Saving a Vintage Porsche 911 Targa from the Scrapyard! :Rebuild Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- I’m new to the whole RUclips deal so hope this comes out well. I enjoy rebuilding and having fun with many different builds and projects. I would like to bring you all along with some of them. Today we save a 1974 Porsche 911 Targa from a local scrap yard and start bringing it back to life! Tell what you guys think and what should happen with it! I’ll listen to what you want to see! Hope you enjoy the builds!
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And two years later you'd be amazed how far you've come. Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 you and your channel inspired me to have a go. Thank you Michael 🙏
Thank you sooo much!!! 😊😊 Great videos!
@@BudgetBuildz Oh thank you. I must have missed this. Did you what one of mine then? Jamie
the cheapest thing you will buy for this car is the car. good luck I will be watching.
There speaks the voice of experience!
It will be worth it in the end.
if he knows how to do sheet metal work he should be ok
@@fullfunk motor rebuilt alone will be 5k in parts.
They rebuild Porsche's all the time
i love seeing people saving historic cars instead of getting something newer or already fix
Love the car. So much character. I would not wide body this one.
I agree!
Yes, for sure, doing wide body on this car will definitely detract from the aesthetic of it.
The widebody is the only way to go. Makes porsche tough looking, muscular not like the skinny jeans wearing cars!
Yeah, please don't do that. Keep it original spec.
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Please dont the car Will be worth way more in original spec don’t give me wrong I love widebody cars this just isn’t the one
Pretty cool. My feeling is do a faithful restoration as close to factory original as possible.
Bless you for saving this poor girl from destruction! Can't wait to watch the rest of this series.
Did a 74 targa myself back in the mid-80s. Had a 4BBL Holley on it when I started. Also had the Sport-o-matic trans. Was a project. I now own 4 Turbos and a GT4. Lifelong passion.
If you want to nail it, keep it stock!, good luck and looking forward for the next video. I think I still have the workshop manual for that model if you need it.
EUROREPUESTOS That would definitely be handy! Shoot me a message if you come across it! Thanks!
@@BudgetBuildz found it, you have an email?
EUROREPUESTOS Wagner.michael70@hotmail.com
@@BudgetBuildz send it, have fun!
EUROREPUESTOS Thank you so much! This will help a ton!
Ambitious project. My vote would be to keep it as original as possible. It will be way more rewarding in the end.
Strip that car down till you can’t take anything more off it then put it back together...Look forward to seeing this…definitely don’t widebody it keep it stock, love the color.
REALLY support you man! I´m really tired of rich daddy´s boys making videos of millionaire builds on RUclips. Wish you luck!!
Esteban A. Gaido Thank you for the support!
I wonder, where you could have seen those. "Sweet ! Awesome ! That is legit ! Dude ! Man ! (...annoying music starts...)
@@BudgetBuildz been a Porsche owner at the age of 16.. still have about six Porsches.. would like to see more on your video I think you got a great deal. Do not be discouraged...there's a wrecking yard I believe in Oklahoma and there's quite a few in California to find those parts
@@urgolf1974 ahaha, good one!
urgolf1974 “siiiiiiiiiick” 🤣
Srot. 7th, 2021.
Wow! I've been following this car build and its nearing the end, I just had to come back here to the beginning just to remind myself at what this car was, a scrap heap saved and purchased at a junkyard. Thanks Michael & company (Dad/family). It's turned out fantastic!
Great project! this is the first plastic bumper 911, I would say, keep it as original as possible! and it has AC wow! good luck!
You are a brave soul!!! The engine will be expensive to get right if it is a 2.7 magnesium case. However, it can be done correctly and reasonably, if you have some friends in the machining business. I've built a few 2.7 and 3.0 aluminium cases. Good luck!!!!
It is amazing how much you have learnt over the last 4 years on the video side of things 👍🏻 and car side as well 😁
Turn down the volume of your music,,,,, it is WAY louder than your voice!
agree, great video but please try to sound grade better your voice is really soft and the music way too loud
came here to say that...
+1
Turn UP the music 🤘🤘🤘
This is the reason that I came to the comments!!!
Will be interested to see how you go. Brave choice, good luck with everything. Oh, and that original colour... yes!
Love your enthusiasm my friend but just a friendly word of caution: Keep it original at all times. As soon as you modify it the value disappears and Porsche buyers will walk away. Even keep that original exhaust sound as its crucial.
