Small block V8 ? .... value of old motor in photo?
 

Hello ....

I'm glad to find this web site .... I've recently ended up with a used Porshe .... a 1976 '930' (???) .... (this one is a 'turbo', but looks about the same as all the 911 Porshes I've seen over the years but its wider than the real old ones)

Help with a few things will really be appreciated:

Will a small block Chevy 283 or Ford 289 possibly fit without re-inventing the car itself? Mounting kits available?

Is the old motor worth taking out carefully to resell? (it cranks right up and runs good, but its hard to show that once its out of car)

Photo of motor still in car and other pics shot before I brought it home ... here:

http://www.rickcrider.com/porsh.htm

Thanks in advance for any help ......

Rick

Hi Rick,
Welcome aboard neighbor. Why not keep the motor you have? A small block was not made for the car or the car made for a small block. It is possible though. Using the search may bring more results. I think one Pellicans here has a Chevy small block. If you are set on selling your motor let me know as I am looking and located in NC.
Austin

You're kidding right? why would you want to change out that motor for a small block Ford or Chevy?....How did you end up with it?

Here ya go Rick
http://www.renegadehybrids.com/main.htm

Hi Austin,

Hey, thanks for the welcome and for the follow-up help!!

"What goes around, comes around!" .... since you're motor-shopping, consider this one 'yours'. In fact, since you're not very far away .... and, if you don't mind getting greasy .... come help take it out and it's yours for the days labor!! Cheap enough? (Plus, you can even 'test drive' it before we cut it loose ... )

Rick

a days labor for a turbo porsche engine--sounds fair

let me see if i understand what i've just read...rick, you're gonna 'give' austin the 930 turbo motor in your car for his helping you remove it?? austin: i need 4 lottery numbers taken from '1 to 100'...right now!!
ryan

Dude, do yourself a favor. Don't jump right into a conversion, at least drive the car for a while and see if you start to like the 930 motor .. my bet is that if you give it a fair trial, you won't be thinking about swapping it with anything from Ford or Chevy anymore. Converting the car also has inherent problems that have rarely been overcome, and even more rare is one that is actually reliable. Just my $0.02

BTW, Welcome to the board. ;)

If Austin can't get there let me know I'll have it out of your way in no time .
Jim

If you want to get rid of those wheels let me know.

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Rick,

You may want to read this thread:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-used-parts-sale-wanted/231146-f-s-complete-930-motor.html

-Mac

After the conversion the car will be worthless; the tail alone will probably fetch more money than the car. Considering this is an early 930, in what looks to be relatively good conditon, I would restore it.
j.p.

It looks like this car is in pretty good shape. Did you buy it for a song? That's about what it will be worth on the market if you modify it with the small-block. A porsche flat six turbo engine can give you all the performance you need in this car with the proper modifications and is pretty strong as-is.

If the current engine has major problems then you could spend a lot of cash to get it straightened out but at least the resulting car would be easier to get sorted out and would retain its value.

If you decide to yank it, obviously, I'll be at your house within 48 hrs notice to work a day for the removed engine and I'll even bring good beer.:D

Okay Rick,
Ill take it! Just let me know when we can meet.
I pm'd you.
Austin

............UUUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

I'll trade you some nice chevy hucaps for your wheels:D
somebody is full of crapola:rolleyes:

Uhhh -- Ohhhhh .....
 

WOOPS!!

.... well .... I've just tuned back in ..... looks like I should fess up. Maybe even apologize as well.

What was meant as an off-key, late night 'tongue in cheek' introduction from a newbie has become 'foot in mouth' syndrome on this end.

Guys .... I'm a die-hard 'tech/gear/info/DYI - Porsche head' .... no worry of domestic cast iron replacing that alloy!! Been lurking around here recently .... recognized your enthusiam and down-to-earth dedication to the 911 species .... looked like good company to keep to me.

A previous 82 SC owner / PCA member back in the late 80's/early 90's. More recently, the land-pilot of a nice 89 Carrera cab .... a 'keeper' type.

Well .... a keeper until about two weeks ago. The pet Carrera became 'not so sentimental' within hours of stumbling across the 76 turbo coupe.

Discovered the 930's existence on a Sunday afternoon. Called owner. Less than a couple hours away. Drove. Got first peek at it around 11:30 that night. Literally .... within a few short minutes of peeling back the generic car-cover, it was clear that this little red turbo coupe needed to come live with me.

