The ugliest Porsche in Aus'

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2 hours ago, OZ930 said:

Wouldn’t it “only” be the crown wheel ?

I wonder how easy it is, if it could be done.   May be a good supply/conversion for early cars if it is.

can the gearbox be run upside down?

Probably. I have no idea, as the internal workings of gearboxes are still a mystery to me

 

1 hour ago, Coastr said:

People have done this with Subaru trans - flipped it around.  At least it’s ‘in the family’, can apparently handle more HP and supply is plentiful.  Might even be able to shift down without crunching.  Something to ponder for another day.

Yes. @MrRPJ had a Subaru trans the was converted to fit in the back of his LS powered 911. He did blow it up, but that was with a lot more torque going through it than your typical aircooled engine. From memory it was cheaper and stronger than buying a 915.

[OZ930]

I did a bit of research and yes you can invert the gearbox.

 Also second gear in the early Boxter is a bit fragile.

The 6 speed is stronger than the 5 speed

 

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16 minutes ago, OZ930 said:

I did a bit of research and yes you can invert the gearbox.

 Also second gear in the early Boxter is a bit fragile.

The 6 speed is stronger than the 5 speed

 

I did know that the 6 speed was better, but that is interesting that it is possible to flip it around.

 

In this episode I weigh both the old Boxster engine and the V8 I am swapping into it, to see just how much extra weight I am adding to the Roxster.

 

 

[Coastr]

I don’t know much about vag products but in a Bmw you would need the key barrel surround, key, immobiliser, cluster and dme (computer) to get that engine to run.  Otherwise if the dme talks to the key barrel and the immobiliaer then the cluster and they don’t agree they all belong to the same car no start.    Maybe all this stuff has been worked out with engine swaps and coding but I would be hanging onto that body until you have the engine running in the new car.  Otherwise you have to junk the factory computer amd run an aftermarket one. 

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10 hours ago, Coastr said:

I don’t know much about vag products but in a Bmw you would need the key barrel surround, key, immobiliser, cluster and dme (computer) to get that engine to run.  Otherwise if the dme talks to the key barrel and the immobiliaer then the cluster and they don’t agree they all belong to the same car no start.    Maybe all this stuff has been worked out with engine swaps and coding but I would be hanging onto that body until you have the engine running in the new car.  Otherwise you have to junk the factory computer amd run an aftermarket one. 

I will be hanging on to the car until it is running, but guys have got it running with both Porsche and Audi ecu's running together and they dont need the key. So hopefully it whould not be too crazy.

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This week I quickly recap the damage to Harry 911 and then I get stuck into fitting the engine into the Roxster.

 

  

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22 hours ago, MFX said:

This week I quickly recap the damage to Harry 911 and then I get stuck into fitting the engine into the Roxster.

 

https://youtu.be/WqPyF_BtV64

progress is progress jeff

any thought to cutting away unnecessary rear inner sheet metal -ala 560

 

 e.g rear luggage area and putting back a frame /extra tubing to reinforce if required 

 

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This week I get stuck into fabricating a subframe to mount the Audi V8 into the Roxster.

 

 

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This week I finish off the subframe to mount the Audi V8 into the Roxster. This includes the engine mounts, gussets and crush tubes.

 

 

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Hey Jeff, that subframe would look great Cad Plated.

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This week I work on plumbing in the radiator and power steering pumps from the Audi engine to the Roxster.