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Originally Posted by Ian Comerford
Looking forward to seeing this develop, thank you for sharing
Ian
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Thank you, Ian!
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Originally Posted by AG81
Good luck gentlemen. I'll be following along. Having just gone thru this.....I am cringing due to everything you guys are about to go through. I wish you the best success.
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I found your thread documenting your own and it seems we started about the same time but in very different positions assembly wise. We're very lucky to have Uncle Matt and another secret weapon in our back pocket in regards to engine and transmission work. I hope you enjoy!
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Originally Posted by PeteKz
A project like that ain't for the faint of heart or wallet, but very much fun when you get to the point where it becomes a "driving project," instead of a "garage project."
As the owner of a 1973 that went through both garage and driving phases, I can attest that I lost motivation several times in the garage phase, as other stuff in life pressed for my time. I would have got it done sooner if I had got it to driving condition to keep the motivation going. Therefore, I encourage you to make the choices to get it to driving status first.
Do you have the engine and transmission?
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Thanks, PeteKz! This is the first time we're undertaking a project like this, but we have such great support from Uncle Matt (Mr. photographic memory) and have made a lot of great connections with other local enthusiasts that have been guiding and helping avoid some mistakes along the way. We're very motivated to get this thing assembled and having more than one of us working on it keeps each other going.
We do have an engine and transmission, but no longer the original from this car. I guess I'll go ahead and tell the story on that...
Not too long after Uncle Matt purchased the car, a family member of someone who had an engine and transmission pulled from a 1973 911T at his shop came in and asked if they were worth anything and if they knew anyone that might be interested in them. Uncle Matt's shop owner pointed them toward his way. He learned from the family member that the owner of the engine and transmission was trailering the body of his Porsche to another shop in Southern California where it was intended to get some kind of RS race setup, but was in an fatal accident during his travel. The family member didn't want anything to do with the car and Uncle Matt purchased the engine and transmission.
He recalls the engine serial numbers only being about 60 numbers different from each other, but he no longer has the original case to verify as it was destroyed. However, we have verified the serial numbers for the engine and transmission are in fact from another 1973 911T.
Uncle Matt and his friend that he used to work for at the independent shop have recently reunited to work together again after 30 years so they can rebuild the engine and transmission in his friend's shop where he still actively restores vintage Porsches.
Here's a little teaser of the engine's status from a couple of weeks back.
