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1968 Porsche 912 1.6l on 2040-cars

US $19,500.00

Year:1968 Mileage:106431

Location:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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1968 Porsche 912

Here is a rare opportunity to own a vintage Porsche. Drive away in this all stock, with 5 speed, 5 gauge dash. Engine is from a 1966 912. Original color was Sand/Beige. Runs very well, drives / handles very well. All suspension has been rebuilt. New brakes, new tires. Many new parts. I have owned since 2002. Previous owner was from Ohio, he was at least the second owner. This car has been rusty, and has undergone at least two significant restorations. It is very solid now, needs no body repairs, no rust as it is now. Mileage on odometer is 106,431 miles. (and I still drive it some, so the miles will increase.) The odometer works. Unknown miles on engine. The car has attended many car shows and has been to most of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix weekends during the past decade. Drive it away, it is ready to go. Most everything is complete and working, with a few minor exceptions. Much more details below. Videos and pictures at links below.

Previous Owner restoration:

During the late 1990’s he had significant body work completed. New rockers welded in, parts of the front pan were welded in. (not a complete pan replacement). The original floors are still in the car, with a few areas where there is a patch. The under body has other areas where he had patches welded in, it was done with good quality, but it is visible to the eye where the welding has taken place. The paint on the car looks very nice. Above body work is very good, smooth and nice looking. There is some filler on the body work, but appears that most of work was welded in and finished off with some filler. There are a few very small bubbles which have been there since I purchased it. Overall the body work and paint job is good, but getting old. There are minor chips around the gas filler, driver door, etc., no dents, no significant scratches in the paint. The inside of the door jambs, inside of the trunk and engine compartment were painted white. The engine had the top end rebuilt with new or refurbished heads. I don’t have receipts for this but it appears to be true. There is an electric fuel pump in the contraband box and a fuel pressure regulator in the engine compartment. The previous owner disabled the heating, I don’t know why, but I don’t drive it in cold weather so it was not a problem for me. I don’t know what all is missing regarding the heaters. There are no flex tubes under the car going from the heat exchanger to the body, the openings for the heater hoses in the engine compartment are blocked off.

During my ownership:

Rear end, underneath: The rusty torsion tube and surrounding area was removed and replaced with 1968 912 Porsche Torsion Tube with spring plates, torsion bars, from Spokane Washington. Welded back together from outside and inside of the car. New bushings were installed along with new shocks.
Front end, underneath: Suspension: torsion bars, rack, A arms, shocks, were removed. All mounting points were strengthened with welded steel. Replaced rusty old suspension with replacement suspension from a 1973 911 from Utah with all new bushings, tie rod ends, ball joints and shocks replaced. The 73 allows for better ball joints and vented front discs. (Also, you can install anti sway bars if you want.) The floor pans are original, a few patches, no existing holes, and are painted on the inside, and somewhat painted underneath. The car still has a good bit of the original undercoating. The inside of the front trunk floor is painted, there are metal patches, some fiberglass, and it is clean and strong.
Rear axles: replaced, new bearings, boots, etc.
Brakes: Rebuilt calipers all around, new rubber and steel brake lines. Brakes have been recently inspected and each wheel grabs and releases as expected.
Carbs: Rebuilt Solexes. Replaced the air cleaners with K&N. I have the original air cleaners.
Distributor: Replaced the distributor with one that is tuned for the 912 engine. RSR0012
Fuel Pump: Rebuilt the mechanical fuel pump recently.
The battery is brand new. It hasn’t started the car 10 times yet.
Under dash gauges: Voltage and Cylinder head temp gauges are installed and working.
Hood shocks: the two in front and one in back are replaced and hold up the hood/lid.
Decals: The car has vinyl decals that are similar to the ones used in the 1967 Rally of Poland. I designed these using historical pictures and had these made by a specialty firm that makes decals for race cars. These can be removed, but I get many complements on them and the fact that they pay tribute to Sobieslaw Zasada who won the 1967 Polish rally in a 912.

Not Working: Washers. Four way flashers. The temp gauge is very erratic. Sometimes it works, but this is why I installed the cyl head temp gauge. No clock – there is a non-working turbo boost pressure gauge instead. (No, there is not a turbo on the engine, and I don’t know why this gauge is there…) The horn button on steering wheel doesn’t work but there is an auxiliary button and it works. It is not the original horn. The reverse lights do not work.

Other general info:

The interior is very nice and vintage looking. The car appears to have the original seats, headliner and door panels. The radio looks original, it is definitely old and working. I am not an expert on this car, but I think this is the original interior. The interior is old but very good condition. There is a crack in the dash. The driver seat bottom could use a new cushion. The back jump seat on the driver side has a burn mark, thanks to the dumb ass welder (me). The window crank on the driver side is missing the knob. The window vent on the passenger is complete and closed but doesn’t open. The driver window goes up and down with some difficulty. The wheels are painted silver, they aren’t pretty. I have the hubcaps which are in fair condition. All lights (except four way flashers) work. The rally fog lights work. I have the horn grills. The radio works. There are speaker grills in the doors, but no speakers. The speaker in the dash works. All dash gauges and knobs / switches work. The window seals, door rubber, trunk and hood rubber is old, but in fair condition, some better than others. The window rubber seems newer than the rest. Some rubber is missing on the passenger door. The pedal cluster could use new bushings. The shifter could use new bushings (I replaced one, and have the others but didn’t install them.) The rear tail lights have hair line cracks, the fronts are okay. The car has four aftermarket seat belts.

Other notes:

Tires are 185 65 15 Fuzions. matching, clean and probably less than 1000 miles
Body number under hood and on door post match: 12805416
Engine number: 745129 (these numbers are in the pictures, but you need to view on a large screen)
Distributor is RSR 0012 from Classic & Speed parts in Arcadia CA.
Engine does not leak oil (no drips, but there is some oil on the engine).
Engine does not blow smoke when starting or running.
No tool kit. Modern floor jack included, no original jack.
Carb float tool and sync tool included.
Owners manual and various shop manuals included.

Overall: This is a very fun car to drive. I have driven the car about 500 miles per year, sometimes short hauls to work, other times long hauls on country roads. I have never had problems with it. The valves are adjusted, the timing is set, it runs good. I change the oil every year. (approx. 500 miles driven per year) Most things on the car that wear out have been replaced and only have minimal use. In the recent years I have just driven it and keep it tuned, no major work has been required.

The car is in Crafton PA, near Pittsburgh/Greentree/Carnegie.

There are many pictures on the link below, and a video on youtube.

http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/fumpfump/library/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dogc-GoPJ34&feature=youtu.be

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