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[Renngineering]

So I’ve patiently been waiting most of this year in the hope that I’d stumble Ona crappy VX in order to strip it and build the RENN550. A carbon bodied, Porsche 550 silhouette, with an aircooled 911 engine.

It needs to be august 2002 or earlier in order to get it road legal.

Patience hasn’t served me well so if you’re reading this and have a bit of a snotter and wondering what to do with it, please feel free to DM me. Ideally it would move under its own steam and be road legal but it’s not a dealbreaker assuming the price is taken in to consideration.

Hope this is ok to post!

You’re welcome to look Renngineering up. There’s 50 podcast episodes out now and plenty on YouTube as well.

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[Ivor]

They come up occasionally on the Facebook site, depending on budget

[hairy]

How about this?

 

https://www.ebay.co....yhgfW6ZA&edge=0

[Renngineering]

Thanks chaps. I’m in touch with the chap that has that bare chassis but unfortunately by the time you add suspension, steering and a few other usable bits, it’s just as expensive as a running car.

I’m on the facebook group. There was one that I missed last week for £5500! A non-runner but low mileage. That would have been perfect. They do pop up from time to time where they’ve been dragged out of a dank garage.

That was the hope with this post, that it would reach someone teetering on the brink and catch them before they post it for sale.

[Ivor]

I've a blown turbo engine I need rid of, not free but offers considered

[stevieturbo]

Someone did post one just recently on FB, had sat for 10, years or so, non starter and was asking £5500.

 

Can't seem to find it now, could probably have broke the car into more than that.

 

Although surely a Boxster or something might be more suited ?

 

Here's another odd one, someone's already altered it, probably not worth for what you're doing ?

 

https://www.facebook...hare_attachment

 

[Renngineering]

I've a blown turbo engine I need rid of, not free but offers considered

Wrong way around for me I need the car not the engine (or bodywork particularly).

[Renngineering]

Someone did post one just recently on FB, had sat for 10, years or so, non starter and was asking £5500.

Can't seem to find it now, could probably have broke the car into more than that.

Although surely a Boxster or something might be more suited ?

Here's another odd one, someone's already altered it, probably not worth for what you're doing ?

https://www.facebook...hare_attachment

That was the one I missed by 45 minutes. I nearly threw my Mac across the room. I’d have had it in a heartbeat. Absolutely perfect for me.

Boxster no. The dimensions of an M111 are almost bang on for a 550. Plus… better! I still think after 20 years plus of being around Elise platform cars that there is little to beat it in terms of handling. Plus they’re not compromised by not having a rigid top half. A Box would be a disaster to try and make stuff again.

Edited by Renngineering, 09 September 2024 - 10:07 PM.

[stevieturbo]

Surely removing the steel roll bar and rear bars would compromise the chassis to some degree ?

 

Or would you be retaining these with the new build for safety ?

 

Must admit...would be nice if someone made a Stratos body for one

[Renngineering]

The strength comes from the bonded aluminium chassis and not the roll over hoops. A custom one would be made to match the speed hump for the driver only.

I think there are a few options for what the M111 chassis could support!

[CocoPops]

Would love to see this happen.

[Renngineering]

Me too! worth following a Renngineering on YouTube and any podcast service. Loads of content already out there on the build up.

[Ivor]

One at 7500 on the Facebook page

[hairy]

One at 7500 on the Facebook page

 

There's some nice parts on that you could make some money on too

[Renngineering]

Have you got a link for it? I have spoken to one chap in Holyhead but it’s about as far from me as you can get. Not a dealbreaker but more complicated being a non driver.

[Ivor]

It's gone

[Ivor]

As in sold

[Renngineering]

I’ve got a lead fellas. Not first in the queue as it always seems to be but second. Will know tonight.

[Renngineering]

Missed it by 20 minutes. In credit the guy selling it was a good guy and held the car for the person that enquired first, despite me offering to buy it there and then. Next….

[Renngineering]

I’ve done it!!!

Ok it might be fractionally premature and it’s an agreement verbally but I think I’ve got a purchase lined up!!! Will post more when I have the keys in hand and be about to do a four hour journey in a dirt cheap VX ????