[Nr!qUe]

My dad is constantly telling me to look for an old Porsche 911 to rebuild, modify and have as a project car.

He wants to get an old one, possibly a junker, doesn't matter if it doesn't run since we're going to get an engine for it.

The thing is, i have no idea where to start looking.
Questions that i have are generally:
Where should look?
Should i look for something specific?
Where could i get parts?
Is there a forum that specializes in this?

Does anybody have any experience in this area that could help me?
Thanks in advance.

[stickypaws]

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/

http://p-car.com/

http://www.rennlist.com/

http://reutterwerk.com/forums/forums.php

pm me with your specific questions.....

[Silver-Bolt]

Craig's list is a good place to look for a project. Hope dad has deep pockets as it will be an expensive project. Do some research and determine the year range you want to work with. Personally I would stay away from Targa's and Cab's.

[Nr!qUe]

Originally Posted by stickypaws

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/

http://p-car.com/

http://www.rennlist.com/

http://reutterwerk.com/forums/forums.php

pm me with your specific questions.....

Thanks for those.

Originally Posted by Silver-Bolt

Craig's list is a good place to look for a project. Hope dad has deep pockets as it will be an expensive project. Do some research and determine the year range you want to work with. Personally I would stay away from Targa's and Cab's.

I'm looking for upper 70s, like 76, 77. and i'd like to do the 2 door coupe 911

[stickypaws]

p.s., also join the PCA. Your area is the Gold Coast Region Zone 12.
http://www.goldcoastregion.org/

fwiw, a 1978-1983 911SC would be the best return for your money. But if you find a good body don't forget that any air cooled engine can fit in any 1965-1997 Porsche 911 body. So that means you have 911, 964, and 993 to choose from.

[TK-421]

+1 on the SC. I'm looking to do one in the near future, preferably a factory widebody

[Silver-Bolt]

SC would be my choice or possibly an S made into Carerra trim

[Nr!qUe]

Originally Posted by Silver-Bolt

Craig's list is a good place to look for a project. Hope dad has deep pockets as it will be an expensive project. Do some research and determine the year range you want to work with. Personally I would stay away from Targa's and Cab's.

So, i'd understand staying away from a cabrio but whats a targa?

[stickypaws]

The modern Targa has a pano glass roof/open sunroof. The early ones had a removable roof section.

The problem with the early Targa is that over time the chassis gets torqued out. Without the roof support (as in a coupe), you ended up with a twisted chassis. The Targas didn't have enough frame reinforcement. Not all Targas will necessarily have a bad chassis but it's very hard to find one with low enough mileage where it's not an issue (and then you're into big money concours type specimens.)

[Nr!qUe]

Originally Posted by stickypaws

The modern Targa has a pano glass roof/open sunroof. The early ones had a removable roof section.

The problem with the early Targa is that over time the chassis gets torqued out. Without the roof support (as in a coupe), you ended up with a twisted chassis. The Targas didn't have enough frame reinforcement. Not all Targas will necessarily have a bad chassis but it's very hard to find one with low enough mileage where it's not an issue (and then you're into big money concours type specimens.)

Oh, that makes sense

[epbrown]

Originally Posted by Nr!qUe

Oh, that makes sense

Cabrios are not a concern for you - Porsche didn't make a 911 convertible until 1983. Everyone's so dependent on the internet these days - a decent book on Porsches will have you drowning in quality information. If you can find it, I'd suggest "Original Porsche 911" by Peter Morgan.

I recommend www.samba.com for a Porsche shell, as more project Porsches seem to pop up there than anywhere. Be aware that rustproofing was non-existent until 1974, and only a suggestion until 1978 - debut of the 911SC, the first fully galvanized 911.

[AWESOM3]

Try 6speedonline.com too.

[stickypaws]

I'm pretty sure epbrown meant thesamba.com and not samba.com.

Mostly a VW centric site, put still plenty of Porsche and Porsche parts in their classified section.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/cat.php?id=59