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Hey everyone, longtime user hopeful future member.
Ive always wanted a 911 and usually my E30 will quiet the voices in my head, but last night I saw a super sexy 964 on the freeway. long story short, I got to work today and started looking. I really want an 80s carrera, but a pre-smog version would also be nice for future upgrades.
The problem is that Ive read horror stories about the nuclear reactor and recently saw this 75 Targa thats in the ballpark of my price range, but the whole nuclear reactor scares me.
Is that the reactor in the pic on the right? No idea what Im looking for...
If you live in Cal, messing with the emissions on even an old car can be a problem... GTGears and some others on this site have posted numerous threads about this, but be educated before you jump into it.
I understand what you are saying, but a pre-75 doesnt require a smog check so though it may not be 100% legal to remove emissions equipment there really isnt any way for them to know. Im more focused on the problems that the nuclear reactors cause and how to avoid them.
Thanks for answering my question Steve, I had no idea about the aftermarket headers (read: newb)
I dont know how much power is actually available from the 2.7 as Ive also read about the magnesium cases pulling head studs and stuff like that but I think this one has cleared 100k miles. maybe its not a dud???
I keep going back and forth between an 86 and this 75 and Ive been leaning more towards the 75 for simplicity, lightness and no smog, but having to do a full rebuild is also something Im worried about
Get a reputible shop to inspect the car for you. $300-400 in a PPI can be worth thousands saved in not buying a turd. 75 is a great year. Just make sure it's still healthy. And do what Steve said. Replace the full exhaust system and you are good to go.
Personally, for equal money and condition, an '86 is a far better car than a '75. Carrara body, bigger brakes, wider tires, fully galvanized, aluminum turbo case and more power.
But value and price are two different things. That's up to you.
Personally, for equal money and condition, an '86 is a far better car than a '75. Carrara body, bigger brakes, wider tires, fully galvanized, aluminum turbo case and more power. But value and price are two different things. That's up to you.
I think some of that is subjective. Carrara body and wider tires are a minus to me. I like the simple, understated lines of the middie, which is also the last true analog 911, with no cruise control and no chips. Even unassisted brake if I recall correctly. It's the most classic 911 a common man can afford...
I need more lesions in gramer and spieling, and less intervention by auto-spell check software.
I'm making a big distinction between "price" and "value"... is a Pollack better than a Picasso? Is Rembrandt a better painter than El Grecco? If a politician speaks in the woods and nobody hears him, is he still lying?
Existential questions.
I have a 1970 911S, and a 1984 3.2 CarrEra, and a '78 SC PCA D Stock racer. I have raced and driven all of these cars on the track, and can tell you the 3.2 has a fully galvanized body, bigger brakes, a more powerful engine, and is the more capable car in every measurable category of performance.
Yet the '70S is easily worth 10 times more than the 3.2.
I live in Calif , this is my 75 911s in my avator to the left. Have owned my car for many years, it has never been smog checked. I am running the SSI heat exchangers.
As for the 2.7 engines, well its a stable, high reving engine if it is rebuilt correctly. the main problem will be pulled studs from the engine casing. I lived it and its a nightmare. For my rebuild I found a different casing, had it time certed, pinned for alignment and used 930 turbo steel studs cor the cylinders. This was 11 yrs ago and Im loving my 911. Huge grin every damm time I get into it and crank it, I love the sound.
I do not drive it in rain, I love the narrow body cars and plan to hold on to it for many more yrs. When I want flared bodies and wide tires and more grunt I have my modified 951 and 968.
Hey Spanky, could you (or someone else knowledgeable) speak about what middle year cars to avoid? Does your car have the thermal reactors? Or is it ROW? What are the good years and bad years?
02-29-2016, 06:08 PM
Finding the right '75?
