If you had $10K to spend on your SC you would?

[JP911]

Originally Posted by smartbag

I would rebuilt the engine and tranmission at motormeister in LA. You would only spend about 6K and have the remaining 4k for other things.

Yeah, you can use the extra $4K for an attorney when your Motormeister special blows up on the shakedown drive.

[ToddM]

Originally Posted by burgundyben

Put a 3.6 in it.

He said $10K, not $20K

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by mickey356

I may be coming upon some money in the next few weeks to spend on my SC and was wondering what you all would do if you were me (maybe?)?
Just had a top end done, already have turbo tie rods, pop off, chain tensioners, SSI's & M&K, Rennshift with Wevo coupler. I only plan to drive the car on the street mainly with a DE or track day every once in a while.
My intial thoughts were - refresh stock suspension, new brakes F&R (I'd like to do drilled rotors but I heard they're not all that), new seats, RS door panels, RS carpet, Rota RSR finish (or a set of RSR finished 16's), New seats (Cobra RS's or Nurbs).
Anything else?

Somebody wrote a book about throwing money at a 911SC...

[Dueller]

Given what I can read between the lines on your use of the car, I'd do the following:

Buy Buckterrier's sport seats...they are flawless: Sport seats for sale Probally get them got $1700 including shipping,

Appbiz LEATHER RSA door panels...c. $400

Appbiz carpet kit w/rear seat delete...c. $300

Fresh set of HD Bilsteins all the way around. I know of some NIB you could get from a fellow pelican for $350 shipped. (Saves you about $150).

I'd freshen the front bushings and sway bar bushings with OEM replacements as needed. $300 ish?

Alignment and corner weighted $300-ish

Seine shifter mod...$150.

Rota Fox RSR wheeels...opens up much more in the way of tire selection...$1300.

Decent set of tires....$650 ish

$5250 total.

Sock away the remaining $4750 for DE's and gas.

[stlrj]

I would save myself the trouble, sell it and get a 996. If you've driven one (996), you know what I mean.


Cheers,

Joe

[McLovin]

I'd buy another SC.

[WIL84911]

I would probably drive the heck out of my car... and I'm sure I'll figure out what else it needs...

[YTNUKLR]

Rebuilt ZF 915 Limited Slip Diff . $1800

Shocks and Bushings. $1200

17" Wheels , used Fikse, or CCW , etc. $1500

New Tires $600

RSA Door panels $300

Race seats $500 each ( you could just do one)

7:31 Ring/Pinion or Swap appropriate shorter gears into your transmission $1800

TBITZ EFI conversion $1800

$9500 in parts . $500 left over for an alignment and a track day.

I would not mess with the actual guts of the engine if you are trying to get value for money.

Really I would say, sell the SC and buy a 964 at $20k.

[jac1976]

Did someone just recommend Motormeister?

[agrimmitt]

First, make it stop correctly! Second, make it handle better! Third, make it go faster! Then check you pockets for any change from the $10,000; and then drive it until the wheels fall off the car!
art

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Somebody wrote a book about throwing money at a 911SC...

Yeah, from a follow Pelican that is still posting...
The Gold-Plated PORSCHE available at PP (presently Out of Stock) Pelican Parts - Product Information: PEL-WILK1

Interesting reading

[efhughes3]

Skip Barber 3 day
Suspension refresh/upgrade
4 piston calipers/larger rotors all around

[mickey356]

Wow! That's quite alot of diversity: anywhere from sell my car to a complete overhaul.
I think I'll go the stock brakes, suspension refresh/upgrade, wheels tires and hopefully seats. I really think a school or some sort of track instruction would be the best spent money.
I really like my SC so I'm not selling it...........yet

[jwerion]

I say sell the SC, take that money plus the 10K and buy someone elses DE/street car or project. You will end up with a better car with many of the popular mods for less money. There are ton of these street legal track cars out there and the prices keep sliding south.

[rs6er]

New paint!

[stlrj]

Originally Posted by jwerion

I say sell the SC, take that money plus the 10K and buy someone elses DE/street car or project. You will end up with a better car with many of the popular mods for less money. There are ton of these street legal track cars out there and the prices keep sliding south.

Except, I would buy a 996 instead. It's the factory version of someone elses DE/street car with all the best mods for a fraction of the money and a street legal track car to boot.

[ToddM]

Originally Posted by stlrj

Except, I would buy a 996 instead. It's the factory version of someone elses DE/street car with all the best mods for a fraction of the money and a street legal track car to boot.

Why do you think it's a fraction of the money? Why do you think a 993 commands a premium over a 996?

[stlrj]

Originally Posted by ToddM

Why do you think it's a fraction of the money? Why do you think a 993 commands a premium over a 996?

Take a look at Craigslist. It seems to be a supply/demand issue if you compare the prices of a 98 993 compared to a 99 996.

[L8Brakr]

Buy a nice mid-year (78-85) Formula Ford and cut 5 to 15 seconds off your lap times. Wheel to wheel racing beats DEs hands down.

[Jim Richards]

long-hood backdate.