John H

I think I'm going to be buying a friend's father's 74 911 next week. It was purchased by him new and has always been garage kept and cared for. The car has 75K miles, light green with tan interior. I am excited and I am going to buy it.

Now for the kicker. I consider the motor shot. He's not sure but he thinks the mechanic told him something about the timing chain. He says it has a bad oil leak. I am assuming the engine is beyond repair as worst case scenario.

Here are my questions:
What's it worth (ballpark)?
What changes would be necessary to convert the car to a 3.0 assuming I found a longblock somewhere?
Cost for the conversion not including longblock?
What about a 3.2 conversion (same as 3.0)?
My other thought is to just find another 2.7.


What do you think? All opinions are appreciated. I look forward to hanging out on this board more again. TIA

JackOlsen

Without a good motor, it's maybe a 3K car. It depends on what it's got on it that's worth something. You can get a 3.0 for 4K or a 3.2 for 5-6K. Both are pretty straightforward swaps. My advice would be to get a complete motor, not just pieces.

JonH

For a street car, a used 3.2 would be a nice motor, sure would beat cost of correctly rebuilding a 2.7. Wouldn't think the car has any collector value, so I say find a good deal on a newer engine and you would be money ahead. Now the other side of the coin is a route I'm hoping to go down this next year or two, which is build a very simple carb/crank fire 2.7 just for kicks!

John H

This is kinda what I was thinking. It will be a nice weather car which may be used as a DE car for instruction and keeping the hours down on the track car motor. My track car is a carbed 3.4 and it is a hoot.

Early911

I own a '74 with a 3.2 in it. I purchased it this way but know the previous owner who had the conversion done. He ended up spending $9,000 - $10,000 (on top of the price of the car) to buy the 3.2, a 915, and have the installation done. That may have included a new clutch.

It is very fun to drive as it is light like the early cars but has the power of a newer car. It is geared shorter than a 3.2 with a G-50 on it so it accelerates well. The downside is that it turns high RPMs while cruising and is probably limited to about 125 MPH on the track.

-Mark