hahah the 911's go for A LOT more though.

 

See http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforum...ad.php?t=93685

be sure you know what your getting yourself into. Join a forum over there. Ask some questions there. They will know how much it will really cost to restore.

 

But, whale tail for the wins!

 

If at all possible, take the advice of k_h_d, and get a 911, even if it means waiting a little longer to get one. I have had both the 944 as well as the 924. Out of those, the 944 is by far a better car, with a much higher resale value. Another Porsche that often gets overlooked is the 928, which is actually a pretty decent value. You should get some Porsche catalogs coming, that way you wont be so shocked at how much parts cost for them. I threw a belt off of my 944, which took out the waterpump. My pulley bearings on the front of the motor seized from the heat. All had to be replaced. About 1400.00 later, I was back on the road. Best of luck to you. At least you have good taste in cars. My son (16) is starting the restoration of a 1960 Dodge truck. Its hideous, but built like a tank, and cheaper to insure than just about anything!

 

I would agree. 911 is probably the best way to go but finding a $1K 911 may be very difficult. I would not touch a 928 simply because I recently read somewhere that parts are very hard to find and have to be made, not a cheap way to restore. I also agree about parts. Check places like Pelican and some others. Know what your getting yourself into in terms of $$. Just a thought.

 

There's a Top Gear from a couple of years ago where the 3 of them each bought cheap Porsche's and a had a little challenge. One contest was a simple point A to point B, there was I think a burnout contest, and then they went to a roadcourse. I think thats how it went. It was about 2 or 3 years ago. I think Clarkson drove a 928.

 

hey thanks for link chows4us

it is true. itll cost a lot to rebuild fully. one guy posted that he has put 10k into the car, and it done, and hell never get the money back, but he loves the hell out of the car!

i always love cleaning and messing with my mini, but theres nothing wrong with it, and i TRY to go by the saying, if it works, why replace it, so i dont spend TOOOO MUCH money on my mini either.

so when i trying to cleaning it up and fix it, theresnothing to do! hahah so thats why i think it would just be a great thing, slowly fix it up. i would only buy a manual working 944 924 or 928 so the engine has to be OK and i would start on the body, stripping, painting, adding a body panel or 2 here and there and then probably strip the inside, clean it, and slowly start replacing that. I wouldnt do to much to the engine now beacuse , i just frankly dont know that much besides the basics to the engine. I do how ever want to learn, but my highschool does not have a class, so it may be put off untill college in 2 years untill i really learn of to fix it. otherwise i think restorying the body and interior is do-able!

 

Beautiful job! You still have it? I hope so.

 

If your going to do it, I would check these guys out.

http://www.renegadehybrids.com/

Porsche styling, with chevy reliability, and price of parts.

 

that place looks great!

now i only had a quick look over it, but do they do more than just engine transplants? do they sell parts to fix, not replace old engines?

 

Porsches are great. But rear engine and can be a pain to work on and parts could be $$$$. I restored an 83 911sc. Loved that car. Lots of clutch problems though


I would look at a 1971-1976 bmw2002. I have restored 5 of these. Love them. Good reliable car that will not break the bank and has much of the driving fun of the mini.

 

I thought that those were actually a built-in hibachi???

 

I have under my belt, 1953 porsche Speedster and a porsche 356. Beat that .

 

OK, I'll try.....

I had a 1938 Ford with a little V8 and a 1961 Jaguar MKII 3.8S.....

Wish I'd kept the Jag.....

 

I restored a few cars in my teenage years. I restored more bikes then cars to be perfectly honest. That's because bikes were more available in my family.

Cars I've restored or at least put back to road worthy:
88 Alfa Spider
89 Alfa Milano (Track Car)
Saab 98 (model 98 not year 98)
Pontiac GTO Judge (bilogical fathers ride)
I restored about 20-30 bikes with my dad. Everything from Monza Jr. Ducati's to Benelli Thumper Cafe racers. All the way up to Laverda 1000's.

I'm currently working on a 62 Fiat 500.

Restoing cars is more work then you may think. Basically do your research going in. A low budget is going to get you low quality work, unless you have lots of scrap metal and are good with welding and whatnot. Body work is expensive so try and find a car that doesn't need repainting. Replacing floorboards sux and dealing with rust will kill you. Any car that costs less then 4grand and is over 20 years old is going to be rusted like a motha.

I guess I'm trying to say restoing cars is neat and all... It's defnitely something you should try if you are patient and like working with your hands.... but it's expensive and it's always harder then it appears at first glance.

 

I would never restore a car as a teen. Maybe the other way around, though...

 

Huh? You would restore a teen as a car?

 

Well, cars are less trouble.....

 

Check your state laws regarding insurance. California will suspend your registration if you don't have insurance now. But look at a non-op registration which is extremely cheap, then just get some liability insurance. Once it is running and road ready up the registration and the insuarance. It will make that final process easy.

Good luck, I keep having the desire to restore old cars, I live in apartments so it's pretty much not an option.