Will This Flooded Porsche 993 Carrera Ever Be The Same?

Most people would give up on this 1995 Porsche 993 Carrera after it sat submerged in a river for over four years. After all, the thing not only suffered extensive water damage and exposure to the minerals in the river silt, there’s serious collision damage to the front end, all down the passenger side, and to the driver’s side rear fender.

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In other words, this Porsche 911, the last of the air cooled models, is a complete mess. But one man saw potential and took on the formidable project. Instead of just rushing through, he did the whole thing the hard, yet correct, way. That alone is admirable.

Just cleaning up the classic Porsche must have been a time-consuming, frustrating task. He had to disassemble what was left of the car, finding mud caked in every nook and cranny. And once that was all cleaned up, he was faced with a trashed powertrain, trashed drivetrain, trashed body, and trashed interior, all disassembled.

This is how you repair a car that’s been flooded. Some people just get the engine running again, hose it down, and call it good. But mold could be growing in the carpeting or noise insulation, and you wouldn’t find out until much further down the road. Doing a complete disassembly is sadly necessary, even though it’s time consuming.

First, he worked to straighten out the damage to the body panels and chassis, replacing sections that were too damaged. Then it had to be repainted. Next was getting the axles, suspension, etc. back on the car.

The guy had to dig all the river crud out of the flat-six and transaxle, plus address corrosion buildup. That, combined with rebuilding the engine and transmission, was a tall task, but the guy navigated it.

He took care of all the other systems on the car, including the brakes and all the electrical, installed the interior, added BBS wheels, and created something special. Where most people would’ve relegated the Porsche 993 to the scrapyard at best, this man made sure to resurrect it from a watery death, giving the classic car new life.

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