Originally Posted by curve lover

Originally Posted by Classic Driver

Year of manufacture 1978
Mileage 1 200 mi / 1 932 km

1978 Porsche 911 Outlaw Speedster GR

From a nice totally original 911SC Targa to the Speedster GR. A twenty year project, no expense spared, no deadlines - many of those who have seen it say it is a work of art. What follows is the Specification/Modification Sheet, which pretty much tells the whole story. I am a car guy not a copywriter.

Body
1978 911SC Targa VIN 9118210462 with 116,000 miles, all original paint & damage free
Porsche 1989 Speedster windshield with sun visors deleted, tinted band & convex rear view mirror
Custom single windshield wiper with custom length arm and longer wiper blade
Porsche custom 1994 Speedster rear cover
Custom Porsche 993 front fenders & headlamps grafted into 911SC fenders
Custom rolled front fenders
Custom filled gas door in left fender
Custom hand formed steel rockers welded to body
Custom filled rear torsion bar access holes
Custom one-off fiberglass front bumper with rubber air dam, custom grill & clear turn signal lenses
Custom one-off fiberglass rear bumper with recessed license plate & shine down lights
Custom steel tubing for collision protection under front & rear fiberglass bumpers
Custom shaved door handles
Custom “cut down” fixed door windows (Plexiglas)
Custom removed/filled vent from hood & cowl
Custom recessed Porsche silver hood crest
Porsche1974 Carrera “Ducktail” rear spoiler with custom grill
Custom roll cage (six point) with many custom gussets & welds ground smooth
Porsche Rallye 100 liter steel baffled gas tank (26 gallons) with custom filler & paint
Strosek rear view mirrors – electrically adjustable
Rennline battery relocation kit to “smuggler’s box” with custom carbon fiber cover
Custom painted & hinged fuse panel cover
Custom extended jack point plates (4)
Custom hood & engine cover hinges scalloped & electroless nickel plated
Hood & engine cover shocks with brushed stainless steel body
Custom reinforcement plates welded in body to support conversion to coil over suspension
Custom aluminum box with steel lid, magnetic latch & lined with Alcantara located in front compartment
Custom metal door sill covers plated and powder coated
Paint protection film in all critical areas
Custom body work by Donn Lowe & Paul Gilbert of Donn Lowe’s Customs of Oregon City, OR
Custom body work & paint by Wade Delco of Oregon City, OR

Motor
1992 RS America 3.6 liter motor with 19,000 miles
Motec engine management
Rothsport six 48mm throttles with resonate plenum induction system
Porsche 964RS camshafts
Upgraded modern fuel injectors
Titanium valve spring retainers
High output coil on plug (12) ignition system
GHL headers with heater boxes
Monty muffler with single 3” diameter exhaust pipe
Patrick Motorsports lightweight flywheel
Porsche aluminum pressure plate
Rothsport aluminum pulleys
B & B large front mounted oil cooler
Rothsport oil inlet check valve
Custom engine tin - zinc plated & powder coated
Wevo semi-solid motor & transmission mounts (4) electroless nickel plated
Rennline RSR style rear motor brace in satin finished stainless steel
Custom shaved and painted intake manifold
K & N air filter with Rothsport intake splitter
Engine produces 288.9 HP @ 6309 RPM & 257.4 Lb-Ft Torque @ 5612 RPM
Engine dynoed & tuned by master technicians Scott Platt & Jeff Gamroth at Rothsport of Tualatin, OR

Transmission
1977 Porsche 911S with 10,000 miles (last year of the lighter magnesium case)
1st gear is standard 11/35 with 2nd thru 5th Porsche factory short racing gears: 2nd - 17/35; 3rd - 21/31; 4th - 24/27; & 5th - 27/24.
Porsche 911 RSR transmission pump with spray bar
Quaife torque sensing limited slip differential
Porsche Carrera aluminum differential side cover
Porsche Carrera axles with large CV joints custom painted
Close ratio transmission by master technician Gordon Ledbetter of Hillsboro, OR

