Some of you may have noticed I was in search of a good project early 911 to tinker on. Well, after lots and LOTS and LOTTTTTS of looking at a lot of crapola, here she sits. A 1970 911E Coupe originally finished in Albert Blue, replete with Arizona 99% rust-free body (yes, and there are no panels or carpet, you can see everything, the parcel shelf etc), original engine and transmission, seats, suspension, need I go on??
Oddly enough, it's the car (psarmany's) that was PM'd to me about 2 hours after I put up a wanted ad, call it destiny or something. Every other car before and after didn't rival this one for a moment, kind of weird that you (at least I did) find this instantaneous connection with a car you hear about over a phone.
It nailed every one of my original criteria, those being a '70-73 ORIGINALLY-MFI coupe without rust, in the Southwest, with matching numbers. It originally had (still does) an Aluminum 911S license plate panel from the factory, and a pair of aluminum calipers...WITH hydropneumatic struts (still there) and 14" wheels (unrestored).
I have a good long road ahead in terms of finishing it, but that's the way I like it. Can't wait to really get going this summer.
And the craziest part was that I drove, with my friend, from 3 AM Saturday, til 3AM sunday morning! 1057 miles roundtrip though some of the most uninhabitable desert, crunching on chocolate pretzels, dried cherries and bottled water to make sure we didn't dry up (we stopped for meals).
Made a (probably lifelong) friend with the owner, Pete, too. He's a really cool guy that just couldn't do it the way he wanted right now. But eventually, he'll probably see this car back his way. Overall, I really couldn't have asked for more out of the whole thing.
And I know, it isn't perfect, that's not what I wanted though. Yep, I'm an 'idiot' for being naive enough to take this on, but I don't care! The end result will be worth it.
So, anyways, I have just a few pics...enjoy (sorry there weren't more!)...
FIND SOME FRIGGIN' GAS!
Whew, Chevron popped up just in time!
Not real pretty but the beauty lies in all that's under the paint...unlike most pre-galv 911s, you can actually see pretty much every little problem around the body. Apparently, never crashed, and the parcel shelf, which was swiss cheese because some bozo dealer bored a hole through the tunnel in 1970 (letting water in), was completely replaced by a great body guy, and a perfect donor section from a crashed NV 71T coupe.
Nice, sunbaked parts all over it, but I was going to replace them anyway (rubbers, lenses, etc.)
That's it.
Thanks for letting me share my excitement. Scott