Interested in following new build?

Stan

Marty

Felix, I inquired and I am getting that 911 Chassis. Porsche Front Suspension but VW Rear.

Marty - It should be a fun car to spec out and follow the build, and even better to drive for many years to come. Please keep us updated.

Will you be at the IM Wine Tour to pick up your car? BC has great back roads once one gets out of Vancouver. Hope to see the car in September.

Marty, so you're "Caffe' Macchiato" now? Sheesh! ;-)

Well, Lane, you could be "latte evaporato per caff

Felix-

With you 100% on the sound, torque, and longevity of a Porsche 6.

I know subi-power makes by far the most sense- but if I were looking for the maximum "bang-for-the-buck", I'd sell all this replica stuff and go buy a nice C6 'vette. For me, the line in the sand is an air-cooled mill.

I made serious inquiries about a Polopolous 4 cyl, for the very reasons you were enumerating- but they have drawbacks, not the least of which is the cost/complexity (a $30K engine is sobering). The thing is- all that overhead cam stuff weighs more than a push-rod set-up, and doesn't really add anything over a Type 4 with a dry sump set-up.

Of course, Type 4 has long ago crossed into the $20K zone for reliable 200 hp set-ups.

It's a strange world we live in.

Lane, Just trying to keep things fresh:-) See you in two weeks!

Al Straessle check your email!

IM Frame in the works.

Nice to see something tangible, isn't it?

Marty---I'd keep a close watch on those IM guys if I were you---I hope it's not too late to fix it but looks to me like they have left the pan completely out!

A highly desired and rare Flintstone's version

Thanks for the heads up Jack. What year pan should we be using:)

Just trying to help you out, Marty!

That is really some jig that IM uses to build the frame---very stout
and producing exactly what they want in a frame.

You are having some fun!! Good on ya.

BTW, Jack, do they do pan pizza at the "Cafe" Macchiato? Chicago Pan Pizza, I suspect????

"Flintstone version"... I love it! Yaba Daba Dooooooooo!!!

Looking good Marty,

I can

We had a little blip with the vendor for the 915 5 Speed but sourced another. Things are starting to roll now.

Frame out of jig and Henry picked up my engine.

Looking good, Marty. There are reversed water necks available from the Vanagon/Subaru conversion guys. The upper hose would connect on the rear of the engine(towards the front of the car). I don't know how Henry does his plumbing but it is just a thought.

Good source of parts: oil pans, exhaust, brackets, hoses, throttle cables etc.

http://www.smallcar.com/

Coolant manifold:http://www.smallcar.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=29905

The engine will be prettied up before we install it. Probably ceramic coat the manifolds.

Marty---man, that is some stout looking frame---lots of protection for you. I see how the frame is shaped that gives an IM all that wonderful foot space too.

Can't wait to see future installations of details.

Picked out colors yet?

Colors. Hmmmmm. I saw Charles Gardner's IM and it was painted the same color as mine finally ended up being. I thought it looked really cool, but was considering a dark blue with a tan top instead. Sweet bride Sarah talked me into going torch red, a late model Corvette color very similar to guards red. I still like it after all these years. Choose carefully! I'll bet Sandy has some ideas too.

Choosing colors may be the hardest part. Soooooooo many choices! AAAAHHH!!!

I'm pretty set on Porsche 2009 and newer Carerra Cream. But I still have time. I am staying away from metallics, otherwise, I would have gone GM Vanilla Latte Metallic. I want to drive this baby & solid color paint repairs are much easier. The interior is killer brown called Stallion. It's a tad lighter than the Coffee Bean in Rick Davis's IM-6. Theme is Carrera Roadster. An oxymoron for sure, but that the cool thing about building your own from scratch.

One of my favorites is Albert Blue, a Porsche color used only for a few years. It is a deep blue, not quite navy, but close. It will probably be my 911 color, as that was the color of my good friend's car.

http://www.911t.org/gallery/peter_p1/1972%20911%20albert%20blue%20018.jpg

Marty---smart decisions on colors and on paint. My paint is Ivory acrilic enamel---no metallic and no clear cost. Let's me repair a paint chip and achieve invisible results. Hard to do with metallic and clear coat.

Danny---what a blue! I'd call it Marlin blue---looks just like a Marlin when reeled into the boat.

Danny, that's a nice one, but I like the non-metallic midnight blue better.

Danny - I Want That Car. That's a gorgeous 911.

All - I agree about the non-clear coat, non-metallic colors. Every time I think I have a good repair before the clear, it comes out lumpy.

Marty-

Sweet engine.

Looking good Marty. Coating those cast aluminum intake manifolds will go a long way to ensuring your satisfaction in the engine compartment. Seems like no matter what you do they just get oxidized again and again. Did you request the A/C be positioned on the left side of the alternator(mine is on the right side) or is that power steering like in the link bellow. While they are doing the intake see if you can get the valve covers done as well same problem with cast aluminum.

This is my plan when I make the time to pull the intake and valve covers
http://www.benplace.com/subaru/vanaru38.jpg

Peter, did you have a Subaru engine installed in your 2008 IM and was it like the

Hi Clint,

I asked Henry at IM to build be a coach I pulled all the suspension, engine parts together to finish it off. So I

That's a great way to do it...keep us posted and let's see some really cool pictures on the engine and other components you come up with.

Clint

http://www.subarugears.com/index_files/Page1340.htm

Apparently this allows you to use a Subie trans mounted directly 180 into a VW bug. So now you can have a 5 speed. Also if you have a Subie engine you have a complete drive-train from one manufacturer (customizing aside).

The question then comes to
1) is this a good idea?

2) nearly 5 grand for a complete reworked trans. Is it worth it?

3) how do you get a trans turned 180 to shift properly? Wouldn't the shift pattern change?

4) Would it fit directly into your favorite speedster considering the VW pan has been shortened??

5) some question that i should be asking yet am too uninformed to know what it is.

http://www.subarugears.com/index_files/Page1340.htm

You're not one for half-measures, are you Marty?
I can't wait for the next update!

My wire harness is done & the layout is very precise. I'll post a few pics. My tranny was shipped to IM late last week. I'll get more updates as they come in.

Do you think it will be ready by the Asheville trip?