custom speedster 550 style aluminum carb access covers

Wonder where the picture went.    There was a picture of a set of vents that could go on the fender behind the door and that looked much like those on Spyders.  Oh well...

What is your car? I saw a couple of mid engine Subaru Speedsters, and there was a 356 coupe with an Audi v8, all of which could have benefited from the side vent/access panels.

Oh, the Beck folks are developing a new 356C coupe replica.  The chassis is designed to support either mid- or rear-engined configurations.  The first ones will be mid-engined and Subaru-powered, but they plan for it to be able to accept Subaru, VW, or Porsche power.  The suspension will be all modern design (coil-overs, A-arms, etc.) and they will have 4-wheel disk brakes and rack & pinion steering.  Production is expected to start pretty soon and I'm supposed to get one of the first three, with the other two going to Chuck Beck and Carey Hines.  I figure ours will be the beta-test units.

As I get older (over 70) I tend to like things like heated seats, air cond. reliable horse power, disc brakes and on and on, so someone building a car like yours makes perfect sense to me. Early on I fell in love/under the spell of the 356 when I was a kid you could buy them cheap. The car I'm building may never see the street,maybe a track test once in awhile, its an art project more than anything else, a chance for me to experiment with ideas I've had for years. 

Here's another picture of Cory's chassis in the works

The one, the only...Hoopty!

Yeah, the Hoopty is major inspiration, real creativity

Zoom-Zoom -- I mean FWEEEM

Cory let me drive that car a few weeks ago. It's a hell of a thing. 

I drove it in '07 when it was still VERY raw.  That was, um..., eye-opening.

@Panhandle Bob and me almost drove it into a cornfield at Corndaze 2.0.  The steering geometry is a lot different than standard 356 replicas. But once you get used to it, it's a lot of fun

It was fun though, wasn't it Marty?

Panhandle Bob posted:

It was fun though, wasn't it Marty?

Yes, but remember the look on my face? My mouth was moving but no words were coming out.  

Did he ever sort out the steering?

I too drove it early on (to early Manassas Bug Out) - he used rack and pinion steering (guess from a VW Golf or 914?) so it was very direct and quick --- unlike the vague worm gear in a T1 where the first 3" are play (exaggeration - but there is play even in new T1 steering box).  Add to that the stiff go cart suspension and no flex in the chassis.  Plus his front mounted fuel cell was small (5 gal?) so front was light.

That is a drag bug R&P I think on Cory's car, I think.  It's 1/2 turn lock to lock, so, yeah, it's quick.  Don't sneeze while driving.  When I drove it the brakes were, ahem, asymmetrical and there is no speedometer.  I found myself making an unplanned lane change (into traffic) when I had to slow quickly from a higher speed than I realized.  I think The Hoopty is more civilized now - a little.

He told me the steering rack is from a Ford Bronco. It is very direct and quick, set up to hold steady while drag racing. The brakes work good now. The engine comes on very strong about 2000 rpm and just gets stronger from there. I didn't rev it much. Maybe to 5k once or twice. It's obviously got a lot more after that. The combination of unbridled power and twitchy steering takes a little more getting-used-to than the time I had in the seat, I think.

found this picture

Yup, that's it. Those are the ones made from FG by the Speedsterdoctor.

Sure would like to see how it turned out.