914/6 Race Car - Price Check, What's the market? |
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914/6 Race Car - Price Check, What's the market? |
EdwardBlume |
Mar 21 2011, 07:35 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
I have an oppt to buy a really nice street Porsche and am wondering what my race car would go for these days.
Its the former Grantsfo pirate ship... been sitting here unused for the last 2 years... and I've used it twice... Yeah, I know. Here's a short list of things: '74 low mile chassis FG trunks, bumpers, and flares 5-6 year old 2.5 purpose built /6 motor, carb, twin plug LSD transmission 5 lug / full suspension Cage Kirkley seat 2 sets of wheels Known issues: LSD slips Engine smokes after sitting long periods Carbs likely need cleaning Package would include nice Carson steel open deck trailer. What's it worth? Attached thumbnail(s) |
brant |
Apr 3 2011, 08:33 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,739 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I also don't have experience with auto x
but I know the 914 driver I mentioned above is running slicks (about 10inches wide) with lots and lots of leverage on those 225 springs.... So if you factor in the extra track and leverage... its comparable to less than 225 on a standard track teener. (plus cage not tied to suspension points... hmmm) his belief is that weight is more important than an extra couple of hundred pounds of bracing when it comes to lap times heck if you have ever raced wheel to wheel with an old lotus elan (also class CP, at least back in the day) its funny how a fiberglass flexi flier without high spring rates (but with light weight) is 10 seconds a lap faster than a 914/6 and with only 1600cc of motor no less. brant |
Randal |
Apr 3 2011, 09:18 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
I also don't have experience with auto x but I know the 914 driver I mentioned above is running slicks (about 10inches wide) with lots and lots of leverage on those 225 springs.... So if you factor in the extra track and leverage... its comparable to less than 225 on a standard track teener. (plus cage not tied to suspension points... hmmm) his belief is that weight is more important than an extra couple of hundred pounds of bracing when it comes to lap times heck if you have ever raced wheel to wheel with an old lotus elan (also class CP, at least back in the day) its funny how a fiberglass flexi flier without high spring rates (but with light weight) is 10 seconds a lap faster than a 914/6 and with only 1600cc of motor no less. brant My S4 Elan wasn't stiff or soft. It was designed right from the factory and handled like a dream. With stock street tires (Dunlop) it would handle unlike anything I had driven before or after. Design IMHO was the big plus factor. Sure wish I had shipped it back to the US. BTW my 914 also runs 225's and 9 inch+ slicks. Moving to the 225's fixed the excessive body lean that I referred to previously. |
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