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Thanks Larry! What did you do to your 74' to get it to that weight? Are you running a turbo or non turbo 3.6 in the tub?
You are right with your muscle car comparisons! If you are quicker/faster than the muscle cars you site, than your 74' is definatley going like a bat out of h^ll...we all need to know more of how you are doing this...please clue us in with what it took to do this. Bob
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Regarding Larry's formidable power, I can't exactly comment on a 3.6, but I know it has more torque than my RS+ spec 2.7, and with a shortened 8:31 gearbox, my car is almost scarry fast, even in first gear. I recently reminded myself of this as I've been very absent from all things car related the last few months, but I just took the 911 out this past Saturday for a quick exercise, and I was giggling and a little intimidated by what the damned thing would do once the motor was warm and wound up above 5k. Very head-snapping acceleration. And at freeway speeds, in say a short 3rd gear at 5-6k, you can pretty much just drive away from almost anyone at will. So Larry's extra 40 horses or so over mine (assuming his is a stock 3.6) with extra torque to boot and roughly equal weights makes his reported performance believable. As ever, light weight + reasonable power = very fast and fun car. Nothing else I've driven compares.
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Matteo-Thanks for the kind words. At under 2200 lbs, with the 3.6 and 275 RWHP and 274 RHTQ my car is pretty quick. I don't have any idea of 0 to 60, but it gets the adrenalin going.
As for tweaks interests, here's an idea: Many folks have suggested buying someon else's project. Build something 100% yourself, do all of the labor and still end up with a car which still is worth less than the sum of the parts. That is one option. The latter is buying a project as has been pointed out. Here's a killer one, which is complete, and now has some provenance of which I am aware: Paul Rodelo is selling his IROC clone based on a 930. It has a freshly rebuilt engine by AASE motors, rebuilt, upgraded suspension (23 + 33mm T-bars, revalved bilsteins) by Steve Alarcon and FG IROC bodywork and stripped interior. It is light and pulls hard with the stock + 930 engine. Well, it was upgraded a bit with 964 cams and some other parts. I think it weighed 2500 lbs +. Also it just won best of show at German Auto Fest and was featured a month or two ago in Excellence. I think he's asking $45k. It would probably cost 2X to build it. It also has fresh paint, 17" Lindsey wheels, new tires, B&B cooler, aftermarket sport seats, harnesses, lightweight IROC style exhaust, etc, etc. Pretty sweet. I think Paul kept all of the parts to return it to stock, too. You could mod the engine for more power as necessary for another 100HP without a lot of work. A few hundred would likely be possible and plenty for a 2500 lb car. Seek out Paul Rodelo on the board. Paul and his wife want to buy a home in SoCal, so the car is going on the block. Doug
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thank Doug & Pieter for your inputs.
I guess it still comes down to what one wants to spend. Well, one obvious answer/approach is that I dont want to say how much I am willing to spend as I could possibly overspend for a car that is worth a lot less. BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER!! And when it comes to Porsche cars, man, I have a tough time taking the emotion out of the decision and determining what is smart and what is stupid to do! The other side of the coin is that if I spend for parts and build as I go, you all are correct that I will wind up with getting 30-50 cents on the dollar I spent if and when I sell it... THUS THE QUANDRY... I guess there is a price to this exercise/project just as with anything in life. Decisions , decisions. However the latter approach of buy and convert as I go, is a fun process that I enjoy doing, and it is the least painful way to spend $20-30k in $100 to $1000 increments VS. somehow coming up with $20-30K all at one time on the spot!! I think I will continue to buy and accumulate stuff that is in the direction of RSR and when I pull the pin and start assembling, I will sell and buy the final stuff needed then. I really do want to do this project myself as I as way to anial (no jokes) to accept most peoples level of quality of work. HOWEVER, when I see what I think is nice, it costs an arm and a leg to buy...further convincing me to do it myself. DAMN!! It is soo hard to swallow/accept only being able to get 30-50 cents on the dollar is and when it is sold. BUT, I have such a wicked jones for a RSR it is not funny!! I want a sleeper in the worst way!! I guess it is time to suck it up and get-r-dun before I am too old and miss my window of ability to do it and enjoy it. Now, how to schedule like Tom Butler did on his clone making, 1-1.5 hrs in the AM everyday to make progress in a reasonable amount of time to complete the project. I guess no more wine at nite as that definatley impaires my ability to get up early in the AM. Thanks for letting me ramble guys... now I feel better. TIME TO MAKE A SCHEDULE AND PLAN OF WHAT i HAVE AND DONT HAVE FOR PARTS & WHERE TO START ON THE TUB!! Bob
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