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Originally Posted by Libeck
Chris, please don't speak of this to your partner or mine, but I'm smiling and nodding in spite of no mad fab skills or budget. I was lucky enough (buying at the right time 10+ years ago) to have an '83 911 with '88 3.2 swap (commute/autox/track day) and a 2000 M5 (commute/vacation/wife actually likes), but wanted more 911 oomph.
What to do? I rolled the dice and picked up a flood salvage titled '06 Cayman S. 295hp/6 speed/ac and power steering for $12.5k. Gamble returned best outcome, just needed a couple bosch body modules, a switch or two, and some love. I couldn't get the 911 to 295hp for that. Lucky is good.
Which of the 3 interesting to me cars did I cull after adding the 987.1 in 2018? I'm still trying to decide. Which is my favorite? The one I'm driving. Or just drove. Or anticipating driving next.
Good luck and I'll be watching your thread of course!
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2018 huh? And I thought I take my time making decisions.
I've considered a flood car. It's certainly a gamble, but if it pays off, it would be a fantastic deal. If it goes pear-shaped, oh buddy. Kelly will have me sleeping in the garage.
I'm not a huge e39 fan. I love the way they look, but I feel they drive like big cars...and I like small cars. Excellent collection you've got going there. I bet that e39 is amazing on road trips.
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Originally Posted by lateapex911
Is that one of the bore scoring years? Friend is looking at Caymans, he's ...conflicted LOL
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Yep
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Originally Posted by Evan Fullerton
‘06 was the first year for Caymans. Every one I knew blew up……. But then every m96/m97 car I was around that was tracked also eventually chucked a connecting rod. Porsche should have a record on if it has the original engine. A very high percentage of the ‘06 cars got warranted engine replacements.
As a street car, they are ok, if you are going to track it or drive it super hard, you don’t want anything pre 2009 unless you plan on motor swapping it if it blows. There are a few with Ford Coyote V8s……. That’s a car I’d like to drive.
Turned a lot of them into race cars and they are fast…… just a lot more parts and not as easy to work on as an aircooled 911 I feel. Once you strip out all the extra stuff…… hard to get a much simpler car than an aircooled 911 to work on.
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If I went with a .1, I'd be prepared to rebuild the motor when the bores score. Now, whether I find a 3.8 to rebuild or rebuild the 3.4 would depend on what's available at the time. But I'd be on the lookout for a core 3.8 longblock to rebuild as soon as I collected a .1.
I'm not keen to swap a Cayman. Part of the allure of a Cayman is that it's decently well-sorted right out of the box. I want one sports car that doesn't require a laptop.
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Originally Posted by Libeck
Yeah folks, it's a 987.1. Lots of 'em lost engines. Lots of 'em didn't. I'm familiar with the well known issues. Bottom line, I'd be concerned if my buy price were higher.
See you at the track eh? Cheers
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Saving a ton of money sure makes potential problems more tenable...like motor rebuilds/builds.
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Originally Posted by Wifessopissed
That headliner is awesome
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Thank you. I really like it too.