My story is a little unusual as prior to my first Porsche I had been a die hard 'Merican V8 follower. In fact, my daily driver at the time was a bonafide 11 second street car that saw dragstrip action every weekend I was able to go.
I had heard rumors that the track was going to close, and felt there was no point in having a car so narrowly focused. I sold the car and made quite a killing on it as it was fairly well known having finished 2nd for N/A small blocks in a "Fastest Streetcar Shootout" event.
I then purchased an E30 BMW for a really good price from a friend in need of some cash, I threw a little money at it buying Eibach springs and Bilstein dampers. Eventually I added an limited slip and aftermarket sway bars. A lot of fun was had in that car.
Now, I work at a place where I get to see a lot of different cars come and go. I had a customer bring in this very tired 76 911s Targa that was not running. The owner tried on many occasions to figure out the problem but was stumped. Eventually, he took a job out of country and because I had had shown some interest in the car, offered it to me for $1500. I took the deal because I was looking for a project. So it began.
Well, I did eventually get the car running with new injectors and a complete tune-up but smoked horribly and had a loud knock. I had already become a Pelican member and read up on the limitations and cost involved in rebuilding the engine, so began the search for a 3.0 to replace the 2.7.
I ventured into a couple independent repair shops and as luck would have it one of them told me while he did not have an engine for sale, he did have a complete car that I could purchase for little more than I was going to spend on an engine alone. $6000 later I was driving a pretty rough 78 911 SC home in rush hour traffic(without issue!). After a bit of thought, I decided I liked the coupes lines more than the Targa and sold it shortly after bringing the coupe home.
Here's how she looked then
After four years of work and many dollars spent with our host as well as many great members here I have a pretty nice looking RS impostor that I built entirely on my own. It's literally days from completion and I'm chomping at the bit to drive it.
Tom