Front body differences in G-body cars by year

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by spuggy

Also:

- my '77 has the bracket in the frunk on the driver's side behind the shock tower that accepts the high-intensity washer reservoir/pump - even though this system doesn't show up in PET until 1984 MY. Presumably there was a point at which earlier cars didn't have that provision.

- Apparently, later G-body cars (starting somewhere in the SC run) have the bracket on the right side of the engine bay for the second decklid shock needed for a heavier tail. The '77 doesn't (have to weld the bracket on yourself).

The Turbos had the high intensity washers as standard. Same body, just different flares and drive train.

[spuggy]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The Turbos had the high intensity washers as standard. Same body, just different flares and drive train.

I know the turbos tended to be optioned up - but PET doesn't show the parts that made up the intensive washer system prior to 1984. Or have a dedicated diagram to put them on, like it does from 84-on.

74-77: 904-30 (windshield washer), 904-35 (combined windshield/headlight washer)

75-77 930s have a separate PET section all to themselves. The windshield or windshield/headlight washer diagrams use the same numbering as the 911 diagrams - and look to be identical.

For '78 up, 930 parts appear in the 911 74-89 PET section - but there's no 930-specific listings or diagrams:

78-79: 904-10 (windshield washer), 904-15 (windshield washer/headlight washer)
80-83: 904-10 (windshield washer), 904-20 (windshield washer/headlight washer)
84-89: 904-10 (windshield washer), 904-15 (intens. windshield washer), 904-20 (headlight washer)

The 78-79 904-15 drawing titled "windshield washer/headlight washer" does, in fact, show both systems. However, the 1980-1983 904-20 diagram with the same title actually depicts only the headlight washer system (plus the shared reservoir that appears in both drawings).

The 84-89 diagram 904-15 is a different drawing entirely to the 78-79 904-15 diagram - it only shows the intensive washer system.

None of the diagrams prior to the 1984-89 904-15 show the 3-way tees (911.628,617.00) that allows the intensive reservoir (911.628.027.00) and pump (431.955.651), or the (duplicate/parallel) check valves/hose that piggyback the intensive washer onto the main windshield washer system.

[GH85Carrera]

I remember the fist 911 Turbos in 1976 when they were new. One of my friends bought one. It had the larger headlight washers and it was a standard item. It was astonish fast back then, and it was only 245 HP and 253 pound feet torque. For 1976 it was astonishing.

[colingreene]

its the torque that gets you as you well know.

[PeteKz]

Yeah, in 1976, at the height of that awful decade for cars, emissions had choked even big-inch V8's down to 200 HP or less. So the Turbo was a very fast car in its time. Not so much today.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by PeteKz

Yeah, in 1976, at the height of that awful decade for cars, emissions had choked even big-inch V8's down to 200 HP or less. So the Turbo was a very fast car in its time. Not so much today.

The turbos are always fast for the era. One of my local friends just bought a 911 Turbo S and he said the thing is just brutally scary fast. I will get a ride soon.

[kev01]

I read somewhere that the front valance on the early cars differed to the later car up to 84 (not referring to the fog lights)

The 75 front rubber spoiler does not have the Porsche crest in the middle.

Washer bottles also different...early cars had a pump located in the truck area.