4) After about a month i parked it and began on the small stuff, reworking the brakes, full tune up, some random electrical work, (looked for an oil leak but couldn't determine the source at first
5) pulled the motor out around thanks giving 09' and gave it a 100% over haul,
while engine was out i did the ever popular hell hole and other rust repair
6) like i stated before i love the car especially the way it takes the windy highways. but i am looking for a project and it's either this or working on my older xj6 ( not nearly as fun)
7) after looking around the web at all the 350 Chevy v-8 conversions, Subaru, and Big Fours ) i decided to go with a nice 6 cyc. Porsche engine at least i think
8) i don't like the sounds of spending 10k on a 911 motor and trans so i did some local shopping and found a complete wrecked boxster for around 4-5k i think it was the 2.7, 5 speed manual with 75k But i could very well be wrong
9) if i do this swap i am also going to use the mono-block boxster brakes and get a suitable 911 suspension to do a full on 5 lug conversion at the same time
10) i know burning through a couple a hundred in a weekend isn't fun just to make your car drivable again but we all do it, but i would really like to keep this under 8k if possible
so here is the big question buy the boxster and put the water cooled flat 6 in my 914, look for something else to put in, or just drive it and save for something else. i see lots of 911 builds but i am unsure if i have ever seen a boxster to 914 conversion. here are few more things i would like to know about
i don't need or want anything with 300+ hp it would just ruin the car for me that's why i thought a boxster motor with around 150-175 would be perfect
1) will it work obviously
2) will the boxster trans work with my 914 axles or would i be able to use my 914 trans with the boxster motor.
3) any major pit falls anyone sees with this build ??
4) is that too much $$$ for the boxster
5) i do fairly well with metal (bend it or cut it into place) but i have not so good of a time with electronics so any information on integrating the motor electronics and the remaining 914 electronics would be helpful
6) i know it is a less than intelligent question but will my gauges work Tach, speed-o ect, again like i said no so good with the electronics
i know i sound a bit foolish and ambitious but builds like this are what my family and friends do, my father did a 944 with a 350 chevy turned out ok, not perfect but ok
i apologize for 2 posts but i thought i had a 1k character limit not 10k Reading ... it helps when you do it sometimes
