Help needed looking to purchase 75 911s

[Riseabv]

So guys I'm in need of help with a value. I've been wanting to buy an air cooled p car for a while an I have an opportunity being presented from a friend. The jist of it is a 1975 911s but the car has been converted to a slant nose and now has a 3.0 instead of the factory 2.7. If I can make a deal I plan on undoing the "Frankenstein" build and going with the beautiful factory look.

At this point I'm lost in how to tackle this car from a price point perspective except guesstimating I'll be around 10k in returning the car to its natural glory. I'm yet to see the car so I'm just going off pictures and information related through my buddy until Tuesday afternoon. Any suggestions and help would be greatly appreciated guys. It's not allowing me to upload pics so I will attach later today.

Basically the car runs and drives but supposedly needs new synchros. Paint was resprayed black but not a quality job. Interior is 100 percent factory and a 9/10. Has ducktail and full slantnose conversion.

[93nav]

Real hard to tell. How much of the work can you do? Have you priced out new front fenders and hood? Pics of car and engine would help a lot. Who converted to a 3.0? How long ago, did they do it correctly? Any paperwork? Hopefully some of the more knowledgeable posters will chime in.

Good luck.

[Riseabv]

Originally Posted by 93nav

Real hard to tell. How much of the work can you do? Have you priced out new front fenders and hood? Pics of car and engine would help a lot. Who converted to a 3.0? How long ago, did they do it correctly? Any paperwork? Hopefully some of the more knowledgeable posters will chime in.

Good luck.

Assuming the car is in good condition it undocumented do you think it justifies 20k? I will post the pictures when I get home. It doesn't like my uploads from my iPhone. Still not sure of documentation or engine transplant info since I've yet to meet the guy or see the car until tomorrow. It seems like all original good condition seem to be fetching 35-40k.

[Jack Stands]

1975 was the last year before galvanized bodies became the norm, so watch carefully for rust!

[75 911s]

75 has partially galvanized bodies I think, just not the entire body. If you have to replace the front end, why not do a backdated hot rod? Already has the 3.0 in it for a backdated hot rod. 20k seems high. It all depends on the engine.

[rattlsnak]

You didnt say other than it runs and drives and has trans issues, but is it in good overall running condition now? Do you need to do any work to get it up to speed? .. (mechanicals, not body work) Either way, $20K is too high for sure for a car that needs $10K worth of body work to bring to back to normal.

[dwelle]

$20k seems high, especially if the engine is undocumented.

by comparison, in july i picked up a '75 in really nice, original shape. car has a clean 3.2 with 8k on the clock since rebuild, nice exhaust, fully sorted susupension, 10' paint, very clean interior, perfect daily driver right out of the box. paid $25k, which i thought was fair.

it would take a lot more than $5k to get it to the shape of that $25k car, even if you could do everything yourself...

[Dpmulvan]

Paint alone will cost you several thousand dollars

[ossiblue]

Originally Posted by Dpmulvan

Paint alone will cost you several thousand dollars

+1

Looking to restore the car to it's original look mean painting the entire car. Honestly, I can't see your $10K figure as the cost for bringing it back. You have a trans rebuild facing you, parts acquisition, parts installation, and prep/painting. Unless you have the ability to do most of this yourself, that budget won't stretch far enough, IMO. I agree that 20K is too much for what you describe, especially if your goal is to change the look.

[Matt Monson]

I'm in the middle of this exact project on a 74. $15k on the car and $10k on the work. That assumes there's no rust hiding and you don't go down the rabbit hole on the chassis.

[Riseabv]

Originally Posted by ossiblue

+1

Looking to restore the car to it's original look mean painting the entire car. Honestly, I can't see your $10K figure as the cost for bringing it back. You have a trans rebuild facing you, parts acquisition, parts installation, and prep/painting. Unless you have the ability to do most of this yourself, that budget won't stretch far enough, IMO. I agree that 20K is too much for what you describe, especially if your goal is to change the look.

The offer is down to 15k but I think I'm only going in at 12k. I have a friend with a body shop who will do all the work necessary for free except material cost. Also the trans will be my largest outlay besides the fenders, hood and bumper. I think I'm going to leave the 930 turbo quarters and remove the slantnose front clip. I liked the previous posters idea to make a hot rod after looking at cost of quarters.

[Riseabv]

Originally Posted by Matt Monson

I'm in the middle of this exact project on a 74. $15k on the car and $10k on the work. That assumes there's no rust hiding and you don't go down the rabbit hole on the chassis.

Thanks for the info Matt. Can I ask where you are sourcing your parts and prices your paying, if that's not intrusive. I'm assuming value once finished will be around 30-35k after what would cost most around 15-17k in resto, does that assumption seem correct for a quality restored air cooled 911?

[Bergo]

Originally Posted by Riseabv

Thanks for the info Matt. Can I ask where you are sourcing your parts and prices your paying, if that's not intrusive. I'm assuming value once finished will be around 30-35k after what would cost most around 15-17k in resto, does that assumption seem correct for a quality restored air cooled 911?

$30-$35 k valuation on the finished product might be high for a non-numbers matching middie.

If you need fenders, paint, a transmission, and who knows what else, I'd be hesitant to spend over $15k on it.

with the transmission you can probably but a 915 for $2500-ish in good shape, and sell the core for $750-$1000 ish