77' 911 Hotrod

[Sheck44]

Hey guys ... so, here we go again, divorce papers are almost signed and I'm ready to roll !! LOL

Ryan gave me sh@! for not posting this here, and I think this belongs here even more so than Killer Piggy build (which we will be going VERY soon) so here she is, my 1977 911 Carerra Hotrod build at CCSpeedline in LA.

So for quite a while I've been searching for a backdate/hotrod 911 and to be quite honest everything Ive seen has been extremely expensive, not the right colour, engine not good enough, interior sucks etc .... I stumbled across a partially completed build thread by a VERY reputable shop in LA asking what colour should I paint this car to sell. I reached out to Nathan and we talked for some time and the next thing I know I'm sending him a hefty deposit !!

This is a 1977 original Carrera with an IROC front bumper, duck tail that was going to be Nathan's (shop owner ... did I mention that he paints the 911's for Singer) personal car. Nathan is an amazing guy and somewhat of a purist, but I am pushing his boundaries a bit with this build but we completely see eye to eye on the ultimate vision of this car ... which is amazing and makes things so much easier and more exciting.

So here she is ...
1977 IROC Carrera with duck tail in Montana blue
3.2 stroked to a 3.5 William Knight built, stack Injected JSR, 350HP engine
915 5 speed transmission with short shift kit
Full coil-over suspension
Cayman brakes
Custom Fuchs 7x15 / 8x15
Full custom interior
Full custom electronic controlled/valved GT3 exhaust
Custom electric AC system with dual condenser/upgraded Alternator
Roll bar / harnesses

Here we go ...

IMG_6513 by Steve Heck, on Flickr


Montana blue with seat colour selection

Screen Shot 2021-01-05 at 10.39.35 AM by Steve Heck, on Flickr

Interior to be ...

Screen Shot 2021-01-22 at 11.14.43 AM 2 by Steve Heck, on Flickr


we-never-get-tired-of-reimagined-porsche-911s-from-singer-so-heres-another_14 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

[Sheck44]

News stack injection system from JSR

IMG_20200228_122047_5351582894986 by Steve Heck, on Flickr


Custom Agency Power GT3 exhaust & headers

Screen Shot 2021-01-21 at 5.39.35 PM by Steve Heck, on Flickr


IMG_6167 by Steve Heck, on Flickr
Lights

IMG_5969 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

[Sheck44]

15" Fuchs

IMG_9619 by Steve Heck, on Flickr


Cayman / Brembo brakes

IMG_6578 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

IMG_6586 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

[raustinss]

YES YES YES ...!!!!! MORE ! absolutely love Steve's vision i see s far , very detailed oriented, very singer like . If this is a fraction of the 69 , or either fj40s , it will be amazing . As I said privately besides my chevelle my "next list is " a 67-72 c10 and a 911 porsche . Just because its German doesn't mean it doesn't belong here . Anyone with the slightest idea knows these 911s can identify as pro-touring , which is kinda surprising that nobody else has done one . Beyond excited to see this one pan out and if your serious Steve YES 100 percent would LOVE to take her around the block, if you need help with final assembly or want to lend me your credit card # ... let me know , cheers buddy

[Ketzer]

Welcome to the P club! I love mine!



Jeff-

[Vegas69]

This is my kind of project! Killer!

[syborg tt]

Very cool and it looks like I will be seeing you at some of the upcoming Porsche events across the country. I’ve had a blast driving my Cayman R the last 4 summers. It’s hard to imagine why I didn’t buy one sooner. I jokingly say it was the best 40 grand I have ever spent.


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[Sheck44]

Thanks guys !

Trey, took me a while to get up to speed on these older Porsches to my friend. So it turns out that they are heat exchangers that pull the hot air from around the exhaust to provide heat to the cabin.

It's just caged like that as a rotisserie ... she's getting ready for the paint !!

Marty ... Ha !! I hear ya, I had a Techart Cayman a few years back and likely the best handling car I've even driven. So with this 911, I'm after the same but with that extra 'cool factor' and that nostalgic feel/experience that no modern car can provide. Very much like the pro-touring/resto-mods we are building here on Lat-G.

Super excited about this build, I just WISHED I could grab a plane ticket and head down to the LA shop/CCSpeedline to see this thing and meet Nathan in person.

Cheers
Steve

[fleetus macmullitz]

Steve,

Congrats on finding room to partially wriggle down the P-car rabbit hole in the middle of winter!


Could you explain your rim size choice...15’s vs say 17’s etc?

Thanks.

[Sheck44]

Skip ... I hear ya buddy
So the one thing I've noticed with the Porsche crowd is that they are more purist that any other group I've seen. So when Nathan wanted to build a Hotrod 3.0 Carrera, well that includes those exact wheels with that finish and that rubber. I actually like the look a lot.

Now that said ... I may purchase a 2nd set of 17's and have them coated to get this look

Thoughts ??

maxresdefault by Steve Heck, on Flickr