Pretty exciting, Lane! 
That is going to be one beautiful coupe.
They're going to keep the wider rear to facilitate fitting wider tires.
Just to be clear, that's the prototype, which they still hope to have at Carlisle. Looks like it's a long way off to me. Nothing has been done on mine yet.
Lane, I haven't been on here in months. But, I approve of this newfangled coupe car. Maybe I haven't been swayed to Suby yet, but carry on!
Danny, pls check your e-mail . . .
Danny, I doubt that there's a Suby as quick as your air cooled scary monster Spyder.
Maybe we can see some Subys on the track day and compare times at Carlisle.
I'd like to see Marty G get his snappy new combo on the track for a few quick go arounds. Any votes for YES ?
Lane, I've been AWOL from the SOC for quite a while. Very excited for you! Love those coupes, as you know. My next car will likely be another coupe so I'll be following your project. Can't wait to see the build get under way...
Lane, can you start another thread once things start moving?
Unless your going for another record "for the longest thread" in SOC history, by all means keep it going.
Heh, I think I already have the "longest thread" award for the "little brass thingie" one. I have a feeling that this one WILL top that once the build starts. I may have to do like Barry does on the "Can you top this" threads. Meanwhile, this post will win the "Most Gratuitous Use of Quotation Marks" award.
LETS
MAKE
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LONGER
BURMA SHAVE
art posted:BURMA SHAVE
Art...am I dreaming or was that from that Route 66 road ad ? Been there, saw that, I think.
David Stroud posted:art posted:BURMA SHAVE
Art...am I dreaming or was that from that Route 66 road ad ? Been there, saw that, I think.
Not necessarily associated with Route 66. Burma-Shave did however advertise along major highways with their quirky rhyming signs. Here's a Wiki historical about it.
crhemi (Bill) posted:
Nope
KitzKreig?
Yep
I love those exhaust pipes!
Breaking away from the pack has its ups and downs. I have had pretty good luck with my prototype adventures but tried not to push the envelope too far. I was mostly paint, chrome and upholstery and left the squeezing of horsepower and sexy engines to others. 
I found the engine I want Carey to put in my coupe. 
Hey Lane....... Are those WEBERS on that beast????? Think of all those "flying brass thingies " there in one place....... I'm just sayin'....... 
Looks like it should just drop right in.
You don't really need that back seat.
That would take out the front seat too, Mitch. Ah, who needs seats anyway.
Leon, I would like to think that has fuel injection. Please don't mess with my fantasy.
Just flip the engine lid and turn it into a rumble seat...
Yes, the Green Coupe with the rear radiator under the deck lid is mine and hope to finish it soon. It was started by CCW, then Kitzkerig, now KitMan Motors . I have to finish the brake lines and fuel lines , get her tuned before "Greenie" loses her "Garage Queen Status". Then by the grace of the California Highway Patrol.... they will issue a VIN as a "special construction vehicle" and I can get it street licensed. Want to hear the Subie sing! Chris
$143,000 for 335 horsepower. But at least it's way too big to put in any car we might find ourselves driving...
Guys, I love Ferraris as much as the next guy, but I guess there's a reason you don't see these engines swapped into hot rods all that often.
Y'all know I was kidding, right? 
That is a ridiculous price. you could buy an 80s testarossa ala Miami vice for about 90k and part it out. Maybe even make some money. ��
Some perspective:
Capricorn Automotive, in Germany, offers a new Porsche 356 4 cam = $157,000 USD.
"Honey ! Where did you put our petty cash envelope ?"
More like, "Honey I'm so, sorry, I made a big mistake"
BobG posted:Some perspective:
Capricorn Automotive, in Germany, offers a new Porsche 356 4 cam = $157,000 USD.
Further perspective:
Mfg. by Chevrolet. $5900, Turnkey at Summit Racing
Why are we doing this again?
"Why are we doing this again?"
Why? Because Stan told us to.......
I bought this T Bucket as a pile of trash and for a total investment of $13k I had completely rebuilt it ...an eye popping 350/350.
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Stan Galat, '05 IM, 2276, Nowhere, USA posted:BobG posted:Some perspective:
Capricorn Automotive, in Germany, offers a new Porsche 356 4 cam = $157,000 USD.
Further perspective:
Mfg. by Chevrolet. $5900, Turnkey at Summit Racing
Why are we doing this again?
I usually yawn when they go by. I like the Euro-stuff for some reason. I drove behind a 12 cylinder 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB on a road rally and never before did a car (that I was not even in) send a shrill up the back of my spine like that car did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EpOUSLz8-o&sns=em
The nice thing about vettes, parts available in any city of the USA, and dealerships for service close by.
The styling doesn't excite though. Like a newer lambo, body lines are too harsh. The sound of that 275 GTB is music! Thanks for the post!
I knew you were kidding, Lane.
Since Lane has revealed his desire to exceed the "brass thingy" thread, allow me to pontificate:
I love 'em all. Euro 12s, flat 4s, Porsche 6s, and 'merican V8s. I'm an equal-opportunity gear-head. I've rebuilt Fiat twin-cam engines, a few motorcycles, all manner of lawn and garden equipment, a Renault (don't ask), and several Detroit V8s. I love the smell of 2 strokes in the morning. They smell like... victory (seriously).
But, at the core if it-- I'm a corn-fed, small-town, white-trash small-block fan. I have no idea what I'd want to put it in (a CTS-V?), but there has never been (nor will there ever be) a less expensive way to propel a RWD vehicle down the road at a very high rate of speed. The GM-produced LS crate engines are almost a miracle, and should be revered for what they are-- a gift from the General to the automotive community. In 1983 I had as much money (1983 dollars) as that LS3 costs (2016 dollars) in a home-brew 300 hp SBC 350 when I was 20 years old. I made $4/hr at the time.
525 HP for $6K is amazing, whether it does anything for you or not. 525 hp will crush anything the lot of us are putting on the street. It'll crush a vintage V12 Ferrari, and it'd crush three 4-cam flat 4s if you could lash them together somehow. It's about 2.5x as powerful as my twin-plugged, dry-sumped, 4-throated flat 4, and costs about 1/2 as much. I've got nothing but respect for that.
The LS engines are all that and a bag of chips.
Yeah, I still wish I had my STS again, with that Northstar V8, back before GM screwed them up. That car surprised more then a few tuners.......
But then, there were a quite a few STS's in my last workplace. Except for that guy with the Porsche 930. I think he bought it just to embarrass the rest of us......