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Certified Porsche addict
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: On a winding, hilly road in Tennessee.
Posts: 1,238
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Originally Posted by mepstein
That car will take a couple grand of new metal from restoration design just to get it in one piece again. Then many, many hours of welding and bodywork. You can spend $15K +++ on rust repair or get a fairly rust free roller for ~$2K. It's an ok parts car for $900 but will never be made whole again.
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Thanks for the sobering assessment. My target usage will be SCCA Solo (autocross). I checked the classes last night and DP would be a good starting place. Structural modifications, open suspension and liberal engine modifications are all allowed. That will allow me to be frugal and creative getting the car mostly rust free. So this will not be a restoration but a track car build. It will never be pretty again but hopefully give me three or four seasons of fun going fast through parking lots 
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Tennessee Region SCCA & PCA
Current projects - '87 944 Turbo, '87 924S, '82 931, '10 Boxster (the girlfriend)
Past projects - '83 944, '02 Boxster (x2), '99 Boxster, '14 Cayman,'72 Opel GT, '75 280Z, '90 300ZX, '87 944S, '87 944 Turbo, '88 924S (x2), '07 Cayman S, '73 914, '88 MR2 AW11
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