Engine/Suspension/Brake Selection for Restoration Options

[Marks356]

Hi all,

I'm dusting off a car I've been sitting on for a while. Actually been in the family, sitting, for 44 years. It's a '72 1.7 liter with the appearance group (Willow Green with a brown leatherette interior) that came off the road in '76 due to an engine fire.

This will be my first restoration. I'd like to go with a 70's 911 motor/transmission. Past that, I'm not sure what to do with brakes, suspension, chassis stiffening.

I'm hoping to find out what the "hot" setup is these days that most guys are going with.

Just for reference, the car is in decent shape, never been hit. Interior is perfect (I want to leave it like it is), but the body is in serious need of paint and there are no some quarter sized rust holes in a couple of spots from its age. Doors open and close fine.

I don't want to get too radical with changes; I'd like to keep it all 70's Porsche stuff that goes into it. Also, I'm thinking of doing the steel GT fender flares with something like 7" & 9" Fuchs.

One last thing. I should share what I intend to do with the car when it's done... road/autocross/drivers-ed at Road America. Maybe show it at events where there's no serious judging. It's not going to be a race car and it's not going to be a national PCA concourse candidate.


Thanks,
Mark

[porschetub]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) lots of 6 conversion guys on here,don't know the OP's budget but you can do a conversion for reasonable money if you buy the parts wisely and DIY it ,if not paying someone to do it makes little sense for the end result/value unless its a real keeper and you use it lots to justify the expense.
My car was a restored 74 roller and already set up for a 6cyl and I had a good running complete motor (71 2.2T ) that I bought years ago for peanuts back then.
I purchased from the PO custom 911 headers ,factory oil tank with most oil line hoses and a muffler but had to buy a whole shitload of other stuff...do research and you will find it is a serious amount of money,but they are a blast to drive,good luck.