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.
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