I’m in the process of purchasing an RS America that will serve as my track car and the wife says 3 Porsches is too many (can you really have too many Porsches?)
The car was
professionally built (2003) and continuously maintained by Mind Over
Motorsports in San Diego (www.mindovermotorsports.com)
to compete in the ever-growing Southern California 944 Spec class which
runs
with POC (http://www.porscheclub.com/)
and NASA (http://www.nasaproracing.com/).
It comes with log books for POC, NASA and
PCA. The class, which currently runs in
Arizona and SoCal has over 50 cars and is growing everyday. The
car was built to maximize performance
within the rules of spec racing (www.nasaaz.com/944/)
but could be run in SCCA or other clubs as well. It
weight approximately 2,440 lbs dry and will run in the 1:38’s
at Willow Springs. Probably the easiest
way for me to describe the car’s equipment is to just provide the build
sheet. As you can see, it would cost
nearly $27k to have this car professionally built and over $18k if you
were
doing all of the work yourself.
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SPEC
944 RACE CAR BUILD
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Parts |
Labor |
Total |
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Car Purchase |
2,650 |
0 |
2,650 |
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Engine |
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60k Tune up |
464 |
840 |
1,304 |
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Rod Bearings |
|
239 |
630 |
869 |
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Lighter Factory Tubular Headers |
100 |
160 |
260 |
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Muffler
brackets |
8 |
0 |
8 |
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Flywheel (resurfaced) |
102 |
254 |
356 |
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Rebuild Drive Axels |
0 |
250 |
250 |
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Kill Switch and install |
45 |
80 |
125 |
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AC Removal and Delete bracket |
129 |
175 |
304 |
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Convert Steering Rack to manual |
242 |
175 |
417 |
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OEM Oil Pressure Unit |
|
36 |
80 |
116 |
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OEM Ignition Coil |
|
50 |
40 |
90 |
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Sourced Airflow Sensor |
50 |
40 |
90 |
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Custom Spark Plug Wires |
120 |
40 |
160 |
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Flywheel Reference Sensors |
150 |
80 |
230 |
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Temp Sensor |
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|
35 |
40 |
75 |
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OEM Fuel Pump |
|
100 |
80 |
180 |
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OEM Fuel Filter |
|
25 |
0 |
25 |
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Misc. |
|
|
157 |
|
157 |
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Sub-Total |
|
|
2,052 |
2,964 |
5,016 |
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Transmission |
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944 Turbo
Clutch kit |
|
1,065 |
560 |
1,625 |
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Sourced
Factory 944S Transmission |
700 |
0 |
700 |
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Mobil 1 Gear
Oil |
|
31 |
40 |
71 |
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Sub-Total |
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|
1,796 |
600 |
2,396 |
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Suspension
- Front |
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Coilover Kit
with 400lb. Hyperco Springs |
240 |
70 |
310 |
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Koni Yellow Sport 3-way Adj. Shocks |
330 |
0 |
330 |
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Weltmeister
28 mm Adjustable Sway Bar |
379 |
70 |
449 |
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Weltmeister
Comp. Drop Links |
89 |
0 |
89 |
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Racers Edge
Camber Plates |
300 |
70 |
370 |
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Weltmeister
Poly Bushings (all) |
69 |
315 |
384 |
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OEM Front
Bearings (all) |
75 |
140 |
215 |
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OEM Ball
Joints |
|
128 |
70 |
198 |
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Brey Krauss
Strut Tower Brace |
260 |
35 |
295 |
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Sub-Total |
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|
1,870 |
770 |
2,640 |
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Suspension
- Rear |
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Koni Yellow
Sport 3-way Adj. Shocks |
232 |
0 |
232 |
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Weltmeister
30mm Torsion Bars |
266 |
490 |
756 |
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Modifications
for quick torsion bar indexing |
0 |
140 |
140 |
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Weltmeister
Poly Bushings (all) |
132 |
210 |
342 |
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OEM Rear
Bearings (all) |
243 |
420 |
663 |
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Weltmeister
22 mm Adjustable Sway Bar |
249 |
70 |
319 |
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Full Corner
Balance and Race Setup |
0 |
400 |
400 |
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Sub-Total |
|
|
1,121 |
1,730 |
2,851 |
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Brakes |
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Zimmerman
Slotted Rotors (4) |
312 |
280 |
592 |
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Caliper
Rebuild (1) |
|
34 |
70 |
104 |
|
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DOT Steel
Brake Lines |
|
98 |
140 |
238 |
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Pagid Orange
Brake Pads |
339 |
70 |
409 |
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Sub-Total |
|
|
782 |
560 |
1,342 |
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Interior
Mods |
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Strip
Interior |
|
|
0 |
280 |
280 |
|
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Paint -
Interior |
|
|
1,071 |
0 |
1,071 |
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Full Custom
Rollcage by RacerX |
1,955 |
0 |
1,955 |
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2 |
Sparco Evo 2
FIA Seats |
890 |
0 |
890 |
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2 |
Sparco Side
Mounts and Sliders |
318 |
0 |
318 |
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Fabricate
floor to lower driver's seat |
0 |
160 |
160 |
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Custom Seat
Back Brace |
150 |
0 |
150 |
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2 |
Bell 5-point
cam lock belts (2004) |
400 |
0 |
400 |
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Momo
Steering Wheel w/ quick release |
341 |
80 |
421 |
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986 Shifter
and boot |
|
80 |
0 |
80 |
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Window net
and install |
|
40 |
80 |
120 |
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New dash and
install |
|
269 |
500 |
769 |
|
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Sub-Total |
|
|
5,514 |
1,100 |
6,614 |
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Exterior
Mods |
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Color sand and clay paint |
|
0 |
200 |
200 |
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Design and
install custom graphics |
1,267 |
0 |
1,267 |
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Install
front and rear tow hooks |
10 |
160 |
170 |
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Replace and
lighten sunroof |
80 |
157 |
237 |
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Sparco hood
clips |
|
35 |
80 |
115 |
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Sub-Total |
|
|
1,392 |
597 |
1,989 |
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Wheels/Tires |
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|
8 |
Additional
15X7 Wheels |
488 |
0 |
488 |
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4 |
Toyo RA-1
225/50/15 |
|
690 |
92 |
781 |
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4 |
Powder Coat
Wheels Red |
180 |
0 |
180 |
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Steel wheel
lug nuts |
|
20 |
0 |
20 |
|
|
Sub-Total |
|
|
1,378 |
92 |
1,470 |
|
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TOTALS: |
|
|
18,556 |
8,413 |
26,969 |
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Everyone
always says
this, but this car is absolutely in race-ready condition.
It is also street legal and has current
California registration. This price
does not include the passenger seat and belts (keeping them for my new
car) but
can be purchase for an additional $500.
If you have any questions,
please feel free to call me at 858-456-4933 (day) or 858-755-3902 (eve)
or
email me at david.j.marguglio@smithbarney.com.
Or alternatively you can speak with Chris
Shaffer, owner of Mind Over Motorsports at 858-693-9911.
Spares include: 8
additional factory CC wheels
(3 sets
total), plug wires, ignition coil, fuel pump, headlight motor, and some
other
misc. items.