In the Porsche world originality is everything and that will protect your investment. But enjoy the rebuild ..
Don't listen to the haters, give your best shot and I think that it's a great challenge for you and a good experience too 😉
This is going to be awesome! Best of luck with the rebuild🙌
JR Garage Thank you so much!!
JR Garage I’ve watched a good bit of your channel the past few years! I really do appreciate the comment!
@@BudgetBuildz 911s, along with Corvairs (especially Corvair wagons) and Squarebacks, have the best snow and mud traction without 4wd. So I would like to see these set us like dune buggies or (gamblers?). for off road going, with big mud tires and some extra ground clearance; and posi.
Keep it stock. I love the color as well. I hope to see more videos soon.
$500 is a steal for that.
The long nose would look nice, but I wouldn’t do the widebody. Perhaps a ducktail spoiler and keep the original lines? Can’t wait to see what you can do with the drivetrain....would be something if you got it running!
20 years ago I owned an '84 3.2 Carrera Targa. I'm 5 minutes into part 1, and I can't wait to see your progress. This will be nostalgic, best of luck.
I'd love to find a 911 targa in a junkyard...amazing find.
I love the little car try to keep her original as much as possible
I salute you, your time your patience. Grt project ! 👍👍👍
Thank you so much!!
Well I give you props for your positive thinking. I hope you have a budget because she needs a lot of tlc.
This is awesome. Your hopefulness is inspiring. This once beautiful machine is being resuscitated!
You have found a great base for your build there Michael. Take your time, this car definitely deserves a good build up. If I could suggest, make sure your content is more detailed in regards to the work you carry out, this should be a 20+ video build as it is definitely going to be popular, especially in Europe, where these cars are cult. Good luck!!
these cars are cult..... Good luck!!
They are cult everywhere! !! 😁
The original color is much better! Great rescue. These 911 Targa are very charming!
encore un genie de restauration de pépite
This car had a hard life, she deserve to be saved, i hope your channel grow fast and help you in the restoration process.
Best whishes
Walter DIY Thank you!
@@BudgetBuildz you have passed the 1000 subscriber, if you post an other video of stipping process or junkyard walk around you'll reach monetization requirements very very soon
Walter DIY it’ll be up today ;)
Walter DIY monetization is definitely an added bumps but this is all for fun ☺️
Engine will have head stud issues which is common on the 1974+ 2.7L. Bring your wallet to rebuild this motor. The rocker covers can be ditched for a cleaner hot rod look. I wouldnt widebody a targa. You can give it SC rear fenders if you must, but no real reason why. Inner heater tubes are most likely rotted inside the body. Body is also twisted, it will need to be put on a celette bench if you want the doors to close properly for paint. Some cars are worth saving. This car is not. It is parts at best. Dont walk, run from this car. It is a money pit. It is tags and title at best. Everything is available for this car, but the parts cost is higher then the resale value. And that is without factoring labor.
100 percent agree, he should sell it now because there will never be another chance to make anything off this car again, it's just too far gone.
Engine rebuild properly is around 11K$
@@gentrest6421 I'm having a hard time imagining saving that engine. Whenever I think about building an RSR tribute, I consider $25k for the engine to get a motor that's built right and really fits the car. It'll be interesting to see if saving ~$10k on this donor turns out to be worth it. I suspect that a straight, more complete donor might have been less expensive in the end.
By Yankee standards, this car has no real rust. Welders are cheap. He has $500 for a hot rod basis- build a hot rod and skip the overpriced Porsche parts this is not a platform for a purist. If he is frugal and does his own labor, he can build a fun project for $2000. Don't tell me he can't because I have. It's not the Mona Lisa it's just a junkyard car.
@@johnhansen4550 IF he runs something other than a Porsche engine it may be able to be done "inexpensively", however it will never be done for 2k, no one can do this project with THAT Porsche engine for 10k much less 2k.
FWIW and though I would love to see you do the flat six boxer - if you don't want to end up dropping a minimum of 10k - probably 20k on an aircooled boxer engine, you should LS swap it with the smallest ALL aluminum LS you can find.
2.7 efi have soft magnesium crankcase and probably lots of broken or loosen headstuds. Remove primitive emission control devices such as exhaust thermal reactors (primitive catalytic converter), and partial exhaust gases inlet system (all of these help on overheating the engine). That electronic fuel injection must have been done, also, so you didn’t loose anything. There are some carburetor kits available. Brake hoses, calipers, bushings are also ko. Expensive rebuild there. Good luck !