Suspension
ERP (Eisenlohr Racing Products) 935 coilover front & rear suspension
JRZ adjustable coil over shock absorbers – front & rear
Eibach springs: front - 9.00/175/2.25 & rear - 9.00/250/2.25
Smart Racing Products adjustable anti-roll bars clear zinc plated & powder coated
ERP bump steer kit
Wevo Camberking front upper strut bearing plates
Porsche 930 tie rods custom painted
ERP trailing arm bearing kit
Custom trailing arms satin finished & clear powder coated
Custom steering rack satin finished
Custom aluminum skid/protection plate

Brakes
Brembo Gran Turismo Brake Package
Silver painted four piston aluminum calipers front & rear
Front rotor: 12.3” in diameter ventilated & cross drilled
Rear rotor: Porsche 930 Turbo 12.2” diameter ventilated & cross drilled with emergency/parking brake
Carbon Kevlar low dust brake pads
Porsche 930 master cylinder
Braided stainless steel brake lines

Wheels
Custom one-off wheels inspired by Fuchs old style (1969-1971) deep 6” forged alloy wheels
Richard Vanderford of Ascentec Engineering did the drawings from which the centers were machined
Shawn Brown of Shields Mfg machined the centers
Victor Moreno (owner) of Intro Wheel welded the centers to the rims
Harvey Weidman of Weidman's Wheels polished, anodized & painted the wheels
Front: 7.5 X 18 @ 21.4 Lbs with 225/40X18 Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires
Rear: 9 X 18 @ 22.4 Lbs with 255/30X18 Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires

Interior
Custom one-off fiberglass bucket seats upholstered in leather & Alcantara
Custom heated seats with custom seat tilt mechanism
Custom seat brackets to sit lower with tilt steering wheel feature
Custom tilt steering column (Lonnie Gilbertson of Gilbertson Machine of Portland, OR)
Custom steering column extended to move steering wheel 3” closer to driver
G-Force 2 inch wide four point seat belts
Custom seat belt guide collars
Wevo billet short shifter with custom machined & electroless plated shift lever & extended shift ****
Custom shifter moved rearward 2 ¼”
Custom E-brake handle shortened 2 ¼“ & electroless nickel plated
Halon fire extinguisher with polished cylinder & machined aluminum billet head
Brey & Krause quick release fire extinguisher mount of machined billet aluminum
Custom door panels with large hidden pockets in leather, Alcantara & carpet
Custom converted Interior door lock buttons to door latch release buttons
Custom Sterling silver door latch release buttons
Porsche Optional thick sport steering wheel with 996 GT3 air bag silver Porsche crest
Porsche 1976 911 dash pad (no speaker or a/c vents) with custom filled defrost vents & recovered
Custom filled glove box & dash covered with carbon fiber
Custom deleted dashboard mounted ventilation controls, under cowl fan & equipment
Custom rolled panel replaced rear seat sheet metal
Custom parcel retainer with Speedster GR in silver leaf Porsche font
Rennline custom aluminum floor boards powder coated with custom black plastic backing
Rennline adjustable throttle pedal
Custom brake & clutch pedals drilled, detailed & electroless nickel plated
Custom silver finished gauges with markings deleted (North Hollywood Speedometer)
Hidden under dashboard centrally located 12V plug for accessories
Stitching by master upholsterer Ken Dickman of Kenetic Design of Boring, OR

Stereo System (No Radio - IPod Controlled)
JL Audio SD400/4 – 400 Watt, 4-Channel Amplifier
2 Rockford Fosgate R152 Speakers - 5.25” mounted in doors
1 Rockford Fosgate R2SD410 Speaker – 10” mounted in custom 0.732 cu ft box

Assembly & Wiring by Carl Van Austen overseen by Jeff Gamroth of Rothsport.

Link to the Excellence Magazine photo shoot

Link to the 7 page Excellence Magazine feature article

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