RE: Pic Of The Week: 911 Turbo

[fatboy69]

I like that photo. A lot.....

[80sMatchbox]

r129sl said:

The front fog lights, headlamp washer nozzles and spoiler suggest it is an early 3.0litre car. The colour suggests otherwise but it may well be a trick of the light.

I thought it was just the rear spoiler that told them apart. What's the difference in the headlamp washers and front fog lights?

[SEE YA]

I will post, a front picture for you.
The fog lights on later ones, are made into the front valance.
The ones before are bolted on underneath.
The headlight washers, are more upright later ones were a lot smaller.

Edited by SEE YA on Tuesday 4th December 12:48

[sone]

I had a 930 turbo, looked fantastic, Ruf conversion absoloute stunner. The fact that it was possibly the worst handling car I'd ever driven was an aside.
Like they say, never meet your heroes!.

[Caractacus]

sone said:

I had a 930 turbo, looked fantastic, Ruf conversion absoloute stunner. The fact that it was possibly the worst handling car I'd ever driven was an aside.
Like they say, never meet your heroes!.

You must have had a poor geo setup...as imhe they are still a hoot to drive, when well set up. Brakes are brilliant and the torque rather addictive when on boost! But lets not forget, the first of the 930's is long in the tooth and will take real effort to extract the best out of.

[SEE YA]

Also most owners, do not spend money on them either. That is why so many turn up, on the market needing ££££ spent on them right away.
You have a 930 they have to be looked after.
Items like shocks etc, are so often overlooked worn out items will affect any car.

Edited by SEE YA on Wednesday 5th December 17:35

[sone]

Caractacus said:

sone said:

I had a 930 turbo, looked fantastic, Ruf conversion absoloute stunner. The fact that it was possibly the worst handling car I'd ever driven was an aside.
Like they say, never meet your heroes!.

You must have had a poor geo setup...as imhe they are still a hoot to drive, when well set up. Brakes are brilliant and the torque rather addictive when on boost! But lets not forget, the first of the 930's is long in the tooth and will take real effort to extract the best out of.

Oh it was a blast to drive , like shaving your nuts with a cut throat razor(-:
Under steered for England and the brakes , oh the brakes. I spun my car on a dual carriageway at high speed just changing lanes in the damp, backwards at the speed limit.
Your right tho they are an old car, that said my car had just been treated to a 14 k service( not miles, pounds) including new suspension and it was still a deat trap.
I'd like another, but jus to look at(-:

[HAB]

80sMatchbox said:

What's the difference in the headlamp washers and front fog lights?

Snorkel headlamp washers, fog lamps not integrated with valance.



Flush headlamp washers, integrated fog lamps

[SEE YA]

Just like I said above on the topic.

[Gary C]

sone said:

Oh it was a blast to drive , like shaving your nuts with a cut throat razor(-:
Under steered for England and the brakes , oh the brakes. I spun my car on a dual carriageway at high speed just changing lanes in the damp, backwards at the speed limit.
Your right tho they are an old car, that said my car had just been treated to a 14 k service( not miles, pounds) including new suspension and it was still a deat trap.
I'd like another, but jus to look at(-:

Odd

Mines only a 3.2 sport but has similar chassis and I would not call it a death trap. You notice its not as good on bumpy roads as modern performance cars, but it grips and steers well.

I had to lift off and brake hard once at speed when I found a cow standing in the middle of the road and the car behaved perfectly. The front inside wheel locked as it was unloaded but the car behaved very well.

You do notice the lack of ABS which limits the braking effectivness over a modern 911 but it remains chuckable and fun.

[paulpressland]

You are correct, the early 3.0 models had the whale tale, the later 3.3 ones the tea try.

See here my Martini 3.3 model. It has the stripes as well as the special seats and interior

E30M3SE said:

I might be wrong, but if that is a 930 turbo should it not have the 'tea tray' rear spoiler, not the 'whale tail' the pictured car has?

[paulpressland]

[StuB]

Great thread. Keep the pics coming.