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Subject:Re: Porsche Flat 8? on ebay.
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:52:43 -0700

Tom, are you ready to reduce headroom in the passenger compartment even more? :P
(You would totally have to create a fake floor for the rear bench. ...
Would totally be sweet, though.)

Sudhir

On 6/11/07, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Jun 11, 2007, at 3:25 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
> > Porsche ran a 1.5 litre Flat 8 in their Formula One cars in the
> > '60's and a
> > 3 litre in the brilliant Porsche 908 Sports racer. I think that
> > motor became
> > the Flat 12 in the 917.
> >
> > They make a fantastic sound at speed!
>
> But how will they work in a vanagon?
>
> Tom B.- 2-917's for moi, please.
>
>
> >
> > On 6/11/07, mike <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Only flat 8's Porsche ever made, I think, were in the Formula 1
> >> cars of
> >> the
> >> 60's.
> >>
> >> Anyway they meant V-8. Buy it and go racing as one other list
> >> member has
> >> done. I'm sure he'd give you lots of advice.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6/11/07 1:29 PM, "Mark Keller" <kelphoto@TELUS.NET> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Porsche : 928 1982 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic Model 928 Restore 1
> >> of 2
> >> > <
> >> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> >> ViewItem&item=280123099848&ssPageName=ADM
> >> > E:B:SS:CA:1>
> >> > this listing and this
> >> >
> >> > Porsche : 928 1982 928 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic TO RESTORE 2 of 2
> >> > <
> >> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> >> ViewItem&item=280123103864&ssPageName=ADM
> >> > E:B:SS:CA:1>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Porsche : 928 1982 928 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic TO RESTORE 2 of 2
> >> > <
> >> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> >> ViewItem&item=280123103864&ssPageName=ADM
> >> > E:B:SS:CA:1>
> >> >
> >> > Anybody know if its a real flat 8 or just a mis- identifyied.
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>

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