Seriously Considering this Car, need help justifying the price

[TRE Cup]

I'm just curious, why would he (Tony) do that? Take it or leave it. LOL ! if you knew tony's impatience streak you would understand why... He thinks at twice "normal" people's speed

[the]

Sounds like the car is a great one, and the seller a bit impatient (when he wants something gone, he wants it gone without a lot of hassle).

Those are great people to buy from. Go over there with a bunch of cash, somewhat less than his asking price, and you'll probably drive away with a nice deal!

[sand_man]

Originally Posted by TRE Cup

I'm just curious, why would he (Tony) do that? Take it or leave it. LOL ! if you knew tony's impatience streak you would understand why... He thinks at twice "normal" people's speed

LOL! In that case, say no more...

[chrisp]

Looks like a very, very nice car. It's up to you whether you want a $30k SC or not.

Arguments that it would cost much more to build it yourself don't really hold water since nobody gets 1:1 or even .75:1 for upgrades.

I'm impressed by the weight. My SC race car is 2500lbs (with less fuel) and the only thing heavier in my car are the wheels/tires, cage, fire system, SSI's and t-bars. I have light race seats, glass front bumper, only one oil cooler, lightened rear bumper, no rear bumper trim, rear euro crush tubes, glass rear wing/decklid, RS carpet kit, no sound insulation anywhere (even the floorpan), no stereo system or wiring, RS door panels, stock brakes, no side sills and some other stuff I'm forgetting.

[kevjandon]

Thanks for the input!

Just wanted to make sure I was seeing the same thing you all see.

[Hugh R]

I'm not a shill for Tony, and he is a friend of mine, we live less than a mile apart. Having said that, I've driven the car, and I helped Tony do "a little" of the work on it. You should see the car up close, he did quality work on everything he did. I see you live in Henderson, NV. If you want A/C, I suggest that you look very carefully at the car and see what its going to take to get A/C to work.

[2.7RACER]

No question nicely done car. Problem: smog and no AC. Very limited resale market.

[Jeff Alton]

Of course it costs more to duplicate it! How many modified cars out there sell for what it cost to build them?? NONE!

It is priced right if:

-You want a turn key hotrod
-You don't have smog issues
-You want a sleeper looking car
-You have no use for A/C
-It is equiped EXCACTLY how you would do your own project.

At 30K you do not want to be having to spend $$$ modding something else to make it the way YOU want it. And if you want this car, you want a modded car, not a stock car, so think carefully about how it is set up.....

Is that the suspension set up you would put in a car?
Is that the motor/trans combo you would want?
Is the stock body the way you would do your own project?
What about wheels and tires?

Each person's tastes are different. I personally think this is a neat car, well set up. Not what I would buy, but for many it is pretty darn near perfect. It sure appears to be well maintained and is in nice shape appearance wide.

But a 30K SC has to be the car that YOU want. And one you want to keep for a long time........

Cheers

[hkiang1]

That thing is amazing! Talk about a Gold Plated Porsche. I think you should pick it up!

[TonyG]

Hey Guys... It's my car.

Thanks for all the compliments on the car. It has been a LOT of work (especially the updated interior).

Yes there are a few things left to do (install the new TRE roll bar, install a set of those trick billet lower valve covers, and figure out a nice rear speaker enclosure solution to take advantage of the A/D/S PQ 20.2 amp), but for the most part... it's done.

The car has the a/c system in tact with the exception of the compressor. And, I've got the 3.2 compressor and compressor bracketry for the car. And I've already swapped out the Clewett billet single pulley for a Clewett billet double groove pulley in anticipation of reinstalling the a/c. So to put a/c back on the car is really not that big a deal.

Smog. You're on your own. But it's never been a problem for me here in SoCal (wink wink). In fact the registration is current through July 2008.

Why am I selling it? I dunno. Bored. If I keep it, I'm gonna have to turbo it. That's the only thing left to do (and I've been missing my boost fix in a bad way lately!). This [anticipation of turbo charging this car] is the reason I dumped the PMO carbs and went to the TWM/TEC3r fuel injection. I've just not gotten around to pulling the engine and swapping out the pistions/cylinders/rods for a new set of low compression JE's/aftermarket rod. The rest of the turbo kit is straight forward affair.

Then I figured... if I was going to turbo it, maybe I should simply stuff a 993TT motor in it? Then I came to my senses and realized that I'd have to put in a G50 to deal with the power. Of course.. I'd want a shortend bell housing G50 from Patrick Motorsport, steel syncros, LSD. And then I'd for sure want a this and a that. On and on and on....

In the end, I came to the realization that this was as far as I wanted to take this car. I'm done. If I continue on, it will be another $15k - $20k that I put into this car, after selling this engine, to continue the project, and it's simply not the right car to be into for for upwards of $65k-$75k.

Who ever buys this car will for sure get a great one-of-a-kind Porsche. Most certainly a sleeper (the muffler gives it away though), and a great weekend fun car that also happens to run with some fast company on the track. FYI... just had it on the track last weekend (streets of willow) with the Shelby club (easy prey :-). Brakes worked great, oil temps stayed in check, car handled amazing, zero issues.



Anyway... thanks again for the compliments.

So, this car will go.

Next up: 993 GT2 replica


TonyG