1979 Porsche 930 Turbo #projectstuka

Born from a stalled customer race car project and what essentially amounts to spare parts from around the shop, Project Stuka was the primary Lüfteknic shop project for the second half of 2014. The 1979 SC shell went from the chassis table to completed car in less than two months, with most of the final work, paint and assembly taking place over the final two weeks. The donor had in a previous life had factory metal 930 flares added, which remain untouched except for clearancing to fit the much-wider-than-stock front wheel and tire package to the car.

The paintwork inspiration came from multiple sources, but it all started around a way to keep the original paint 1968-69 Signal Yellow non-sunroof clip (installed to increase helmet clearance compared to the sunroof version, in addition to a 30lb weight savings) in tact, even with the car being Guards Red. We have a few airplane enthusiasts here on staff and after some brainstorming sessions and discussions, a concept was hatched. The original concept was taken from a WWII dive bomber, the Stuka, but the color concept was actually taken from a design used on planes in WWI called ‘Lozenge’ camouflage.

With input from shop customers / friends Josh Brown and Gibbs Connors things moved forward, and Senior here at Lüfteknic took the ball and ran with it, handling color selection, layout, and painting. The flat sections and rear deck lid were all sprayed normally, with flattening agents used on some sections, while the lozenge pattern was hand-painted by Senior using One-shot sign paint. The results, with the flat-red interior, speak for themselves and as we say, love it or hate it, the Stuka is bound to stoke an opinion. Under the wild paint, lies a very capable early air-cooled car with a host of top-line equipment and parts.

-Chassis: 1979 911 SC w/ 930 fenders / flares all around. Hand painted WWI Lozenge camouflage pattern. Unknown 934/RSR style front bumper, hand formed aluminum canards, factory Porsche 930S rocker skirts, Lexan rear window, Crawford Composites 996 GT3 RSR rear wing, custom mounts / uprights. H4 headlights, Euro rear tail lights. Custom 6-point DOM 1 3/4″ roll cage, 935 style felt dash covering, vents, Recaro Profi seating, Willans 5-point safety harnesses, vintage Lecarra steering wheel, 935 boost gauge.

-Drivetrain: 964 Turbo engine, 3.3L w/ K29 turbocharger, 934 style exhaust pipe, G50/52 transmission. Factory limited slip differential, steel synchros, Mode Design single mass flywheel with 993 RSR pressure plate / 996 GT3RS clutch disc. 993 RSR front gearbox mount.

-Suspension: KW Competition 3-way coil over suspension w/ raised front spindles, Elephant Racing adjustable front top mounts, ERP 935 front suspension arms / links. 930 tie rods w/ Tarret bump steer correction, through-body Tarret adjustable front sway bar. 935 style rear suspension w/ modified rear torsion beam box and camber adjustment w/ raised pick up points, 930 trailing arms, Rennline mono ball upper mounts, ERP 935 spring plates, Weltmeister adjustable rear sway bar. All mounts / bushings / rubber replaced with spherical bearings / solid mounts.

-Brakes: Wrightwood Racing 993TT ‘Big red’ front front brake kit, 930 rear brakes (calipers and rotors), Pagid yellow front pads, Pagid orange rear pads.

–Wheels: Kinesis K27 front 18×10.5″, Fikse FM5 18×11″ w/ 265/35 R18 and 285/35 R18 Continental SportContact3 tires, respectively.

Return to projects

As it arrived many years ago.
Front pan repair, from typical battery acid damage.
Rear engine mount and panel repair.
Non sunroof clip being installed / frame checked for trueness.
Non sunroof clip being installed / frame checked for trueness.
On Kinesis wheels
Inspiration.
Ready for the cage shop. August 2014.
At the cage shop.
Bosch sleeping while Garrett grinds. Shop dogs don’t mind anything.
Rear beam cut and 935 trailing arm mounts installed.
Senior masking for paint.
Dr John prepping the rear decklid.
Cleaning all the raw metal for flat-red paint.
Cage installed and sheet metal work trial fitment.
Flat red fuzzy paint picture.
ERP front 935 type suspension.
KW Competition coilovers with ALMS spec internals.
September, less than two weeks until departure.
Masking for Dazzle.
Ready for paint.
993TT brakes, Pagid pads, noisy brakes.
Senior is stoked on the results.
Contrast
Checking wheel fitment and brake clearance. 18×10.5 is a lot of wheel on the front of a 930.
Under wraps.
Bumper fitted!
Paint by number
Lozenge stencil being applied.
OEM 930S side skirts ready.
Lozenge color key.
1-shot – always hand paint.
Brush meets car. The painting begins,
One panel at a time.
Kinesis K27 front wheels going back together, sprayed in gloss black.
Two colors.
Meeting place.
The only tape lines you’ll see on the side of Stuka
Three colors.
The finished product.
Dash prep.
Contrasts
Senior putting the final touches on Stuka’s Lozenge camo pattern. All told he hand painted both sides in about 5 days, including dry time.
On the ground
Possible stencil idea.
Engine tin cut and welded.
Last minute checks before the 3.3 turbo and G50/52 box are installed.
Three days to go.
Big 265 tires, ERP 935 suspension, Tarret bump steer kit, KW Competition coil overs.
The man Marshall Smith in action. MIL spec wiring.
Transaxle in.
Engine in!
Late nights.
All hands on deck.
Smart Strings alignment
The wrong colors are just right.
Always hand paint. Fuel filler details.
Last minute push the night before departure.
Shift and clutch adjustments.
Last pieces coming together.
Trim painted and laid out for instal.
First drive, 1am the morning of departure.
3:30am – Car finished. Departure: 6am.
3:30am – Car finished. Departure: 6am.
On the road.
20 miles out from Richmond, systems check.
Fuel stop.
Smooth sailing – no problems.
H2Oi 2014 arrival. Stuka with the Lüfteknic GT3 set. 996, 997, 991.
Porsche Bus and friends.
Wing King.
At the ‘no radiator’ GTG, H2Oi 2014.
GT3 video series shoot set up.
Donut tray.
Rolling.
Post bird-strike.
Red skeleton.
Vintage LaCarra steering wheel, 935 inspired ‘climate control’
Sitting low on KW Competition coil overs.
Lexan rear window.
Crawford 996 GT3 RSR wing details.
Profile.
Door details.
Porsche 935 boost gauge with ‘tell’ needle.
Connected to a 964 Turbo G50/52 box.
One of many intentionally raw finishes.
Cage installation.
Always hand paint.
Details
Wastegate
Big K29 turbo and 934-inspired ‘exhaust. ‘
Original Signal Yellow paint shown with the freshly sprayed dazzle camo lines

Return to projects