914-6 GT or other 914-6 custom builds, Any advice on Patrick Motorsports or others Options

[VAB914-6]

I am new to the 914 world, no pun intended. In my mind I have it that I am going to build a 914-6 GT of some sort. I have looked at several examples of "project cars" from Patrick Motorsports. The silver and red tribute build and the "mean green" seemingly have many of the things I would think make up a very good car.

I have many questions: how practical is a 3.8L in a strengthened 914-6 for daily driving? Needing heat and defrost as I live in and near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. What kind of up keep, don't want to be fiddling and tinkering with it, just want to drive it and maintain it?

Anyone having experiences with Patrick Motorsports? Anyone having suggestions as to other builders/ shops? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

I need advice....thanks in advance.

[Mark Henry]

I have many questions: how practical is a 3.8L in a strengthened 914-6 for daily driving? Needing heat and defrost as I live in and near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. What kind of up keep, don't want to be fiddling and tinkering with it, just want to drive it and maintain it?

914 might be the wrong car, it's a car that often needs tinkering, but then again once well sorted it can be used as a DD. If you're using a shop you should expect the builder to want to drive it 300-600 miles just to prove the car is fully sorted.
One of the perks of being a builder, I'm driving a customers 996 C4S right now, I'll put 1000km on it before my stamp of approval and I hand it over.

Engine I'd stick to a stock FI 3.2 or 3.6, again to avoid "fiddling and tinkering".
Ben, 914world member mb911 can supply the heat exchangers and muffler.

[VAB914-6]

I have many questions: how practical is a 3.8L in a strengthened 914-6 for daily driving? Needing heat and defrost as I live in and near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. What kind of up keep, don't want to be fiddling and tinkering with it, just want to drive it and maintain it?

914 might be the wrong car, it's a car that often needs tinkering, but then again once well sorted it can be used as a DD. If you're using a shop you should expect the builder to want to drive it 300-600 miles just to prove the car is fully sorted.
One of the perks of being a builder, I'm driving a customers 996 C4S right now, I'll put 1000km on it before my stamp of approval and I hand it over.

Engine I'd stick to a stock FI 3.2 or 3.6, again to avoid "fiddling and tinkering".
Ben, 914world member mb911 can supply the heat exchangers and muffler.

Thanks. Yeah I think if one get a 914 or 914-6 with merely a refreshing of the car in the original form; engine, trans, suspension and brakes, you will be dealing with it like it was 1970's again. I'm not going that route.