Build Thread: 1987 Porsche 930 Factory Slant Nose

[Pribilof]

In the spirit of "while I was in there," I replaced the intercooler with one from Turbokraft. I also replaced pretty much every rubber hose in the engine bay - not really sure why a big time shop would put 30 year old hoses back on after a complete engine rebuild...

FWIW, the intercooler project took me over 20 hours to complete. Seems like it'd be a simple project. It was not.

ETA: Should have taken photos of the short shifter install. That required disassembling nearly the entire interior to do the whole thing.

Here is the old intercooler - check out the MASSIVE cast aluminum bypass valve setup. LOL! That got replaced by a modern, small one.

 

[NastyGT500]

So cool! Can’t wait to hear how it runs!

 

[Recon]

Looking good.
I’ve tried to convince my father to put a short throw shifter in his car but to no avail as of yet.
The 935 style center exit exhaust looks good on the car.


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[bird_dog0347]

Wow man, bad ass build!

 

[Pribilof]

Looking good.
I’ve tried to convince my father to put a short throw shifter in his car but to no avail as of yet.
The 935 style center exit exhaust looks good on the car.


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I got the Numeric one. Single best thing I've done to the car. The factory one is a literal joke.

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

I also replaced pretty much every rubber hose in the engine bay - not really sure why a big time shop would put 30 year old hoses back on after a complete engine rebuild...

That's really surprising. Hoses are typically a no-compromise item during repairs that will be changed if they are needed. If the customer won't approve to pay for them then the job is off because they're going to cause an issue and the customer is going to come back complaining.

You said in an older post that typically the cleaner the shop, the better the level of work. I chuckled a bit when I read that because it's often the other way around. A dirty/clean shop shouldn't always indicate the level of quality. Most of the shops I've worked at are typically a little cluttered and dirty at times because cleaning is not the #1 priority, the work is.

 

[CobraBob]

What an awesome project! Love the slant nose. I was watching Mecum last night and there was a 1 of 34(?) 1987 Turbo Slant Nose up for auction. Gorgeous car. It....and yours. It sold for $160,000.

 

[Pribilof]

What an awesome project! Love the slant nose. I was watching Mecum last night and there was a 1 of 34(?) 1987 Turbo Slant Nose up for auction. Gorgeous car. It....and yours. It sold for $160,000.

 

[specracer]

Wow we have a couple rare 87 930's Ours is not a slant nose, but is a targa (under 100 for the year). The prior owner spent a ton freshening the engine as well. Really enjoy the car.