[Tspringer]

My '69 911S is at this point seriously modified. It has full track suspension using only the best components( Elephant and SRP). It has absolutely no rust. The entire bottom side of the car, front compartment, engine back and interior compartment were stripped to bare metal, primed in a self etching zinc primer and then painted. Every tiny bit of even slightly rusted metal was replaced.

The car has fiberglass bumpers, front hood and a ducktail. The interior has a zero undercoating or sound deadening and a RS felt carpet kit. It has RS door panels and Corbeau GT8 racing seats plus 5 point harnesses. All the dash pads are correct and it has a momo wheel. The sunroof is still intact and works. (but perhaps not for long.....)

Its running a 2.6 MFI engine built by Supertec with SSI's and a stainless dansk dual out sport muffler. It is loud and fast, a fantastic track and autocross car. I did all the work and anyone who saw the photos here as it went along knows it was done to perfection (and that it was a SERIOUS *****!!!).

So... I have a totally modified but real 911S. AND.... I have the original 2.0 S engine on a stand (with MFI), all the original S body parts, interior parts, suspension parts, wheels... EVERYTHING original for this car. It would be a fair amount of work to take it back to a concours condition S, but all the parts are there for anyone wishing to do so.

That of coarse begs another question: Is hanging onto all those parts really worth it? I have no intentions of ever selling this car, its a "keeper" to me. But, nobody can tell the future. If at some point bad things happen and I am forced to sell, does keeping all these original parts hanging around (my attic looks like a 911S parts depot) actually add value to the car? Would someone pay more for the car if it included all the original S stuff?

I am leaning more and more toward taking the car vintage racing. That means out goes the heating and ventilation stuff, the sunroof, the rear glass.... in goes a full cage, fuel cell and battery cutoff. If I do go that route then it would seem very unlikely the car would ever be a street car again. Also... since a good early 911S vintage race car goes for about the same as a good street car, Im sure I would care and thus I would probably sell all the attic decorations.

Who knows?!?!?!