Hi all- Would love some opinions on what to do with my 77s. I did a full overhaul of the suspension (elephant), upgraded the shifter (wevo) + bushings/linkages, cleaned up a bunch of small things from prior owners, and upgraded the interior (lightweight). TLDR I spent probably as much as I paid for the car in mods. This was all when the engine was running pretty well, about 2 years ago. More on that below.
I have thought about eventually backdating it (keeping narrow fenders), converting to a competition rally spec, or group 4 bodywork (in that order). I think the backdate adds the most value and I love the early cars. I loathe cutting the fenders. I sort of think it’s “too nice” to rally having banged around Tuthill’s cars at Below Zero. On the plus side, I know it’s a great starting point with a great chassis (Speedsport did the suspension and dialed in everything including fixing a damaged mounting point). it’s far from original. It is painted slate grey (originally copper brown) and interior is now black (orig. cork). Engine/trans are original but you’d really have to love copper brown/cork to return it to original.
Fast forward to now, the engine is tired. I’ve since picked up a 83 sc backdated to 73RS look (and a 68 912). Trying to make sense of whether to keep the car and either rebuild the 2.7 to RS spec/efi ( +~30k) or source a 3.0 or sell it. If I sell it, I’m not sure whether to address the engine before or sell it as a “project”. I don’t need to sell it so I don’t want to take a bath on it because of the engine. Interested in what you all think it’s worth.
Thanks
Rob
