tcsracing1

If you had a rust free 1969-1973 911T complete roller minus the engine, what would you do with it?

Would you keep it as stock as possible?
Would you hot rod it?
Would you be willing to cut the fenders for RS treatment?

budge96

I have a rust free '72 T that I actually had flared with RS flares ,it is complete sans engine at this
immediate moment and yes it has a plethora of RS mods and is waiting install of a '95 3.6 engine as
we speak ..
And no it is no longer stock in many ways and I like it that way ,it was my choice thanks Bert

WBYonder

I am putting my '73 back close to stock appearance (upgraded suspension) and am working on rebuilding a '73T MFI core (not the original engine, but correct for the car) back to 2.7RS specs. Engine bay will be finished to look 911T.

race911

Depends what you want--a 6 cylinder 912 where protecting value is everything, or a quirky, fun extension of what you think an early 911 should be.

My '73 1/2 was hacked up (authentically) by my cousin 20+ years ago, so keeping it as a faux RS is just what it is. (Sold the '73 S back when it was a solid $20K car because even then I didn't want to hack it for club racing.)

tcsracing1

Is it wrong to cut rust free fenders for sake of installing RS style rear fenders?
I just feel so bad for cutting such perfect fenders!

WBYonder

I know how you feel....I had the RS fenders and I just couldn't do it. I sold them to a buddy of mine.

tcsracing1

what is available nowadays for RS fenders?

WBYonder

I don't know, I got mine about 10 years or so ago and just never used them.

tcsracing1

would front fenders be different on the RS vs. the T?

race911

No.

tcsracing1

When sourcing an engine, what would make for a good option? Something period correct? What is the killer motor for these things?

race911

Could write a book on that. Wait, some have..........

Over the nearly 35 years I've been dealing with these things, on a street car you can entertain yourself just fine in the 9-10 LB/HP range. Of course the larger displacement engines have much more torque, and that's another consideration.

I got the whole "Ruby" car from Ed, mainly to get a nice 3.4L engine. While bolting on a set of 46IDAs I have laying around is good for the look at the show, sucky fuel economy is the downside. Not to mention gas formulations, at least here in CA. (Yeah, yeah, ITB + aftermarket engine management.)

One of the neat theoreticals I've got laying around is saving a '77 930 3.0 case for a lightweight 3.2L. Today, probably more of an exercise than the 40-50-60 lb. weight saving mattering at all on a street car.

pu911rsr

Lots and lots of ways to build an awesome hot rod 911- really depends on what you want- you can get excellent performance just buy bolting in a stock 3.0, 3.2 or 3.6 with excellent drivability. But if you want to do really have fun a real hot motor is the way to go- many different configurations are possible, I had a 3.5 L twin plug in my RSR clone and it was incredible. May be cheaper to buy an already built car and sell the chassis you have. The hot rod market has cooled off so there are some decent deals to be had.
Phil

GTgears

I like the ST look more than RS, and technically more "period" correct if the donor is a '69-71. Big muscular rear flares. No rear wing. More subdued front spoiler. Build a 2.5 on a 2.2 or 2.4 core with some Rothsport slide valves and a twin plug. 911 type gearbox with dog leg 1st gear. Yellow or green.

tcsracing1

I have thought about the ST flares...
Can you take a 2.4 and make it a 2.7?