![]() ![]() This car has all the receipts from a no-expense-spared restoration in the early '90's, including a costly upgrade of the original (and problematic) 150 HP, 2.7 liter mangnesium-block engine to a 180HP, proven "bullet-proof" 3.0 liter '80 911SC aluminum-block engine by John Walker's shop here in Seattle. This area will probably require a trip to the bodyshop and a professional repair job. I don't think there is any way to fill these chips so that they won't be visible since the metallic paint doesn't brush-on and look the same when sprayed-on when buffed-out. There are also some very deep chips in the paint from door dings that go all the way to the primer. It appears that the paint has been damaged so even if the Dent Wizard can remove the bend in the metal the flaw in the paint will remain. The only flaw in the car that causes me any concern is this damage under the passenger door handle. Here's a picture of the car the day I picked it up from my buddy's shop (that's my maroon and silver 1989 F-250 4x4 I purchased last summer with only 91K miles on it in the background): A pre-purchase inspection at my old Porsche shop turned-up some relatively minor issues (those that I can fix myself) we arrived at the price and struck a deal which included having my buddy install a new starter in it. A call from the owner came about a month later and we kind of reluctantly "circled" each other for a week before I took it for a test drive and fell in love with it. After looking at it for a couple weeks, fondly remembering my first 911 I sold in 1997 (an '82 SC Targa) and the mid-life crisis that inspired its purchase, I finally gave my buddy my business card to pass on to the owner. My buddy raved about how clean it was and mentioned the owner was considering selling it since he didn't use it enough to justify putting any more money into it. This 911 caught my eye as it sat in the corner of the shop waiting for some hard to find parts to fix the drivers side window riser mechanism. I've become buddies with the owner of a nearby European car repair shop and regularly stop in to chat with him while walking my dog. PROJECT JOURNAL ENTRIES (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)Įntry: 11/4/04 - Oh BOY a new TOY! I just became the most recent owner of this '74 911 for $9,500 today! I can't wait to begin applying TLC detailing to what I think is a diamond in the rough. ![]() DarrylD's Porsche 911 Restoration Project Journalĭarryl's 1974 Porsche 911 Restoration Project Journal ![]()
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