My 1983 911SC project

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Picked this 911SC back in February 2023 and needed far more work then i initially anticipated (isn’t that always the case?). Had it shipped from Miami to the NYC/NJ area where i reside.

Added my touches/upgrades along the way and finally proud to drive her on the streets. It’s not a show queen, but I’ve tried to clean her up to present as best as she can!

I’ve had my ups/downs, bloody knuckles, tons of sweat & swearing put into this so far and learning a ton along the way!

my IG is @snwmble if anyone wants to take a journey there of stuff I’ve done along the way.

My instagram “SNWMBLE”


The pics below of what the car looks like today.
i will update pics of the work that got me to this point…

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Took a Fuchs centercap, gutted it out and mated it to my Momo Prototipo horn







My fasten belt/brake light cover was missing (the red part). I couldn’t find these new, and the ones on eBay were selling for like $300-500. I found one made for a VW which had a different plug on the back. I was able to remove the red screen and clipped right into mine. Presto.

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Had to replace both door stays since they didn’t hold the door much. Reinforced the door stay using Rennline reinforcement plates.


This car had overspray on all the rubber trims, door handles, window trims. Removed all of them and replaced with new seals/trims

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The drivers door lock mechanism had a missing spring to the lock assembly. There was a little tab that kept me from locking this car door. I have a spare lock mechanism but for the time being i used JB weld putty and reached into the door to keep that tab from moving. Worked like a charm

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Was prepping my RS door card install and didn’t like how flimsy the lock/pin worked.

Picked up a small screw & locking nut….and now i don’t have to fear that the locking pin will separate inside the door!


Headlights worked only with the high beams on. Replaced the turn signal and fixed the issue



Negative battery terminal was loose and wouldn’t tighten. Was in a bind, so a trip to AutoZone for a strap did the trick

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Replaced the gauge bulbs to a vintage led to keep it oem looking but brighter



Speakers donated by a friend of mine




Blaupunkt Sqr-46 installed. Realized the reason the old radio didn’t work was the blown fuse by the ignition switch.



I installed Kilmat to the floors and inside the doors





Realized the RS door cards were going to expose the leading edge of the doors (which looked terrible). Got matte black vinyl and carefully cut them around the perimeter of the door. Worked like a charm!

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interior starting to come together....added the black brushed door lock mechanisms and RS door cards w/ a custom brown plaid door pulls





car broke down...luckily it was bad coil



Pulled the spark plugs and replaced them along with new plug wires, distributor cap/rotor along with a Kroon O2 sensor plug since mine had detoriated...prob the reason the plugs had so much soot/running rich

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Didn’t really like the bumperette and was going to euro. Decided the cheaper route was just to have all the holes filled and repainted. My painter only charged me $300 to fill and paint. He used fiberglass to fill


removed the bumper & marked where i wanted the holes filled






New bumper seals, bumper trim and license plate bracket installed

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Removed the sugar scoop headlights with the Rennline LED headlights going in it’s place







Took a long time for me to figure out how to install the painted trims, but finally got all the gaps right …installed all new orange turn signal lights as well as the rear tail light lenses

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Was going back and forth whether or not to remove the fog lights. Can’t seem to get them working (thinking it might be the switch itself which looks like a pain to get to).


Found these grill covers online for $15. Looked like they were going to fit and figured a way to make them work!

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Lowered the front of the car since it was sitting too high from the time i got it




The prior owner had blocked this for whatever reason. Was making the car run hot. I was going to plumb everything back to stock but tried out this flexible silicone hose and an exhaust reducer. Now the car runs cool and have heat!






Replaced the steering rack, U-joint and turbo tie rods…..then had an alignment done

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3.0 badge in light gold



Old before pic of the interior



Painted the rear side panels to match the RS cards

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Car sprung an oil leak. Traced it down to this cam line. Didn’t want to remove the distributor so this crow socket was a lifesaver






Drained the fuel tank since i had a fuel leak coming from the hose at the bottom of the tank. Replaced the filter along with fuel rated hoses






new belly pan cover

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Soaked the interior in leatherique oil, followed by leatherique clean & my swissvax leather brush




installed brushed aluminum trims around the clusters




917 wood shift knob installed along w a Stomski short shifter assembly and coupling

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Liked the flexible silicone hose so i installed it on the SSI heat exchangers i have




Old stickers were looking ratty.




more stickers

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Refreshed the spare with new paint



Got SEM color matched Grand Prix white in a can and repainted my smugglers box cover and both rockers

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Rockers needed some love so i resprayed both sides....had a ton of paint runs/drips....so i had to file down all the runs, and repainted using the leftover paint-matched paint






Scrubbed all the wheel wells down

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All the brackets under the rockers had white overspray on them, some crushed, so i replaced all with new brackets







Clayed, and did a 1-step paint correction on the car. Wetsanded some areas as well prior to correction

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Picked up a hell of a score on eBay. Saw the listing was local and i was the only bidder at $500 Brand new DasSport half cage fully bolt in….sent it straight to my powder coater and went with a light gold satin finish






Had the spacers of my rennline strut bar (which came anodized red) matched to the gold of my roll bar



Trimmed the carpet to accept both the strut bar and blower motor cover

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Replaced the engine and transmission mounts