My '72 911T will be on BaT by the end of the month and I'm conflicted over one seemingly minor modification. I hoping to get some feedback.
The executive summary: I acquired the car in 2002 and am the 3rd owner. The car was extensively modified ~1978 by a Denver shop called Rennenhaus: suspension, transmission and a 2.8L engine build.
All of these modifications remain, at least in spirit. I began a project in 2008 to rebuild the engine. Expecting a long-term affair I acquired a 1986 RoW 3.2L to stand-in until the rebuild was complete. Also, not wanting to cut a notch in the transmission for the engine's flywheel sensor, I picked up a refreshed 1980 915 with a ZF LSD. Long story short, the 2.8 was not rebuilt and the 3.2 became permanent. This didn't me cause any great distress at the time. While it was built on a proper type 911/51 case, it was NOT original to the car. I did not have a numbers-matching engine and 15-years-ago that label seemed to mean everything at resale.
The situation is that I have an all around very nice car trimmed for club trackdays and blasting around country roads. My focus has been to correct outstanding electic and mechanical issues. Two remain and are both related to the transmission: the 1980 915 needs a rebuild and the original mechanical speedometer hasn't worked since 2008.
I few weeks back I decided to resolve both issues by rebuilding the original, numbers-matching transmission and putting it back in the car. My mechanic, after talking to a trusted 3rd party, balked at cutting a notch for the flywheel sensor (deja vue 2008!). They encouraged me to leave it as-is and let the new owner decide what to do with the fresh-as-it-can-be, numbers-matching transmission.
The car is perfectly drivable, though I wouldn't track it without fixing the synchros. I'm left with a gnawing dilemma. List the car with excuses and an obvious solution. Or, cut the notch and list an excuse-free car.
Right now I'm in the "leave as is" camp, but I'd like to hear what others think. I ask only that we please not rehash the engine decision. I'll start another thread about the engine.
Thanks in advance!
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Originally Posted by blucille
