RE: Behold ITA001 - Theon Design's latest 964
Discussion
Darnoc95 said:
Seeing this reminds me of a trip to the auto sports show i think it was in 2006 & their was a company ( forgot their name now) who took your donor 964 or SC & converted it into a 964 RS replica.The car they had on the stand was a truly fantastic recreation. I enquired about the price & it was around the £45K plus donor car a lot of money back then but not crazily so.
I was tempted to get rid of my 996 & go down that route but chickened out
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Soooooo wish id gone for it now. If any company could offer that package now for under £100K they would be a queue all around the NEC.
I bet they sold none of those conversions as 964RS's were selling for £30k or so then. I was tempted to get rid of my 996 & go down that route but chickened out
. Soooooo wish id gone for it now. If any company could offer that package now for under £100K they would be a queue all around the NEC.
A nice thing but as ever the wheels are not quite right IMO...too big, too much contrast in dish between front and back.
However I think the rear valance, trim, skirt thing is the worst detail..Looks like a clumsy add on behind the rear wheels..A trim addition from an 80's/90's era on a shell that resembles 60's/70's..?
However I think the rear valance, trim, skirt thing is the worst detail..Looks like a clumsy add on behind the rear wheels..A trim addition from an 80's/90's era on a shell that resembles 60's/70's..?
It's bonkers. I'm having my WTL cab fully restored with a fresh 3.8, complete suspension refresh, extensive rewire, full AC refurb and interior restoration and it will end up owing me less than half what they're charging for something that can't decide if it's from the 70s, the 80s or the 90s.
Robertb said:
mat205125 said:
Love these, but wish they'd leave all these 964s alone
I dare say Theon would build you a 964 with the engine build, suspension and interior mods. Wide body would be nice too!I'd love to just find a shell with a VIN and V5 for that now, to build my own.
EmailAddress said:
Where are you having the work done if you don't mind?
RPM TechnikBase car is a 1993 Works Turbo Look cabriolet, polar silver over dark blue.
The resto includes: fresh brakes, complete suspension refresh with KW3 kit, comprehensive engine rebuild to 3.8 with a custom exhaust but standard heads and cams, interior refresh (but only a very selective retrim to preserve some patina), short shift kit with a 917-style wooden gearknob, stereo upgrade with the PCM classic headunit, A/C conversion to modern gas (and endless noodling about to get all the flaps and fans and vents perfect), LED lights. I might change the Speedline reps to some BBS items, that's not decided yet.
Not cheap, but not £300k either. And it will still look like a 964, not a 964 pretending to be a '74 RSR.
robemcdonald said:
Julian Scott said:
WonkeyDonkey said:
Wow another 911.
Wow. Another person that comes on a 911 thread to moan about another 911.One thing I can't understand is, WHY are every one of these 367+ resto-mod companies using the 964 as their base? In my opinion, the 964 is the most beautiful of all 911 derivatives - just has such an element of purity about it, before they all went completely tech crazy blingtastic. bastardise a 996 if you must..... there are plenty of them around, but not the 964 - it's the ultimate culmination of all things 911 if you ask me........ please leave them alone!! 
Arsecati said:
One thing I can't understand is, WHY are every one of these 367+ resto-mod companies using the 964 as their base? In my opinion, the 964 is the most beautiful of all 911 derivatives - just has such an element of purity about it, before they all went completely tech crazy blingtastic. bastardise a 996 if you must..... there are plenty of them around, but not the 964 - it's the ultimate culmination of all things 911 if you ask me........ please leave them alone!!
Probably because they are so aesthetically perfect? If you are dropping half a million dollars on a restomod, you want it a perfect as possible. But here are also plenty of early 70's 911 restomods - some Singers for example.
How many 964s have you got? and how many more do you want them to leave 'pure' for you?
Julian Scott said:
Probably because they are so aesthetically perfect? If you are dropping half a million dollars on a restomod, you want it a perfect as possible.
But here are also plenty of early 70's 911 restomods - some Singers for example.
How many 964s have you got? and how many more do you want them to leave 'pure' for you?
Unfortunately, my original reply to you has been deleted by the PH gods. No idea why, maybe it was down to a comment I made regarding your intelligence? Either way, you're really not worthy of any more of my attention, so I'll just.......But here are also plenty of early 70's 911 restomods - some Singers for example.
How many 964s have you got? and how many more do you want them to leave 'pure' for you?
It's a lovely looking thing and I imagine it'll have been executed and finished beautifully, but £400k seems a lot. I've loved aircooled 911s since I was a kid and have owned a few. My current one, a 1982 3.0 SC, I bought ten years ago before prices went mental. It was tired, a bit scabby, a bit rattly, but it drove and stopped and had an MoT.
I decided to restomod it and make my own perfect driver's 911. Full bare metal treatment, any rust cut out and new metal put in by someone experienced with 911s. All steel panels as fibreglass never looks right, no matter how well prepped. A 3.6 Varioram from a 993, for an easily installed, torquey engine that can push on, mated to a freshly rebuilt 915 box with a Quaife diff. Street sports suspension as there's no point losing your fillings for the sake of a second a lap when you drive on B roads most of the time. I wasn't trying to recreate any model, just taking bits from the back catalogue that I liked. No big w*nky bubble arches or 17" fake Fuchs.
I ended up with an incredible driver's car that makes me smile every time I take it out and every time I look back after parking up. Over 300bhp and less than 1100kg. And all for a quarter of the cost of a Theon. It would likely cost someone a bit more to do these days, but even if it was an extra £50k on top it's still got to be a bargain if your aim is to drive the thing rather than brag.
I decided to restomod it and make my own perfect driver's 911. Full bare metal treatment, any rust cut out and new metal put in by someone experienced with 911s. All steel panels as fibreglass never looks right, no matter how well prepped. A 3.6 Varioram from a 993, for an easily installed, torquey engine that can push on, mated to a freshly rebuilt 915 box with a Quaife diff. Street sports suspension as there's no point losing your fillings for the sake of a second a lap when you drive on B roads most of the time. I wasn't trying to recreate any model, just taking bits from the back catalogue that I liked. No big w*nky bubble arches or 17" fake Fuchs.
I ended up with an incredible driver's car that makes me smile every time I take it out and every time I look back after parking up. Over 300bhp and less than 1100kg. And all for a quarter of the cost of a Theon. It would likely cost someone a bit more to do these days, but even if it was an extra £50k on top it's still got to be a bargain if your aim is to drive the thing rather than brag.
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