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I am doing this very thing here in Thailand, and just sending my flared Speedster body out to get a mould made so that I can make a Kevlar one. No experience here in carbon but it would be nice if I could get an experienced subcontractor to do the work.
Am now looking into a 356 coupe roof mould so that I can make my wife a coupe or maybe a coupe like removable hardtop if I can figure out how.
All the bits are in hand now and once I move the end of the month construction begins:
Modified Rorty tube frame with Beetle rear engined design so that I can use the VW registration. Would go mid engine but registration is impossible.
A-arm front suspension and rack and pinion steering
Coil over suspension
Suby 2 liter, single turbo, J spec engine x 240 Hp
996 brakes all round
944 narrow aluminium rear trailing arms
915 LSD gearbox with Kennedy adapter
17" turbo twist wheels
Drivetrain shifted forward 75 mm to reduce polar moment of inertia
Labour here is pretty cheap and I may be in a positon to export glass or kevlar bodies in about 6 months. No idea on cost as of yet
Robert
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