1983 Porsche 930 Turbo on 2040-cars
Glendora, California, United States
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What you have here is an almost 100% original 1983 Porsche 930 turbo for sale (VIN WP0ZZZ93ZDS000708) which was imported from Germany in 1984. This car was originally imported to Portland Oregon in by the owner of an import/export business. This gentleman owned the car for years until he passed away and it was inherited by his nephew who held onto it in Portland for a couple of years. Eventually, it was purchased by Loren Beggs from 911design in Montclair CA. 911Design is one of the premier Porsche shops in California, just do a search on the Pelican Parts message board or look him up online. Loren was up in Portland for a race and was told about a car that was for sale and that he should have a look at. After reviewing the car he agreed to buy it and drove the car from Portland to his shop in Montclair CA 3 years ago. He said it ran like a top the whole way down. Loren bought it because of what incredible shape the interior of the car was in. Upon examining the car he noticed that the paint was in bad shape and he slowly began restoring it as a shop project (at that time it had 89,599 miles on it). I saw him post the restoration on his site and went to check out his shop because I knew I was going to be in the market for a 930 later in the year and I wanted to see what kind of work he did. That is how I was introduced to the car 1/2 way through the build when I realized no one owned it. I fell in love with it and purchased the car as it was being restored. This car has a fully rebuilt motor including rebuilt heads,
new bearings, timing chain tensioner, cams, and new fasteners. I
have the build list and you can see the process in the photos. The transmission was also rebuilt with brand new synchros
for all gears. The car was then fully stripped down to bare metal,
prepped/primed, wet sanded, and sprayed the original color in their state of
the art newly installed paint booth (no I don't work for them but their shop is insane). I took delivery of the car and had 911Design do the break-in
oil change and initial valve adjustment. As of this writing the car has 94,339
miles on it and I have changed the oil since the initial break in. The Good? The interior is in excellent shape. Very
minor wear to the leather and few scratches. Seat bolsters are in great shape
as well as the carpet, new headliner. It’s just beautiful on the inside and that Porsche smell
is still there. The engine is barely broken in as well as the tranny. The paint
as well is just beautiful. EVERYTHING WORKS. All switches, lights etc. It also
comes with 4 new tires with less than 2000 miles on them. It’s start on the
first crank and purrs like a kitten. The Bad: So what’s wrong with it? Nothing really. It tracks
dead nuts straight when you take your hand off the wheel on the highway. There
is a slight creak in the drivers door over bumps but that’s it.
Tranny synchros are not even worn in so 1st can be testy at times
but you just have to double clutch every once and while and it slides home.
There are 2-3 very small hits in the paint on the front bumper from small rocks
and a very light scratch in the hood clear coat which can buff out (it's about 5 inches long and only visible in sunlight at the right angle). So why am I selling it? Well, I’m remodeling my house and
the wife wants a back yard. What can I say? I have also discovered that I want
something a little more track oriented. The car is so nice and original I just
didn’t feel right strapping all the go fast goodies to it. There are tons of
cars out there like that but very few unmolested originals. I’m going to get
something a bit cheaper that I can thrash at the track and not freak out about
getting a scratch on. Also, I threw my knee out and am in physical therapy so
driving a clutch is not as fun as it used to be. So mostly original? What does that mean? It means the only non-stock item on the car is an aftermarket exhaust with no catalytic converter. I do have the catalytic converter that it was federalized with but understand depending on the emission laws of your state you might need to purchase an additional muffler to attach to the catalytic converter. This cat looks thicker than stock one so a stock 930 muffler won’t fit I don’t think. For CA buyers I will put the cat back on and get it smogged for you, but once it’s smogged I will have to put the non-smog muffler back on it. I am open to a pre-purchase inspection by a
reputable Porsche mechanic at the conclusion of the auction. This would be paid
for by the winning bidder and be a reasonable distance away (25 miles or so). |
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