After owning this 912 for more than 30 years, the time has come for it to move on to a new home. I had big plans for it way back when, kept it through divorce, several moves, and a career change or two, but seeing it sitting in the corner of my garage gathering dust for so long has made me realize I'll never have the money, time, or interest in it enough to give it the attention it deserves. Hopefully someone else has the passion for it now that I once had.
It was mostly complete when I bought it, but in sad shape, with a weak VW engine in place of the original, primer over the original paint, and just worn out otherwise. I drove it exactly one time, then parked it and started disassembling it to restore it. That was in 1987. I made some progress on it initially, lost interest, got back into it every few years, but couldn't keep at it enough to get anywhere. As it sits now, it's a rolling shell - I removed the suspension at the start of the project, media blasted it, painted it, and reassembled it with new bushings/bearings/balljoints/seals/etc. Every part that I removed I tagged, bagged, and boxed, and they all go with it, including some parts that I purchased along the way but never installed. It's been stored inside since Ronald Reagan was President, so it's dusty, but not rusty. It's the perfect blank canvas you can use to create your own Outlaw, racer, restomod, electric conversion, or whatever. Or, use it a donor, and use some of the original parts to restore another 912 or 911(Even an early S!)
The bad: No engine. No front seats. Original steering wheel and rear bumper are gone. No radio.
The Good: It's not a pile of rust like so many of the ones on the market today. No gaping holes. No crunched body panels. No piles of rodent crap to clean out. This is a good, solid car. You won't have to spend tons of time or money cutting out rotten sheetmetal or measuring, fabricating, fitting, and welding in patch panels. Almost all of the original parts are still with it - doors, fenders, hood, decklid, front bumper, glass, door fames, window frames, gauges, gas tank, transaxle, brakes, driveshafts, seat tracks, window regulators, latches, switches, lights, handles, interior panels, sunvisors, shifter, E brake, wiring harness, pedal box, headliner bows...I could go on, but you get the idea. I saved EVERYTHING I removed, even screws, nuts, and bolts.
The Extra: I acquired quite a few new parts over the years that I planned to install but never did - they go with it. Hella H4's, restored turnsignal housings with brand new European lenses, DIY Plexiglass windows, rubber weatherstripping, rebuilt and powdercoated brake calipers, steel brake lines, new master cylinder(s), hood and decklid gas struts, bunch of metric stainless hardware, big Orange 912 manual, extra SR17x starter...there's probably more but that's what I remember for now. (3) Wheels are 15 x 5.5" Western/Gurney alloys with "roll around" tires, red spare is a Porsche space saver.
Car is located near Austin, Tx. Have title. $15.5K.
I can only post 10 photos to this ad, but I have many more, just PM me what you're looking for and I'll send them. Doors and engine lid only have surface rust on outer skin from sitting in my attic for decades.
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