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Posted by: Jgilliam914 Aug 31 2026, 12:41 PM

I moved about 5 years ago to another city into a housing community of about 80 houses . Everyone knows me as the guy with 5 old air cooled Porsche's ( none running on the road ) However ! A friend knows a guy who bought a Euro 3.0 Carrera dropping the drivetrain to get the body restored back to its original Ice Green Metallic paint . Needless to say they didn't have a clue , no tools no nothing but a 4 post lift . While walking his dog this morning we started talking that he was headed over there to lend a hand . Dude was a lawyer no mechanical ability at all , so I invited myself over to at least see the car knowing how rare it is. I brought the motorcycle / ATV with the cradle and 4 trips back to my house to get the specific tools , 90 minutes later it's free n clear . Past SoCal car virtually no rust . Can't wait to see it done and got a new friend out of it.

Posted by: mepstein Aug 31 2026, 12:53 PM

They are special cars. The engine is a 3.0 turbo without the turbo. We are building one right now as a hot rod. Bigger p&c’s, twin plug, itb’s, etc.

Posted by: rgalla9146 Aug 31 2026, 03:59 PM

I agree.
Euro only car, heads with big valves, six bolt crank and still light by todays
standards. And rare.

Posted by: Root_Werks Sep 1 2026, 05:33 PM

Looks like a fun combo!

Posted by: NARP74 Sep 1 2026, 08:00 PM

How did you get that engine past the rails on the 4 post?