#PorscheRestoration #EngineSwap #SubaruEZ30R
FIRST DRIVE! 🚗💨 The Grey Ghost is alive! After months of fabrication, tuning, and problem-solving, my Subaru EZ30R-swapped 1969 Porsche 911 finally takes its first trip around the block—and it absolutely RIPS (and yes, it sounds like a GT3 RS 😎).
In this episode, I wrap up the last bits of fabrication and assembly:
Stainless steel coolant tube fabrication & final routing
Exhaust hanger design and install
Cerakoting the custom engine cradle
Troubleshooting little gremlins before fire-up
ECU setup on the Haltech Elite 2500 (with some help from ChatGPT on the base map!)
The very first street drive of the Grey Ghost
This is the payoff moment we’ve been waiting for—seeing all the custom fabrication, TIG welding, CAD design, and problem-solving come together in motion.
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This is a Porsche 911 restoration that was abandoned in 1994 after being converted to a race car. My plan is a twin turbo Subaru EZ30 porsche engine swap with 400+ HP to the wheels. Stay tuned.