1972_911S_For

As stated in an earlier post, the car was dismantled to restore to concours level. The engine and transmission was completely dismantled.

4/15/03 I sent the parts I had, to Motor Meister to rebuild the engine and perform updates. MM does not have a good name on the 911 websites. I didn't do my research before I sent the engine and transmission to them. The MFI pump had water in it and needed rebuilt. I decided to go ahead and convert to carbs. In hindsite, I should have paid for the rebuild and keep it MFI. Bad decision, but I have to live with it now.

Here are some updates that were made:

Stainless steel heat exchangers

Rebuilt Alternator

Chain tensioners

Transmission full rebuild

New clutch kit and clutch arm.

Stainless steel valves

Other items...I have the full receipts to scan in if needed.

Received the motor/transmission back 12/03

Installed motor 10/2005.

The fuel lines were cleaned, the MFI fuel filter housing was removed. A new low pressure fuel pump was mounted in the location of the original pump. A fuel pressure regulator was installed near the carbs. Here is a picture before it was installed.

Ignition:

A MSD system with new coil was installed. The original CDI box and coil were still operational when removed. New MSD spark plug wires were installed. A pertronix point system was also installed. Once these items were installed, no issues with ignigion. I went thru a few sets of points before the pertronix was installed.

Once all the bugs had worked out, the engine runs great. No leaks. I typically tune the carbs in the fall and then in the spring.

Some characteristics of the engine.

If left setting for a few month, the engine is a little cranky getting started. Once warm starts on the first crank.

Below 3000 rpm, your waisting your time if you need any power.

3000-5000. At 3000 the power kickes in nicely, at 5000 another boost of power. Pulls very nicely to redline. 7250.

I am planning on getting a PPI performed by a local guy to confirm engine updates(as much as possible without dismantling engine) and leakdown testing. I will post the results when complete.

Pre-1994:

The previous owner dismantled the car in preporation to make it a concours quality car. Car was purchased (by my brother). It then was stored inside a barn until Feb 2003. I then took the chassis to a painter in Indianapolis, Barry Van Paris. I stored the engine and transmission components until summer of 2003. I'll post picutures of the restoration process. These pictures will show the rust that was present and how it was corrected.

please see http://1972porsche911s.blogspot.com/ for restoration images.

I have many pictures to post. They will be up there soon.

Color was silver 936-9-3, at the start of the restoration, these cars were not bringing the value they are today. I didn't like the silver and tan interior. I had seen pictures of the Irish green cars with Tan interior and really liked it. So the decision was made to change the color to Irish green. The trunk area was not completly painted. First off, its covered with carpet, and if someone really wanted to go back to silver, they would have to paint this area. Here is a picture of the color plate.

Once the paint and chassis was complete, I started working on the other parts of the car:

Brakes: All calipers were sent to Vertex Auto to be rebuilt. They were painted silver. 4 new stock rotors were purchased. New brake lines were installed, except the main line that goes thru the tunnel, I repeataly pumped fresh fluid thru it before I started bleeding the calipers. A new master cylinder was installed later in the project. Area around the master cylinder had surface rust. Area was sanded to bare metal, primed, painted and coated with standard under body coating.

CV Shafts: Were sent to Vertex Auto to be rebuilt.

Fuel tank and oil tank: Were taken to a industial stripping facility. The were dipped and steam cleaned. The inside of the fuel tank was coated with sealer. I originally just coated the outside of the fuel tank with black underbody coating. I later striped it off and coated with Wurth underbody coating. I used the shotz gun to get the texture. The oil tank had a few pin holes in it. It was taken to a radiator shop and the holes were sealed. It was also coated with a black epoxy like coating (radiator shop performed this).

Oil lines and cooler: New oil lines were purchased to connect the tank to the engine/thermostat and cooler lines. A new BAT fined oil cooler was installed in the front fender. The Oil lines to the cooler were cleaned.

Shocks: New correct shocks were installed front and rear.

Front suspension: New ball joints, a-arm bushings, turbo tie rod ends, and sway bar bushings were installed. A-arms and shock housings were removed, sanded down, primed, and painted black.

S-Trim pieces: New trim pieces were purchased from Mid America Motor works.

Seals: New seals installed: luggage compartment, front glass, rear glass, targa seals, and door seals. If a seal was able to be replaced, it was.

Front bearings were replaced. Rear bearing have not been replaced.

Cables: Accelerator, clutch, luggage and engine campartment cables were replaced.

Interior: New English Wilton carpeting was purchased from Tony at Autobahn Interiors. Other components new/rebuilt from Tony include: Door skins, rear seats, rear interior panels, Door pockets, the inside of the targa top. The outside skin of the targa top needs to be recovered. Low on my list as I only drive it in the summer time w/ no chance of rain. The steering wheel needs to be covered. The dash has a cover on it. It would need to be recovered at a later time. I purchased a period correct stereo, I have not installed it. I installed a later model blaupunkt CD player/stereo with speakers in the doors. I don't have the misc mounting hardware for the period correct stereo. The ash tray needs to be restored. There is also a new shift boot, hand brake boot. I installed new shift bushings and a new shifter knob. The clock does not work. The rear defroster does not work.

Seats: New sport seats and brackets were purchased from GTS classics. The color was closely matched to a remaining head rest. The orginal sport seats were gone. The color of the leather looks a little lighter in the pictures due to the bright lighting. In normal lighting, the seats, rear seats, and door skins are a really close match.

Seat Belts: New retractable seat belts and receivers were purchased from PEP. Rear seat belts are not installed.

Head lamps: converted to Halogen lamps. Not H5.

Battery box area: Initally thought rust was present in tank/battery box area. Started to strip down and found only surface rust. Whole area was stripped and sanded. The area was primed and coated with Wurth coating. The fuel tank was also re-coated at this time. I have pictures of taken at each step showing the rust, sanding the area down, and re-coating. I have not painted the coating in this area. It remains grey. At this time, I investigated any spots on the underbody that had suspected surface rust. Those areas were sanded and the wurth coating was applied. The only issue is the coating does not exactly match the original coating. The entire underbody would need to be stipped off and re-coated. This is not an easy job.

Fuchs: Original fuchs are gone. I purchased a set of reproduction fuchs. I am looking to purchase a set of correct fuchs and a spare.

Hood adjustment: The passenger side of the hood appears to be at a higher level than the driver side. This needs to be adjusted.

Targa window trim: I installed the chrome pieces under the rear window seal. The trim pieces were not installed during the time the glass and seal were installed. They don't fit exactly. I have new pieces to install. The installation of the rear window is a 4-6 hour job that's not very much fun.