Angela - 911 project...

Angela -

I saw this car at the Cars & Coffee meet this past Saturday (formerly Crystal Cove) and thought you might find this interesting as a reference for the 911 project (conversion) you and Steve are contemplating. I didn't see the owner to ask about details, but this 911 Speedster has a cool custom look don't you think?.

http://public.fotki.com/wackydave/cruise_nights/cruise-nights-2007/03-03-07-cars--coffee/030307carscoffee002.html

Peace - Out!

Yeah I LOVE the 911 speedster look! On a 911, I sit so far down in the chassis that all I can marginally see over the dashboard. So for me, a standard height convertible windshield is WAY too tall. The speedster windshield is just right...

We seriously discused converting the 82 to this speedster look. Parts were prohibitively costly. Next I tried to talk Steve into back-dating the 82 (to 73 and earlier look). We have most of the parts just sitting in storage. We had converted a 69 to later Turbo look, so fenders, hoods, bumpers etc., are all leftover. As the car is a targa and already slated to be modified into a convertible - with the backdate it would definately be a unique one-off. Steve hates the idea.

So, the 82 targa will be a convertible. The 80 slantnose convertible is coming along nicely. We pulled the top off this weekend and painted/lined the interior tub. DME harness (we also converted to 3.2), mounts, ETC., are in as is the engine/trans. Lots of details before its done, but definately progressing!

angela

Angela, is this your sister?

That 911 is BEAUTIFUL!!! Angela - do you have any pics of your projects? I would love to see them!

Mark

Wow Vince!!!

Vince, that was MY sister in your picture. Where'd you get it?!
THIS is HER sister:
http://www.dhm.de/lemo/objekte/pict/ba008356/index.jpg

It always starts with cars.
It always ends with women.
Man I love this forum!

Mark - At this point in the procedure they look pretty ratty, but I'll try to sort thru pics in the next day or two. The slantnose was a European targa, brought to the US and converted with steel to a slantnose convertible. Was originally blue and was painted a rather school-bus yellow. Driven for many years back east (NJ). The last owner moved to Florida and had a shop put a hot-rod engine into the car. Fellow scared the shit out of himself driving and wound up crashing into a palm tree. He abandoned the car at the engine builders. We bought it as a roller - with not too bad front end damage. Got a nice 3.2 drivetrain from a fellow in Santa Barbara.

The 82 is still a targa but will be a convertible. This car has some body damage on the passenger side but is driveable. We actually bought this car to build a 904 from. This was to be nothing more than a donor. Figured we'd use the drive train and cut the rest up for Ebay. Well, couldn't get a 904 in a timely fashion and that little $4200 911 just kept running better and better. I took the engine out and pulled the CIS off - that engine became the spyders and later became a short-stroke 3.2. Now it has another stock 3.0 that runs GREAT. So its earned by good driving its way to a project instead of a donor.

By the way - THIS is my sister!
angela

Thanks for the info Angela! It sounds like quite the project you've got there!

Oh my....................STUNNING..........

Gotta put in my $0.02: That might be the most beautiful car I have ever seen. Breathtaking. What a cool concept: 911 Speedster. Who is doing this? Other info available?

Kelley -

Here's a couple of links to some info about the 911 Speedster manufactured by Porsche in 1988.

http://www.118autos.com/AutoListings/porsche_listings/pors_911spstr89_side.html

http://www.performance2and4.co.uk/964_speedster_n.htm

Peace - Out!

Angela -

I posted some 904 pics for you under Events / Knott's thread!

Peace - Out!

Thanks Jim!

Kelley - that's actually a production car. But if someone built the parts aftermarket, its definately a car we would build. Very very cool looking. They have become quite collectible given their "newness."

angela