Introduction and '73 revival project

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Hi,

New to the forum and recently returned to 911 ownership courtesy of a 17 years buried in a shed '73 T, although I have a small prior history including a '73 E built to factory RS spec in the 1990's and a flirtation with water cooled about 10 years ago (1994 968 M030 Clubsport used in tarmac rallies).

So the proverbial rust-free CA desert from new survivor made it into my garage earlier this year with a plan to build a period look car with sleeper credentials.

Apart from looking like it had been used as shelving for many years and a rough as rough interior, the car showed great bones as an ideal candidate for a second life.



Having secured a base, the next leap was committing to build a factory original 2.7RS replica engine using the original engine. Believe me, easier said than done with parts sourced over time from as far afield as England and Germany and including the proper '019' MFI pump rather than a recalibrated 2.2 S or similar and NOS RS stacks and rebuilt injectors. Having committed to the engine, it was almost an easy step to extend to some more subtle touches like the proper 7200rpm redline tach, a 300km/h mechanical speedometer and a double wrapped 380mm wheel on the inside, the usual rod, anti-shuffle, oil pump bypass and stud mods for the engine and 'S' trim for the outside.






Next post will look at the tear down of the body and interior and what sins weren't found….easily the cleanest and straightest pre-galvanised car we've ever seen.