RCR Porsche 917

[Mike]

See, here is another reason to get one of Fran's Porsche 917 kits! If the engine blows up, you don't have to pay $174,000.00 to fix it! :happy:

Writer ordered to pay $174,000 after rare Porsche blows up in test drive | Motoramic - Yahoo! Autos

 

[Erik]

You bend it you mend it. Nothing cheap on a 917 especially a engine that is not replaceable.

 

[Alex]

You bend it you mend it.

That's silly - if you give somebody your ~race~ car to take out onto a ~race~ track without any type of insurance/contract/etc.. in place, you should be SOL.

 

[Roger]

That's silly - if you give somebody your ~race~ car to take out onto a ~race~ track without any type of insurance/contract/etc.. in place, you should be SOL.

The claim looks to be that there was a verbal contract in place, including a rev limit.

Poor engine

 

[Justin]

That's silly - if you give somebody your ~race~ car to take out onto a ~race~ track without any type of insurance/contract/etc.. in place, you should be SOL.

Alex, when do you get your 917?

What engine are you using? (Other than the right engine....)

 

[Alex]

Alex, when do you get your 917?

What engine are you using? (Other than the right engine....)

Should be one of these days .... Katech has my 427 stroker they built on the dyno now.

 

[Rick S.]

I just love that david piper color scheme....red/white, blue/white, black/white, green/white, wow, just wow.

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

Another NEW RCR 917 finds a home....

This one is in Florida and is on display for a few weeks before being moved onto a new owner

 

[Rick S.]

Fran, what motor does that one have in it? Beautiful!

 

[John]

Wow that's nice.

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

No engine yet..... will be a flat 6 Porsche though

 

[Luke S]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Out to garage to get some of these other projects off the books

 

[Luix]

Fran, where in Florida?

 

Fran, where in Florida?

Gulf Coast Motorworks | 1970 RCR Porsche 917 Le Mans Gulf #20

 

[Alex]

Gulf Coast Motorworks | 1970 RCR Porsche 917 Le Mans Gulf #20

I never realized how tight that interior is going to be .... makes the superlite seem like it's a camper van! :O

I hope my turn is coming up soon to experience 917 fun :drunk:

 

[Mike]

Simply beautiful... dream car #2

 

[Cliff Beer]

Might want to change out the computer fan downdraft for a larger fan when the flat six is in there.......

Absolutely beautiful 917, very impressive. The new owner is going to love it.

Twin plug HO 3.8? turbo'd?

Super cool.

 

[Mike Dozier]

A lovely body...but a devilish engine. The 917 books I read are filled with missed shifts and blown engines....Piper should have installed a rev limiter.

I'll never forget an article I read in a 1970 magazine about them test driving an L88 Vette.
They missed a shift and threw a rod out the side of the block.
The writer blamed the shift linkage.
Chevy disagreed and sent the magazine an invoice for a new short block.