a new addition to the family.

[haycait911]

bought in Hope B.C. yesterday, got dropped off today. '67 912. good body, only rust seems to be pass door and a couple of spots in the floor pans. four speed ( would make a wicked drag racing tranny ) runs very well, brakes shot. deep sixes. receipts from day one. I have most of the bits to get it back to stock laying around.

I do love the swb cars. I wouldn't mind keeping this one stock. I keep repeating to myself..............

I WILL NOT HOT-ROD THIS CAR!

I WILL NOT HOT-ROD THIS CAR!

I WILL NOT HOT-ROD THIS CAR!


ps. gotta love that Paris-Dakar ride height. not sure what's goin' on there.


















so what do you keep behind the engine? tools? luggage? lunch?





pretty decent underneath.









and...a complete mystery to me. rebuilding a 911 engine is no problem, but I literally don't even know how to check the oil in this thing. 95hp! should be quite the adrenaline rush.

[village idiot]

Nice! lower it a bit and leave it alone
That engine reminds me of my 914 that I miss so much. Very easy to work on

[livi]

Absolutely lovely! The longhood 911/912 must be the cutest cars on the planet.

[stlrj]

Leave it alone so you know how they came from the factory before they got hot rodded!

[DaveE]

Very very nice! I love the 912

[FIG]

Congrats!

I just bought a 912 as well. It's on the boat heading to me down under (10th Sep land date)

Can't wait!!!!!

[Cairo94507]

That is an exceptional 912 -good find. Lower that baby (reasonably) and address the leaking oil, rust and then drive it.

[89911]

Love the car. But how long can you hold off modifiying after smart cars are challenging your Porsche at redlights? You know its a 911 with 95 hp but to them, they just beat an exotic car!

[mcaterino]

Tough one. It seems like a very nicely kept car (especially with the paperwork) that deserves to be preserved. But it certainly doesn't seem like your cup of tea. Find one of the many 'updated' sad cases to turn into your next dragster.

Mike

[ivangene]

Sweet !!!

- we will not tell you to hot rod your car!!
- WE WILL NOT TELL YOU TO HOT ROD YOUR CAR!!
- WE WILL NOT TELL YOU TO HOT ROD YOUR CAR!!

[stlrj]

Originally Posted by village idiot

Nice! lower it a bit and leave it alone
That engine reminds me of my 914 that I miss so much. Very easy to work on

But soon as he does that, it loses it's classic appeal and becomes just another boring rodded 911.

Simple Green and a power wash is all she needs.

[Rich Lambert]

Nice find! Looking forward to reading about you not hot-rodding it

[stlrj]

It needs to be in a museum or, at least, to be placed on a rotating pedestal in a casino.

[haycait911]

Originally Posted by stlrj

It needs to be in a museum or, at least, to be placed on a rotating pedestal in a casino.

well, it's on a hoist in my garage, so that's almost the same thing.

thanks for the comments. I really will keep this one stock. it's a pretty nice car. although I might find a five speed so I can use this four speed in my hot rod.

early 911/912's are a ridiculous bargain these days. as a bodyman/painter I hate the upkeep of a black car but I have to admit, it does show off the body lines of the car awfully nicely. the brakes need a complete rebuild but that's pretty easy/cheap.




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[haycait911]

Originally Posted by village idiot

Nice! lower it a bit and leave it alone
That engine reminds me of my 914 that I miss so much. Very easy to work on

except in a 914, you need monkey arms to get at it,

[stlrj]

Originally Posted by haycait911

well, it's on a hoist in my garage, so that's almost the same thing.

thanks for the comments. I really will keep this one stock. it's a pretty nice car. although I might find a five speed so I can use this four speed in my hot rod.

early 911/912's are a ridiculous bargain these days. as a bodyman/painter I hate the upkeep of a black car but I have to admit, it does show off the body lines of the car awfully nicely. the brakes need a complete rebuild but that's pretty easy/cheap.

Thank God it's on a hoist and away from your hands for now.

[nesslar]

You done good...did you pull the hood emblem so it won't get 'borrowed'? There may come a day when I'll sell my REAL nice old one if you need/want it. That car deserves a fine one. Congrats.....

[kidrock]

I'd like to know if 912's are really "bargain basement" prices up there. What I'm seeing down here is that 912's are starting to ask premium prices, especially in mint stock condition.

[haycait911]

Originally Posted by kidrock

I'd like to know if 912's are really "bargain basement" prices up there. What I'm seeing down here is that 912's are starting to ask premium prices, especially in mint stock condition.

this one is far from mint stock. more of a decent driver needing TLC. big convenience factor as it was 2 hours from my house and old 912's are not very common around here at all.

Originally Posted by nesslar

You done good...did you pull the hood emblem so it won't get 'borrowed'? There may come a day when I'll sell my REAL nice old one if you need/want it. That car deserves a fine one. Congrats.....

it had a 'new' emblem' it was repainted in the 80's. some genius must have replaced the old faded emblem with a nice shiny one!

Originally Posted by mcaterino

Tough one. It seems like a very nicely kept car (especially with the paperwork) that deserves to be preserved. But it certainly doesn't seem like your cup of tea. Find one of the many 'updated' sad cases to turn into your next dragster.

Mike

one 'dragster' is enough. I would like to swap out the four speed though. final drive ratio is the same as on the five speed, and with the my torque in the blue car I don't really need 5 speeds.

[healeykit]

how much does it weigh? I'm sure you can do something about that!