Salon – 1978 Porsche 930/934 RSR
1978 Porsche 930 RSR Leaf Green 30k orig. miles
Vin# 9308800117- 32,000 original miles
- Less than 15,000 miles since complete restoration.
- Leaf Green with Black interior
- Well documented records and history.
Note: PML had the opportunity to drive this incredible car…trust us, it’s everything (and more) they say it is. It’s an extremely drivable car, both around town and out on the highway – great touring car!
Autokennel of Costa Mesa, California, presents a rare opportunity to own an incredibly special car with a fantastic history for a fraction of the price. This car was an unrestored, concours original 1978 930 with only 4,500 miles in a storage facility in Nevada up until 8 years ago when an accomplished fabricator who had worked with Dan Gurney got hold of the car. This 930 was then transformed into a tribute to ‘70s Porsche race car icons . There are many unusual details on this turbo that are done with the highest level of quality. Click here for more photos.
Originally, this 930 was delivered in Cashmere Beige. Autokennel had it in a “pink-pig” style livery to soften the blow of such a strange color. However, after many years, they felt compelled to do a change. So, they had the car stripped down to the bare metal and repainted factory Leaf Green. As some may know, this color and code is no longer available and very tough to match. So, Autokennel got the help of the best…John Wilhoit of 356 fame. John was able to provide a perfect paint sample match. (note: John did not paint the car). The only part of the car that has the original Cashmere Beige is the frame rails of the engine compartment. They thought it best to show what it once was.
Furthermore, the car just went through a complete service by the father and son team of Tony and Marco at TLG Auto. They are very familiar with the current condition of the car and can give anyone an honest opinion of how nice this car really is.
In August of 2004, the car was a feature cover story in Excellence magazine. Paul @ Autokennel has copies of the article he can email to you. Excellence wrote a 5-page article that goes in depth with the builder of the car and his motivations/thought process in developing this beast. Furthermore, 911 & Porsche World magazine featured this car in a recent issue. All in all, this car has appeared in over a dozen magazines, as well as several TV shows.
Well over $120,000 has been invested into this car in just the past couple of years. And, much of the work was hand fabricated by the prior owner with no specific dollar figure assigned to his time and expertise. Here is a list of all the details/work done to the car:
Body/Exterior:
- Filled in mirror holes, sunroof, antennae hole
- Custom fit 934 front and rear flares
- RSR rear bumpers
- 934 custom front bumper with splitter
- RSR Oil Cooler with cut out in engine area to fit RSR trunk floor
- Custom fabricated duck tail to fit over 930 intercooler
- Concours level repaint that was color sanded
- Custom aluminum 917 centerlock wheels with custom centerlock adapters
- 911R plexiglass rear side windows
- Plexiglass rear windows with custom WWII fighter plane vents
- Personalized California blue plate “Mad Kuh”
- Vintage F1 style side mirrors
- RSR license plate lights
Interior:
- Completely redone
- New RSR style bucket seats with custom sliding brackets
- RSR lightweight carpet kit
- Backdated door locks
- RS lightweight door panels with custom speaker perforation and leather wrapped handles
- Delete back seats
- Rear speakers hidden under carpet covered parcel shelf
- Custom RSR roll bar
- Custom matching Coco floor mats
- Delete center console, heater box to give an earlier look
- Momo Prototipo steering wheel
- Hard wired V1 radar detector (V1 not included)
- Hard wired Ipod connector to Factory Blaupunkt stereo
Suspension/Brakes:
- New 917 floating brake rotors and Mintex pads
- 935 monoball coilover suspension
- Corner balanced and alignment by Johnson Alignment
- Dry weight is 2,565 lbs
- New control arms
- New upper and lower shock mounts
- New spring plates
- New Bilstein shocks
Engine/Exhaust:
- Twin plug conversion by Andial:
- Updated Tensioner Kit
- New injection lines
- New cam and oil lines
- Intake manifold work
- Cylinder head work
- Valve job
- Modify scavenger pump
- New sport valve springs
- Port and polish intakes
- Cut valve seats
- Bore intake blocks to 36mm
- Bore Plenum to 36mm
- Ollies rocker arms
- Powdercoat fan
Further engine/turbo work by Vision Motorsports:
- 964 cams
- New custom Borla exhaust
- New BTR clutch and pressure plate
- Modify wastegate
- Devlar head studs
- Kolken ceramic bearing turbo
- Passes California’s strict smog test
- Runs on 91 octane.
The motor is detuned to 0.5 bar of boost. Designed to run at 1.1 bar of boost. Even so, the car recently dyno tested at 315hp and 287 lb ft of torque to the rear wheels. At full boost, estimated crank hp is nearly 500hp!!
A lot of time, thought, and money went into this 930. It is a very special car with a well-documented history. It is a true head turner. This R Gruppe hot rod is becoming very well known in the Porsche world.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Paul at 714-668-0345 or paul@autokennel.com
Nice blog and some interesting information, I found it really by mistake looking for something else. Have bookmarked it and will be back soon.
I’m not sure many other porches would look great in factory leaf green, but this one pulls it off nicely.