Should I buy this car? (Warning, air-cooled 911 content)

[evan9eleven]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

I have a 1983 911SC coupe and love it. I have done a lot of mods to the suspension and I'm running 46mm PMO carburetors, SSI heat exchangers with a M&K 2 in 2 out muffler she sounds wonderful. The SC's are just raw enough to give you the vintage feels but modern enough to be comfortable. I have gone with backdated fiberglass front/rear bumpers plus a fiberglass ducktail. I've done autocross and DE events with mine plus drive on the street they are a great all around car. If you like the car, have the money and a PPI says she's good I say go for it.

Nice! Please tell me about how much of a PITA the carburetor retrofit was, how the power is now, the experience of backdating it, and of course, pictures please!

[coreseller]

I made an air cooled 911 purchase 2 1/2 years ago, since then as to be expected I've concentrated my quest for info towards that type of Porsche and have been nothing short of fascinated and enamored with the cars / information and the group of guys involved. Spend a bit of time browsing Rennlist, totally different vibe than from the 986 Forum.

The cars as others have noted are an entirely different animal from the Boxster, but for me at least I would never consider dumping my 993 911 for another Porsche variant, IT IS that cool. From what you have described (prior owners did the heavy lifting maintenance / rebuild wise) I wouldn't think twice about buying it......

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by evan9eleven

Nice! Please tell me about how much of a PITA the carburetor retrofit was, how the power is now, the experience of backdating it, and of course, pictures please!

The carburetor retrofit was no problem at all they fit like a glove and were 95 % tuned right out of the box. PMO does a great job making a modern carburetor. I've had them on now for about 4 years and haven't touched them. Motor is stock internally so the CIS pistons/cams not optimal for carbs but she scoots along just fine. The backdating was fun I have a set of " one off " custom front/rear bumpers they are the only ones ever made in the world ! I bought them off a guy on Pelican Parts who is a jack of all trades with fiberglass being one of them. He built the bumpers for his own car but then someone in the family ran into health issues and he had to raise some cash so I bought them. They fit perfect I had no modifications to make other than exhaust cut outs. The fiberglass ducktail was bought used locally. Here are a couple of pics she's quartz gray in color unique to model year 1983 only.

[evan9eleven]

Very nice! Any idea what kind of power its making?