911 Lust, I'm thinking about committing a sin... Options

[mike_the_man]

Hi all,

Ever since I can remember I've lusted after 911s. I bought the 914 more as stepping stone on the road of Porsche ownership, but I've really come to love the 914. In any case, a 911 has come up for sale locally, and I'm thinking about selling the 914 to buy the 911. I know it's probably a sin, and I know I probably shouldn't do it, but I'm seriously thinking about it.

I still have to take a close look at the 911 to determine if it's worth my time. And that brings me to the point of this post. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I have a few questions about 911s. The car I'm looking at is a 76, but at some point it's had a rebuilt 3.0l installed, along with a rebuilt transmission. Since I know next to nothing about sixes, are there any visual clues to confirm that this is indeed a 3.0l, and not the 2.7. Is there a range of engine #s that the 3.0l should fall into? I'm not sure what shop rebuilt the engine, but I plan to get those details tonight, and I'll probably be posting another question regarding the shop.

Also, I'm guessing that a non-stock engine would de-value the car? Personally I would prefer the 3.0l over the 2.7, but I imagine resale would probably be negatively affected by this.

Anything else I should be aware of that is specific to the 76s? I've looked at the buyers guide on Pelican.

Sorry for the long rambling post!

Thanks all,