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Re: SP Proposal

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Subject: Re: SP Proposal
From: bob1 <bob1@structured.net>
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 09:28:21 -0800
"Jay Mitchell" <jemitchell@compuserve.com wrote:
 
> If "the average racer" can't read classifieds, it might be hard
> for him/her to find an Elan. Otherwise, no sweat.
> 
> Jay
> 
Jay, You can't compare the availability of the 911's in the < $20k years to 
Elan and say
they're similar.  I've looked in the Portland, OR paper for a year and haven't 
seen one.
Half the time the my paper doesn't even list any Lotus, and when they do
they are always Elite.  But there will be about a half dozen 1969-1980 911 
listed for
under $20k.  Unfortunately, all of these need an engine swap to be "nat'l 
competitive"
in ASP.
To "properly prepare" one of these, I'd have to pay about $10k to get a 3.2 
motor.
Proposal should be to put 2.4 and under in BSP, 'cause a '70-78 911 with a 3.2 
engine
swap *is* about as rare as an Elan.  These cheaper 911 are kind of like the 1.6 
miata:
a nice car but made into a regional only in SP unless you do an engine swap.

Bob Larson

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