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 ricola
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 posted on February 21st, 2009 at 09:03 PM |
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Bit more than just an engine swap: boxster floor!
Came across this last night, got me thinking now! Stock 2000 boxster complete floorpan with a 1303 body on top 
You can get pretty much all of it by putting this link through babelfish translater (German to English)
http://www.bugster.at/
Rich
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| posted on February 21st, 2009 at 09:28 PM |
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WOW`I like that very much. Thats a huge effort and has turned out so well.
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| posted on February 22nd, 2009 at 01:40 PM |
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Google translated version;
http://74.125.19.132/translate_c?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://www.bugster.at/default_new.html&usg=ALkJrhjG2oDbikRtv1Jq
nIB78zbeJde_rw
Pretty crazy, but I'd rather just have a Porsche Boxter. That grey colour is so ugly, that's the colour they paint structural steel on industrial
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| posted on February 22nd, 2009 at 05:52 PM |
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looks nice but some people just have way too much time on their hands!
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| posted on February 22nd, 2009 at 06:37 PM |
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I appreciate the engineering involved, great workmanship
Imagine the look on a Commondore owners face at the off street drags when you have 1/4 mile times that freak them right out.
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| posted on February 22nd, 2009 at 06:47 PM |
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What an awesome project,the time and cost involved just doesn't bear thinking about.
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| posted on February 22nd, 2009 at 10:22 PM |
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Saw this topic Rich and thought you'd started another cool project 
Looks great...and yep, big bucks for sure.
Reub
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ricola
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| posted on February 22nd, 2009 at 10:29 PM |
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Lol, I think I should finish the cabrio first, although I do keep getting evil thoughts about just making a new chassis with carrera 4 transmission
and suspension!
This wouldn't actually be too expensive in Europe, but I guess Porsche parts are more expensive down under. Here you could easily get a panel damaged
complete boxster for about £5000 (about 11k AUD), add a bug body, paint job and a load of time and you're done!
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| posted on February 22nd, 2009 at 11:13 PM |
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Well, I'm impessed. It takes adding Porshe parts to your beetle to a whole new level.
From your ole' mate Jeff
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| posted on February 23rd, 2009 at 01:39 AM |
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That thing is brilliant!! Thanks for posting it, Ricola.
It is like the next generation of the "Nordstadt beetle".
That's a 1303 based on a Porsche 914.
See: LINK
(in german...)
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| posted on February 23rd, 2009 at 08:26 AM |
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awesome
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| posted on February 23rd, 2009 at 09:24 AM |
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Hey Glenn, much need for your Hoodjax on this car? It is awesome and I love the colour.
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I love 242HP sleepers.
How many sets of lights does it take a $229k Carrera S to learn? 
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| posted on February 23rd, 2009 at 02:59 PM |
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Hey Glenn, much need for your Hoodjax on this car? It is awesome and I love the colour.
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lol... yeah mate - he doesn't have a vented decklid!
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| posted on February 23rd, 2009 at 03:22 PM |
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Holy Fenergen, Jurgen.
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| posted on February 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 PM |
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Hi
Its amazing how much is fitted in the confines of the 1303 shell.
I saw a similar one somewhere on the web.
Steve
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ricola
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| posted on February 24th, 2009 at 05:56 AM |
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Have you got a link for more info on the other one Steve?
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| posted on February 24th, 2009 at 07:10 AM |
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That car was for sale on German ebay in decembre 2006. It had a Carrera engine in it. I don't think it was based on a Boxster.
Sorry, the ebay item is long gone, and I don't have any other links or info.
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| posted on February 24th, 2009 at 08:07 AM |
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Hi Rich
I cant remember where I found the those photos, most likely from a link in German look (that site is broken at the moment).
I really like the Type 3 air intakes on the 1/4 panels, a bit like the Nordstat Beetle.
So if its a Carrera engine they have reversed it as well, even more work
Steve
2 more photos that I have
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| posted on February 24th, 2009 at 12:04 PM |
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 I want one!!
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| posted on February 25th, 2009 at 10:15 AM |
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This reminds me of the guy who put a Jaguar V-12 into the front of a Corvair, including a rear-mounted transaxle and curved driveshaft to keep the
flat floor. An impressive and beautiful fabrication tour de force, but you have to ask...Why?
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