{"id":8701,"date":"2016-01-14T07:15:11","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T11:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=8701"},"modified":"2017-06-20T17:04:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T22:04:27","slug":"vw-412-with-a-porsche-911-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=8701","title":{"rendered":"VW 412 with a Porsche 911 Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Norwegian owner of this Volkswagen 412 had always dreamed of owning one with a Porsche 911 engine ever since he saw his first as a young boy. Then a friend pointed him to one that had already setup for the swap. After purchasing, the owner put in a lot of time and effort to turn it into a Porsche 911 with a classic VW body.<\/p>\n

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Almost all of the main components were sourced from the Porsche 911 G-series (1974-1977). Power comes from a twin-turbo 3.2 L Porsche 911 engine connected to a five-speed manual transmission from a Porsche 930 Turbo. The brakes and suspension were taken from a 911.<\/p>\n

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The original plan was just to install the engine and transmission but he really wanted a set of Porsche wheels to compliment the choice in power. The owner wanted to run a set of Ruf 8×17 wheels which are very difficult to find. A friend of a friend was selling a set of Ruf wheels but they turned out to be 9×17 and 10×17. When life hands you wider wheels… you make wider fenders.<\/p>\n

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The owner then figured if he was widening the fenders why not also use the styling and bumpers from a Porsche 930 as well. At this point the car was given the name VW 612 RS. As if Porsche themselves had taken a Volkswagen body off the assembly line and used it to create their own performance wagon. The interior also includes parts from Porsche. The dash is from a 911 and the seats are taken from a 996.<\/p>\n

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Recently the owner has taken influence from Singer’s air-cooled 911s and plans on modernizing many components such as electric windows, electric seats, electric mirrors, AC, and upgraded LED lights.<\/p>\n

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