Harpoon PV2 , let me share a (Short
) little story of the Scarab that never was. Back in 75 I owned a 72 240Z. Myself and all the rest of the Z-car owners around here were doing the BRE thing, Spook's, Cams, wheels, intake, Webers, you name it, we all had to have it. Then Road & Track did this write up, on this dude (Brian Morrow) in Cal. that did these conversion's with Z-car. WELL, this will fix my lack of HP, so I sent off $9.95 for info. Ended up speaking at length with Brian, about my build. We came up with a plan, I would send my car to him for the complete conversion, and since it would be a track/autocross/ driver. I would end up with DZ-302 Chevy (Revs better, lighter weight)and a Alum case T-10. Everything's Perfect so far
Then the wife stepped in
As she explained there is NO WAY you're taking out a $11,500 loan on a $4000 Z-car
I no longer have that wife, but I bet I would still have that Scarab
That idea stayed in my head for years, till 8years ago, I brought the RX-7/V8 (302 Ford I might add
)which I still have. Cheers TommyRot.