Hi has anyone fitted or knows of some photos of a porche 911 6cyl engine in a 1303 beetle. I would like to know how much room it takes up ie do you have to use the rear seat space

from what ive read they dont fit in with out serious body work. ie the rear apron would have to be extended by about half a foot.
you would be better off fitting a 914 motor or a similar 4 cylinder ie kombi as they fit in the body with out serious modification

Someone on here said a while back about Porsche motors - if they fit, they don't go; and if they go, they don't fit. :thumb

Reverse the gearbox over and mid mount it.

Do u just want a pic, or do u wish to investigate actually installing the engine?

Put a Subie in it. much better result for about half the $

there is a black one that was converted by the porsche factory i think, it was mid mounted and the body was elongated between the door and the rear guard. i saw it in volksworld years ago, i think it was called the nordstat beetle or similar. i may try to find it later.

listen to whitty, then listen to vwcool

'but my mate had one with a porsche engine in it..'

:vader

sorry


It is a rare conversion in my opinion. There are a lot of mods to be done. Not saying it cant be done but be prepared for a chassis up build.

Busses and type 3 have more room. Grey 57 has a 6 in his type 3 razor. There was a bus at dubs by the pub a few years ago, jamie olivers bus has one in it.

just cause it has the porsche style fan doesnt make it a porsche motor. this is a common misconception

jamie oliver? haha champion

nick

race taxi :bounce

ofcourse, left the d out of nordstadt.

here's a link, hope you can read german or understand babel fish: http://www.majortom.de/xxarzt.htm

and a pic:

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Originally posted by Schmoburger Quote: Originally posted by koolkarmakombi 'but my mate had one with a porsche engine in it..' :vader sorry It is a rare conversion in my opinion. There are a lot of mods to be done. Not saying it cant be done but be prepared for a chassis up build. Busses and type 3 have more room. Grey 57 has a 6 in his type 3 razor. There was a bus at dubs by the pub a few years ago, jamie olivers bus has one in it. Wasn't Jamie Oliver's splitty powered by an upright converted and slightly trick type 4 from a 914, not a 911 six?

eeeeeeeeeeeexactly!

Well... to be politically correct, the 914 engine's had sodium-filled valves as standard and the 2L 914 engine had wierd heads... so they aren't quite a Kombi engine

ANywho... I best stop trying to stir trouble!

and we all go round again

I thought Jamie Olivers Bus was a 2.7 six. 911 motor.

You sure?.... I read that it was a bored, uprighted, porsche-fanned, very fancy 914 unit.

Oh well I may be worng but hey not important....the main thing is it still canes my bay!

Yep you are right its was a 2.4ltr 914 engine. 4 banger. Just checked out the thing for sale on this web site ==> http://www.terrysbeetles.co.uk/newpage.html 

this is the only one i know of Shane Clarkens 56
and the magazine is like 12 years old

-Joel