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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 1-November 06 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,133 ![]() |
The collection knowledge on this board is pretty impressive - so here's the question - I know that I want to build a GT clone car. It doesn't need to be a dead on replica of a real GT (I simply don't have the budget for it), but I want it to be reasonably close. The car will almost certainly have a 2.5L twin plug motor, but past that I am still putting together the list of things that I definetly want and the nice to have's (if I can find them at a reasonable price).
The first big question that I need to answer though is what base car to start with - a 914 or a 914/6? Granted, modifying a 6 is not something that one would do lightly - the car is just too cool and too rare to simply start hacking away. But if I were to find a non-operable car, would all of the 6 parts that would come with it justify the incremental cost? Just looking at the cost of real 6 heat exchangers, oil systems, brakes, suspension, etc, it almost seems to me that buying a 6 and starting the project from there is the way to go. What do you guys think? Thanks for your advice. Mike |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 1-November 06 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,133 ![]() |
Thanks for all of the responses so far guys.
To be clear, when I say that I have a budget, I don't mean the I have a limited dollar amount to work with. What I mean is that I'm going to set a dollar amount in advance that I think will cover the costs to build the car that I want to build. I don't want a sinkhole of a project, but I don't want to needlessly limit myself or waste money either. Make sense? |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 227 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Lake Forest,IL Member No.: 3,427 ![]() |
Thanks for all of the responses so far guys. To be clear, when I say that I have a budget, I don't mean the I have a limited dollar amount to work with. What I mean is that I'm going to set a dollar amount in advance that I think will cover the costs to build the car that I want to build. I don't want a sinkhole of a project, but I don't want to needlessly limit myself or waste money either. Make sense? Well, these things always seem to get legs once they are started. And, the dollar amount that you have established for yourself seems to DOUBLE, with extra time in unforeseen labor, parts that are unavailable and needed NOW, and those little odds and ends that might " be cool". Be very careful, that it a slippery slope when going this route. They add up quick. Ask Eric and TC, they are the most recent people who are doing GT replica's. Perhaps, what you should do, go thru Armando's site, and make a list for yourself, what you want in parts and what you want in modifications to the car. And once you have that list, then perhaps ask here what each of these are realistically going to cost? Will you be doing most of the work yourself or having someone do it for you?? Peter |
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