Looking for a speedster project

After quite a few years of building '23 T' Bucket Street Rods, MGTD's, various other replica's and Speedsters for everyone but myself, it's my turn.........." I have a vision!"
I am searching for a Speedster project that is unfinished, or in need of a resurection so to speak. Prefer the stock configuration but will consider a "C" flared body. Best that it be located in the eastern half of the country.
Alan M.

Is this baby gonna be massIVe powered?????LOL

Now just suppose it's gonna have a radiator, bigger LOL

But so inefficient that it takes water to keep it cool.... It don't count. Radiators suck.

Oh yeah... There are more ways than one to skin a cat...

If I were going to do a conversion of anything other than a TIV, it would be a watercooled Subaru... I have done that conversion before, but it was not cheap, not easy, and not simple to work on after the last dollar was spent..

Most of what makes my engines more expensive is the cost of the parts.... My labor is within 10% of the other 4 custom shops. I know because I called all of them anonymously :-)

Don't say its expensive till I personally give you a price in a proposal with all the details in black and white... You get much more than an engine.

Jake, you build a fine engine, there is no disputing that. I seriously considered having you build one for my new car and it was in your favor that you are located within reasonable driving distance from my home. I have been led to believe that your engines cost a lot of money. I'd wager you could rebuild a small Continental or Lycoming for what one of your better engines fetches, to put it into perspective.

I was disheartened when Porsche started building water-cooled engines for the 911 series, but what really got my attention was when Porsche and Harley-Davidson collaborated to produce the V-Rod engine. I think that in both cases, these large scale manufacturers, with a lot of R&D bucks behind them, chose to go this route intentionally. In H-D's case, there was a huge risk of alienating a long-standing client base. Neither of these companies would do this without compelling reasons. Noise abatement, pollution, longevity and ease of maintenance come to mind. To be able to comply with increasingly stringent regulations, to satisfy customer demands and still be able to make a buck, the new technologies were no accident.

I salute you for what you do and the manner in which you do it. I wish you continued success. I do, however, want you know that there are other voices out there who are delivering different messages.

Jake, I do not wish to enter into a debate and will refrain from posting further on the subject. I made my quip about a new project including water cooling just to acknowledge that there are other possibilities besides a massive T-4. In retrospect, I wish I had kept my big bazoo shut. In your reply you said, and I quote, "Oh yeah... There are more ways than one to skin a cat" which is exactly my point. Your engines are good ones for the Porsche replica community, but not the only ones. BTW, my name is John.

Funny that a radiator is mentioned,the mind does tend to work in mysterious ways, when you think of all the room there is in the rear of a speedster , still even more room if you gut the back seat area...a V6 or a small block seems to come to mind .....

"Huh, what the #&(@*%&$% ? Is that the alarm clock ?
Bad dream........... I supppose, I hope !

Jake, maybe down the road a bit I could see my way to a massIVe T-4 God knows that I do know ...."Oh what fun it is to ride!"

Checking out the used speedsters on ebay and it is nothing short of a comedy, most sellers are reaching for the $ value of a used VS...go figure.