So I finally took my first longer drive in the red "ex-turbo" car and I'll be darned if it wasn't a bit of a revelation. This car has a 911 front-end and it is darn near telepathic in how accuratel and connected the steering is. I was also pleasantly surprised that felt unflappable in how composed it was on the highway.
This seems like a good time to say thank you to all of you to help me get a clue about these cars and how to set them up. I still have to drop the transmission to do a clutch job on this car but holy cow is it going to be fun.