RWB-Backdated 911 Could Become a New Trend
Backdated Porsche 911s are quickly becoming a thing, essentially reversing the restomod treatment.
Reverse Course
For some time now, the restomod movement has reigned supreme in the automotive world. But lately, we've noticed a small handful of Porsche builds that feature a different kind of modernization. These builds involve slapping older bodywork on a newer car and are likely a result of older 911 prices reaching crazy levels as well as most people's preference for their looks. This 1987 911 we spotted at Bring a Trailer is the latest to sport this treatment, and it's interesting for a number of other reasons as well.
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RWB Me
This particular 911 was transformed by well-known Porsche tuner Akira Nakai at RWB Los Angeles. And Nakai obviously did a lot more than slap older bodywork on the newer car. It also wears all of the typical RWB goodies, including widebody fenders, a longer hood, and a ducktail spoiler. In addition, a set of H4 headlights were added, while the sunroof and fuel filler were removed and smoothed over.
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Notable Changes
Nakai also shaved the passenger side mirror and windshield wiper before relocating the fuel filler to the inside of the front trunk. Other notable exterior changes include drilled door handles, rubber latches for the front trunk and engine lid, chrome window trim, pop-out vent and rear quarter windows, and Euro-style taillight lenses.
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Finishing Touches
The 911 was then repainted Porsche Light Yellow, while Carrera script was added to both sides and RAUH-Welt graphics were slapped on the ducktail spoiler and windshield. The finishing touch is a set of Fikse 17″ Fuchs-style wheels which are wrapped in Sumitomo HTR tires measuring in at 275/40 up front and 315/35 in the rear.
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Moving Inside
As you might imagine with a build this extensive, the interior wasn't left alone either. The new cabin now contains fixed-back sport seats stitched in black vinyl and yellow tartan inserts, which also graces the RS-style door panels, dash, and rear side panels. The rear seat was ditched in favor of a set of storage bins, because who uses that thing anyway?
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Mechanical Mods
The original 3.2-liter flat-six was rebuilt and fitted with Jenvey Dynamics individual throttle bodies, an 11-blade fan, a Link stand alone ECU, Fabspeed catalytic bypass, and a custom dual-exit exhaust. Underneath, the 911 was fitted with all new brakes, three-way adjustable Moton coilovers, Turbo tie rod ends, and a bumper steer spacer kit.
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Growing Trend
At the end of the day, most casual observers would never guess this was actually a 1987 vintage 911. To most, it's just a pretty incredible build with some impressive detailing. And as it becomes harder and harder to find and/or buy old 911s, we fully expect this interesting "backdated" trend to grow even more popular.
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