kit car

[BYprodriver]

I saw a TV show maybe 9 years ago where there was a Carrera GT kit put onto a Boxster. Looked good on TV, but you could see flaws also.
At Rennsport reunion IV in Montery I talked to Beck's son. They had a running 904 replica & said M96 engine was a option.
BBI/IPD is working on a 550 spyder replica with 500+HP potential from a Porsche engine. I realize I'm not directly addressing your OP, but it's closer than most posts here.

Originally Posted by The Radium King

you know, with all the dead boxsters floating around - blown engines, accidented, written-off, water damaged, etc., you would think someone would make a tube chassis that used boxster running gear - suspension, brakes, steering, transmission, etc. it would be light and make a heck of a go-kart regardless of what engine you used. add a fiberglass body and off to the races (literally). cut and paste your vin tags, add some fit-up and you could have a street car.

no idea what body to use, however. most kits are recreations of some sort, and the kits that try to create something new tend to look god-awful or way dated. something that riffed on a dino 246 theme would really work for me. I was thinking of a 904 body (keep it Porsche) Ginetta G12 body (lotus elise with torque) or perhaps a jag xk13 body, but the jury is still out for me.

crazy?

[evomind]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

I saw a TV show maybe 9 years ago where there was a Carrera GT kit put onto a Boxster. Looked good on TV, but you could see flaws also.
At Rennsport reunion IV in Montery I talked to Beck's son. They had a running 904 replica & said M96 engine was a option.
BBI/IPD is working on a 550 spyder replica with 500+HP potential from a Porsche engine. I realize I'm not directly addressing your OP, but it's closer than most posts here.

Have you seen the chassis of the 550 replica? A lot less than 500hp will twist that chassis up like a pretzel methinks.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by evomind

Have you seen the chassis of the 550 replica? A lot less than 500hp will twist that chassis up like a pretzel methinks.

No haven't seen anything other than the shop @ BBI/IPD & talking to a guy there.
The current Excellence mag has a article on the chassis/engine tuning BBI did for Jeff Zwart's GT3.

[evomind]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

No haven't seen anything other than the shop @ BBI/IPD & talking to a guy there.
The current Excellence mag has a article on the chassis/engine tuning BBI did for Jeff Zwart's GT3.

Ya know, Beck makes a very nice replica, if you want brand new its delivered as a rolling chassis but nice, used examples well sorted can be had for less than 30k.

Not sure what they want for this one, but take a look if youre not familiar with the kits.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-Makes-Other-PORSCHE-550-RE-CREATION-1956-porsche-550-spyder-re-creation-only-150-miles-/291017694151?forcerrptr=true&hash=item43c2019bc7&item=291017694151&pt=US_Cars_Trucks