OK, here is what I am working with.

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Body is good with the exception of 3 small spots and a crunched up passenger fender. No worries though I have a complete donor car on hand for what I need.

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It is a shit pit right now, but I have dealt with worse.

Front trunk has an AC unit installed from the dealership, so that is at least something.

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The AC unit.

Nothing a match and a can of gasoline couldn't fix....














Just kidding, looks like a decent start, how is the rust under the battery tray?

Not bad at all. Surface rust but nothing major. So far everything is pretty solid.

Looks like a good start. Interesting color. What's the color code listed in the door jamb? Might just be the lighting...looks like a red metallic in the front trunk but most likely Malaga Red (L30C).

What is the paint code in the door jamb?

the red ones are the fastest!!

I'm seeing a lot of white at the chipped & scratched areas, so it could be a respray over L80E Light Ivory, otherwise it could also be paint to another Porsche color or paint to sample (98 or 99) if the red is original.

Check the Karmann plate in the front driver door jamb - lower box is paint code.

The top box is chassis no. from which you can get day of manufacture with the VIN sticker date. Use the VIN sticker from the rear driver door jamb to determine mfgr year, then get a calendar for that year & count weeks out to what the Chassis # says (start week #1 even if just one day in Sun-Sat). The Chassis # is also stamped in the rear floor of the rear trunk & should match Karmann plate.

Chassis # decoding:

XXVYYZZZ

XX = Week # in year - then count weeks on calendar to get to month.

V = day in work week M-F to get exact date/day completed/stamped.

YY = Karmann Plant code - if second digit is 6 then add 100 to car # in day

ZZZ = # car built/stamped that day

Hopefully you got the wheel info you wanted in your other post. Since I now know it is a 75, the factory wheel choioces would've been either the late "star style" mag look steel wheel version painted silver, or either the Mahle "Baby Gas Burner" magnesium alloy, or the Fuchs "2-Liter" aluminum alloy wheels. Either your window sticker or dealer bill of sale (new car) or a COA from Porsche/PCNA will tell you what the options were on it, including original wheel type. Those Western/Gurney wheels were period correct options, if you like them.

Cheers!
Tom
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I have F and R bumpers and rubber covers from a '76 in nearly new condition. Come to OK and pick them up or arrange shipping and they are yours. Good luck.

Congrats, Nice find! The rims are interesting, have only seen them once. When I got my car, the original owner gave me a set of these rims with ORIGINAL continental snow tires. I had no use for them, gave them to Scotty B when he did my paint.

Those Gurney/Western wheels look pretty good shined up. I had them on mine.

the downside is you won't find centers for them.

are you going to keep the A/C in it?

the wheels are nice. they have slightly less then ideal offset/backspace, but I think you should be fine with 195 or narrower tires?

low rust car with dual carbs, nice find

Thank you for the location information, L30C.

L30c is malaga red..nice color and nice find.

More great information. I appreciate the quick education.