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Greetings! I recently purchased a 1970 911e targa from an estate of a friend. it has been in storage for at least 15 years and will need significant help to become road worthy again. I have several questions that i hope one of you can help me with. The vin is 9110210392. beyond the 911, and 0, what does the rest decode to? also, neither door will close, although there seems to be even spacing front and back and i have not found evidence of crash damage anywhere on the car so far. any suggestions on what could be wrong?
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05-24-2013, 06:18 PM
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hello, i am also new to pelican and recently inherited a 1970 911E that was in storage for 28yrs. I have been doing some research and found this Porsche VIN Decoder.
9110210392 → 1970 911T First three number (123) 911 914 - 914/6 The 4th number is the year Model year: 0 - 1970, 1 - 1971 etc. The 5th number is model type 0 - 912E 1976 1 - 911T 1970-1971, 911T/E 1972-1973, 911T/K 1973, 911 G-model 110 kW, 924 92 kW, 928 177 kW 2 - 911E, 911 G-model S 118/121 kW, 911 SC, 924 74/85 kW, 928 169 kW 3 - 911S 1.gen, 911 G-model 121 kW, S 121 kW, S 129 kW, 911 SC, 924 74/85 kW 4 - 914/6, 911 Carrera 2.7 129 kW 1974, Carrera 2.7 118/121 kW 1975, 924 Turbo 5 - 911T/V 6 - 911 1.gen Carrera RS, 911 G-model Carrera 2.7 154 kW, Carrera 3.0, Carrera RS 3.0, Carrera RSR 7 - 911 Turbo 191 kW, 195 kW, 221 kW 8 - 911 Turbo 180 kW, 195 kW The 6th number is style 0 - 911 Coupé, 924 1 - 911 Targa, 924 2 - 911 Coupé (Karmann) 3 - 914/6, 924 4 - 924 The rest of (7,8,9,10) Serial number (i guess is the number made) Porsche VIN decoder - Stuttcars.com |
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07-15-2013, 02:01 PM
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Check the straps on the inside of the door (between door and body panel). These straps alone may not retract back into the housing on the door side when closing. Also the way these straps are mounted through the door the door section itself could be cracked and broken. This is not uncommon as stress over the years will crack the metal and the housing has no hold any longer for the strap. Their are repair kits available to remedy the problem. DO NOT force the door closed until you have identified the problem. Good idea to take the door panel off to check everything out. For now I would lubricate the heck out of the hinges, strap area, etc to see if just something is sticking.
Congrads on the car. Welcome to longhood ownership! You came to the right place for community help and support. Bob 1973.5T |
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07-15-2013, 02:16 PM
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Congrats on the 70E Targa. I had one back in 1982. A car in storage for 15 years will typically have the door latch mechanism stuck in the open position. Very often, when you pull the lever to open the door, the mechanism sticks in the open position and the door will close but not latch. As Sunrood said, it needs lubricated.
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07-15-2013, 02:40 PM
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1st - congrats! that is a great year - post some pics
here is something to keep you busy right up front: Critical Safety Issues when buying a 911 and later on: Long term & Commonly Neglected Maintenance |
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07-15-2013, 02:41 PM
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Additionally, there were only 933 of your model made. The VIN number range was 9110210001-9110210933. So your car was #392 of the 933 made.
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The "collection" 1983 911 SC Targa (1 of 1430 imported) 1994 MB E320 Coupe (1 of 825 imported) 1992 MB 190E 2.6 2004 Volvo V70 2.5 Turbo (1 of a bazillion imported) 
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