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Don't put any real money into this Sc with almost 200,000 miles on it. Some one gave the advice of buying steel head studs and a gasket set and taking a chance on just fixing the obvious problem on the cheap. This make sense to me but rebuilding this engine, especially only the top end is not smart: top end by itself at 100k mile sure, but not 200k. And a complete overhaul with the bottom end is going to put you over budget before you even look at the rest of the car let alone overhaul the trans, suspension, etc.--all of which are no younger than the engine. You'll also have put a ton of money in the car with out increasing it's value all that much. Head studs or rebuilt it still has almost 200K miles at a time when I'm seeing Carreras with well under 100,000 miles going for $12,500.
Cars are emotional choices. Especially Porsches. I think it's time to let your heart be broken, pay the alimony and move on to something younger when you have more bucks.
Good luck.
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