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Re: Too much "project"?
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 4:24 pm
by blueline
@Stigs cousin
(I wanted others to be able to see the car too. It's too nice to miss!)
The car is gorgeous and appears to have lot of provenance. I knew almost none of what I read in the listing's accompanying bio and history of the model line and of this particular car. Wow! It's a great read for those of us who know so little about these cars.
The low kilometers at 8800 (5500 miles) appear accurate by the condition and the photo of the instrument cluster. Plus, they have a ton of factory and subsequent documentation. Been with current owner/family for almost 40-years since being shipped from Germany.
No idea what it's worth but with only 59 factory built GTSs made and with the factory upgrade to the Club Sport engine in 1982 certified by Porsche (only 15 original Club Sport GTSs built at the factory!), I imagine the price is near where it will sell. No telling what it will be worth in 25, 50 years.
Re: Too much "project"?
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 4:30 pm
by blueline
Arne2 wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 4:11 pm
Stigs cousin wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 2:52 pm
Motivational Inspiration! I don't think there is a bad angle to these cars.Every angle looks good.
Stig
No question that with some work, someone could turn that tired example I posted into a pretty cool looking 'tribute/replica' example. But there's a lot of work needed, and for a guy like me who does this kind of thing to sell when it's done, I don't think it'd be very easy to break even on it. Not sure there's enough market for imitations like that.
You're probably 100% correct, but it would be quite a testament to vision and hard work. Assuming you got through it without too many "I shouldn't have started this project" moments, I would think it would be extremely satisfying when complete even if just a tribute or replica car. Maybe you'd end up keeping it for a time.
But on the other hand, what a big undertaking a restoration like that would be. I cannot begin to imagine the amount of work it would entail.
Re: Too much "project"?
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 5:00 pm
by Arne2
I'm not quite ready to pickup another project now. I'll need to sell the green C10 first. If this car is still available when I'm ready, I may give it some consideration.
Re: Too much "project"?
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 8:53 am
by chris white
the duct tape looks to be in good shape....
Re: Too much "project"?
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 11:38 am
by Grenadiers
I had a sunroof delete 1980 924 turbo that I converted into a race car with the same fiberglass fenders. Got the interior down to paint, installed a bolt-in roll cage, race seats, all 944Spec suspension, rebuilt the engine, installed a Megasquirt EFI, AND had an authentic Porsche 924 GT top mounted intercooler.
I took it to Road America with the Nord Stern Porsche Club in Minnesota, and the car wasn’t ready. My bad. Didn’t replace the thermostat and the car got hot. And the intank fuel filter was trashed, which I found out later, and went through three fuel pumps before I had to quit. Grrr.
Took it to our vacation home in Prescott, AZ, and ran it a few times at the Phoenix tracks. After I fixed the aforementioned problems. However, I missed a shift and the engine blew up. I had three spare engines and a ton of parts, but I had purchased a 1983 944 Spec car at that point and sold the turbo car. I’ve regretted it ever since!
Re: Too much "project"?
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 1:38 pm
by blueline
Grenadiers wrote: Tue Jun 20, 2023 11:38 am
I had a sunroof delete 1980 924 turbo that I converted into a race car with the same fiberglass fenders. Got the interior down to paint, installed a bolt-in roll cage, race seats, all 944Spec suspension, rebuilt the engine, installed a Megasquirt EFI, AND had an authentic Porsche 924 GT top mounted intercooler.
I took it to Road America with the Nord Stern Porsche Club in Minnesota, and the car wasn’t ready. My bad. Didn’t replace the thermostat and the car got hot. And the intank fuel filter was trashed, which I found out later, and went through three fuel pumps before I had to quit. Grrr.
Took it to our vacation home in Prescott, AZ, and ran it a few times at the Phoenix tracks. After I fixed the aforementioned problems. However, I missed a shift and the engine blew up. I had three spare engines and a ton of parts, but I had purchased a 1983 944 Spec car at that point and sold the turbo car. I’ve regretted it ever since!
Another of those great "why did I do that?" recollections. Hindsight.
Re: Too much "project"?
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 7:46 pm
by stitch2k1
I vote buy it. 931 motors can be built to make some pretty decent power with modern standalone fuel injection. It's very avant-garde compared to your typical 944 build.
Or, if that's too much, buy a 924S and do a full 951 swap, and make a CGT replica that way.