The next two or so hours confirmed same. It wasn't infatuation. Not just the typical 'another-car-lust' that can easily overwhelm a car-guy. There was just no reason *not* to make every effort to own this Porsche. ASAP. The 'before someone else finds it' mindset had set in ..... right along with the 'gotta raise cash' brainstorm mode.

Left, reluctantly, to head home. Wide eyed. Treated myself to a 2 AM, small-town Waffle House steak breakfast. A congratulatory gesture. And time to ponder, scheme & squint at the Canon 2" LCD, flicking through the gigabyte of 930 'baby pictures' I'd just shot. My faithful Cabriolet visible just outside the window ... top down, ready and waiting .... totally oblivious of my turbo-charged infidelity and it's new 'red-headed-stepchild' status.

I'm rambling ... sorry. Anyway .... Monday & Tuesday were spent plotting, begging, borrowing, scheming and generally
brainstorming through the "what can I sell, quick" scenario. Persistence does work. I brought it home that Wednesday .... week ago this past Wednesday.

What? PPI? What's that? Pre Purchase Insanity? Post Purchase Intoxication? Then, yes .... excellent PPI.

Again, sorry for the bad attempt at humor. Hope I can still hang around. :rolleyes:

Rick Crider

What? Unbelievable.

edit: Oh, it's a joke as I suspected.

LOL.....had me going :D

Soo true...

Rick, Pardon me if I chime in here but I keep thinking about this engine conversion thing. Id be willing to bet with proper lubrication and a few people here working with shoehorns we could get that engine in, but you sure would walk awful funny.
M

Join a ford or chevy bbs

Mean while, back at the crack pipe, I recovered from my attempt at reality only to discover it wasn't me.

.... link to the 'real' pic-page I've just started for the 930:

http://www.rickcrider.com/930.htm

~~ and ~~

In attempt to salvage face .... another pic-page link about restoration of an Italian breed .... my hands bled more than once in that two year span:


http://www.rickcrider.com/61alfa.htm

Ha! See .... no Chevy V8 there either .... :D

Rick

Beautiful car, Rick. So, are you going to give us an idea of how many miles it has on it, how long the PO had it, why he decided to part with it, approx. what you gave for it, etc., etc. I think a bunch of us would love to have one just to hang on to as a piece of art and history. Hard to imagine it's almost 30 years old.

If there are that many mouse droppings in plain view, you really shouldn't be driving it until you've thoroughly, thoroughly cleaned it. There are all sorts of fun diseases you can get from that stuff, as well as the possibility of mice nesting on cylinder heads, cooking the engine, in the a/c system (smuggler's box), making the stuff extra breathable, having chewed through electrical wires, causing a potential fire, etc. etc. etc.

Nice car though, and welcome.

Looks like the farmer is back.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=227948&perpage=20&highl ight=four%20words&pagenumber=1

bobby...pot stirrer...;) i'm just glad austin isn't getting a free engine that i missed by posting only an hour after him! :)
ryan

First I am the butt of some ones joke, then others are glad for my misfortune...

Sounds like a new reality show. :rolleyes:

Uh........ does this mean you're NOT giving the motor away ?

Nope - this story is legit - I've known Rick for about 6 years now... he's got that kind of luck sometimes.

Sorry about the engine "give-away" joke... you have to know him to see the humor in it :-)

On here a deal is a deal,So now you have to give Austin the engine:p

Yes, Ill put a call in to my lawyer team tomorrow. A 930 would make a good stable mate...

Rick,

Congrats! Looks like a beauty! I'm glad the whole "should I put a Chevy engine in it" was a joke!

Looks like you've got about 768 witness's so far.

Uh-oh... Head for the hills, Rick - the crowd is getting nasty! :-)

Hey Dustin ... 'Thanks' ... sincerely ... for sending me here to begin with, and for helping bail me out.

Austin: I'd like to openly apologize to you .... I screwed up, I'll shoulder all the blame. You did nothing wrong at all.

All: Hey gang .... go ahead ... finish whipping me so we can move along. ( and so this embarrassing thread will die ... )

Whew!

Rick

{ Dustin: Thanks for stepping up. Ya prefer Paypal, check, cash or spare parts? }

Damn - I thought putting in a "good word" might score me first dibs on the "old" 930 engine you had. ;-)

You should at least live up to part of the deal and let Austin take it for a spin:D