If you want a slightly less polished option:
Photography courtesy Mecum
A Porsche 914 with a flat-four engine, what’s so special about that? Well, the engine in this 914 comes from Subaru, not Porsche.
More specifically, the engine is a Japanese-market 2.5-liter unit, according to the seller, that's mated to a “heavy-duty” five-speed gearbox fitted with an upgraded clutch and pressure plate.
Other modifications, aside from the more obvious fender flares, include an aluminum radiator and additional frame reinforcements, as well as new tires, Fuchs wheels and braking system.
Find this 1976 Porsche 914 Custom for auction from Mecum.
If you want a slightly less polished option:
What happened to the front wheels? Did it get scared and it's retracting them into its shell?
That engine looks really crusty compared to the rest of the car... makes me wonder why there are no undercarriage photos in the auction page.
wvumtnbkr said:What happened to the front wheels? Did it get scared and it's retracting them into its shell?
Yeah, a little too much tuck.
Subaru power. For when your air cooled Porsche is too reliable.
I like the front end look and what I think is the radiator inlet below the bumper , I just wonder how it cools
Does it use a Subaru gearbox ?
I like it.
What's it take or cost to build a forged crank turbo 6 cylinder Subaru engine? 
Turbo 6 cylinder
Or...
2 stacked turbo 4 cylinders (flat 8 - crank chain lashed)
Rodan said:That engine looks really crusty compared to the rest of the car... makes me wonder why there are no undercarriage photos in the auction page.
Yeah, I was noticing that, too....
This is cool, but I do agree the front wheels are a tucked just a tad to far in.
Chris Tropea said:This is cool, but I do agree the front wheels are a tucked just a tad to far in.
That's a funny way of saying "This thread inspired me to put a Subaru engine in my Beetle." 
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