Vehicle Description
1973 Porsche 911 RSR Tribute (Built on a 1971 911E chassis)
Ideal Vintage Event Car - Straight/Dry Chassis with Steel
Flares
Ever since Porsche released the RS and RSR in late 1972 these were
always in high demand. Porsche increased production to allow for
nearly triple the initial homologation production requirements.
Original RS's and RSR's have reached stratospheric pricing, making
them unreachable for most.
This 911E is a nice fun driver that won't break the bank. The
former owner/builder planned this project out over a 3-year build.
He found the donor chassis: 1971 911E Coupe that was solid with no
rust. He spent the next year gathering parts and spending hundreds
of hours on Pelican Parts forms doing his research.
The build of this 911 is listed below:
Body
Turbo steel flares (front & rear)
Bare-metal repaint finished in Titanium Silver
TRE Fiberglass hood, bumpers & ducktail
Suspension
Front: lengthened a-arms 25mm, raised 30mm, gusseted spindles on
Bilstein struts with custom valved Bilstein inserts, Tarett
adjustable sway bar, 21mm torsion bars, Tarett offset monoball
camber plates, Tarett aluminum strut tower brace, Elephant Racing
control arm poly bronze bushings & control arm mounts.
Rear: Elephant Racing control arm poly bronze bushings & monoballs.
30mm torsion bars, custom valved Bilstein shocks, Tarett adjustable
sway bar
Wheels
Front 9.5" x 17" with 245/40 tires & Rear 11" x 17" with 275
tires
2 piece, BBS barrel with welded 16" Fuchs centers by Lindsey
Racing. Finished in a rough media blast RSR style
Brakes
1979 930 4-piston Brenbo calipers and rotors with 23mm master
cylinder with hard brake lines
Fuel Tank - Fuel Safe fuel cell - bolt in
Engine
3.6-liter, 964 bottom end, 993 heads, 964 cam towers, 993 super
sport solid lifters cams, with computer and chipped with a M&K
exhaust, dynoed at 274 rear wheel horse power & 273 rear wheel lbs
torque. Engine was built by Jae Lee
Transmission
1986 915 manual 5-speed with LSD with cutom ramps by Hayden Burvill
of WEVO
Oil System
72 row Mocal oil cooler inside the front bumper with two
thermostatically controlled fans to the cooler with relay
Chassis
Chassis reinforcements welded into the rear, which was what the
factory had done with the early RSR's including reinforcing the
shock tower, the corners of the longitudinals meet the shock tower
cross member & the torsion bar tube which is all tried to the
unibody
Interior
Sparco Evo 2 Seats with light weight mounts, harness, RSR roll bar
with welded base mounts, RS Perlon carpets with rear seat delete.
Sparco Ring steering wheel, rebuilt pedle cluster & Rennline
aluminum floor boards
The total weight estimated at 2,200 lbs.
This RSR is a really fun 911 to drive with a TON of horse power and
a unbelievable sound. It looks great but it isn't so perfect that
you are afraid to use it. The paint looks nice with some signs of
use with some minor rock chips as to be expected. The interior is
very nice as well with sport buckets seats in excellent shape. All
the gauges were restored by North Hollywood Speedometer.
This RSR is a really fun and easy 911 to drive. It is very well
balanced with excellent throttle response. It fires up easily and
holds an even idle. There is no hesitation in the power. It is
smooth and pulls hard throughout the rev range. The 915 gearbox
shifts smoothly with no synchro issues and the clutch feels good
with no slipping. The brakes operate properly and the pedal
position is perfect. This 911 would be excellent for any vintage
rally or touring event.
