Serious nice looking lump . . .

Serious nice looking lump . . .

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dinkel

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27,157 posts

264 months

Friday 30th July 2004
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But from what Porker?

slim_boy_fat

735 posts

245 months

Friday 30th July 2004
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Thats from a VW Camper Van.

dinkel

Original Poster:

27,157 posts

264 months

Friday 30th July 2004
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slim_boy_fat said:
Thats from a VW Camper Van.


Jamie Olivers' . . .

Bananaman

201 posts

249 months

Friday 30th July 2004
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THAT'S A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AIN'T IT ????

james

1,362 posts

290 months

Friday 30th July 2004
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That actually looks like 2 V4 bike engines mated to a common gearbox.

I haven't a clue what it might have been fitted into though....

Very interesting looking though.

dinkel

Original Poster:

27,157 posts

264 months

Friday 30th July 2004
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Bananaman said:
THAT'S A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AIN'T IT ????


Oh my god!!!

My guess: '55 550 Spyder (550 kgs!!!)
looks like
www.spyderclub.com/articles/spyder_history/spyder_history.htm
www.albertweb.de/Chamonix/Motor356Spyder.jpg
www.albertweb.de/Chamonix/Spydermotor.jpg
www.albertweb.de/Chamonix/Pengine1.jpg

Spyder with 2,4 l. Typ 4 engine 180 hp
Spyder with 1,9 l. engine 115 hp

Well I'm sure there is a definite 550 site, this isn't.
www.autoswalk.com/worgreatcarp5.html

Great car. But is that the engine? I'm not a P connaisseur . . .

dinkel

Original Poster:

27,157 posts

264 months

Friday 30th July 2004
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Bananaman said:
THAT'S A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AIN'T IT ????


Oh my god!!!

My guess: '55 550 Spyder (550 kgs!!!)
looks like
www.spyderclub.com/articles/spyder_history/spyder_history.htm
www.albertweb.de/Chamonix/Motor356Spyder.jpg
www.albertweb.de/Chamonix/Spydermotor.jpg
www.albertweb.de/Chamonix/Pengine1.jpg

Spyder with 2,4 l. Typ 4 engine 180 hp
Spyder with 1,9 l. engine 115 hp

Well I'm sure there is a definite 550 site, this isn't.
www.autoswalk.com/worgreatcarp5.html

Great car. But is that the engine? I'm not a P connaisseur . . .

williamp

19,525 posts

279 months

Friday 30th July 2004
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Hmm. Two cylinder twin cam engine. Didnt some of the hotter 356's have a twin cam head??

And the 550 (as someone else already said) as well?

ettore

4,300 posts

258 months

Friday 30th July 2004
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Is it the early four-cam carrera engine? used in the 356 carrera`s, 550`s and various early competition porkers up to the 904?

911 habit

294 posts

251 months

Friday 30th July 2004
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If you look closely and compare it to one of those above 550 links, which has a picture of a 550 engine, you'll see the cam covers are a different shape and the carb links are also different.

It looks later than a 550 IMHO.

I'll guess at a later 356 or maybe a 912?

dinkel

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27,157 posts

264 months

Saturday 31st July 2004
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You Porsche experts tell me!

interloper

2,747 posts

261 months

Saturday 31st July 2004
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Pretty sure its not a 912 engine, I'm sure they were single cam per bank (they were suposed to be a budget Porsche after all). If its not a 550 or RSK engine than at a guess it got to be a 356 Carrera twin cam unit.

lightweight

1,165 posts

254 months

Sunday 1st August 2004
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Tractor

dinkel

Original Poster:

27,157 posts

264 months

Monday 2nd August 2004
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interloper said:
Pretty sure its not a 912 engine, I'm sure they were single cam per bank (they were suposed to be a budget Porsche after all). If its not a 550 or RSK engine than at a guess it got to be a 356 Carrera twin cam unit.


No 912 . . .


356 has also a single cam? Or . . .



. . there is the four cam in plastic . . .

Question answered: its the 356 Carrera twin cam unit. Thanx you all!

aggi

141 posts

245 months

Monday 2nd August 2004
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Those pictures are beautiful! Where did they come from Mr. Dinkel?

edited to spell correctly

>> Edited by aggi on Monday 2nd August 09:40

dinkel

Original Poster:

27,157 posts

264 months

Monday 2nd August 2004
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Quote and you'll see the original site, like this