Vintage Excellence

10/19/2026

When you turbocharge a 911 the variations on how you set it up are endless. With this low mileage 930 I wanted to retain the stock appearance as much as possible so that meant keeping the CIS injection system which is antiquated by today’s standards but it can be adjusted to work far better with all that the great Porsche tuners and parts makers have developed over the last 50 years.

It’s common to hear the term Widowmaker on these cars simply because that average person doesn’t realize when the delayed power comes on when boost develops. So these cars in stock form go from an underpowered car to an overpowered car in the blink of an eye but when that blink happens is delayed. So with some radical changes to the exhaust, turbo, and fuel system we can eliminate most of that turbo lag while adding more power.

Sometimes the only way you can learn what works, how it works and how it fits is to run it then take it back apart to adjust or repair an issue. I’ve had this engine out a couple times - it’s frustrating. But not the last piece of the puzzle is here and it’s going back together this week with all the improvements working together in harmony. Stay tuned for sound and driving videos.

10/18/2026

Been stuck at home doing chores, nice to get out and drive for a bit in an off road scene.

09/27/2026

The story of rampant counterfeit auto parts on - shame on them for allowing this to happen. The pump was junk right out of the box - soft threads stripped out immediately. What kind of fuel pumps are you owners replacing your pumps with? I’m looking at AEM Electronics who have a similar pump with a higher flow rate and their quality looks to be higher than average.

I admit I fell for it, I checked all the labels on the eBay pump and it seemed legitimate, but common sense tells us that there is no way Bosch can make a pump in Germany and sell it for $42 in this day and age, in fact the replacement genuine pumps from Bosch are all made in Czech Republic. Good thing is this pump failed out of the box and not on my expensive turbo engine while under boost. If you loose fuel flow then your engine is nearing a disastrous situation. None of us want to spend more than necessary but beware the con artists and eBay who take advantage of that frame of mind.

09/11/2026

Can you guess how many versions of Recaro Sports Seats were made from 1967 to 1973?

09/10/2026

For Sale 1968 Porsche 912 coupe - original rust free California black plate car, original paint, original interior, 86,000 original miles, engine/transmission fully rebuilt 4 years ago by my shop - comprehensive full rebuild with big bore 1720cc and improved camshaft and properly jetted rebuilt original Solex carburetors.

Originally sold to a doctor out of downtown San Francisco when new. It came to me in good but slightly tired condition so I did all the engine/trans work - new everything on the engine including clutch. The interior I replaced the dash with an original not cracked dash I was very lucky to source through my contacts, rebuilt the padding on the seat and added the deluxe Slumberoll headrests, new headliner, Wood Steering Wheel! Gauges restored by Palo Alto Speedo.

Original x5 dated matched wheels restored with new Vredestein 185 tires installed.

The exterior paint is all original, it has a few spots of patina but honestly don’t we all look a little worn after all the years, I polished the paint and brought it back to a very acceptable gloss appearance. Original paint means no accidents! Replaced the USA only side markers with good original used, the turn signals are all original in excellent shape. Most all rubber replaced. Most cars these days are full of reproduction parts that might look shiny but they don’t fit well and will not last like all the original German parts on this car, these cars are also not built by someone with 30+ years of Porsche 912 experience. I can’t build cars like this anymore unfortunately unless the price was well over $150k…. This one was done just before the pandemic so the costs were much lower. The current owner is trading it in on another car so don’t snooze, this is a good one to buy that will not give you any trouble. He had driven regularly for 4 years and has had no problems. Located in San Diego.

DM directly to talk about it.

09/02/2026

The art to a proper restoration is blending the old original parts where it counts with the new restoration parts. Lots of new parts we get today are not near as good as the original parts so a large stock of old parts should never be under appreciated. Someone changed the colors of this car to White over Black for some reason - I am putting it back to how it was - Special Order “to sample” color.

09/01/2026

It’s an amazing car with an incredible story - built by Porsche racing department, powered by a 3.0L RSR engine slightly de tuned for pump gas and low end power needed for rally driving. Commissioned by a privateer that threw as much money as he had at it so he could race against the bigger factory teams. Built at the very end of an era, by this time track racing was no longer affordable for the small private team but rally racing was and Porsche built just this one of these then said never again - they went on to create 21 of the 911SC/RS cars which share most all the parts and attributes of this very car.

Since it’s a one off factory built race car I’m open to your offer. I want to sell it. What would you pay for this car? Feel free to DM me an offer.

08/29/2026

Larry Chen just visited the shop I am working with in Thailand, excerpt from his latest YouTube video. This is the 65 911 project I am in charge of - engine finished - you can see the build in my feed, next step is paint. So many details on these old cars to make right. This type of restoration is 10 times more difficult than building a restomod or customizing a car. I feel this level of work is so much more important than modernizing a car with more power, this is bringing the car back to its original form. We are preserving history.

08/29/2026

911 Assistant is the shop were are working with in Thailand, our Thailand sister shop if you will. Larry Chen just did a video on the place. You can see the 1965 Project Mark Allen is in charge of:

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08/28/2026

This Safari RSR has just gone through a full inspection by myself and what a car in wonderful ready to use condition. What you are looking at is an unrestored original condition Porsche factory built custom one off RSR rally car to the customer’s spec. This road legal rally car is unlike any other car Porsche had built at the time - circa 1978 the customer racing department in Werk 1 Zuffenhausen took an older chassis from 1972 so they could put a monster 300hp 3.0L race car engine in and remain road legal in the USA where it was campaigned over 3 seasons in the SCCA Pro Rally series. Competing in over 21 races with a first place overall win and a few podium finishes.

This was a rare time when privateers could race against factory teams and if you were good enough then you could win. It was a unique time that Porsche would take an older chassis and build whatever you wanted. It was so expensive and time consuming they said they would never build another one off like this - it is if you will a hand built prototype rally car.

A few years later Porsche would go on to build the 911 SC/RS for FIA Group B rally category and we like to think they used what they learned building this car to create the 21 SC/RS cars as they share many of the same parts as this very car but this was the first one built.

Now available for sale, if you are looking for a truly unique and exceptional car for rally events then I doubt you would be able to find something more rare than this car. Currently road legal in all 50 states and registered in California with a clear title, if you are interested in purchasing this car then DM me directly, see more information and detailed pictures on my website in my profile.