Excited for my new Spyder---but hurry! Summer is slipping away!
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That's looking really nice. Insert video for the song Aniticipation here. LOL
It is looking good. Greg Leach is building it for me at Vintage. It has a Stroker Subi and upgraded transmission. Apparently he is swamped so it is taking longer than I had hoped.
Yes, I spoke with Greg a few weeks ago. He said he's had to turn customers away he's so busy.
I don't know how I'd balance that many customers with my personal life(kids, wife, etc.) but I'd be thankful to be this in-demand with the current world we live in.
Dr. Dan, Greg will build you a beautiful ride. It looks like you're into final assembly so it shouldn't be long.
- Fast
- Cheap
- Good
Pick any two.
You'll love your car, and it'll be worth the time it took to build it correctly.
Thanks guys. I am looking forward to the car---I pretty much am having him do everything to make it the coolest and fastest vintage spyder possible. Let me know if you have any suggestions as I am a newbie here. Dan
Dr Dan.....Is this your car ? I took photos of it because I'm going for white too with Burgundy frame and upholstery. Are you using a metal plate behind your gauges ?
How many CC's is your stroker ?................Bruce
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Bruce, are you going to match your engine turning on polished stainless steel and put that plate behind the guages? It would be a neat idea but would it be too glaring in the sun? Just saying.
That car is beautiful. But not mine. Mine is a bored out Subaru engine and is silver with blue interior. Looks like Greg is very busy.
If you are out there and see my car. Take some more photos! Greg is probably too busy.
@Stan Galat posted:
- Fast
- Cheap
- Good
Pick any two.
You'll love your car, and it'll be worth the time it took to build it correctly.
I am just hoping for good at this point.
Ray...Yes, I will have an engine turned panel on the dash and yes, if it's too much of a glare problem I will remove it. Perhaps spray over it with a smokey non-glare transparent acrylic so the mill marks still show on the panel. The entire firewall will be engine turned also. Greg got me the fiberglass firewall before it was installed in the body. I bent up a sheet of engine turned, (1.5" circles) 20 gauge stainless to fit the contours of the firewall. Before the body goes on the frame this will be in place and thus be sandwiched between the frame and body where there are major fitments. It looks like there are more than 20 bolts that keep all this together. The bolts are stainless and countersunk in from the inside so the carpeting inside is flat the engine side with stainless acorn nuts.
I haven't decided what trim I will use on the outside body. Perhaps the Spyder emblems and a Porsche badge front and rear. I'm trying to develop some sort of magnetic license plate fixtures which don't show when the plates are removed.
The air cleaner will be a trip ! The colors in the photo are not what I will be using. I am currently making one in Burgundy and some sort of other comparable colors. Fun stuff !!........Bruce
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Dr Dan....I may go down to see Greg this week so I'll be sure to take some photos of your car. Silver with blue interior right ?..........Bruce
Air cooled...I have a removable front license plate bracket I thought you made. Nothing you make is adaptable to a Spyder?
You can expect a lot of spyder stuff once the spyder lands right Bruce.
Yes! Would appreciate any photos or updates! Silver with subi stroker engine and blue interior. Thank you!!
@drdantodd by all accounts you absolutely will get "good" from Vintage.
@edsnova posted:@drdantodd by all accounts you absolutely will get "good" from Vintage.
At the very least.
Hey. Dr Dan. Think we have the same engine. 200hp EJ25 from outfront. My Spyder is crazy fast. After break in period the engine sings past 7000 rpms with a flick of the throttle. I hope you got a limited slip in the tranny or you will never get hooked up. You are going to love it.