Hi Michael. Much respect from the UK. Just started watching this project. Thanks for taking the time to film it. I wish I lived in the USA with a massive garage. I’m trying to restore an Audi TT MK1 in my tiny UK single garage. These types of videos give me huge inspiration, so thanks!!!
Looking forward to seeing this progress. Love the early 911's
Allan Monaghan Thank you! It’ll be a lot of work but much fun and I’m glad to share!
Love doing car stuff especially diy with budget in mind. Good to see how things are done without going budget mad
Allan Monaghan this isn’t an early 911 lol
@@jimmygrant3212 damn sight earlier than my cayman. It's an older car than me, so in my book its early to me 😂
Please don’t modify. Stick to original specs. This will be a beauty.
Make it Eu specs and increase the value. Us spec bumpers are ugly.
nah he needs to wide body it ASAP
nah. too many stock Porsches around
I couldn't agree more. A car is only original once. Mess about with it and it's devalued in more ways than one. I cringe every time I see a nice car which has been "modified". When all said and done: they're not making any more of them.
There are basically two ways to go on the the car: Either restore it to completely stock or just have fun with it- make it driveable and use whatever cheap parts and mods you want. If you go stock and do all the labor yourself, you have a chance of having a car that is worth more than you have in the car minus the labor. If you to go modified the value will not go up alot, BUT the fun factor could be GREAT! Build a VW, Corvair or LS for it (yes, all of these can be built or bought used making more HP than the stock engine)- put a used fiberglass body kit on it, use some comfortable late model junkyard seats.....keep the cost down because it won't be a super collector car, but you could make some great memories in the car. I bought a running 5 speed 928 late year for $2K put $250 into it and sold it for $4500 in two weeks...that is a way to make money on an old Porsche....BUT it SURE would have been fun with a LS engine in it! If you do a super low budget build on the car many of us would REALLY like see you build a hot rod and not an investment portfolio. The body is really decent- paint it the original color and keep the snobs guess. I have a '55 Tbird replica that have MORE fun with than an original trailer queen.....
John Hansen I’ve built many rides, I like pretty and worth good money but I like to enjoy driving and enjoying my cars so this will definitely be a purpose built car!
Absolutely wide body it.
Nice to see normal guy builds. Also nice to see guys saving cars like this. Though I gotta admit- this ones pretty rough.
Good luck with the build! Keep it stock. Dont widebody it. Its a trend that slowly fades away. Stock cars especially this age keep their value. Think about it as an investment.
uno de mis favoritos el targa de los 70s un clásico de la porche, suerte con la restauración estare atento a los siguientes videos.
I like the live (tree) dead man. My suggestion, yes to the European early style bumpers, clear lenses with colored bulbs for indicator / brakes etc. Guards Red overall, with badging in gold plate as an homage to the earlier 356-90. Good Luck. Narragansett Bay.
Worked on these when they were new. Many of the comments about the cost and condition of the car are true. Anything can be done given enough $$ and time, most of the time at the end they just are not cost effective. Good luck with what ever your decision is!!
Just hot rod it and the overpriced Porsche parts..
@@johnhansen4550 yep and they do make kits to LS swap it LOL
Good luck with your project. I would opt for an original look in stead of an easy fix with the wide body.
Behind the rocker covers: The teal green looks better than the white..
Awesome find! Looking forward to watching this build! Love that you’re going back to the green. But please don’t RWB body kit it. It’s your car, just seen plenty of those poorly fitted fiberglass kit videos.
Hoorah. A budget 911 build, just what I have been looking for. I can’t see it in person so I can’t comment but it looks like it’s fairly solid, surface rust on a lot of it. I would even say those wings (fenders) are salvageable with some panel beating. I’ve seen worse.
I’m from the UK where if you even blink cars rust out so for a 45-year-old vehicle it’s got a lot going for it.
I’m sure if you use hard work and ingenuity it will produce some reasonable results. I do agree with the guys that is you want a show car you’ll need to spend mega money but If you just want a driveable classic, you’ll get it done.
Looking forward to it.
A year later she is gorgeous !!! I had to see the video again . Great work .
11:15 you are a brave man standing in front of that strap like that...
be careful dude!
