Fantastic rebuild, well done. As an owner of a 1980 SC I could not agree more. A car that after 40+ years that, with regular care, can drive like day 1 is an amazing testament to top engineering and construction.
I really appreciated the discussion about Porsche’s engineering philosophy. To my mind, the philosophy of making the chassis evolve as a platform for improving tire, suspension and powertrain technology has made Porsche the only company that could build and sell a car that is timeless. Most constructors bail on a chassis as soon as the sales slow down. Hell, most people bail at the first sign of trouble. So, God bless those Porsche engineers who kept their composure and continued improving a car that didn’t seem long for this world. They were the true geniuses.
Fantastic color and renovation! At first I was thinking the beige leather was a tad too pale, but when you said the video washed it out a bit, I can imagine it’s absolutely perfect in person. The addition of the chrome is wonderful, in fact I can imagine taking it to the next level with chrome rear grill and deck lid insignia. While at it I’d be temped to replace the bumpers with simple RUF Yellowbird style and old-school style chrome mirrors. All ‘80s black out trim be gone! Sorry for going on a tangent - this SC as it sits is fabulous!
SC owner here. I could not agree more with you on everything you've said. The SC is an amazing balance of refined esthetics, performance and reliability. I also very much agree with the slight backdating you did by going back to a chrome trim around the glass of the car. Tony Lapine's back trim enforcement was a fad that did not stand the test of time, as evidenced by the backdating trend of the last 20 years. When something is perfect, don't mess with it.
Owned a 1978 SC Targa for years. The current cars are faster and do everything better by any measurement yet do not provide the tactical feel. And that’s the problem with newer cars they lack a soul. Beautiful restoration work done by artisan’s. Well done
Wat a well thought out business model and vision you and your team have developed 👌. I’m speechless and in awe. In 1977 is when I saw my first Porsche while in high school. From ther Car and Drive and Road & Track magazine took on journeys of Porsche and BMW ingenuity. Love your channel 🫡
Lovely car and colour combination. In my experience, the SC is definitely the most practical and usable classic 911. Can be driven year-round due to its fully galvanized body, the mechanical engineering quality is super robust, electronics are fairly basic and simple, and power is sufficient, esp. in the later 204 hp models. The only slight let down imo is the original 915 gearbox, which I would have liked to switch with a later Carrera G60 unit.
For the bright trim did you replace the existing black trim or did you strip it and re-chrome? If the former, can you tell me where you ordered the new trim?
The different models vary based their original spec and material used by Porsche for the window frames. We buy new chrome/bright beadings from Porsche direct and either polish of chrome the window frames
Since you're running 10.5:1 compression ratio, isn't that considered beyond the limits of the single plug system? Also, any particular reason why the displacement wasn't increased to 3.2ltrs? Nice car and thanks for sharing!
Thanks! We do go twin-spark with certain high-performance builds, but we tend not avoid twin-spark on 10.5:1 CR upgrades considering a few factors: - Acceptable 'degree' of modification (the twin distributors vs the heads) - Fuel quality / octane (in our experience anything 95+ is ideal) - Piston dome design (degree of asymmetry varies across different manufacturers) Twin Spark can give you a cleaner pickup, but at this ratio and driving style (street vs track) we don't feel that it's a an appropriate mod (but this is very much up to respective owners & clients). In terms of displacement increase - definitely a good way to get the grunt, but we feel it goes one step too far away from original for certain builds. We take that route where racing performance trumps originality.
Front end is a touch too high. Rake should be slightly more forward. The old school way short of a track oriented corner balancing was to use a level on the door threshold.
I have an SC, so I appreciate it. That said, seems like a LOT of money to dump into an SC. They’re just not worth that much, compared to the earlier ones or the later 3.2s, 964s, 993s, etc. I mean, there’s probably £80k+ in this, possibly more. If they were worth £250k or something when done, great. I just don’t see the value for money here though
Fantastic rebuild, well done. As an owner of a 1980 SC I could not agree more. A car that after 40+ years that, with regular care, can drive like day 1 is an amazing testament to top engineering and construction.
I really appreciated the discussion about Porsche’s engineering philosophy. To my mind, the philosophy of making the chassis evolve as a platform for improving tire, suspension and powertrain technology has made Porsche the only company that could build and sell a car that is timeless. Most constructors bail on a chassis as soon as the sales slow down. Hell, most people bail at the first sign of trouble. So, God bless those Porsche engineers who kept their composure and continued improving a car that didn’t seem long for this world. They were the true geniuses.
Fantastic color and renovation! At first I was thinking the beige leather was a tad too pale, but when you said the video washed it out a bit, I can imagine it’s absolutely perfect in person. The addition of the chrome is wonderful, in fact I can imagine taking it to the next level with chrome rear grill and deck lid insignia. While at it I’d be temped to replace the bumpers with simple RUF Yellowbird style and old-school style chrome mirrors. All ‘80s black out trim be gone!
Sorry for going on a tangent - this SC as it sits is fabulous!
