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[Kris Clewell]

I bought this car after selling my near mint white '83 SC. It's definitely a gamble for me as it needs a lot more work than the previous car did. I also don't have a ton of money to work with so this may move slowly. I picked up this '72T in Alexandria Virginia last Wednesday. The owner picked me up at the airport. It was dark. We signed some stuff and I drove away. The 3 liter SC swap feels great, and the early 915 gearbox and its short gears make for a hell of a lot of fun. The M&K 911R muffler had silencers in when I picked it up. I remedied that and the car sounds phenomenal. Some things the owner didnt tell me about was a misfire at low throttle at idle and any gear on the passenger side bank of the engine. It also just reeks of gas when the window is down. I didnt find any leaks so I suspect the venting was not done properly when the swap was done. Who knows, maybe thats the vacuum leak causing my misfire. I'll look into it.



I bought the car based on some trust and many many photos. It was once Albert Blue. The plans are to eventually strip the car down, and repaint it back to Albert Blue. Many many (im sure you guys can help point out a few more) things are wrong with the car. Wrong bumpers. Wrong deck lid. Wrong seats. Wrong carpet. Wrong dash trim. Wrong driving lights. Wrong wheels. Wrong mirrors. Wrong Wrong Wrong. I do not have the original motor for this car, but it did have the swap I was planning on doing anyways. I'm not a serial number guy so it works out well. The seats are brilliant, but too big for the car. The steering wheel is great, but too fat and modern for the car. I think treating the car with period correct modifications without putting things on the car that show it is something it isn't is possible. The car will remain a hot rod, and I'll drive the hell out of it as much as I can. I'm hoping to undo a couple decades of misc owners putting their own personal "touches" on the car. We'll see how it goes. Here is how the car looked when I picked it up.



















I'll be documenting my progress with the car here, and in total911 magazine. Stay tuned!

btw, if anyone has ANY history on this car let me know. I've seen the magazine feature that it appeared in, but past its ownership in New Jersey, I'm coming up empty.

[Greg D.]

Many many (im sure you guys can help point out a few more) things are wrong with the car. Wrong bumpers. Wrong deck lid. Wrong seats. Wrong carpet. Wrong dash trim. Wrong driving lights. Wrong wheels. Wrong mirrors. Wrong Wrong Wrong.

I'll grant you the seats and steering wheel, but "wrong" is somewhat subjective, if the goal of the PO was a nice RS clone, he succeeded. Pretty car with decent color combo... I like it as it was... And I'm sure I'll also like the original car you'll end up with... ;-)

[sithot]

Since an opinion is like a lot of parts of the human body that everyone has I don't pay much attention as long as it makes me happy. You'll get more (opinions) "belly buttons, a-holes, ears and noses' than you thought existed. It looked pretty good and I wouldn't throw out the baby with the bathwater.

Tom

[Kris Clewell]

It used to look pretty good. The paint is lifting in a spot or two. the front bumper is crooked and hammered. rock chips everywhere. It looks like someone drug a ladder across the front fender and hood. the tint on it is coming off. It says 3M twice right in the middle of the window on the passenger side. Must have been the end of the roll? The radio block off was abs plastic from the craft store? I'm sure it looked pretty dialed in at one point, but over the years has seen some fairly serious neglect mixed with some questionable decisions.

Going for a drive later. will update on the miss. Working on procuring a front bumper and rear lid. Still trying to figure out if I want to strip the car down this winter or not, and not sure how I'll do it.

[beh911]

It used to look pretty good...

Digital K,

Your perspective is fresh and honest. Most of us start out in some stage of delusion in the first days of ownership. This sort of honesty should lead you to make the right decisions with this car down the road.

Great title for a thread btw... Keep it all going right here in line is my vote

[Harvey Weidman]

Digital K,
If you want to go back to stock, I have a complete 72T engine.....Just saying, how far to you want to go to be correct?
H

[Kris Clewell]

I have some history on the car, I bought it in 2010, seems like an eternity ago....the interior used to be tan, so this certainly is an upgrade, I have a nice set of dash trim, with the basketweave inserts you might like....I did the shifter, I made it run well, not sure what the issues are now, I expect lack of use.

xearch the VIN on this site, you'll get lots of hits, also google the vin

when I bought it, it had been undriven for 8 years prior, I sorted it thoroughly, I put 10,000 miles of highway, track and canyon-carving miles on it, never missed a beat....I did the muffler, I did the SSI's, I did the shifter mods, and a whole lot more.....others who had the challenge of trying to keep up with this car will say it is one heck of a fast car, and a great runner, the few that have driven it will tell you not to change a thing.

I do have an albert blue license plate panel, rear bumpers, and even painted bumperettes, they did NOT come from this car however... contact me by email, I have some previous owner's names, and various used car lots that flipped the car over the years....you might not want to hear some of what I have to say, but you will find out eventually....I drove this car on the targa california, it was a blast, rallies on both coasts, the car never let me down...

PLEASE replace the tires, the toyos on the right side are much newer than those on the left (by 10 years) and I found out after I sold it....but I'd do something about that right away.

Tires are hard as a rock, and dangerous to be honest. The wheels and the tires are both going. you cant do any aggressive driving with any kind of lateral input with them. It is however, a blast to drive. You were right on that. Did it always reek of gas? I'll zip you an email. thanks a ton.

[crockey]

I love the internet. Found the previous owner in 20min

[Kris Clewell]

I love the internet. Found the previous owner in 20min

yeah I pulled up the vin around the web. I've been snagging all the photos and such. I dont mind some of the things people have done in the past, but things like the orange side markers make me go...what the hell were you thinking?

[Kris Clewell]

the gas vent goes up to a little black box under the cowl, which seems to vent to nowhere. theres a clamp there but it doesnt go anywhere currently. I suspect that is a problem.



I've removed all the decals, and the driving lights up front. I also removed the rear grille and slapped one off an SC on there for the time being.