JPS Suby for Sale

Oh, and the SOC Badge is included. 

Very cool Devin! I'm sure it's a beast with that much power. Sorry to hear you're selling, though. A little more info would be helpful for those interested- swingaxle or IRS? 3.88 or 3.44 ring & pinion (I'm assuming VW trans)? tire sizes? discs all around? you said 230hp- at what rpm?

Hi Alb,

It's been a fun car and is a blast to drive with that engine, but admittedly I was looking for something I could drive more frequently throughout the year.

To answer your questions, it does have IRS and a 3.88 transmission. Discs all around and 185 x 15 tires. 

To be honest, i don't recall what RPM the horespower rating was at. It was on the dyno about a year and a half ago up at Outfront Motorsports, where the engine came from. I got the rating over the phone. 

The JPS spec sheet has more info on it. Find it here.

Beautiful car, Devin! 

Great Car,, awesome paint, I have seen it in person.

Very nice Speedster, Devin! I imagine it will sell pretty quick...

Good luck with the sale. Looks great!

Great looking car,GLWS

"It's been a fun car and is a blast to drive with that engine, but admittedly I was looking for something I could drive more frequently throughout the year."

Being is Southern California, why can't you drive your Speedster frequently throughout the year? What am I missing?  Come to Indiana, Its 22 degrees out and snowing, that stops me from driving my Speedster LOL.. By the way, your car looks very nice, good luck in the sale.

"Being is Southern California, why can't you drive your Speedster frequently throughout the year? What am I missing?  "

A few not good reasons for this one. First, after years in Southern California, you actually become a wuss to anything below 60 degrees. I used to live in New England and didn't wear sweaters unless it was below 20. Now i wear them at 55.

But more seriously, I tend to work long days and it can be in the 40's - 50s in the AM when i go to work and in the 50s and dark out when i come home much of the year. It's doable, but it's not quite as enjoyable. And i refuse to use the top or side curtains.

As I said, not good reasons but...

You live in a place that has one of the most desirable climates on the planet. Living in a place that is no where near top down weather for a good 5 or more months of the year, I don't really know what to make of an explanation like that...

Here's what you need to do.  I forget how cold it was that day, but still a good day for driving a Speedster.  My licence should have read BRRR 610...

And things like THAT are why I installed my Gas Heater.

Yes, I have the bomber jacket (but not with as much fleece as "Wooly Boy" up above), but my fleece lined snowmobile "Snoopy Hat" went away when I started wearing my crash helmet on my snowmobile (and at 102hp on my SkiRoule, I needed it).

Now I let the heater warm things up, toss my jacket on the passenger seat and hop in to a nice toasty car.  I actually like driving with the top up and windows in and the heater easily holds the car at 70º.  Adds three or more months to my driving season, easy.

Now if they just kept all that darn salt off the roads......

I had my Speedster out last Sunday here in Indiana. The sun was out and the top was down and my winter coat was on. It was amazing. (I do have heat as well and that doesn't hurt). I hope you can understand how many of us would wonder about the comment. Thanks for your honest explanation. Cheers!

ALB posted:

You live in a place that has one of the most desirable climates on the planet. Living in a place that is no where near top down weather for a good 5 or more months of the year, I don't really know what to make of an explanation like that...

I grew up Manhattan Beach and in my early 20s I bought a brand new convertible Rabbit.  The novelty wore off after a few months and subsequently the only time I would put the top down was to put a board in.

When I get a 356 replica, it will be a coupe because now in my early 60s I have to go to the dermatologist every 6 months to get various forms of skin cancer removed.  Still love the weather here, but I am so over the sun and sun tans.

Yes, I agree. If I had to do mine all over it would have been a Subaru powered heated and air conditioned coup to drive 30k + miles a year with. Hind sight is 20/20 they say.

I have the perfect hat for those chilly morning drives. 

Pretty car, great price... can you post any photos of the engine?

I need to get some new shots in the daylight tomorrow. Will post them here.

Geez, Troy......

Kinda hard to see where the hair ends and the hat begins, right?

Devin!  A balmy 17° here in the non-snow-belt in Massachusetts, today.

Come on out and we’ll get Pearl out and take a ride!

Thanks for the offer, @Gordon Nichols. I'm actually a transplant from MA. Too many New England winters; i'm good for a while.

For those interested, I took some new photos today of my Speedster as well as a start-up video (if the site lets me upload that).

I apologize the color is so saturated, the sun was not as cooperative as I was hoping, though it does show the range of shades in the blue. In direct sunlight, it’s very much a medium blue but in shadows it goes as deep as navy.  For the interior, several of the photos make it look much more orange than it is. The color in picture “IMG_0047.jpeg” is pretty accurate though.

I'm well aware that the car is in deep need of a detailing, which i will be doing before i post this internet-wide, or ship to a buyer, whichever comes first. 

Nice photos. Pretty car. Good price... you will find a  buyer.

Interested. Sent PM.

PM Sent, thanks!

Devin, has the JPS Suby sold yet.

356GS posted:

Devin, has the JPS Suby sold yet.

@Devin

356GS posted:

Devin, has the JPS Suby sold yet.

Hi @356GS (Greg)

It is in fact still available. PM me if you have any specific questions.

Thanks!

Happy and sad to report that my speedster sold this weekend. 

This has been a great community. Thanks for all the information over the last few years.

I'll be back someday when I have more garage space, but for now I had to make room for this beast.

Nice.  Those old Broncos have really gotten popular in the last couple of years.

Lane Anderson posted:

Nice.  Those old Broncos have really gotten popular in the last couple of years.

And expensive!!