advice needed on slant nose
03-18-2011, 05:53 PM
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I wouldn't be bothering with all this unless I could get it done for close to nothing. Yet still being a quality job. Also I'm not going to pay the crazy price for 930 wheels. Might as well go with reps.
06-10-2021, 02:51 AM
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I have a 1978 930 slantnose cabriolet,
I purchased a 1978 930 slant nose cabriolet 20 years ago from a car collector in Atlanta. I knew it was a conversion and its purchase price was just for the market value of a 1978 930... what was interesting was the slantnose package. It came with no documentation but it checked all the boxes that Porsche did when doing it’s conversions but the factory has no documentation to support it.
It doesn’t just have a few factory details, it has every factory detail. Wooden slats in the rear fender, factory white gauges, not overlays, you can tell by the yellow discoloration. Rockers are welded to the frame. Single motor light bar with all fiberglass cover plates, BBS honeycomb wheels, 930 steering wheel with matching crest inlays in the door handle.
The front valence is made of fiberglass. The front metal fenders are dia cut slats and have the correct pattern....
Ive learned documentation is everything when it comes to car collectors...
I know the Porsche factory has no other documentation about the car other than it’s original authenticity.....
Is there an authority other than Porsche that can certify the details that caries any weight among car collectors? Or am I just SOL.
Someone went to great lengths and spent a tremendous amount of money making sure this car had all the correct factory details...
It’s what you would envision the ultimate 1978 930 would be. Low production numbers...less than 700 1978 930’s were ever made, this includes coupes targas and cabriolets. It was the first year with all the major upgrades. The 3.3l motor, the 930 brake package (this is the most kick *** braking system, You can change out a set of brake pads in less than 15 minutes) and the introduction of the turbo intercooler To my knowledge, no such factory car or documented factory conversion exists.....
a 1978 930 cabriolet, loaded with every factory option upgrade available for that year including a $29,500 slantnose factory conversion package.
It doesn’t just have a few factory details, it has every factory detail. Wooden slats in the rear fender, factory white gauges, not overlays, you can tell by the yellow discoloration. Rockers are welded to the frame. Single motor light bar with all fiberglass cover plates, BBS honeycomb wheels, 930 steering wheel with matching crest inlays in the door handle.
The front valence is made of fiberglass. The front metal fenders are dia cut slats and have the correct pattern....
Ive learned documentation is everything when it comes to car collectors...
I know the Porsche factory has no other documentation about the car other than it’s original authenticity.....
Is there an authority other than Porsche that can certify the details that caries any weight among car collectors? Or am I just SOL.
Someone went to great lengths and spent a tremendous amount of money making sure this car had all the correct factory details...
It’s what you would envision the ultimate 1978 930 would be. Low production numbers...less than 700 1978 930’s were ever made, this includes coupes targas and cabriolets. It was the first year with all the major upgrades. The 3.3l motor, the 930 brake package (this is the most kick *** braking system, You can change out a set of brake pads in less than 15 minutes) and the introduction of the turbo intercooler To my knowledge, no such factory car or documented factory conversion exists.....
a 1978 930 cabriolet, loaded with every factory option upgrade available for that year including a $29,500 slantnose factory conversion package.
Last edited by James Buchanan; 06-10-2021 at 04:10 AM.