SC owner here. I could not agree more with you on everything you've said. The SC is an amazing balance of refined esthetics, performance and reliability. I also very much agree with the slight backdating you did by going back to a chrome trim around the glass of the car. Tony Lapine's back trim enforcement was a fad that did not stand the test of time, as evidenced by the backdating trend of the last 20 years. When something is perfect, don't mess with it.
Lovely car. The skinny 911 without rear spoiler is such a clean shape and a very practical car to use.
Owned a 1978 SC Targa for years. The current cars are faster and do everything better by any measurement yet do not provide the tactical feel. And that’s the problem with newer cars they lack a soul. Beautiful restoration work done by artisan’s. Well done
what a beautiful car. Great work.
It is perfect in every way. The 70s & 80s were the golden age for these cars!
Whoever likes classic 911s shuld follow you and watch your detailed videos, engineering side and driving side of it.👏🔝
Love the interior angle you used here Gavin. Beautiful work as always, my friend!
Another fantastic video. I keep coming back to your content for inspiration while I restore my “67 long hood. Your cars are done so well…Thank you!
This is an amazing restoration!
Amazing build and great overview
It’s a tea tray, black spoke Fuchs, and black leather away from being the car of my youth. Thanks for the memories.
saw 911 sc in 1986 in showroom and thought what solid car
Beautiful color combo.
Thanks for sharing, very well done!
Wat a well thought out business model and vision you and your team have developed 👌. I’m speechless and in awe. In 1977 is when I saw my first Porsche while in high school. From ther Car and Drive and Road & Track magazine took on journeys of Porsche and BMW ingenuity. Love your channel 🫡
Gorgeous Porsche. Solid work.
I really enjoyed this video.
Cheers
Nice Porsche 911. Really nice exterior color and interior color combination.
Gorgeous color.
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING !!!!😍🥰
Aww it's so beautiful, I love it.
Amazing
Prob my fav Porsche series
Thank you for this video !!! This is NICE NICE NICE !!
Thank you too!
SC: the essence of the 911.
My favourite 911 model.
Very beautiful car
The sound
Lovely car and colour combination. In my experience, the SC is definitely the most practical and usable classic 911. Can be driven year-round due to its fully galvanized body, the mechanical engineering quality is super robust, electronics are fairly basic and simple, and power is sufficient, esp. in the later 204 hp models. The only slight let down imo is the original 915 gearbox, which I would have liked to switch with a later Carrera G60 unit.
Perfect, much better than the fat over complicated cars they produce now.
I would have chosen a saddle brown or coffee brown leather tone
For the bright trim did you replace the existing black trim or did you strip it and re-chrome? If the former, can you tell me where you ordered the new trim?
The different models vary based their original spec and material used by Porsche for the window frames. We buy new chrome/bright beadings from Porsche direct and either polish of chrome the window frames
my dream car bro
For this colour green its always tan interior...but its still sweet!
Since you're running 10.5:1 compression ratio, isn't that considered beyond the limits of the single plug system? Also, any particular reason why the displacement wasn't increased to 3.2ltrs?
Nice car and thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
We do go twin-spark with certain high-performance builds, but we tend not avoid twin-spark on 10.5:1 CR upgrades considering a few factors:
- Acceptable 'degree' of modification (the twin distributors vs the heads)
- Fuel quality / octane (in our experience anything 95+ is ideal)
- Piston dome design (degree of asymmetry varies across different manufacturers)
Twin Spark can give you a cleaner pickup, but at this ratio and driving style (street vs track) we don't feel that it's a an appropriate mod (but this is very much up to respective owners & clients). In terms of displacement increase - definitely a good way to get the grunt, but we feel it goes one step too far away from original for certain builds. We take that route where racing performance trumps originality.
Wow what a color, what´s the color code
How is beige “darker” as says?
Das ist Perfekt...
...lovely car. Watched on TV but could barely hear the narrative once the car was on the move.
that car is perfect. don't change anything. from the interior to the exterior.
👌
How much does one of these cost?
Yes , it is , know where I can find one reasonable ?
Looks lovely . The steering wheel is not original and where are the number(Licence) plates.
Front end is a touch too high. Rake should be slightly more forward. The old school way short of a track oriented corner balancing was to use a level on the door threshold.
Hi! How much could this classic piece cost me?
Just beautiful
Air cool life
Steering wheel is on the wrong side.
I have an SC, so I appreciate it. That said, seems like a LOT of money to dump into an SC. They’re just not worth that much, compared to the earlier ones or the later 3.2s, 964s, 993s, etc. I mean, there’s probably £80k+ in this, possibly more. If they were worth £250k or something when done, great. I just don’t see the value for money here though
that's the 911 only that one the rest is less or a brand new targa today
wish you had used a lapel mic when driving, it's hard to hear what you're saying.
Don’t get too excited. Mine wouldn’t get out of it’s own shadow in first gear
Stearing wheel is on the wrong side
Standard SC is just too slow. The 3.2 made a tremendous difference.
Promo-SM
Hard to understand the dialogue, especially with talking and driving simultaneously.
"Promosm" 👉