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@@awilson9530 Jealous! Looking to buy one myself. Enjoy it!

I have put 5k of pure joy milage on mine. It rides and drives better than my much newer sports cars and I look forward to every chance I get to drive it. I have not experienced anything to support your comment.

Thanks for the input.....the goal is to enjoy the car no matter how you choose to drive it.

Probably less than 500

Oh yeah....still giggle every time I get to drive it. Mileage just rolled 5k....what did you order?

Yep always available to exchange information!

@@awilson9530 Thanks for the reply. I also got the Subaru, but the smaller engine. Still learning about the car but really appreciated your videos Aaron. Drive safe!!

@@patrickwitt1323 jps owners fb page if youre interested fb://group/5001369553252791?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

@@awilson9530 Thanks. I tried the link but could not find the group. I am on facebook but having some trouble. If you can invite me from the group - maybe that will work. JPS is holing Cars & Coffee one Sunday morning per month now. Fun to go; if you were closer, you'd probably attend. Thanks again for the heads-up.

@@patrickwitt1323 try this... fb://group/5001369553252791?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT If that doesnt work try searching JPS 356 replica owners page. One of thw members cars will.be done next.week and he is looking for someone close to do the drive and inspection

Yes finally fixed it about a year ago. JPS uses a early model solid shift coupler...i swapped it for a heavy duty newer design. I also swapped several.other things...new shift rod bushing and shifter....with all that ultimately what fixed it was a retune on the motor...i added a 02sensor and had it retuned.. original tune was way rich and the tuner thinks the motor vibration was the motor trying to manage the huge amount of extra fuel. Motor is smooth as silk now...no drive line vibration anywhere....

@@awilson9530 Thanks for the info. Is the car doors etc water tight ? Like when you wash it.

Yes, not sure the answer would be the same.for.a auto car wash....but for hand washing yes. I have never driven the car in the rain...so that's a ?

@@awilson9530 Someone backed out of the grey coupe with just a couple months left to complete. So I bought it. Not sure if you are in that area, but if you are check it out and let me know what you think. Any advice is welcome.

@@greggwoodcox2167 awesome i saw it for sale....

First remain calm (haha...which is easy for me to say after the fact...because I didnt) John is not a big communicator as you well know. ...so don't assume the worst. Send another couple of emails asking if he is about ready for you to come out and do the shakedown runs. Start planning a trip out to see the progress of the build. Its your car...its essential for you to stay engaged eith on the phone or in person. Me...i am an in person kind of guy so I was in Cali often for work so I just planned a couple of extra days to see the progress.

I end up reaching out when I need moral support so here I go again. I’ve been trying to reach John over the last few weeks. Calls and emails. It’s gone quiet to the point I worry he might not be well or just on vacation. Have you experienced this?

Damn.....man....so sorry to hear about your experience. How frustrating to wait.all that time and the car is not exactly how you wanted it. Hopefully you can get it straight soon and start enjoying your car

Hopefully the video helped. The seats in mine are custom speedster seats...they are 8 inches taller in the back. Send John at JPS an email...they get coupes in all the time for resale. Troy Sloan also sells used replicas

www.replicaspeedsters.com/

Heck No! Mine is not for sale

It is a 1999- 2001 jdm ej254 NA Outfront Motorsports in LA built the motor.

@@awilson9530 Great thanks! Nice ride you got there:)

Yes it is very light in the front end. but nothing crazy...also it doesn't help that the air flow through the radiator is almost vertical, so the air flow is pushing up on the front end

brakes have been upgraded to disc. Car has great controllable power. I absolutely love every second I get to spend behind the wheel.

yes I did...replaced shift coupler with a late model. I also upgraded the fuel injection by adding a wideband and Lamda. I then had it on the dyno and re-tuned. funny thing is the vibration completely disappeared after the tune. It was very very rich (11-1), tuner the thinks the vibration was from the engine trying to deal with all the extra fuel. quiet and smooth as silk now

Oh yes, runs and drives amazing now

Had a much better tune done on the motor, much faster now

@@awilson9530 it's my dream car. Gimme a few years

it was a combination of the early style shift coupler and a bad shift bushing

I recently ordered one from John at JPS. Ordered it in August 2021. Just called John and it will be going to the paint shop tomorrow. It will have the Mazda engine as well. Hope it will be done this year sometime.

Dont. They are slapped together with no real thought or real hardware and proper seals. We had to rebuild one we bought. Even had to add proper engine mounts. Look up their reviews.

if i had wanted a new 911 that looks like all other new 911s.. I would have bought one, even with all the add ons...this is still a much different vehicle than a new 911.

congrats on the build! what color did you go with? I really don't have anything I would add or change. I continue to throughly enjoy my car as often as possible.

Ruby red, same interior, motor, etc as yours. The only difference would be I’m going to add more of the frilly stuff, like badging, trim. Thanks for your input, it was very helpful.

Nvm - read JPS site and it says they set you up with a local specialist.

1.5 inch exhaust pipe

@@awilson9530 thanks! Do you think they will be strong enough?

@@jeffinillinois sure, internal pressure isn't that high and the lines never move...much stronger than rubber hose

@@awilson9530 how about galvonic corrosion?

@@jeffinillinois the pipes may be treated during manufacturing....im unsure... maybe over many many years it could be a problem, but I am sure the coolant lines will far outlast the car.

i replaced the drivers wheel bearing because there was some play in it. other than that it continues to run like a Swiss watch. no other issues

I ordered it straight from JPS, I added a little over $4k in options to the base price. Build took 27 months

@@awilson9530 WOW, 27 months? Just a month or two more than the 12 month build time John says lol

it boiled down to driveability, reliability, and hp......the cost would have been considerably more for a vw built to the same hp level...heck I don't have to change the plugs in the subi till 100k miles. as a bonus I get hot water heat and a.c.

@@awilson9530 Oh that’s interesting - the AC and Heat is a Suby option / extension only? I had not got that from the options sheet John sent me.

@@stevemcevoy843 maybe I could have said that better, yes you can have a.c. and heat with a vw engine..the heat is the old forced air vs the hot water heat with a subi

@@awilson9530 got it! Do you think it needs the extra HP? Ie is 150bhp not enough in a light car like that?

@@stevemcevoy843 haha...im not sure you will ever get a car guy to say that's too much hp.....i think the big subi 2.5 is a great motor for the car...alot of power but drivable. it's a good in medium between the 150hp vw and the 300hp turbo subi motor. another thing I can feel no reduction in hp with the a.c. on with the subi...i order the same motor if I had to do it again