Here are a few pictures of
the 76/77 911 Carrera 3.0 taken at various events in the UK. The Carrera
3.0 was never officially sold the US, however a number of cars found their
way over the pond.
Basically it was the forerunner
of the 78SC which used a similiar engine with an aluminium crankcase although
the crank main bearings were beefed-up on the SC. The magnesium tranny
was used for the last year in 77, it would be interesting to see if the
later Carrera 3.0's switched over to aluminium trannys.
There were a couple of improvements
for the 77 model year, namely an improved 1st gear syncro, new vents in
the dash and new door locking buttons.
One possible fault with these
cars (apart from pop valve and tensioners) is the engine oil pump and
a number of owners have suffered oil pump failure (including me), unusual
because it is supposed to be the same pump as the 3.0 turbo.
Apparently the pump design
was changed around 76 with a corresponding oil pressure valve change.
For more details see the Bruce Anderson Book (page 63).
Click on the thumbnails for
a larger pic. Any comments (or indeed any Carrera 3 pics you would like
posting) please email me at: andymin@totalise.co.uk
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