912 budget build.. | TheaterFire

I know I am. I just saw another guys budget 912 a little bit ago. Take a few pics, spray foam, chicken wire, bondo, jb weld, tractor paint… it’ll be a fucking show car in no time.

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Very-Confused-Walrus@reddit

All you need is some Sheet metal and a dream big guy

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Royal-External9989@reddit (OP)

💯

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NEAWD@reddit

Purchasing a junked car and having it shipped to New Zealand doesn’t scream budget to me. New Zealand isn’t famous for parts availability and affordability, either.

A friend of mine had an off-road rig years ago that he called a budget build because he only spent around $10K total on it. The thing is, he had upwards of $30K in parts on it that he traded services for or was given. I wouldn’t consider that a budget build, but it just goes to show that one person’s definition may differ from another’s.

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IknowwhatIhave@reddit

I think it's all relative. People pay Tuthill or Singer $1mm plus for 911 builds so if this guy spends less than $100k it could be called a "budget restoration."

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GadreelsSword@reddit

Beginner project!

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UsedState7381@reddit

It ain't going to be a "budget" restauration.

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pogoturtle@reddit

Why wouldn't it be? Just use used parts and do all the labor. Just because it's a Porsche doesn't mean it's expensive

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musubk@reddit

The amount of used parts you need here, it'll be cheaper to buy a parts car. And if your parts car has all the parts this thing needs, it's in a better starting point to work from.

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UsedState7381@reddit

LOL good luck with that.

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pogoturtle@reddit

Again why wouldn't it be? Op already said it's going to be a mad Max build. Sounds to me like it's truly budget.

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classless_classic@reddit

Ok. Why don’t you start pricing things out for us with links to the parts/prices you found them at.

What do you consider “budget”?

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pogoturtle@reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/projectcar/s/NgOTVEu7nj

Literally 25k in parts. Op also gives suggestions to help you bring the price down.

Yes it could be a $100k car. But you don't have to build it as a 100k car to be happy.

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musubk@reddit

Are we calling $25k in parts alone a 'budget' rebuild here? I own three project cars and they don't add up to that much combined.

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classless_classic@reddit

LOL. That thing is in WAY better shape to start with. Had way more usable parts.

Keep trying to justify your stupid comment though.

You still never answered what you consider a “budget” build.

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pogoturtle@reddit

I mean it's just a few but haven't seen anything crazy. It's doable.

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classless_classic@reddit

Only a few hundred left to source.

Don’t forget paint for $5-20k

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pogoturtle@reddit

It's a budget build bruh. Spray can it.

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pogoturtle@reddit

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Canapilker@reddit

They said “I hope”

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Club_Penguin_Legend_@reddit

Used parts for what? A 30-40 year old porshe? Used body panels for my '94 integra are getting expensive and I don't even wanna know how much it is for a porshe

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flibbidygibbit@reddit

A 912 is going to be 50+ years old. It looks like a 911 but has a much smaller engine. It's an economy car with style.

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Drunken_Sailor_70@reddit

I have a friend with a 912. He says it's like a 911 but without all that pesky horsepower.

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I_divided_by_0-@reddit

My NA 944 needs $5000 worth of parts

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LokiDesigns@reddit

So it needs an alternator?

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I_divided_by_0-@reddit

Valve stems.

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nasalgoat@reddit

Hahahaha!

Dude! Have you seen the prices of Porsche parts? Everything is expensive on these. You pay either in fab time and materials to make it from scratch or pay the Porsche tax.

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AngryScottish@reddit

I see you have never worked on a Porsche before.

The only "cheap" Porsche is the 914 or SUVs, otherwise, parts for them are all expensive -- even used.

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Royal-External9989@reddit (OP)

I hope it is tbh, seeing a “mad max” style shitbox 912 coming down the road would be kinda rad

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Dieselpump510@reddit

Safari Porsche is where these are at. 👍🏻

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flibbidygibbit@reddit

Subaru swap, much less expensive than a real air cooled engine

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Guac_in_my_rarri@reddit

Then you have Subaru issues, which will be expensive after a few swaps and time to do it.

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JediMineTrix@reddit

Not if you do an H6 instead of an H4

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Ghia149@reddit

running when parked, no low balls.

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Royal-External9989@reddit (OP)

At least there won’t be any tire kickers..

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Tomcat115@reddit

Can’t have tire kickers if you don’t have tires!

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Catatafish@reddit

Mad max build. Off road tires, lift kit, rusty bullbar up front, no door just a cage, exhaust coming out above the rear wheels.

Would be 10/10 /r/battlecars

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SilverbackIdiot@reddit

I like how “shipping it to NZ” and “budget” is said in the same sentence.

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Competitive_Car7413@reddit

Hopefully he's already engaging with the relevant government departments on this one, as with no paperwork, no history, and likely a fair bit of structural work needed, its going to be a heck of a job getting it road legal here in NZ (unless of course its going to be a dedicated track car or something). At least it appears to still have its body tags, which is good. I look forward to his progress.

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ExpertFault@reddit

First you have to build the budget

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E8282@reddit

It could absolutely be a budget build if he doesn’t plan on doing anything OEM outside of the body…

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bigfatfun@reddit

That’s gonna be a big budget

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Drunken_Sailor_70@reddit

Big budget is still a budget

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ddwood87@reddit

Complete donors are expensive.

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HarlanCulpepper@reddit

A donor for a shell that has already been a donor. It's the circle of life.

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ddwood87@reddit

The gas cap could prob go on the donor and call it restored.

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pistonsoffury@reddit

I concur that this project will indeed have a budget.

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CavillOfRivia@reddit

I mean if the budget is 50k and you do it for 45k its still a budget build, right?

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AZeddie19@reddit

If it's in Arizona; A/C blows Cold

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RovDer@reddit

At that point it would turn into a Mad Max build, assuming there isn’t an engine and trans probably a junkyard LS swap.

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MunchamaSnatch@reddit

Good candidate for a cyberpunk build, rat rod, or One-off track car, but having restored a few cars, I'd never touch this with restoration in mind.

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No_Acanthisitta_5732@reddit

Oop

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y2leon@reddit

Show me the Carfax

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platinumgrey@reddit

gif

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Duhbro_@reddit

Lol

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mini4x@reddit

I'd dump it on a Wrangler frame as is, and send it.

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crystalgrey@reddit

It's a long and expensive road to build a Porsche. I love all cars, but Porsche is where my heart is. As long as you are realistic about what the cost is going to be, you can do it without being discouraged. A turnkey GM crate engine with 450hp will be about $11k. A Porsche 3.0 crankshaft (new) is currently about $14k. In the end, the Porsche will have a higher return if you ever sell it. You just have to know what you are getting into.

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nasalgoat@reddit

It's crazy how a 3.0 SC engine of unknown mileage covered in dirt with 2 broken head studs is $20K and for that money you can get a fully no-holds-barred fresh LS build.

Porsche tax is nuts.

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Royal-External9989@reddit (OP)

Agree, looking forward to seeing how it goes

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FalseRelease4@reddit

Hell yeah

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Rabbitrules87@reddit

That’ll wash right off…

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Royal-External9989@reddit (OP)

The car? Yeah I agree lol