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Brucelee · 07-17-2009, 09:25 AM

http://968turbo.homestead.com/Number3.html

This was the "mystery car". I spoke to Gerd Schmid at the Porsche racing department and he told me the car was in England. I searched for two years and finally Gary Hill gave me a lead and sure enough, it was in England. The car is black with pink and purple blobs and is affectionately known as "Bubbles". It was purchased new in March of 1994 and raced in the 1994 BPR series, driven by Erik Hendriksen and Justin Bell.

The car is currently being maintained by Russell Lewis, owner of RSR Engineering (Porsche garage) and contributor to "911 & Porsche World" magazine. Russell tells me that the car has 7000 km on it and has never been crashed. Other reliable sources indicate that the car has had many "incidents" and blown engines. Another source once told me that the car was totalled and all that was left were parts, but we know this is not true. So maybe this car is still a bit of a mystery!

Russell says the car has all the endurance mods including 120 litre fuel tank, air jacks, leightweight parts and engine output increased to 440 bhp!

eightsandaces · 07-17-2009, 10:11 AM

If he wants neck snapping acceleration and money isn't an object why not convert to electric? At least after the substantial outlay the car would be inexpensive to operate... Love the RS engine, the specs are eye popping, however, I'd rather have said engine in the 968RS.

evolvesociety · 07-17-2009, 10:18 PM

Nice turnout.

I feel bad for those who are interested in such things as silk purses and sold out shelby!

Anyway, thanks for the feedback about the larger displacement engine. How close is the sizing on this? I know that VW's VR6 engines had the same size block in the 2.8 and 2.9L models, but how close can these larger ones be? Keep in mind that this car weighs pretty close to nothing and it does need to stay on the road, so I'm not looking for insane power. Before I decided on this flat 6 route I had almost purchased an old 928 with an 8 cylinder engine just to be unreasonable. Then I decided smaller is better.

Another thing I was worried about with the larger engines is, it needs to be MR and not RR to preserve handling, and I need to keep the engine in front of the rear axle but behind the firewall.

The most expensive part of this (sadly) is purchasing the Porsche parts for it. The body modifications and the installation of the motor should come out to be well less than the price of the engine and transmission. I am drawing up all the plans for the modifications to the frame on AutoCAD 2009, which should make things reasonably precise. I know I should buy the engine and tranny I need first so...

What engine do you feel I should use?

evolvesociety · 07-17-2009, 10:20 PM

I can't go buying the engine and transmission from some rare porsche that had only a few cars produced. I need a reasonable and common engine.

blinkwatt · 07-18-2009, 02:07 AM

Dude for the price it's going to cost is a Porsche engine worth it? You can put in a TT engine set up for less than the price of a Boxster engine and you'd have a lot more stuff to play/change out down the road for more ponies.

I REALLY REALLY wanted a mk1 gti with a mk2 2L 16v (non-digifant) set up back in high school,that would have been fun! Man I had techtonics, Nuespeed and New Dimesions brochures out during every class...

Dave928 · 07-19-2009, 04:16 AM

it has been done before. made by a company called Sbarro...

Brucelee · 07-19-2009, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evolvesociety

I can't go buying the engine and transmission from some rare porsche that had only a few cars produced. I need a reasonable and common engine.

Any number of Turbo S engines from 944s and 968's are around and there is an aftermarket that services these engines with upgrades and spares.

2TrunkSteve · 07-19-2009, 04:06 PM

I drove an old '77 Rabbit in college. My girlfriend (now my wife) lovingly referred to the car as Satan's Chariot. The unibody was so weak that the floors would shift and creak when you changed gears. I often said the reason I went to college was so I could afford something nicer than my Rabbit. I'm not sure I understand the Rabbit fetish, reminds a little of the TV show Junk Yard Wars. I admire your full speed ahead and damn it all attitude.

Best of luck and be sure to post photos!