Any advices? My Vin no. is 119301255
Regards,
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Any advices? My Vin no. is 119301255
Regards,
Look at the access hole for the rear torsion bars. If it is right next to the wheel opening, it is SWB. If there is about a two inch space between the torsion bar cover and the wheel opeining, it is LWB.
So is it possible that 1969 911S has both SWB and LWB version? As my car was modified to be a 993 Turbo. So I don't have a correct rear quarter panel to inspect the space between the torsion bar cover and the wheel opening.
However I have some pictures of my restoration process, I believed that the current rear quarter panel that I am working on my car now isn't a correct panel for the 69, probably it is 72 or SC fender
I am in the process of bringing the car back to the original 1969 Look, and here is the picture of the parts that I purchased to work with my car. From the picture I noticed that it is a part for SWB car, like you said the rear access torsion bar is right next to the opening wheel. But the seller claim that there were taken off from the LWB car. I just want to have your guys idea whether I have a correct part for my car or not.
Thank you for your inputs
1968 VIN series 118xxxxx were SWB as in the photo above
1969 VIN series 119xxxxxx were LWB as in the photo series above that
there should be no 1968 LWB, not should there be any 1969 SWB
The yellow fender would be wrong
You are correct the yellow rear is for a SWB car, ZERO doubt.
Let me ask a couple more question,
So it seems that the rear quarter panel can't be used with my car, What about the front fender, front bumper, front hood and rear bumper. Would all the remaining part can be a correct part for my car. As every part that I ordered was taken off from the same car
Thank you very much
Only the front hood could be used although, there might be a slight difference in the under hood lights???Quote:
Originally Posted by nammon
Rear bumper will be to long, front bumper will have different mounting brackets I believe, Front fender will not have the correct opening for your front blinker assembly.
I think also different sound deadening under SWB hoood, compared to LWB hood.
John
I believe the front bumpers are interchangeable and the brackets are the same for both. At least it was for my swap.Quote:
Originally Posted by 70SATMan
Front bumper uses a different mounting system in '69.
Nammon,
you better off finding a LWB part.
cheers
tenn
Thank you all for the inputs. I think I better start finding a new parts now
Can you get the VIN of the donor SWB car the parts came from?
In some cases those parts are more valuable than the ones you are looking for.
In this case you may not be out of pocket much at all. 1968 parts are pretty unique to that year, so they tend to be most valuable.
I already ask the vin number from the seller, still waiting for his answerQuote:
Originally Posted by davep
Not to be totally ignorant, but isn't the 1969 the first year of the long wheel base? I always thought that year was a solid cut off mark.
I'm just basing that info on the Red Book and the other pubs I get from Borders. Other then this web site, good old Borders seems to be the best place to get 911 info. They get all the magazines that are tougher to find, like Excellence, 911 & Porsche World, and Total 911. On a side note and out of plain curiousity, how come the UK is on top of the Porsche culture? Just the European proximity and race culture? Just surprises me to see the states taking a back seat in this community in the publication world.
Just to make sure, and because everyone uses the acronyms as common knowledge, SWB= short wheel base and LWB= long wheel base, right?
Yes and yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by NV Stig
Thanks Mark.
I hope this isn't over-simplifying the original SWB/LWB issue: couldn't you tell which is which by using a tape measure?
BillM
Yes Bill, SWB have a 2211mm wheelbase, LWB 2268mm. Measure from center of front wheel hub to center of rear hub.Quote:
Originally Posted by billm
Another question, how do I know whether my car is RHD or LHD? Can we differentiate it from the VIN. As all of the reference books I have, they don't specific whether the porsche for 1969 is for US or ROW
:)
It is not coded in the VIN.
It would be recorded on the Kardex or on a COA.
There are body differences, however if a perfeect conversion was done, you might not be able to tell.