😅 😁😁
Get yourself an external microphone, kind of difficult to hear when distant from the camera / phone. Excellent project, best of luck.
Peter Will do! Thank you!
and manage the music volume better
proving a person with technique and time can do things those without either can rarely afford
I can’t wait to watch. Gonna be fun. Restore it and keep it because you probably won’t get your money back. I think it’s awesome you are saving this classic.
It’s for me no concern if resale 🤙🏻
I can't wait to see what you do with it. Don't sell it. Depending on your skills and if you do all the work yourself you could easily bring this back to life. The engine on the other hand will cost a lot for a compleat rebuild. I would do a compression test and if good just replace the head studs one by one, all the seals you can without taking it apart. Replace the timing chain or at least replace the tensioners with hydraulic tensioners. It looks like the fan was already upgraded but its broken so you will need to get a new 11 blade fan. Also another common problem is the heat exchangers will need to be upgraded if not already. If you go wide body I would try to save the fenders if you go bolt on. Replacement fenders are very expensive. Unless you plan on going with fiberglass. You could do a budget hot rod build if you plan to keep the car for yourself. I don't know what it would take to get the stock fuel injection up and running. It maybe easier and cheaper to upgrade the intake manifold from a newer 911 and go with a standalone ecu. I have a 82 911 that I am back dating to a 73 RSR. It has a 996 water cooled engine that's going in it along with a bunch of other 996 and 986 parts. But I have had to put it on the backburner for now do to health problems. So I am looking forward to this project!
Jarrod VW +1 on the hydraulic tensioners!
Might be able to save the hood with patch panels 🤞🙌
Absolutely keep it original has in my opinion the best body of all 911's
it is really cool seeing you and your dad working on your projects
at the beginning of the video you reversed that trailer like a sir man gj :D
panbacil I have to be honest I did it messin around for the video...I hook up to trailers all day long for a living 😜
Hell yeah. Not easy
New to the Chanel, and looking forward to this build !! I can’t believe you got that for $500, it was a steal !!
I’m in the low country of SC, I think Alex Rebuilds is in your neck of the state.
I love your optimism as you evaluate the wreckage you bring home..."Aside from that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?" As a former 911 owner I can assure you parts will be expensive.
😁
That is one gem of a find.
Good luck, I wish you the best, but when you start buying parts you going to learn the meaning of "the porsche tax"
Just subscribed and started watching this series and...I think you guys have a loose screw somewhere in those heads, but...I am curious to see how this will progress (got a whole bunch of videos to catch up). I think with patience and hard work this will come out great. Good luck and cheers from Brazil.
I vote to keep it as stock as you can. Best of luck on the build. I look forward to seeing your results.
One thing I like a bout nice salvage yards like PickNPull in my area is that don’t let the cars gets destroyed by pickers so they can sell every part. The normal junkyards let people tear up the dash and console just to get a gauge. If you need dash trim or kick panels or radio surrounds, they’re all busted up. I’m late to the series but just subscribe and will enjoy binge watching this restoration.
Only thing that looks ok is the windshield. Good luck ! :D
theshuff the rear glass looks good too! Doubt that the rear defogger is working, though!
All you had to say was “Porsche”, subscribed.
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Hell yea, long nose, small bumper. Wide body sounds awesome also.
It is one of the most beautiful model ever made by Porsche in my opinion
Take a shot every time he says "and ah".
Love the channel, love the build, but....."and ah" is distracting
I want to watch the series, but the "and uh" is killing me
Russ M 😂 sorry! I’ll work on it!!
Russ M thanks for pointing that out, I’m half way through the vid and it’s driving me nuts too. Once you notice it, you can’t not noticit hahaha
He’s a new. I’m sure he will improve with time. 👍🏽
What an OPTIMISTIC guy! I wouldn't have undertaken this project in a million years. Find a reasonably treated car and go from there. Not a junk yard find like this. Wait until you start sourcing parts....$$$$$$
Keep as original as possible. Originality is king today!
Ugh those old Porsche's are really good at rotting away 😢
Check out Home Built by Jeff channel. He has a series you might find useful.
Local wrench turner here in Greenville, SC. Great to see a local channel!
Glad to have a local here!
