Team Trust
One of the Last Porsche Factory 962s Built
Built in 1991 this 962 was used by the Trust team for testing only and has very few hours of track time. It was built by the factory to FIA World Sportscar Championship configuration and is powered by a 3.2 liter engine. Since it was a test car and not subject to the rigors of racing it was not modified or damaged in any way.
It is the most original period correct 962 in the world today.
This car has just undergone a complete restoration and race preparation by Canepa Design. It is fully sorted, track tested and race ready. It is absolutely stunning, equally at home on the race track or in a museum. Nothing was over looked in the restoration of this car. It is as close as you can get to a BRAND NEW 962.
This car was accepted for the 2009 Monterey Historic and has a current HMSA log book.
Canepa Restoration
Disassembly
Remove bodywork, undertray and side pods
Remove suspension, engine, transmission, oil coolers, radiators, hoses, fire system, seat, seat belts, fuel cell, windshield and top of dash.
Tub
Inspect bare tub
No issues tub is in BRAND NEW condition.
Clean and detail tub
Wiring harness inspected, tested, and cleaned
Install radiators and oil coolers on tub
New fuel lines installed using original factory fittings
New oil lines installed using original factory fittings
Body
Fit body to tub
Make all door gaps and panel seams consistent width
Inspect undertray and refinish
Refinish inside of body panels
Paint body in proper period correct colors
Apply all period correct graphics and stripes to body, windshield and wing
Apply Clear Guard rock protection
Fabricate new headlight covers and install
Fabricate new side windows and install
Install all lights
Install undertray and side pods
Install body on car
Purchase new seat belts and installed
Re-charge fire system
Clean all instruments, and switches
Clean and install original dash top
Suspension, brakes and wheels
Crack check all suspension components
Install new wheel bearings
Inspect all hardware and replace with new where needed
Refinish all remaining hardware for correct factory finishes
Rebuild front and rear brake calipers
Install new brake hoses
Rebuild brake and clutch master cylinders
Refinish original factory wheels
Engine
Engine had very few hours of use, totally factory original
Engine removed from car
Inspect engine and perform leak down test, engine in excellent condition
Inspect fuel injection system
Clean all injectors and test
Rebuilt turbos
Rebuilt wastegates
Install new plugs and plug wires
Service engine management computer and install new internal battery
Clean and detail engine
Install engine in car
Transmission
Disassemble transmission and inspect all gears, ring and pinion and bearings
Replace bearings where needed
Fit proper gears ratios for Laguna Seca
Remove spool and install limited slip differential
Clean and detail case
Assemble transmission with new seals and gaskets
Install transmission in car
Inspect and service rear half shafts and CV joints
Race Preparation and Track Testing
Replace all fluids
Bleed Brakes
Perform full 4-wheel suspension alignment including corner weights
Install new springs with rates optimized for American road cources
Re-valve shocks for new spring rates
Front suspension “period correct update” for caster (reduces understeer)
Final “Nut and Bolt” check of entire car
Track test at Laguna Seca
Spare Parts
2 sets of new BBS wheels and racing tires
1 set spare wheel nuts
1 set tie down wheel nuts
About the 962
The Porsche 962 (also known as the 962C in international competition) was a sports-prototype racing car built by Porsche as a replacement for the 956 and designed to mainly to comply with IMSA’s GTP regulations, although it would later compete in the European Group C formula as the 956 had. The 962 was introduced at the end of 1984, from which it quickly became successful through privateer owners while having a remarkably long-lived career, with some examples still proving competitive into the mid-1990s.To make the 956 eligible under the new rules, Porsche redesigned the chassis to move the drivers feet behind the centerline of the front wheels. A steel roll cage was also integrated into the aluminum monocoque chassis.
The newer Andial built 3.2L fuel injected Flat-6 would be placed in the 962 by the middle of 1985 for IMSA competition, which made the car more competitive against Jaguar. However it would not be until 1986 that the 2.6L unit from the 956 was replaced in the World Sportscar Championship, using 2.8L, 3.0L, and 3.2L variants with dual turbochargers. The cars run under World Sportscar Championship regulations were designated as 962C to separate them from their IMSA GTP counterparts. The 3.2L unit, which had been eligible under IMSA’s Group 3 engine rules was banned in IMSA by 1987. In 1988, to counteract against the factory Nissans and the threat of withdrawal from Porsche teams, watercooled twin turbo Porsche engines would be allowed back but with 36mm restrictors.
