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03-19-2010 #1
1958 Porsche 356 + Midmounted Audi V8
Last time I was over in the USA for the Pigeon Forge event in the Temptress, I got thinking about my next project. Its very hard to spend time with Jeff Schwartz and not get totally wrapped up in a new project. I was VERY close to getting him to build me an early Nova, but I decided it was a little too similar to the Temptress, and decided that I'd do something myself this time, over here in Hong Kong.
A few of the Ultima guys are running Audi V8's, Ive aways been a fan of that engine and bought an S4 as a daily driver late last year.... which tipped me over the edge. One thing led to another and I hatched a plan to shove an Audi V8 into a Porsche 356.
I have a construction company over here - we have a Leica Scanstation, we're going to scan the body, and design a full custom chassis in Solidworks. Race Car Replicas in Detroit are going to make me a set of billet alloy A-arms for all 4 corners. Its going to run inbard airbags, disc brakes etc.
Ive scored a 360HP S5 engine from an Audi dealer in Germany with 124km on it. Its an FSI engine (direct injection), the plan is to run the stock ECU, which requires the guages and ignition keys to activate the immobilizer. Ive been told that it is difficult to run the Audi engine on the stock ECU without ALL the other systems in place. There is no aftermarket ECU that will run the FSI, so Im going to give it a shot with the OEM ECU, if that doesnt work, I'll ditch the ECU and the FSI system, mount new injectors and run an aftermarket ECU.
The Porsche 356 has a tiny 2100mm (86") wheelbase! The Audi engine is super short at 464mm, however I'm still going to need to move the rear arches back 4-5 inches, and possibly run a little driveshaft angle
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03-19-2010 #2I also scored a brand new transaxle. The one on the engine is a Quattro which is no good to me... I bought a brand new 01x 6 speed from a Diesel.... same one GT40 replica guys use.
The car has just left Texas and is on its way to Hong Kong. I bought the cleanest body I could find, I have enough on my plate without having to worry about rust and panel work. As you can see the roof has been replaced with a non-sunroof skin. I did a deal where the guy selling the car gets to keep the sunroof skin if he swaps it for a non-sunroof.... good deal for both of us as it saves me having to do it and he gets a valuable sunroof.
Ive started looking for wheels. Im thinking some chunky sidewalls all would would look better than low profiles on this car. I REALLY dig the centerlocks from the RSR porsche with big old fat tires...
03-19-2010 #3The raditor is going to be mounted up under the rear grille with electric fans. Feed air will be ducted in from the rear 1/4 windows, and it will exhaust out the grilles. The grilles are in a negative pressure area of the car which will assist in air being drawn through when running.
The horizontal placement under the rear grilles will allow for the heat to rise when stationary.
I'm going to run an oil cooler too.
These are very basic concept sketches in Autocad, which is not the ideal program. I've just booked myself and all my draftsmen into a Solidworks course.
Anyway, the idea is that the radiator and the plenums below it will hinge up with the trunk lid to allow access to the engine.
03-19-2010 #4