What makes a 911 an outlaw?
Is it possible to get the Outlaw look without spending an arm and a leg? Forum user ahhgaragetime seems to think so with the very best Porsche he could afford: an incomplete 1974 Porsche 911S.
Considering the car was already “missing a part or two,” ahhgaragetime decided to go for an Outlaw look.
Since the thread was started in October of last year, the 911 has received plenty of work, including a roll cage, fresh paint and even some reinforcement for the body. As well, the Porsche currently relies on a 912 powerplant until the flat-six engine getting prepared for the car is finished.
Catch up on all the progress made thus far over on the “Hotrod Porsche 911 Mashup On The Cheap? Oxymoron?” thread, as well as ahhgaragetime’s YouTube channel:
What makes a 911 an outlaw?
Vajingo said:What makes a 911 an outlaw?
Unpaid parking tickets.
What about a 914 outlaw?
This is the only way I could ever afford an early 911, so it's occurred to me to do this.
Vajingo said:What makes a 911 an outlaw?
As I understand it, mixing and matching parts and/or styling cues that never saw each other from the factory to create what you want.
Think resto-mod in the hotrod world.
Misc ramblings......
look at a 1967 911R which was the factory racer that still had narrow fenders , basic lightweight race car,
in 1974 they started the flatter "crash bumpers" in the 1980s-90s the many early narrow fender cars were "updated" to the crash bumper style with 911 RS or RSR wide fenders , big rear wing , slant nose fenders etc
In the 2000s to now these flat bumper cars were "back dated" to the early bumper style !
so there is a mis-match of project cars out on the market ,
a 1964 Prototype 911 was found with all the late model RSR wide fenders / flat bumper / big wing style , done by someone when early cars were worth nothing and everyone wanted a Miami Vice 911 :)
Then add that lots of Targas were made into Cabrios.....
I would start with whatever the newest year you can have that does not need emissions inspection , 1975 and newer were hot dip galvanized at the factory so that helps ,
And check the VIN number to see what year the car really is , you may be surprised and find a prototype under all that fiberglass !
ADDED : Look at a Singer , taking a later 911 and backdating it with a little more flair , and they also must hire a "designer" to get the interior colors and designs that look vintage with modern materials .......
Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) said:What about a 914 outlaw?
What about an in-law? My wife's mother is always on a budget
He should have dropped in a rotary 13B! More HP.
I have a 914 project that is getting ready for a rollcage. I also have a rotary to VW trans adapter and a rotary intake, so I guess I'm part way to a 914 "Outlaw" build eventually. I was really planning on doing a Subaru swap, but I guess I should consider rotary power at this point too. It's just time and money away from AWESOMENESS. A long way away.........
You will be amazed how small the rotary is. I got my MGB with 13B cheep because the kid hooked up the oil cooler with 3/8" lines. That is a no, no. rotarys need lots of oil cooling because it does most of the cooling - not the water! And you can save a few lbs!
Mazda 13B race 242
Porsche 914 1679cc 265
Porsche 914 1980cc 311
Drop on a turbo and you can double the HP without any internal mods!
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