MuffinMan

Year: 1977
Make: Porsche
Model: 911
Cont. Porsche Models: 911
Mileage (numbers only please): 150800
Options (Please check ALL which apply): Intermittent Wipers, Power Brakes, Sunroof
Color: Continental Orange
VIN: 9117200179
Price (no $ sign please): $37900
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (Region): NorthEast
Body Style: Coupe
Transmission Type: Manual - 5 speed
2 or 4 Wheel Drive?: 2 Wheel Drive
Engine Type: Fuel Injection
Stereo System: AM-FM CD

1977 911S
Continental Orange/Black
151k miles
2nd owner (since 1998, at ~120k miles)
Located in Flemington, NJ

Up for sale is my 1977 911S. It was originally sold and serviced by Holbert Porsche, until I purchased it from the original owner's family in 1998. I spent a few years upgrading the car, with each modification heavily researched and meticulously implemented. The build was completed in 2004/2005 when the 1997 3.6 varioram engine was professionally installed. During that time, most of the bearings, bushings, clutch, and other wearable items were replaced, with no expense spared during the upgrade. I tracked the car for a few years during the build, and stopped doing events in 2006. Since then, the car has seen light duty with weekend drives and the like. It has been garage kept its entire life, and I have a thick stack of receipts of all work since 1998. Records prior to that date (from new) are in Holbert Porsche's system. The car has ~151k miles, and about 12k miles since the 3.6 conversion in 2005.

Two things that need to be addressed are the sunroof and the speedometer. The sunroof needs the cable fix, but the motor and switch work fine. The speedometer was erratic, and I narrowed the issue down to the magnetic carrier ring in the differential. I recently tried to re-magnetize the magnets on the carrier ring, but my efforts worsened the situation, and it needs a new carrier plate to get to speedometer reporting correctly. This is probably about 3 hours of labor, plus the part. The front valence could stand a repaint since it takes the brunt of the assault from the road. Otherwise, the car's condition is apparent from the photos.

Between the color and the exhaust note, the car turns heads. It pains me to sell it, but I'm at a different place in life and the car simply doesn't get driven as much as it should. An overview of the car is below, and I have detailed records for each line item. I hope the new owner enjoys and appreciates the car as much as I have over the past 15 years. Higher quality pictures available upon request.

Suspension
23/33 (effective) Sanders hollow torsion bars
22/22 Weltmeister adjustable sway bars
Custom-valved Bilstein RSR struts de-cambered with raised spindles
Custom-valved Bilstein RSR rear shocks (shortened)
Elephant Racing polybronze bushings (front & rear)
Turbo tie rods
Strut brace
Strut top monoball camber plates
Elephant Racing decambered (offset) ball joints
Elephant Racing low friction control arm mounts
Elephant Racing rear sealed monoballs
Elephant Racing Bump steer kit
Professional setup by Doug Arnao (Vehicle Craft)

Brakes
Factory Porsche Big Red 993 TT brakes
(Street pads & Pagid orange pads included)
Cooling routed from front valence for front rotors
23mm master cylinder

Body
SC rear steel flares
17x8 & 9 Fikse FM10 Wheels
Euro 930S front valance
Factory Carrera tail
Foresight side marker camera mount
H4 Headlights
Relocated, lightweight battery (Odyssey PC680)

Engine
1997 3.6 Varioram with ~48k miles (Professional conversion done right)
Rennsport Systems custom ECU engine mapping
Functional OBDII Port
RS Heat tube
Triad exhaust
Heat exchangers installed/functional
Lightweight, hi-torque starter
Sport engine mounts

Engine Cooling
Large B&B front oil cooler (FPOR-9400)
Elephant racing front oil cooler duct (tub modification)

Transmission
Guard Transmission Limited Slip Differential
WEVO shifter
WEVO shift joint
WEVO gateshift
WEVO 915 Bearing Retainer Plate (XT-032)
WEVO heavy duty transmission side cover (XT-100)
930 Carrier bearing
Complete WEVO 915 cooling system (XT-095 bottom cover, XT-221 front cover machining, XT-224 oil return manifold, XT-252 oil feed hardline, Weldon 9200a oil pump, oil cooler, XT-233 spray bar)
Centerforce clutch
Lightweight flywheel
Recent rebuild

Interior
Momo Corse steering wheel
Sparco Supersport reclinable suede seats
AJ USA Aluminum pedal set
Brey Krause harness bar
Harman Kardon Traffic Pro head unit
JBL high end component speakers
JBL 4 channel amp
Uninstalled (new) 4x6 JBL speakers for rear

Additional items included
Original Radio (head unit)
Original Front valence
Original Rear deck lid grill
Original Front license plate bracket
Original Steering wheel
Original Tool kit
Original Window sticker
Original Headlights
Original Spare tire (not installed)
Original Manuals
Extra set of new Lloyds floor mats

davis944s2

Beautiful car. GLWS.

Dino V

Tastefully modded, looking great!

NokiaLumia

what state is the car in - location wise?

MuffinMan

Thanks for the compliments, guys. It has been a labor of love.

The car is in Flemington, NJ.

blockhed

So I met Rob the other day and his gorgeous car. First of all let me tell you he is a super nice guy and will talk about the car for hours same way I do about mine. I have no affiliation to him besides the fact that he is local guy and was nice enough to make time to show me the car and go for a ride. The car is described very well and from spending the time looking briefly over it and taking it for a ride I'd say someone will be getting a steal. As someone who looked for an aircooled car for a bit I have driven a few "older" cars and lets just say this was nothing like it. The car started right up with no smoke, suspension was tight and even though we drove over some not so pristine roads she stayed planted and wasn't super stiff or bone jarring but firm with great steering response.Oh ya and when you give her a poke she is very rev happy and pulls great. In closing I hope to have made a new friend at the same time I hope the car sells sooner then later so I don't have to file for divorce . Rob we will have to swap cars for the day/weekend when the black beauty comes back.

MuffinMan

Thanks blockhed, I always love meeting another car guy, especially a Porsche car guy. I look forward to driving that monster Twin Turbo of yours!

I have a couple of requests for a video, so I'll put one together over the next few days. In the meantime, higher resolution photos can be found at this link, as the image quality was crushed when downsized for the forum post.

Also, here are a few links to old threads on portions of the build:

3.6 Conversion
Exhaust
Front Cooler
Transmission
Suspension (further work was done after this thread)

MuffinMan

This is clearly not my best work, but shows the car in motion, along with a taste for its exhaust note. Be sure to kick the quality up to HD, in settings. The quality is a bit degraded on the youtube link, and I'm happy to drop a better version in a dropbox folder for anyone interested.

PasPar2

umm... WOW!!

ironcondor

holy crap


speechless

MuffinMan

Thank you for all of the interest in the car, it has been sold and will soon be tearing up the streets and tracks in California.

blockhed

thank god it's gone