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irrational_i
04-01-2004, 06:57 AM
I own a Silver 1980 Porsche 911SC. I took a while to buy it but it has been wonderful. Taking it around a track is awesome. I drive it every day and it has almost 240k km on the clock. It is easy to maintain too. Why more people do not own one I can not understand!

The highlights of cars I have driven. I drove a friend's 1982 Ferrari 308 GTS QV for a few months. I really miss it. Awesome sound and fit me like a glove. That was before the Porsche. They are stablemates but the Ferrari cost twice as much! Will get one eventually! 1970 Ferrari Daytona. That is the most awesome thing yet. Worth about $200k and really powerful. The owner likes to powerslide it too. His other car is a 1966 275GTB/4 (Roughly $500k). Hopefully going to Italy in 2 months for a reunion and to drive over the Alps. Can't wait! Surprisingly a 1972 Lamborghini Espada. Weird but deceptively fast.

I want a 1970's BMW 3.0CSl. I can get one now, but I have grown to love the Porsche. It will have to wait. Of course, who doesn't want a Maclaren F1? Also a Lamborghini Miura SV. I have seen one (an S for sale curernlty here too) but couldn't drive. The battery was flat and then it got sold.
8( . SUCKS really.

EDIT:
New shots for the registry and speed register.
Lots of shots at http://e.co.za/Cars
Newer Porsche photos under http://e.co.za/Cars/MyPorsche/index.html
Video of me doing 20-170kph under My Car, 0-100.

For the registry:
http://e.co.za/Cars/MyPorsche/Porsche_jabba5_registry.jpg

For the top speed:
http://e.co.za/Cars/MyPorsche/Porsche_topend.jpg

http://e.co.za/Cars/porsche1.jpg
http://e.co.za/Cars/porsche1.jpg

http://e.co.za/Cars/porsche2.jpg
http://e.co.za/Cars/porsche2.jpg

http://e.co.za/Cars/porsche3.jpg
http://e.co.za/Cars/porsche3.jpg

Added pics. They are a bit grotty. I will upload better ones soon! The golf is not mine. 8)

irrational_i
04-01-2004, 07:02 AM
Oh sorry about the photo thing. I will post as soon as possible. Do not seem to have one on this machine. The Ferrari 275 is being restored currently for the Italy thing. The 308 has been sold but I can still get a photo. 8). I'd have to scan the shots of the Espada and Miura. Do not have shots of the Daytona. But those are gettable too. Maybe this sunday at the usual GP meeting. 8)

TT
04-01-2004, 07:04 AM
Ok, just PM me when you have the pics online ;)

edit - topic re-opened and pics will follow shorty :D

irrational_i
04-01-2004, 10:04 AM
Allrighty. Added the image links in the first post. I will get better shots and create a webpage to display photos of all the cars mentioned.

I have owned it for just over a year and took it from a mileage of 212k to 239k currently. My car is very well looked after except for several stone chips from using it so much.
almost completely original. No rust.
Full leather interior (Blue), Airconditioning. (Rare on a European left hand drive I think). The mags are off a later Carrera (Not my doing! Looking for 16" fuchs rims. The famous black centered rims.

I have taken it to a top speed of 237kph on clock, downhill. That should be close to true speed as my rear tires ar a bit bigger, so the speedometer should be less optimistic.

The gearbox is a bit notchy. That 2nd gear! Golden Rule: Do not select first while moving. Do not select second while not moving. 8)

TT
04-01-2004, 10:06 AM
Thanks for the pics dude. As I told you already, the car looks mint! Sure looks way "younger" than the mileage suggested!

Tomerville
04-01-2004, 10:07 AM
Wow thats a nice ride, some wide tires you got in the back too. Where is your license plate from?

SPEEDKILLAR
04-01-2004, 10:09 AM
Nice Porsche, like TT said in excellent condition. Congrats on the ride, it must feel

cool to drive in such a classic Porsche

irrational_i
04-01-2004, 10:15 AM
8) Thanks. It does feel great to drive it. Makes getting up in the morning ahwole lot easier - even after a year.

The tyres are 225/15 at the rear (should be 205/15 or 225/16 with the fuchs rims.)

The numberplate is Gauteng, South Africa.

Tomerville
04-01-2004, 10:18 AM
Oh! thanks. You have any pix of the interior? or the front? If so, Id love to see them.

irrational_i
04-01-2004, 10:22 AM
stupid repost. Hate Microsoft IE. But the firewalll loves it. 8)

I will try put up shots of the interior and front tomorrow.