You did the right choice, much work, but finally,the Porsche will be great for many years,if you respect the car👍👍👍👍👍. Greeting's from France🇫🇷🥖 Peter
If you value your time, sanity and bank balance you should quit whilst you're ahead and flip this car. There isn't a single straight panel that I can see, no interior and a drivetrain/suspension which will need to be completely rebuilt. You got a pretty good deal for 500, if it has a clean title it's worth 3 or 4 times that easily to someone who needs parts because this is nothing more than a parts car. By the time you get this running and driving you'll have spent far more than a good driver would have cost not to mention the hours and hours of headache involved in doing the work. Not hating, just talking as someone with a bit of experience finding a dream car and later realising it was far too gone to be worth restoring. Wish you the best of luck either way and just subscribed!
New drinking game- everytime he says " and uh" or " but uh"...
You got a screaming deal! Do what you want, It’s your dream car!
great series
aWhen editing your videos try and normalize the audio as the music is way too loud compared to your voice, annoying having to turn the volume up and down all the time. Looking forward to another youtuber who is up for a challenge.
Jason Colcomb Thank you! I’ll definitely adjust that on my next video!
@@BudgetBuildz yeah, i agree, good video's so far and a nice project, but i have to keep turning the sound up and down the whole time. But otherwise, really nice :D
you must see rebuild "polskie porsche " on RUclips.
Dokładnie....
Tks Andrzej! Great advice!! :)
Silver hoop Targas are my favourite. I prefer the impact bumpers, to the older ones, so if you keep them I'd keep the rocker covers, but if you're going for the long-nose look, ditch the covers. The older look will probably suit the green paint if you're going back to that.
Slant nose conversion, Wide body conversion ( carrera type), whale tale. That is what I would do. Checked ebay the doors were about $800 each, complete. hood was about $300, Seats can be recovered. New VDO gauges about $600.
70k$ project...
Please DON’T wide body this car.... worth much more in original spec
You made that reversing look real easy..looking forward to the project.
Tommy Tee Having fun for the video 😛 to be honest I hook to trailers all day long for a living 🤙🏻
I can really appreciate the multiple attempts you made with the truck and trailer. Last time I tried that it took me almost an hour. Love the channel, this one will be fun !!!
You could straighten those fenders and save money. ColdWarMotors on RUclips does some amazing body work. Budget builds are the best in my book! You could patch the hood and run with it, a rat Porsche!
I agree. Too many asshole purist commenting. Let him have fun and get it on the road. Who cares. This is my dream car and I would take it day by day and make it fun
Totally agree with watching Scott's video on body work...
That’s a great starter project, the targa roof section for those are super expensive to get in good condition and a cheaper alternative that can be done to the targa body is a cabriolet conversion, if you’re going widebody you can pick up complete front fenders in fibreglass from the Porsche cup racer guys at least I know you can here in Australia and the wide body looks awesome with the bumpers and rocker covers that you have, good luck with it I’ll be watching every step, I’m a Porsche tragic and can’t wait to see how you go, cheers from down under Tasmania Australia 😎👍👍🇦🇺
To keep original and still call it a budget build is insane, you should consider making it a rally build it would give you more freedom and be cheaper too.
At the end of the day, its your car so do with it as you please. Its there to make you happy no one else. Looking forward to the build!
Ditto! That's a great find for $500. Enjoy working on this labor of love, and I just subscribed to your channel. Lot of viewers are looking forward to "Part 2".
i admire your skill and hard work
Almost ready...just needs a new battery. I once restored a Karmann Ghia that was in better condition. If you count in parts, labor, headache and sweat, you better just buy a restored car. :-) Good luck with this one !
People watching this would rather listen to a hammer than incidental music.
The blindness of car love - this looks pretty much solid.
Damn I had a 1974 Targa for about 4 years I originally purchased it in 1999, it was speed yellow, motor was rebuilt and had some nice upgrades. Not a day goes by that I don’t regret selling it. They’re bringing damn good money now.
Amazing idea to find and restore porsche!
He will learn, the hardest thing hes ever done. Hard enough in Europe where there's more wrecks for spares.Its the bloody wait to find the bits that gets to you. Heater parts drive yer mad.!
I think it's great when younger people jump on a project like this so they can see what an utter pain in the ass it is to restore an old car. The cost of parts and paint work is staggering. Then there is the hundreds of hours spent that you hadn't even considered in the planning stages
Great save will be impressive when you are done!!!
You should give a credit for that tree. It's very usefull. 😄