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My first Porsche!
After years of day dreaming about the first Porsche I saw and heard thundering by my house at age 9, mine is arriving this Saturday!
A 1985 3.2 black coupe! I have been reading everyone's posts and can't contain myself anymore.  What to do first.... I look forward to telling you good folks about my adventures with her.  
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09-09-2014, 07:33 PM
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What to do first? Take more pictures after you go for a drive!
Congrats, and post more pics and tell us about the car. How many miles etc. Welcome aboard!
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09-09-2014, 07:36 PM
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Jump in and hang on. She's a beaut!
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09-09-2014, 07:45 PM
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Very nice, enjoy.
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09-09-2014, 07:51 PM
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Congrats! Every time I get in mine it gives me a grin!!!!
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09-09-2014, 07:53 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: The Wet Side
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Welcome to the cult! Errr, Club!
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09-09-2014, 07:55 PM
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The chase and story...
As I mentioned I have a bucket list of cars that have made an impression on me...won't bore you with that
A lady down the street from me has been letting her 1983 sc rot in the sun, so one day as she was picking up her dogs poo off my lawn I came out said hi "I love your car and would you be intersed in selling it and letting me take care of her." She said yes, I spent a few days on it, charged the battery clean the crap off of it, put 10qts in it (yes there was not a drop of oil in it)...spent some time researching what to offer her....finally got it fired up, she ran like a dream, good project over all.....made an offer, next day she calls me and says no go...."I have an emotional attachment to the car..." Bummed out, I started to look at the cars I have been researching to come up with a price.....good thing I am looking now prices are outta control and climbing...as you know Wll enough about the prelude I found this one listed on Porsche excellence mag Body and interior are fully restored and pristine...( more pics when she gets of the truck). Motor is high milage 190k (yikes!) but the ppi checked out fine and the gentleman taking care of her has a phone book of receipts. Leak down of 2-5% one was 8% Slow oil leaks as would be expected, leaves a drop after a hard day..and he is running full synthetic....we'll see what that means....tranny shifts fine in all gears well. Mechanic told me that it grinds from second to first while at a speed of 15-20 mph! (Who the heck would do that, unless you were racing around a track...) I had started wanting a project car and figured this one has the body and interior in good shape so at the worst I am in for a engine tranny rebuild at some point in the future...lets go for it... Turns out the motor is taken care of just as we'll as the inside ( she's a bit of a garage queen...) New hp trifold exhaust New light weight racing clutch (older gentleman had it and talkin to him, I know he didn't ride her hard and out her away wet) A rubber seal replaced with guinine part from Germany New paint Lowered suspension New torsion bars New calipers, cross drilled rotors Authentic Fuchs New clutch cable New tie rods K &N filter A/c delete North Hollywood gauges with LEDs and brushed aluminum rings New leather seats New carpets New radio, don't know what, don't care...it won't be on much...lol |
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09-09-2014, 08:00 PM
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What a dream. Welcome to your new obsession.
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09-09-2014, 08:04 PM
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Welcome aboard and enjoy. Looks like a beaut!
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09-10-2014, 08:38 AM
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Congratulations! Enjoy your car! It is great looking (very close to my car - minus the tail)
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09-10-2014, 08:58 AM
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She's sitting nicely!
Welcome! Nick
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09-10-2014, 08:59 AM
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Great choice, welcome to the club!
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09-10-2014, 09:17 AM
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That car looks and sits PRETTY
 Great purchase...Godspeed with your adventure.
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09-10-2014, 09:31 AM
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Welcome Brother Welcome!
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'85 Carrera Targa Factory Marble Grey/Black * Turbo Tail * 930 Steering Wheel* Sport Seats * 17" Fuchs (r) * 3.4 * 964 Cams * 915 * LSD * Factory SS * Turbo Tie Rods * Bilsteins * Euro Pre-Muff * SW Chip on 4K DME * NGK * Sienes GSK * Targa Body Brace PCA/POC |
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09-10-2014, 09:36 AM
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beautiful car congrats!
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09-10-2014, 09:48 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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Joining the black coupe club! Welcome! Membership's free. Well... except for the car.
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09-10-2014, 12:54 PM
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Congrats man......just bought my first one this week! Can't wait to pick it up!
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09-10-2014, 01:22 PM
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black coupe club
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She got on the bus a few minutes ago and will be hear Saturday AM...I will be going to sleep Firday night like a toddler on Christmas Eve. In the meanwhile I found a few more pics on my office computer of the original ad:  
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09-10-2014, 01:26 PM
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"it's my first time, be gentle"
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I am spending as much time with the family before she comes...prob gonna camp in it for a while you know Isn't there a book " Zen and the art of living with a prosche" Post some pics and tell us about yours. |
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09-10-2014, 01:31 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Fortuna, CA. On the Lost Coast near the Emerald Triangle
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Beautiful car. A keeper for sure.
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09-10-2014, 01:40 PM
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