'73 Porsche 911 S Restomod Build

[chriskimmelshue]

I recently acquired this beautiful Brumos modified 1973 911 S. I've spent countless hours online and offline researching what I want to do with this project. There are so many amazing and interesting builds here and on other popular forums. I want my build to stand out a bit from the typical hot rod and backdate builds, though.

If I had to pick a series of 911s that interests me the most, I'd have to say the Clubsport of the '80s and the RS of the '90s are it. I'd like to imagine that Porsche offered a Clubsport style 911 back in the early 70s and my build is that imagining of it. My plan is to keep the electric sunroof, windows, carpet, and heat as creature comforts, but remove anything else that doesn't make it handle better or go faster. I'd also like to stick to around 100 bhp per liter.

In keeping with the Clubsport and RS theme, I'll upgrade the suspension, brakes, and uprate the motor accordingly. There are some upgraded parts on the car that I can reuse, but the majority of the current modifications aren't to my liking. My plan is to combine influences from the short wheelbase 911s all the way up to the 993 series with a some modern day influences thrown in for good measure.

Let's start with the car as I picked it up:


After discovering some pockets of rust here and there and some very rough paint spots I decided to bite the bullet and build this 911 right. Off to media blast:

[RSTarga]

Those rear flares look pretty sloppy for Brumos. That is a fairly valuable car, my advice would be to stick as close as possible to the era.

[chriskimmelshue]

Those rear flares look pretty sloppy for Brumos. That is a fairly valuable car, my advice would be to stick as close as possible to the era.

They are indeed very sloppy and unacceptable to me. I will definitely keep in the 70s era with parts and specs. More photos coming soon.

[Biancaneve]

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[Flat Six, inc.]

No modern anything on that car in my opinion...

[Mr9146]

No modern anything on that car in my opinion...

This.

My working years would be 1965-1989 ... nothing C2 and beyond belongs on a 73S, in my opinion.

[chriskimmelshue]

Here are some more "before" shots. The motor would turn over, but would not start. There were too many rotten ignition wires and fuel lines to bother with a diagnosis. The motor simply had to come out for a full workup.

[chriskimmelshue]

No modern anything on that car in my opinion...

If I do anything modern, it will be influenced by but not sourced from the 964 and 993 series.

[chriskimmelshue]

This.

My working years would be 1965-1989 ... nothing C2 and beyond belongs on a 73S, in my opinion.

I agree on everything but the suspension. It's the only area I plan on doing something pretty different.