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stroker
stroker PowerDork
2/12/25 8:14 p.m.

Yeah, it's expensive, but...  NMNA

ClearWaterMS
ClearWaterMS HalfDork
2/13/25 11:05 a.m.
stroker said:

Yeah, it's expensive, but...  NMNA

I think done, built these typically trade for around $80k+.  This build still has $50k worth of work (paint, body, interior, etc.) he is a bit cheeky on the price.  It's also a 11 year old kit...  but new these kits are $30k before the driveline.  

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
2/14/25 1:11 p.m.

I guess this would be a kit car.  A tiny kit car.

 

03Panther
03Panther PowerDork
2/14/25 5:37 p.m.

Ooohhh! I REALLY need that for not single seat tadpole trike project! devil

Id even be happy with the price, but I'm about 3 months from haveing the money, and 5 months from picking it up surprise

Any enablers want to talk? I have a few thoughts. 

stroker
stroker PowerDork
3/8/25 3:44 p.m.

356 Kit in SW MO.  NMNA

rdcyclist
rdcyclist Dork
3/8/25 4:46 p.m.
VolvoHeretic
VolvoHeretic SuperDork
3/8/25 5:22 p.m.

In reply to stroker and rdcyclist :

Stretch the 356's body 7.3" through the doors and slap it on that Subaru chassis. 90.0" - 82.7" = 7.3"

 

 

ekauppi7
ekauppi7 Reader
3/8/25 11:28 p.m.

Oooh!  I like that idea.  I like the 818 concept a lot but the styling is uninspiring, to me at least.  And 356 Speedsters are gorgeous but expensive, even replicas.  Best of both worlds!

But I already have two mid-engine project cars so this one is not for me.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
3/9/25 9:27 a.m.
VolvoHeretic said:

In reply to stroker and rdcyclist :

Stretch the 356's body something like 6" or 8" through the doors and slap it on that Subaru chassis.

Speedway Motors does that with its '34 Model A pickup.  It's an extended cab that Henry never made.  I sat in my neighbor's '34, could hardly work the clutch it was so tight!

sotaro
sotaro New Reader
3/12/25 8:37 p.m.

In reply to VolvoHeretic :

Mr. Heretic, I love your idea, but perhaps cutting between the rear edge of the door and the rear wheel well would be simpler. Alas, the plug needed would be 13.3" more or less. That would increase the overall length to 169" of the 356/818. Still, a laudable goal for the valiant. Easiest done without a roof, though adding the roof makes the car more useful. Big flares maybe?

   818                                  356

Wheelbase: 96 inches            82.7

Overall length: 155 inches      152.4–157.9

Front track: 59.5 inches          50.8

Rear track: 59.0 inches           49.2

Overall height: 52.5 inches     48.0–51.8 

Overall width: 69.5 inches      65.4 

 

The 818 sold for $12000, which with the parts and WRX parts seems like a good price.

VolvoHeretic
VolvoHeretic SuperDork
3/12/25 10:39 p.m.

In reply to sotaro :

It could be cut and stretched right behind the door jam but I have no way of showing that with Paint 3D. I also never checked whether the widths would work out.

A 401 CJ
A 401 CJ UltraDork
3/15/25 5:49 a.m.
GTwannaB said:

https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/975406277642014/?ref=browse_tab

Colbra?  I wonder if it could beat a Slingray.

Apis Mellifera
Apis Mellifera Dork
3/15/25 9:48 a.m.

A guy over on The Samba has been trying to sell a Porsche 908 for a few years.  He wants $11K just for the body.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2624245

stroker
stroker PowerDork
3/17/25 8:23 p.m.

Somebody might be able to do something with this.  NMNA

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) MegaDork
3/17/25 8:38 p.m.

In reply to stroker :

That's exactly what I need for the gaggle of 48 IDAs on a 351W intake manifold that is sitting in my shed.

 

All I would need is a Pantera transaxle and a set of 180 degree bundle of snakes.  Should be $100 on eBay, right?

Kreb (Forum Supporter)
Kreb (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
3/17/25 10:06 p.m.
A 401 CJ said:
GTwannaB said:

https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/975406277642014/?ref=browse_tab

Colbra?  I wonder if it could beat a Slingray.

He's been trying to sell that for months and months.

VolvoHeretic
VolvoHeretic SuperDork
3/18/25 7:28 a.m.

In reply to Kreb (Forum Supporter) :

I wonder what the viewing sensation is like riding in that? Like driving from the back of a station wagon?

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