed" conversion because they don't have the money to make it look as flashy as this one. It doesn't mean their fabrication and design of any custom parts is any lower quality. My $.02. Direct your irate comments this way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif)
Mark D.

[Brian Mifsud]

I also don't think you can tell that it's been technically thought out and well engineered because there's a lot of well-done bodywork and some expensive bolt on parts.

Yes, you CAN see that things were well thought out. Here are some examples:

1) Rear Oil Cooler Placement, set up on rear bumper in high drag/vacuum part of slipstream for good airflow

2) Careful cable and tubing routing all over the car (I've already said my bit about the cooling lines under the car.. not a big risk). Wire and cables are well insulated and secured.

3) Great Sheetmetal work: all holes/apertures cut into the body are well finished off so no sharp edges to cut cables/wire/hands etc.

4) Weak parts of car reinforced.

5) Heatshields installed where needed.

6) Provision for engine room cooling.

Each of those items indicate to me that this guy understands cars, and has an eye for detail. He also has enough experience to ANTICIPATE problems, and thus, put the solution in place ahead of time.

I don't see many "fancy" bolt-ons, mostly handmade one-off solutions, but they look rugged and sensible. It also looks like you can get access to the service items you need to.

Nice Car

[Series9]

5) Heatshields installed where needed.

6) Provision for engine room cooling.

Bullshit. He covered cool parts with shields and left the CVs uncovered.