WOW! Does this bring back some memories! I owned a Fiberfab Avenger in the late 70's through the early 80's. I did not build it, instead bought it pre-built. It started life as a simple body on a VW beetle tub but later was transformed to a rectangular box chassis using an early 70's Porsche 911 suspension and engine for power and handling. It was blindingly fast. The previous owner had the upgrade done and indicated the engine was from a naturally asiprated 911 RS or RSR. I never had it on the dyno, was told it was from a rare race version, and would guess it was producing around 310 HP. The builder was smart enough to add a roll bar at the rear firewall and front bulkhead frame along with other chassis stiffiners throughout. The car was also modified with a vent behind the rear window to pull air in for cooling and two black scoops added behind that to feed the carborators. Weighing under 1400 lbs, did I say it was fast? (smile)
Sitting in the car or rather laying in the "coffin" like seats is only for the young and agile. Even then you sort of fell into it and learned to tuck your head to avoid it hitting the top of the door frame. Then you would simultaneously bend and swing your legs into the narrow footwells.To say it was impractle is an understatement. To say it was scary fast and provided smiles and enjoyment is also an understatement. Even though it was a little bias to the rear of the car, it would still handle like its on rails, as long as you knew how to enter the corner. The light weight in the front did on rare occasion want to plow or push on loose stone or sand until weight was added and the suspension adjusted in. For a kit car, the builder did it right as it had disc's on all four corners and there was not one rattle at all.
In 1979 I drove it from Colorado Springs to central Ohio while on military leave for the holidays (around 1,250 miles). During the trip I tried to average 90-95 mph. I got it done in less than 17 hours only stopping for food and bathroom breaks. Back then I had one of the early "Fuzz Buster" radar detectors, the size of a small brick, attached to the front window with a big red light on the back to warn me. I sold the car to a collector in Denver once I got married and we were expecting our first child
Definately one of the most memorable cars I've ever owned.
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