SuperAvant

My father is planning on buying a 89 930 slant nose and we are trying to determine if the car is an original slant nose or a conversion. Do you know if you can find this out through the VIN? TIA!

Casablanca Avant

are buying the car after seeing it.
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AFTER MARKET JOB:

1) 4 studs at the four corners on the underside of the louvers
2) Splash guards attached to the 4 studs
3) Imperfect headlight door jambs
4) Japanese headlight motors
5) Wiring to lighting
6) Welded light buckets that intrude onto the wheel hose skirts
7) Evident mig-welding of 3 separate insert panels to factory fender
8) Windshield washer reservoir in left fender changed (or cut down)
9) Dents in the battery area of the shirt to fit under buckets
10) Cut out of the bumper shock support to fit buckets
11) Composite or plastic rear vent slats
12) No octane sticker on back of fabricated gas lid door


CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REAL DEAL:

1) Wood rear vent slats
2) Dual oil cooler in rear qtr vents with screens
3) Jack extensions extended factory welded to rockers
4) Factory stamped part number on rocker panels
5) Two piece rear vent hole
6) Exact die cuts in the corners of louvers

sbh tuned

nice post

SuperAvant

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Casablanca Avant

forums for more info on the 930 slantnose

pkrasusky

...typically can be found on conversions - surf Rennlist and Pelican for specifics. Jack mounting points are one easy one, width of fender slats, etc. etc.

'89s command a decent premium enough, if it is in fact an OE M505 there were VERY few imported and it's likely going to be big $$$.

Good luck.