1969 911 restoration?

[Stock93]

I found a 1969 porsche 911 roller for sale very cheap. The floor pans and front trunk are rusted. Theres holes big enough for me to stick my arm through. Other than that theres only 1 dent on the body that will be easily fixed. Theres no engine or transmission. The front seats and most of the interior is gone. Its missing some bumpers and all the emblems on the body. The glass is all there and in decent shape. It comes with two 5 lug windmill type wheels that are brand new with new tires on them. Do you guys think I should just leave it alone? Should I restore it? Are there replacement body parts made like there are for 914s? I have a 1971 914 that I'm restoring now. Its getting decently close to completion and I'm looking for a new project. I can mig weld and paint cars.

John

[Zendalar]

Where do you need replacement body panels (except for complicated shapes) if you know how to use MIG

If youre getting it really, really, cheap then I would say go for it.

Any pictures?

[Stock93]

$350 United States Dollars sound cheap enough? I think the wheels new cost around that or above dont they? I was asking about the body panels to restore its originality. Either way thats not a real big deal. Thanks for the quick response. I like these forums already. The seem to have a wealth of information in them.

John

[Zendalar]

for 350 I would buy that thing even if was not planning on doing anything to it in next 5 years or so

[cegerer]

http://www.restoration-design.com/index1.html

[ErVikingo]

$350, go for it, heck if you don't want it call me...

Rust repair is not as scary as most think (if you are starting with a stripped car already), now all the other things you'll need to do..........

Another thing to consider is the serial number, future value will depend on the model. Nevertherless, if it so stripped out, bringing it back to original would cost and arm and a leg. Sounds really good for an R-Gruppe or race car.

[jluetjen]

If I were you I'd assume that I'm buying it for parts. By the time you get done doing any sort of rust repair and engine procurement, I suspect that you would have spent enough to be able to buy a complete and reasonably straight (although maybe not pretty) '69, 70 or 71 T or E.

For parts - Jump on it! Otherwise I'd say walk away.

[Matt Smith]

That sort of money requires zero thought. As long as you have somewhere to put it just buy it anyway and think about it ion the next few years or so. As a restoration it would probably be an expensive mission by the time you have bought everything.

[Stock93]

If the body wasnt rusted out in places it would require zero thought. As far as actual restoration, I will probably put a different engine than stock anyway. I may go with a later porsche engine or a watercooled. I plan on building a cage inside of it and autocrossing/rallycrossing it. I dont want to do that to my 914 since the body is in very good shape. I'm basically going to fix the rust put some doorhandles on it. Put an engine and transmission in there. Then make it a track/autox/rallyx car. If I wreck it or mess it up then I wont feel very bad about it. Sound like a good plan? Should I go with some newer small car for doing this?

John

[campbellcj]

IMHO what you're looking at is a parts car at best. Probably worth buying if it has significant suspension/wheel/body parts intact. Without the interior or powertrain it's obviously worth significantly less than a complete parts car.

If you're looking for a fun project and want to build an R-Gruppe hotrod or whatever, I think you're better off finding a solid, complete, 2.2 or 2.4 T or similar. Buying a rusty, incomplete car is just asking for many months or even years of parts scrounging, welding, and frustration.

Of course that's just my $.02. To me it makes sense to spend a couple grand up front to save five or ten or twenty later on...