Whatever it takes!

Tom B.- 916-917 or 918!

On Jun 11, 2007, at 4:52 PM, Sudhir Desai wrote:

> 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
>>