Links:

www.ricola.co.uk - Rich has been there, done that, got the tee-shirt!

www.performanceghia.com - Mike knows his Porsche stuff

www.shoptalkforums.com - Global high tech Q&A forums with like-minded people from all over the world

www.volkszone.com - More local (UK-based) forums for everything air-cooled and more

www.southernvolksfolks.com - Even more local: my VW club (Ireland)

www.irish-customs.com - There's no replacement for displacement! Irish Hot Rod and Kustom club...

www.geocities.com/trevorbrady - Where it all began: my first VW project

www.langridgeporscha.com - Independent Irish Porsche specialist

www.buyandsell.ie - Irish free ads paper: good for selling odd stuff and occasionally stumbling across even odder stuff :-)

www.germanlook.com - High powered VWs from all around the world that don't just go in straight lines a quarter mile at a time!!

http://frost.bbboy.net/vwengineconversions - VW engine transplant discussion forum: global

www.ebay.co.uk www.ebay.de www.ebay.com - source of all sorts of parts

www.volksrods.com - these guys ain't afraid to cut up old VWs!

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Suppliers:

PerformanceGhia: Porsche flywheel

Langridge Porscha: Porsche output flanges

DS Tuning: Adapter kit

VW Eirespares for loads of bits

Street Style & Power: Urethane IRS bushes

JD Reid Engineering, Inch, Co. Clare: Custom machining

Ebay.co.uk, Ebay.com, Ebay.de: loads of parts from various suppliers

Loads of individuals for car, engine, gearbox, brakes etc: if you're reading this, you know who you are!

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Thanks:

No-ones's gonna read this anyway, so I'll indulge myself. Thanks to (in no particular order):-

Rich Olafsson for the inpiration and tech advice.

Mike Ghia for advice on Porsche parts.

My mate Luan for letting me bounce stupid ideas off him (and not laughing!).

Alex Neiderfahrenhorst for his transatlantic communication efforts :-)

My dad for advice, pointers, tools, workspace and loads more.

Girlfriend, family, friends for listening to me talk car sh!te all the time.

My friends in the Southernvolksfolks and Type2Ireland for parts, advice, support.

Martin Murray for tech advice.

Pat Bolger for putting me onto the previous owner of the 1303.

Britt Grannis for rust-free panels and a self-supporting starter motor and more importantly, my other toy!!

The people at volkszone.co.uk, germanlook.com, shoptalkforums.com etc for tech advice and parts sources...

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