By the way I have taken it around a race track a few times too.
The grip is phenomenal. The car is 24 years old and will outperform many new cars with ease!

RC45
04-01-2004, 01:10 PM
8) Thanks. It does feel great to drive it. Makes getting up in the morning ahwole lot easier - even after a year.

The tyres are 225/15 at the rear (should be 205/15 or 225/16 with the fuchs rims.)

The numberplate is Gauteng, South Africa.

LOL - what a difference 10 years made.. last time I was in Jo'burg, in 1995 we still had the reflective yellow Vaalie plates... ;)

A nice survivor car - in excellent condition.

:2 Thumbs Up:

irrational_i
04-01-2004, 02:35 PM
Okay I found 2 more shots on some cd's. Now where did I put the others? <ponders>.

First one: Waiting in line for scrutineering at Kayalami Porsche day.
The burgundy one behind mine belongs to a friend. That one is perfect! 1982 model. 100k km and stored for the last few years.

http://e.co.za/Cars/Porsche_day_kayalami_smaller.jpg

Second one: Ferrari day a Kayalami. Friends pointed out that I am the only person that would photograph my own Porsche on a Ferrai day! :)

http://e.co.za/Cars/Porsche_ferrari_day.jpg

I, too love that it is aircooled. It is amazing how effective it is. And I spent way too much money before replacing seized BMW waterpumps!

TT
04-01-2004, 02:37 PM
Just edited your post so that the pics show ;) both are nice shots!

irrational_i
04-08-2004, 08:45 AM
I have finally found more shots. I will just give the link for the interior shot and a nice frontal shot.

I will write a webpage to show the shots as I have some great photos of all kinds of rare cars I have seen.

http://e.co.za/Cars/p9.jpg
http://e.co.za/Cars/p6.jpg

irrational_i
05-31-2004, 09:52 AM
Added a little video clip of me accelerating up to 170kph.

I will keep it up depending on bandwidth usage.
The vid is 10MB in size as I did not compress the sound...
I hate it when you can't hear!

Go to:
http://e.co.za/Cars/mycar.html

"Save target as" on the "0-100 kph" link in the cars stats.
Enjoy. 8)

bobafett
05-31-2004, 07:38 PM
A 275GTB/4 will run you ~300k. A daytona is ~120k. For the 'general' garden variety, of course. Don't expect to find an alloy body 275GTB/4 CC for under 900, or a factory daytona spider for under 400, whereas a cut coupe will cost the same as a normal one.

--Dan

bobafett
05-31-2004, 07:40 PM
BTW, stunning 911. And the 275GTB/4.... torque tube, long nose...no bumpers. Proabably the single most beautiful front-engined Ferrari to date. Absolutely stunning...

--Dan

sameerrao
06-01-2004, 08:14 PM
Sweet Car. I haven't seen one with those wheels before - didn't they come with the Fuchs alloys then?

BADMIHAI
06-01-2004, 09:32 PM
It looks mint. Very nice job! I looks like that South African climate is good for something, other than warming up the beaches: keeping cars in mint condition. :lol:

EDIT: Who is David Piper? Is he the musician?

irrational_i
06-02-2004, 06:02 AM
Sameerrao -> Well the rims are off a later Carrera2. They came with the car. Unfortunately the original rims where not with it. The SC's came out with a choice - The standard 15" ATS (Cookie Cutter) rims or the optional 16" Fuchs rims. Iwould prefer to get the Fuchs, but they are hard to find and quite expensive!

BADMIHAI-> Cars in South Africa seem to stay in good nick! 8)
"Piper - musician" Bwahahaha. 8)
David Piper is probably most famous for losing his leg doing stunt driving for the film "Le Mans" with Steve MacQueen. At the end of the movie in the credits there is a reference and thanks to David Piper. He owns LOTS of really rare cars. If you have seen that video of Britain's top ten Ferraris, The green P4 is his as well. You can see his name on the back.
As far as I know he owns for a fact (having seen in the flesh except for P4): Ferrari P4, 250LM, 330P, Dino206SP replica, Ford F3L. I would like to know about everything he owns.

Hmmm - going googling right now! 8)

PATo355
01-23-2005, 02:17 AM
Your car looks absolutely stunning man , how much did you pay in dollars for it ?
I know those models are not exactly expensive , but i do think they are a pain in the ass to fix it , i mean it has to be very expensive ...


PS - Sorry for reviving the topic , but it reminded me how badly i wanted any old porsche some years ago ...

