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If you're going for Raydyots make sure you get the convex mirrors, at least on the passenger side.  The field of view is rather small and the convex really helps.  If you plan to mount them forward as I did, get the convex on both sides.

Also, it's worth it to get all LED lights, particularly if you're running bee hives in back.

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The one other thing I really need and want is a comfortable seat and a nice looking interior/dash.

The standard speedster seats are not comfortable. In the Mid-engine Coupe there is very limited amount of room so Carey suggested using the seats from the 904 which are nicer and more comfortable. But now that we are going with a rear engine mount I was thinking that maybe we can use an early 911 sport seats that is a little bigger and more comfortable but will not look too modern and out of place. Maybe with gromets as well. I

I also picked out a set of traditional black faced with white numbers and red tipped indicators and polished bezel gauges from Speedhut. For the main dash I picked 3  4" gauges. Center Tach, 180 MPH Speedo on the Left, and a Quad gauge with fuel/volts/water temp and oil pressure (that how they make it). Then in the center dash I am going to mount the A/C controls on top centered, and below that two gauges 2 5/8" a clock and oil temp gauge and the radio below.

The other option was to use just the Tach and Speedo left and right of the steering wheel and instead of the quad gauge go with all individual gauges. Maybe mount the fuel gauge in between the Speedo and Tach and in the center a row of 3 2 1/16" gauges of water temp/oil temp/oil pressure and below the radio in a separate center stack (like what they had in the 914) have the volts/clock and amps.

Front Seat Restoration Kit [2 Seats) Porsche 911 1966-73

OK everyone, I spoke to Carey and he indicated that ABS and Traction Control are not doable and if they were they would be cost prohibitive. So take that out of your thought process.

Now as far as the rear weight bias is concerned, Carey told me that while this car is not mid-engine, and is rear engine, the engine and transmission are more forward than in a traditional rear engine application. So, the rear engine effect is not as great as a traditional rear engine location. Plus, Carey indicated they compensate for the weight and rear engine location by increasing the shock dampening and spring rates. The car should handle very similar to the mid engine location but with a lot more power 300-320 HP plus or minus.

Joel

@Joel Roth posted:

OK everyone, I spoke to Carey and he indicated that ABS and Traction Control are not doable and if they were they would be cost prohibitive. So take that out of your thought process.

Joel

I’m sorry Joel, was was being facetious when I suggested that. I guess my “You kids get off my lawn” old-guy-itis was coming out.

Full disclosure: I’m a mid-engine guy. Yes, there are millions of things you can do to make a rear-engined car handle better. Porsche racers have been doing it for decades. But they’ll never be better than a mid-engined car with close to a 50/50 weight balance.

I’d venture a guess that Danny’s Spyder passes (and pisses off) a lot of guys in $100K+ 911s on a track day.

Fwiw, after battling the laws of physics for 75 years, even Porsche saw the light: the newest 911 RSRs are now mid-engined.

I’m sure Carey will build you a fantastic car, it’s what he does. But IMO, the mid engine is 90% of the attraction of Super Coupe. But I don’t have a vote.

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@dlearl476 posted:

I’d venture a guess that Danny’s Spyder passes (and pisses off) a lot of guys in $100K+ 911s on a track day.

Yeah, I did that at Lime Rock with street touring tires with a 275 pound instructor. Thank goodness LRP is all right turns except one...

Now, I drive my old sub 20k Cayman S and spank some of the new cars hard(hint: it's not the car that is lacking).

@Bob: IM S6 Your car is simply sublime!

@Joel Roth You're making good choices.

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I am not planning on Tracking or Racing the car. I am sure the mid-engine version will handle better all things being equal.

However, for me the attraction to the Beck Super Coupe was not so much the mid-engine layout but rather the overall look of the car and the fact that it was not being built on a shortened VW Bug chassis/pan. It has  a custom built square tube chassis and  a double A frame front suspension with adjustable coil overs and an inverted A-frame trailing arm rear suspension with 4 link and adjustable coil overs.

But most important to me was the Company itself and the people who are building my car. Beck and Carey have a great reputation. They build great cars. They  bend over backwards to accommodate their customers. You ask them something and they give you a straight answer.

I asked them to build me a Super Coupe with a Porsche engine and transmission and they told me they could do it. First, we were going to use a Boxster 3.2 S engine and a 5 speed transmission in the mid-engine version. Initially, we ran into some "problems" with getting an ECU that would work because they had to bypass the immobilizer. It took a lot of digging but they were able to do it. Someone else would have just said it can't be done. Not Carey.

When Carey told me about a 1-off rear engine version they were building for another customer and offered to build one for me but with a Porsche engine and transmission, I switched for the added legroom and interior space (I am 6'2"). At the same time, without me even asking Carey told me that because of the added room by moving the engine to the rear they could use a Porsche 911 engine (996) and the 6 speed transmission.

Plus, I have to admit that I actually like the overall look of the rear engine car better with the  rear seats and with the rear engine. Now, when you open the engine lid you actually see an engine, and in my car it will be a Porsche 911 motor.

They are a class act. The best.

Joel

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Interior space and legroom in the mid engine Super Coupe was always a concern of mine. That was why I wanted to come up to Charleston for a "test fit" in your car. But when Carey told me that the customer they were building the rear engine car for was 6'3" and they had to move the seat forward, I switched immediately.

Don't get me wrong the mid engine Super Coupe is a great car. I love mid engine cars. But for me the rear engine Super Coupe is much better. After all, whatever car you buy you have to fit in it and be comfortable, otherwise what's the point?

@Joel Roth posted:

Interior space and legroom in the mid engine Super Coupe was always a concern of mine. That was why I wanted to come up to Charleston for a "test fit" in your car. But when Carey told me that the customer they were building the rear engine car for was 6'3" and they had to move the seat forward, I switched immediately.

Don't get me wrong the mid engine Super Coupe is a great car. I love mid engine cars. But for me the rear engine Super Coupe is much better. After all, whatever car you buy you have to fit in it and be comfortable, otherwise what's the point?

^ That. All day long, that.

Your car is going to be fantastic.

@barncobob posted:

my 17P is graphite blue metallic(2017-18) its gorgeous in the right light(thats not my car:{)

I almost didn't open the picture, Bob, I'm so over the "blue phase" (apologies to those in the middle of it).

But that is a fantastic color. Super serious. Very, very German. I would get my car painted that color, and I don't even like blue.

It's that cool.

F A N T A S T I C.

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