A long time ago I saw the first 917/10 race at the Mosport Can-Am against
Hulme & McLaren before Penske & Donohue came along and steamrolled the
field.

We've been lucky enough to see lots of Porsches at the Pacific NorthWest
Historics over the years, including Steve McQueen's 917.  I was really
surprised  at how small the car is in person considering how large the
legend & the list of victories.

We'll be going the the 2007 PNW Historics again this year in our beloved 86
Weekender (RVC) to work as pit marshals. There's nothing like the sound of
purpose-built race car engines at full cry.

Before the recent ownership change, we used to take the van for a couple of
laps late on Sunday, just before leaving, with the bikes on the back and
all.   Made the kids laugh.  8)

On 6/11/07, VW Vanagon <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Here you go....
>
> http://www.cknet.org.uk/html/specification.asp
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 6/11/07, mike <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think the 917 12 cylinder is bigger than 5 liters but I'm pretty sure
> > it's
> > much larger than the svx. I saw them when they were racing CAN-AM and
> they
> > were very large. Apparently they had a 16 cylinder version waiting in
> case
> > they needed more power. But the series folded before they needed it.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > On 6/11/07 5:58 PM, "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Its not a really big motor Suds.
> > >
> > > The 917 flat 12 is only 5 litres:  if I am remembering correctly, its
> > about
> > > the size of an SVX motor, maybe a little taller.
> > >
> > > Some links:
> > >
> > > http://project917xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.homestead.com/917v20.html
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://jalopnik.com/cars/auctions/vasek-polaks-porsche-engines-recovered-aucti
> > > oned-for-charity-185241.php
> > >
> > > On 6/11/07, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> 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
> > >>>>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jake
> > > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> >
>

--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com