Fleischmann
01-23-2005, 04:08 AM
One word: oldschool 8)

Mers
01-23-2005, 06:31 PM
Sameerrao -> Well the rims are off a later Carrera2. They came with the car. Unfortunately the original rims where not with it. The SC's came out with a choice - The standard 15" ATS (Cookie Cutter) rims or the optional 16" Fuchs rims. Iwould prefer to get the Fuchs, but they are hard to find and quite expensive!

BADMIHAI-> Cars in South Africa seem to stay in good nick! 8)
"Piper - musician" Bwahahaha. 8)
David Piper is probably most famous for losing his leg doing stunt driving for the film "Le Mans" with Steve MacQueen. At the end of the movie in the credits there is a reference and thanks to David Piper. He owns LOTS of really rare cars. If you have seen that video of Britain's top ten Ferraris, The green P4 is his as well. You can see his name on the back.
As far as I know he owns for a fact (having seen in the flesh except for P4): Ferrari P4, 250LM, 330P, Dino206SP replica, Ford F3L. I would like to know about everything he owns.

Hmmm - going googling right now! 8)

I believe David Piper also has a large part in N.A.R.T...the famous american scuderia of blue;white, and later green ferraris....That's why all his ferraris are green (250LM and 33P for sure!!)

irrational_i
02-16-2005, 07:13 AM
Your car looks absolutely stunning man , how much did you pay in dollars for it ?
I know those models are not exactly expensive , but i do think they are a pain in the ass to fix it , i mean it has to be very expensive ...


PS - Sorry for reviving the topic , but it reminded me how badly i wanted any old porsche some years ago ...

No worries. I like talking about my car. 8)

In dollars it was about $20000 in current exchange rate. It is VERY expensive as you can pick one up in the USA for about $10k-15k. South African classic cars are expensive because it is a small market any most old cars had to be imported personally.

As for maintenance its not bad at all. Services are about $200 at my private mechanic. But the little bits that break can be expensive.
And as my car has now done 259000 km (160000 miles), things do break.

Some things I replaced(including labour) at rough prices:
Aircon blower at $350
Fuel Injectors at $700
Brake disks at $350 per pair if I remember correctly.
Fuel Pressure regulator at $300
Timing Chain tensioners at $2500 (Upgrade to Carrera spec.)

Todo:
Gearbox Synchros at $3500.

So most repairs are roughly $300. But if something big goes - it can be expensive. That said - the car is VERY reliable. No breakdowns and I drive it quite hard, including some fun tracktime. Keep the mileage in mind...

For anyone after a cheapish Porsche I would recommend a 1987/88 3.2 Carrera. The SC was very low on power in the USA because of silly emmision legislation. About 172bhp as opposed to my 188bhp and the 1981 European at 204bhp. The Carrera runs about 230bhp and is slightly lighter. They should be in the $15k-20k bracket. Just find one with a good service record! 8)

irrational_i
02-16-2005, 07:24 AM
Sameerrao -> Well the rims are off a later Carrera2. They came with the car. Unfortunately the original rims where not with it. The SC's came out with a choice - The standard 15" ATS (Cookie Cutter) rims or the optional 16" Fuchs rims. Iwould prefer to get the Fuchs, but they are hard to find and quite expensive!

BADMIHAI-> Cars in South Africa seem to stay in good nick! 8)
"Piper - musician" Bwahahaha. 8)
David Piper is probably most famous for losing his leg doing stunt driving for the film "Le Mans" with Steve MacQueen. At the end of the movie in the credits there is a reference and thanks to David Piper. He owns LOTS of really rare cars. If you have seen that video of Britain's top ten Ferraris, The green P4 is his as well. You can see his name on the back.
As far as I know he owns for a fact (having seen in the flesh except for P4): Ferrari P4, 250LM, 330P, Dino206SP replica, Ford F3L. I would like to know about everything he owns.

Hmmm - going googling right now! 8)

I believe David Piper also has a large part in N.A.R.T...the famous american scuderia of blue;white, and later green ferraris....That's why all his ferraris are green (250LM and 33P for sure!!)

I am not sure about the green, but it seems plausible. I know his P4 is green as featured on the 5th gear program where they had Britain's top-ten Ferraris. I did see the 330p and that was very red! 8)
The dino is red as well as the Ford F3L. I remember the 917 as being white with green stripes, but that's from long ago and I may be wrong.

I did not seem to find a good list of his cars online anywhere.