Hola everybody,
I've been lingering here from the outside for about a decade since I bought my '73 911t. I'm finally going to go through with the build, and have been picking the brains of many of you for the last few months figuring out the final details. After much research and debate, I think I have the final build specs in place and figured I'd start a build thread to chronical the process.
As I mentioned, the car is a '73 911t that was a barn find (actually heated garage lol), went into the garage in '79 and never came back out until I found it. I originally thought it was light yellow, but after research I have determined it is actually a "paint to sample" car in champagne yellow, looks to be the only T in that color for '73.
I'm a rally guy at heart, and after much debate I have decided to take that focus on this build. I was surprised to learn how many rally oriented parts Porsche offered from the factory back then, and I think this build is a great opportunity to showcase them all. Don't expect some wild safari build, rather a subdued, classy rally theme using parts you could have ordered from the factory.
This build thread will be a little different than most as I'm planning on doing this build every day over the course of a couple of months instead of the long process most builds take. I plan on starting in late May, and the progress should be fast and furious after that.
So to kick it off, I thought I'd outline the full build as it is currently planned. Feel free to flame or fan the flame, love to hear opinions either way, especially before the ball starts rolling. Here's the plan...
Exterior:
-S appearance package, full deco (original factory option)
-Chrome/rubber bumper guards instead of full rubber
-Euro tail light lenses with chrome trim
-US signal lenses with chrome trim
-Chrome sugar scoops with h4 replacement lenses
-OE Porsche front bumper bar
-OE Amco rear bumper bar
-Leitz Roof Rack
-OE Mud flaps (reproduction)
-OE Skid plates, front and rear
-Hella 118 horn grill fogs (amber)
-Original 15" Fuchs refinished with a satin nickel lip/center cap and gloss black centers
Interior
-Cobra Classic RS seats (Black vinyl/corduroy)
-RS plush carpet kit (Black)
-3 layer sound deadening
-RS door cards
-Perlon headliner (charcoal grey)
-Rennline lower dash delete/backdate kit with bird's eye maple insert (radio delete)
-Recovered original dash with speaker grill delete (Porsche black vinyl)
-Momo Heritage Indy Black steering wheel
-TRE 917 shift knob (Poly/black)
-Carbone Frunk carpet kit (Black/Grey houndstooth)
Suspension/Brakes/Tires
-1000 Lakes spec Bilstein inserts/shocks
-All new "club sport" rubber bushings/mounts
-Adjustable spring plates
-Slight factory torsion bar twist/lift
-PMB rebuilt/refinished calipers
-New rotors and pads (haven't decided which yet)
-Stainless brake lines
-205/65r15 gravel tires
-Motor/Trans
-Matching #s case/crank/rods machined by Kelly Moss (align bore, case savers, oil bypass mod, etc)
-New AA 84mm Biral cylinders
-10:1 Wossner pistons
-Rebuilt S (307) heads (single plug)
-Dougherty DC30 MFI cams
-Rebuilt 930 tensioners/stops and Supertec upgraded idlers arms
-Supertec rocker arms
-Supertec head studs
-ARP rod bolts
-Carrera oil pump
-PMO 40mm carbs (2.0-2.4 street version)
-123tune distributor (IDI setup)
-123 epoxy coil 1.5ohm
-QSC 1.5" headers
-Dansk 70mm single out sport stainless muffler
-Matching #s 915 transmission Rebuilt by Eurosport Midwest
I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch and I'll update this as I remember and fine tune the last details. I'll keep you in the loop on my planning process and ETA on the build start, should be daily updates after that.
Thanks for tuning in and all of the support my Pelican brethren!
