HI! Obviously I am new here! I am seeking a great forum for helping with restoring a 1979 911 SC targa!

Just purchased the car for $7700. Hopefully that will give me a bit of room to work on it. My local Porsche mechanic isn't too impressed but then again not sure what impresses him! I think he thinks of the 1979 911 as an inferior car yet it is almost exactly what I wanted! :-)

This is what I have

all the parts are there, with the very minor exception of two light covers for the seat belt light and whatever is below that. The whale tail has been filled and there has been some body work on the trunk, bottom of doors and hood. Car is all one color (arrow blue) at the moment. Center trunk light (bottom one with PORSCHE on it) is cracked. The interior carpet is in excellent shape, seats are intact and in great shape, everything works except the radio and clock on the dash.

Tires are in great shape but built dates of 2002 likely mean we need to get new ones ASAP. Targa top has some cuts on the outside but looks easily restorable as all parts are there and it functions normally.

So far laundry list of parts that are bad
Master Cylinder
brake lines
main oil line
rear axles

The car backfires on coasting to a stop but otherwise seems to drive great (I drove it 300 miles from where I bought it).

So the questions are

#1 is this the best forum for restoration help/advice and guidance ? If not can someone point me in the right direction.

#2 is it completely recommended to use Porsche parts or are other manufacturers ok? and if so which ones are highly regarded.

#3 is there anything I should be looking at with regard to repairing. I would like to do some things myself but I am not that experienced. Does anyone recommend what I should never try to tackle myself?

#4 I have been following the 6K car rebuild on here and just wondering what is "too far" to go in terms of costs? Say you drop a new $20K turbo motor in it, add a $20K paint job and your so far above what the car can resale for its useless. Mind you, I am not in the resale mindset, I want to restore and drive the car but as some point you do have to sell them!

Any and all help and suggestions would be appreciated!

 

Sorry, I'm not here to give advice unfortunately. I am thinking of purchasing a '75 here pretty soon, and will probably find myself in your same boat. So I'll be following this thread from here, and maybe we'll learn a few things together. Good luck with the resto! Oh, and post pics!

 

go to www.pelcanparts.com and check out tech forums more action, better answers

 

As the car you bought is old so first you better take care of the handling and change your tires and get it balanced.....to give your car a better look just get it painted......

 

pics??