My Ugly Porsche 911: A few Questions ...

I can't believe nobody's said it yet....

Japanese Porsche, Hot Pink.... Where's the Hello Kitty stickers?

 

I can vouch for the problems with the 2.7. I have a '76 911s and my 2.7 blew at X-Mas. I am looking at upgrading to a 3.2. I don't think that a proper re-build on a 2.7 is worth it when you can step up to a 3.2 for similar money and have more power.

FWIW, my 2.7 had all the recommended upgrades, including 11-blade fan and the damn thing still ran hot...

Good luck...

 

Be careful. There's a lady who races a Spec Miata that is pink. On the bumper are the words, "You have just been passed by a girl."

Dale

 

Sweet car, except for the color. Have it resprayed to the bright orange that was used in the '70s on the 911. They had some funky colors back then. The interior colors can be fixed easily. Sounds like a good buy, though.

 

Damn Terry, why didn't you tell me about this car before it sold! A red and tan 87 coupe with no spoiler or other micky mouse crap with less than 75k miles.

Oh, that's right, you didn't know that I was looking for this car. Well, now you do!

Dale

 

good call...no 11 blade cooling fan either. 2.7 for sure. can be a lovely motor if the head studs are replaced...mike can do all it needs ...in his sleep!

 

Nice Porsche.
I know the previous owner:

"I love you, you love me.....our air-cooled family"
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If you keep it, you should put NOT GAY as the plate.

Strip to the body, build a track car...

 

Michael,
REPAINT!
That's the rare "Barbie Edition" 911!!!!
Man that sucks. They ruined a cool car. How many miles are on it?

 

While this may not be the right color for this car, I think that it is (very close anyway) a factory Porsche color from the late 80's. Not for any sold in the US though.

Reason I remember is that we used it for a show truck back (along with bright white and flourescent blue) around 1990 AND that color 911 is on the cover of a european Porsche collectors guide I just bought, prompting the memory of the truck and the owner's color choices.

On the other hand, my 15-yr-old daughter is restifying a '68 912... (I originally bought it as a solid shell to drop a turbo Corvair motor into, but it came with a nice late Type IV 2.0 which I think I'll leave in it)... I showed her the book and suggested the color... she simply rolled her eyes and said "that's SO gay"....

Bill

 

ROW = Replace w/only Webers. Tear out the CIS otherwise your reputation of ReaperDynamics Inc will be tainted. *LOL* IMO, looks like the purple seat inserts are vinyl, they sure don't look like leather.

On the plus side, Porsche has been building the same form factor for almost 40 years now, AFAIK, you can change engines fairly easily with mods for different ancillaries from year to year. Don't quite understand why rebuilding those engines on the Pcars can cost so fricking much with such a simple engine.

 

I understand, if the CIS can be cheaply repaired, then yes. Don't want to be throwing good money after a tired CIS system. Sounds like it has had alot of money thrown in already. Wished I knew more about Porsches. The thing that I learned early on about the CIS system, is that the airbox can be FUBAR'd if it isn't started correctly. Throttle must be closed---no pumping with gas pedal or 2.5K just went out the car window.

 

michael, the 2.7 is a great engine when the mag case issue is handled. it is a rever and sounds so sweet!!!

i have a friend at hendrick motorsports that can get you all the hardware at cost. price what you will need to change out the head studs and other...then lets see what we can get it for at cost!?

when this car gets done and you are racing it in the klub sport class...you may forget ferrari very soon!

p.m. me and i will send you some 930 sway bars. you can have them for nada! just pay for the shipping...probably about $20 bucks.

let's get that ride handling!!

pcb

 

It's a beautiful thing. What is the proper bolt for this mag & aluminum combo?

Oh - Mike - I dig the sinister black paint idea.

 

tom, the arp hardware seem to improve the coefficient of expansion issues that have plagued the mag cases. the dilivar head studs are also used by the vintage racers to good result.

i have owned several 2.7's and they have by no means been all bad. always sounding lovely w/ a bursch exhaust!!!!