Vehicle Description
Like the originalRSthe performance of the car is amazing! With
300hp at the skinny rear tires and pulling only 2300 pounds the
acceleration is...impressive. The short shifter takes some practice
to master, but so does the rest of the car and that is the point
isn't it? This car is not about the "easy" button - its about
driver skill, mechanical sympathy and enjoying a car that fills all
your senses with air cooled wonderfulness every time you climb
aboard. If you are a good driver you will be rewarded with instant
response and excellent feel, the skinny original size rubber
wrapped over correct FUCHS wheels are not as grippy as modern wide
tires, but this grip level allows you to slide the car and approach
your limits and car's limits without a ticket to the big house. I
wanted it to look like a 73RSand deliver that driving experience
and I made choices during the build to support that vision. The car
is fanatical light, no AC, no, heat (Although heat can be added
easily, parts come with the car.) There is no radio but you can put
one in if that sweet sound of the 3.6 engine ripping though the
gears is not working for you. I even forgo sun visors but a new set
goes with the car. The car is pure Porsche goodness without any
filters. About the build: The car started as a Rust free, never hit
1979 Euro Coupe. Galvanized body, no sunroof, roll up windows. It
was stripped to bare metal and backdated to the 1973 long nose look
andRSstyle bodywork including steel front fenders. All of that was
sprayed Viper Green and it looks fantastic. The black trim was
changed to polished and the windscreen was replaced.
AuthenticRSgraphics were added as well as the FUCHS wheels. Inside,
the original interior was gutted and replaced with a restored dash
pad, restored gauges with LED lighting and 10,000 rpm tach.
Authentic RSR style seats with leather and houndstooth hold you
tight in the turns. The rest of the interior is also new from
headliner to the gray perlon carpet. All the rubber in the car is
new. The engine is a fresh 3.6 twin plug 964 engine with PMO
Throttle bodies and stand alone injection with coil on plug
ignition. AnRSAmerica A/C delete motor plate further cleans up the
engine bay. The gearbox is a fresh 915 with very close ratios
supporting rapid acceleration. Both rear tires are kept hooked up
by a Gaurd limited slip diff turning a 7/32 ring and pinion. The
suspension uses Elephant racing spring plates and rear torsion
bars. The shocks are your basic green Porsche shocks which I find
ideal for this build. The brakes are upgraded to Brembo calipers
front and rear. It uses SC rotors on the rear and I as I remember
Boxster rotors on the front. The brakes are fabulous. The car has
only about 1500 miles on it since done, so it still very fresh. I
just had the valvesadjusted new coil packs and spark plugs just a
month ago.
