UNBROKEN PORSCHE: My Garage-Built 3.2L Twin-Plug 1978 Porsche 911SC Hot Rod | EP47

I bought a broken Porsche 911SC and rebuilt it into a twin-plug, carbureted hot rod in our garage. For the first time on the show, I’m featuring my own 1978 air-cooled Porsche, built and driven with my husband Frank Johnson. With its short-stroke 3.2L engine, close-ratio 915 gearbox, and notably absent air conditioning, we road-tripped our classic 911 across the country to Luftgekühlt 11. MORE ON FRANK & NICOLE JOHNSON: Frank and I married in 1993 and spent many years competing together in professional off-road motorsports before eventually falling down the Porsche rabbit hole. Along the way, Frank managed a race team while building a diverse skill set as a general contractor, welder, and gunsmith—experience that shows up in everything he builds. I often joke, “Everybody needs a Frank,” a nod to both his good looks and his ability to fix or build just about anything. Today, Frank focuses on specialty air-cooled Porsche engine work, including machining and custom engine builds for clients. FOLLOW FRANK on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/franksmotorhaus/ *** Special thanks to @bilsteinUS for supporting our build and this episode. We trust Bilstein shocks on all of our Porsches! WEB: https://cart.bilsteinus.com INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bilsteinus/ Additional thanks to @pelicanparts for partnering on the engine rebuild. We couldn't have met our 90 day build deadline without them tirelessly working in the background! WEB: https://www.pelicanparts.com INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/pelicanparts/ And thanks to ⁨@LarryChenPhoto for furnishing and providing permission to use the image of me at Luftgekühlt. ♥️ So much love to everyone who helped us along the way, including Eric Liu at Pelican Parts, Chris Bolger, Chelsea Leap, Garrett Brown, Michael Ritchie and Steve von Seggern at Bilstein, Lara Steinbacher at Gaudin Porsche, Marco Gerace at TLG, Jeff Gamroth at Rothsport, Alex Stivaletti at Holley Performance, Cary Eisenlohr at Eisenlohr Racing Products, Ira Ramin and Fati Gomez at Tarett Engineering, Chris Barba at DNA Motorsports, Jim Patrick at Patrick Motorsports, Marco Robelo at Continental Tire, Bill Rader at Bill Rader Motorsports, Brandon Alexander at No Politics Racing, Mike Musk at Mike's Restorations, Bryan Rasch at Achtung Kraft, Ravi Dolwani at CSF Radiators, Tim Morris at Rennline, Chris at Wavetrac Differentials, Glenn Yee at GT Series 1, Mike Calka at WAAG Powder Coating, Matt Perry and Kalpu Clark at Griot's Garage, Eric Shea at PMB Performance, Graem at Rebuilt Caliper HQ, Johnny “O” Omundson, Mano Agulian, Danny Guerin, Chris Ridgway, Brandon Adams, Kailo Messier, Michael Badami, and to our entire family for the encouragement, support and patience ♥️ ••••• WEBSITE & MERCH: http://www.nicolejohnsonsdetour.com IDEA SUBMISSIONS: http://www.nicolejohnsonsdetour.com/contact.html JOIN OUR CHANNEL TO GET ACCESS TO PERKS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCshU9jqO5CbBoQCBJqnkq4Q/join BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/nicolejohnsonsdetour GET TO KNOW NICOLE IN 2 MINUTES: https://youtu.be/F3ZWGt0QYGk INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nicolejohnsonoffroad/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/nicolejohnsonoffroad Created and Produced by Michael Badami and Nicole Johnson Directed by Michael Badami © Lawndart Limited https://lawndartlimited.com #nicolejohnsonsdetour