Porsche Boxster donor??
Discussion
This weekend we managed to buy a 1998 Porsche Boxster, 2.5, metallic green, black leather, for the princley sum of £2,400!!!! Admittedly it was Cat D from a previous life with exterior panel damage, but it looks and drives really really nicely with about 210bhp which all seem to be present and correct. How long before we see these being used as donor cars, either re-panneling or using their lovely running gear?
Some comments on the Porsche Boxter as a donor here
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I thought and still think it is a good idea for a mid-engined car
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I thought and still think it is a good idea for a mid-engined car
What kind of cost do the higher output cars fetch? 210 is not an awful lot and I would imagine the package is not as light as most fwd engine/box packages?? Then again If the car is light enough it'll still go like stink!
Still a seriously cheap fun car though!!
Still a seriously cheap fun car though!!
Edited by Yazza54 on Monday 6th December 13:38
My mate is going to give it to his wife for Xmas, the car looks like a £7k+ car now as it has been repaired very well! The early 2.5 cars are not a patch on the later 3.2 S like I have, but the engine and box are very torquey. Id like to see a modern take on the beach buggy, even a classic buggy with the flat 6 and Porsche adapted suspension and brakes would be a cracking car. How about Italo doing a sketch for a beach buggy on an unmodified Boxster chassis??? Could well be good idea...
This is as close as I could get:
http://www.heynsdyk.com/index.aspx
Not based on a boxter though, but on a 944. BUT... It is from The Netherlands!
http://www.heynsdyk.com/index.aspx
Not based on a boxter though, but on a 944. BUT... It is from The Netherlands!
A kit designed for a Boxster engine could probably be designed to take a subaru engine as well. The choice would then extend through 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.5 fours (including the easily tuneable turbos)and 2.5 to 3.8 sixes from either Porsche or Subaru.
While there are cheaper engines the Porsche comes with its own transaxle bolted on, most alternative combinations, apart from Audi, will require adaptor plates. There is also the gear linkage, any other arrangement would require a specially designed one.
Very few combination will be lower so if you want a low car or aren't a fan of the wedge profile there are few other choices unless you are going to fork out for a G50 and get an inversion kit to mount another engine as low as possible.
While there are cheaper engines the Porsche comes with its own transaxle bolted on, most alternative combinations, apart from Audi, will require adaptor plates. There is also the gear linkage, any other arrangement would require a specially designed one.
Very few combination will be lower so if you want a low car or aren't a fan of the wedge profile there are few other choices unless you are going to fork out for a G50 and get an inversion kit to mount another engine as low as possible.
Furyblade_Lee said:
My mate is going to give it to his wife for Xmas, the car looks like a £7k+ car now as it has been repaired very well! The early 2.5 cars are not a patch on the later 3.2 S like I have, but the engine and box are very torquey. Id like to see a modern take on the beach buggy, even a classic buggy with the flat 6 and Porsche adapted suspension and brakes would be a cracking car. How about Italo doing a sketch for a beach buggy on an unmodified Boxster chassis??? Could well be good idea...
Love the 2.5 inferiority to the 3.2 comment. The 2.5 is such a slow car Gassing Station | Kit Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff