This Spyder on eBay looks like a disaster to me. Only 1 picture of the rear suspension is shown, and it looks scary! Buyer beware.
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Why would it need the Subarugear conversion kit? Seems like the engine is in normal place (behind engine - not reversed). Just need to blank off the rear (AWD) bit. Not a pretty looking engine install at all. Looks like turbo though.
Winning bid: US $20,200.00
Imho, someone just bought a much, much bigger headache than I did in 2017.
I think the way to save it would be to pull & sell the Suby drivetrain, then hire a real welder to restore the frame to something like stock, then install a proper Type 1 and a 4 speed.
Oh and of course re-upholster to get rid of the diamond stitch.
If the welder is a friend, and a few good deals can be made, the buyer/builder might get it done under net $50k.
But that would take a lot of luck and uncompensated hours.
What happened to the frame normally visible in the interior? Are they expecting the fiberglass to be part of the structure? The rear of frame looks like it came from a Vintage, but who knows?
@Lane Anderson, that doesn’t look like a Vintage to me. Looks like a springplate suspension that somebody tried to convert into an IRS to use the Subaru transaxle. It might have started out as one of these from Mexico.
Like I said when I posted it, it looks like a disaster to me.
picture below is the one in the ad. I believe the guy selling these gets them from Mexico.
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Would like to know the tire size on the spare, looks to be the correct look for my Outlaw build.
Wow, that is scary to say the least.