Metal Guru

A cursory examination of supplied photos indicates this car looks good:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...one-black.html


33,000 miles, $165 K
Comments?

tcsracing1

is that correct airbox?

Appears to be most likely Japan import.

Beautiful color and condition.

Easily a 150k car.

cobalt

I would love to look this car over in person. I commented on another thread about it. looks like someone went through a lot of work to clean this car up. The cad plating looks as though someone used a pint to make it look goldish but the color is all wrong. Also new sound deadening.

We know it is a ROW car but do they have the same vin stickers as the US or do they have a metal plate inside the frunk? If they have the stickers this is missing it. I also don't like the ROW rear bumper vs the RS style which has some shape to it.

3.2please

Looks like a low mileage car should , doubt it was cleaned up at all. The Japanese are meticulous in their care of cars.

cobalt

Maybe so but I can assure you that the color on the hardware is wrong. I doubt Porsche used a different gold cad plating on the Japanese cars than they did for the US. We know by looking at it that the heat shield/sound deadening has been replaced as well.

3.2please

How do you know what playing was used on 92 turbos made for the ROW if you've never seen another one ?

tcsracing1

i meant to say, is that the correct intercooler?

Metal Guru

That's not part of any country's homologation requirements.
Fastener coatings are chosen by a manufacturer based on testing. The goal is usually no visible corrosion for a period of time (usually a year in an harsh environment like Michigan). So every car gets built with the same nuts and bolts.