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For Sale: 1985 Porsche 911 Cabriolet. Asking $38,000
I purchased this car as a roller from my brother back in 2010. My brother removed the engine and transmission to rebuild and put in his 83 Targa.
The current engine came from a donor car I purchased in 2013. I have no documentation of mileage but I was told the engine came from a low mileage 911 that was totaled. In May 2015 I discovered the engine had a broken head stud so all were replaced with ARP studs. RSR seals were installed on the rocker arm pins and the engine was inspected for wear at the time. The case was not split when the work was done.
The current transmission is from my brother’s 83 Targa. I replaced first and second gear dog teeth, syncho rings, brake bands and sliders, installed new needle bearings because I found some had cracked cages and inspected the rest of the transmission. The transmission was always good in 3/4/5 but had the typical slow first to second which was the reason for the refresh.
I had the car painted in April 2014. The car was not stripped to bare metal but was mostly disassembled for paint. The only rust found at the time was on the passenger side front fender down near the rocker panel. I purchased a rust-free fender and replaced the one that was rusted. New carpet was installed and the front seats reupholstered with vinyl at this time. The door seals were all replaced. The only seals that have not been replaced are the horizontal seals on the Cab top. The two folding rear seatbacks were recovered in 2019 and installed.
The front struts and rear shocks were installed in March 2015 along with replacing most of the bushings except for the rear spring plate bushings. The brake calipers were resealed and new ceramic pads were installed at this time as well. The flexible brake lines are stainless steel braid.
The shift coupler was rebuilt using brass bushings in November 2013. I will include a second coupler with Delrin bushings that are new as well. I had two couplers so I did both in case I didn’t like the brass bushings. The shift rod bushing was new in 2014. The ball cup bushing was new in 2013 when I installed the short shifter with a Seine gate shift kit installed on it.
The DME was sent to Sal in 2015. The DME was inspected for cracks in the solder, updated to 89 specs, and a new chip with a performance tune was installed. I also installed a digital AFR gauge with datalogging capability at Sal’s recommendation. Sal also had me do a long list of tests to verify the engine management system was functioning properly and that there were no vacuum leaks prior to chipping. He said he didn’t want to mask any issues with a new tune or cause a current issue to worsen as a result of the new tune.
The cruise control works. The windshield wiper pump was recently replaced, the washer fluid tank removed and cleaned and the headlight washer switch replaced. I recently installed a new door stay on the driver side door.
The title is listed as Not Actual Miles. I have a Carfax for the vehicle that I’d be happy to share with prospective buyers. In 1997 the odometer reading was 177,059 when it was reported as Not Actual Mileage.
The car runs very well. There are no oil leaks. I never installed the air conditioning compressor so I don’t know exactly what is needed to get the A/C up and working if you want to. I do know the condenser fan is missing but I have a good enclosure that will come with the car. I have the compressor and the mounting bracket and both will come with the car.
I have the factory 1 out muffler which will be include along with the correct rear valance. The car currently has a modified 2 out muffler installed that has a nice exhaust note. I have a 2 out valance but need the rubber strip to mount it
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The rear tires have spacers installed to set the back tires out wider.
I removed the central lock system due to a micro switch failure. I have all of the internal and electrical components except for the bad micro switch and they will be included.
I think this covers everything. If you’d like to see some of the work that was done to the car there are links below for most of what was done. You can also do an advanced search in the 911 Tech section to find pretty much everything I’ve ever done to the car.
Engine:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/769731-installed-3-2-wont-start.html
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/770518-smoke-smoke-more-smoke-but-not-coming-out-exhaust.html
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/865247-well-cant-good-exhaust-leak-head.html
Transmission:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/781765-grinding-when-downshifting-into-first.html
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/782334-shift-coupler-bushings-prothane-delrin-brass.html
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/1044627-cabs-915-1-2-refresh-check-your-needle-bearing-cages.html
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/1091762-mating-older-915-car-speed-ref-sensors.html
Paint and interior:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/paint-bodywork-detailing-forum/797267-while-im-there-strikes-again.html
Tuning and AFR:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/907707-another-satisfied-sal-scarceller-customer-chipped-my-dme.html
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/886498-wiring-14point7-wideband-connect-lsu-4-9-power-source-only-when-engine-running.html