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new Beck listing worth inquiring about
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Looks like he/she is giving it away!
That looks like one heck of a deal there.
Wow. This is one motivated seller. Someone local could pick it up for a flip.
well, there goes the neighborhood
not to mention the prices of air-cooled versions...
Huge, if true.
I also noticed a JPS Speedster for sale down in Redondo Beach, for what appears to be a good price. Anyone in SoCal know this speedster?
That green Beck has been for sale a bunch in the past and looks to be rough car in terms of how it's been taken care of. I'm not sure if it was even a Factory SE/Beck build.
Marty Grzynkowicz posted:That green Beck has been for sale a bunch in the past and looks to be rough car in terms of how it's been taken care of. I'm not sure if it was even a Factory SE/Beck build.
How can we find out for sure ? I've got a buddy in the West coat of Fl who'd like one.
@David Stroud. I'm a novice to this whole speedster buying experience. I'm sure the others in this group will be able to provide much more detailed information. But what I've done in the past is get the Chassis code or build code number and build date from the seller. It will be located in the front trunk. Easily seen. Once I received that information, I emailed Carey who was able to look up all the information on the car.
Hope that helps.
-Kevin
David I'm not 100% but something in my memory banks tells me that's the car that has been for sale a a few times over the last seven-eight years . I may be wrong and yes someone should check it out.
Not a factory Subaru build, in fact none of these green cars were. I've only ever built a handful in this green, and Meade owns one of them, so I can narrow it down to 3 or 4 chassis numbers.
Anyway, it (or one very much like it) has been for sale before. If it is the one I think it is, then the engine was solid mounted and the support bars were welded in place with the engine and trans set in place, thus you cannot remove the drivetrain without cutting chassis and/or mounts... Happy to verify this for anyone with serious interest and a chassis number.
Just noticed it has a small rectangle "check engine" light mounted under the tach. This is something that was done by Boulder Speedster on a few Subaru conversions they attempted. So I know it left here as a kit and was built by Boulder Speedster
I've noticed it for sale a few times too. I love the photo with the puddle of oil. (a touch of honesty)
I almost bought a SAS with a subie ...until I smelled that burning 90w and saw the engine soaked in oil... and this was even just after it had been "serviced". I guess a subie engine is still only a engine after all and can get "run in the ground" too - especially if there is a cooing issue.
Is the silver aluminum casing just forward of the engine where the radiator is on this conversion? There are no pictures of the front trunk area where you'd think the engine radiator would work best for cooling. Yeah, the classic air cool oil puddle to mark its territory!
I have no idea... I assumed it was in the front and covered with that aluminum sheet, sorta similar to what we do, but different...
I've seen guys try to run a rear mounted radiator and in most cases it is unsuccessful.
WOLFGANG posted:Is the silver aluminum casing just forward of the engine where the radiator is on this conversion? There are no pictures of the front trunk area where you'd think the engine radiator would work best for cooling. Yeah, the classic air cool oil puddle to mark its territory!
There's one photo of the frunk. It shows the fuel tank and an aluminum cover where the battery should be but the battery is in the engine compartment in the top right corner. However, there is some type of cap in the right corner of that aluminum plate in the frunk. I thought what you're talking about was the fuel cell until I saw it in the frunk. It could certainly be the radiator but it'd be nice to see some more detailed photos.
Maybe I'll email him for some much more detailed photos and information.
chines1 posted:I have no idea... I assumed it was in the front and covered with that aluminum sheet, sorta similar to what we do, but different...
I've seen guys try to run a rear mounted radiator and in most cases it is unsuccessful.
I wish I had thought of something like Carey does with that box or shelf thingme ahead of the engine in his Soob conversions. There's a lot of good space between the rear seat seatback and the "firewall" and is usually considered dead or useless space with an aircooled engine setup. I was dumb enough to work real hard and mount my heater core up in there when I could have simply made a "box" with removable panels here and there.
My heater core would have been much be easier to plumb and get at now ( it has a bleeder on top ) and you might have easy access to clutch cable adjustment and transmission oil fill too.