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Old 10-12-2018, 11:31 AM
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That mini takes the cake!! But if you want to be different, don't go for a sports car like Corvette or 240z; cool yet obvious.

I suppose for financial and ease-of-find purposes, you'll have to go USA market ordinary cars.. surviving 60s being too classic and probably restored or expensive... so glorious 70s every-man cars like a Plymouth Volare wagon.. or, how about a hybrid coupe? My uncle had one of these, though I forget the name... Matador?



But seriously... I second the Corvette
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Triumph TR6 or 7 if you can fit the engine under the bonnet. The 7 even has the flip-up headlights like the 944. Would be a wonderful sleeper as these cars were horribly underpowered...
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Early '60s Shoebox Nova. Some even came with a 4cyl.
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Opel GT... Like a Mini-Corvette....
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a mini-corvette constructed almost entirely of rust...lol
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A Metropolitan.
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Celica GT 1975 Lift Back

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+1 on a Datsun Z car, or maybe a 510...
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The Datsun is a natural choice given its inline six... but finding good ones will be pricey I imagine
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Are there any pre 1975 cars where I would stick an over sized low rev 4 cyl engine with a low output?
No. This is literally the last engine anyone would want to stick in anything, except for a NA 924/944.

And please, prove me wrong. Go ahead and show me the 1% of 944 owners with a well prepared engine that have successfully raced it with over 350whp, I still wouldn't stick it in anything else but a 951.
That being said, I wouldn't want anything else in my 951.
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Originally Posted by lee101315
Are there any pre 1975 cars where I would stick an over sized low rev 4 cyl engine with a low output?
No. This is literally the last engine anyone would want to stick in anything, except for a NA 924/944.

And please, prove me wrong. Go ahead and show me the 1% of 944 owners with a well prepared engine that have successfully raced it with over 350whp, I still wouldn't stick it in anything else but a 951.
That being said, I wouldn't want anything else in my 951.
Come on Lee, tell us how you really feel.
Old 10-24-2018, 05:36 PM
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Why not put it into a VW van, since everyone knows that's where it came from in the first place?

Seriously though, this is a cool idea!
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Originally Posted by lee101315
Are there any pre 1975 cars where I would stick an over sized low rev 4 cyl engine with a low output?
No. This is literally the last engine anyone would want to stick in anything, except for a NA 924/944.

And please, prove me wrong. Go ahead and show me the 1% of 944 owners with a well prepared engine that have successfully raced it with over 350whp, I still wouldn't stick it in anything else but a 951.
That being said, I wouldn't want anything else in my 951.
Those were actually my thoughts as well... mostly.
I'm in the midst of swapping my race car's motor out. Tired of it blowing up.
Old 10-24-2018, 06:27 PM
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Still in the family -



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A 240z is perfect balance and short my 72 240z is a hoot with 160hp and dual Weber’s can’t imagine how fast it would be with 250 Porsche ponies nice hope someone builds it
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