yes, that’s the way it works.
What a surprise! … lol …
"Work performed in August 2022 included repairing the fuel distributor and replacing the fuel filter … "
What is the surprise? Are you buying a used car?
It’s the right era for @George_San_Jose1
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Yes, it’s the right era, but it is equipped with power windows.
That’s a huge no-go for George.
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I wouldn’t say power windows would be a complete “no go”, but power windows definitely would be on the putative purchase’s demerits list. There may in fact be no 911SC 's at all with manual windows. Goes to show, when making a purchase, the buyer has to leave “ideal” behind, and choose from among what’s available.
You probably noticed that this 46 year old car is quite expensive, so not much chance I’ll be making a bid. But such a thing is fun to think about. If the price was right I’d be fine w/the K-Jetronic configuration, would just be something I’m already familiar with to tinker about with.
Speaking of K-J’s, read a classic-car-restoration article recently about a late 80’s VW GTI. Car has been sitting unused for several years, but reportedly ran fine when parked up. Now it won’t start. Compression tests ok, spark ok. I’ll bet you can guess what the problem is … … lol …
I thought the current bid was reasonable, but what do I know about car prices? Buy new instead.
That 78 911SC needs a wide body kit with wheels and tires to fit and a upgraded engine… 
If you need wider stance and upgraded engine, just buy a new or late model 911. I’ll take the 1978 911, in factory form, any day!
I like the look of the older 911’s better, love the Whale Tale…
Something like this, not the crazy JDM looking overkill style… The way the factory could have made it…
I imagine that the turbocharger might be a turnoff for you too.
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My pinhead thinking at the time was that the CIS (K Jetronic) injector design would be greatly improved if it and its seating bore was longer and the injector had two o-rings instead of just one. The single-o-ring design allowed it to wobble in the bore, stressing the single o-ring. I’m not sure how many o-rings my Corolla’s injectors have, but they’ve never failed once in 30+ years. Seems hard to believe the robustness difference is the o-ring material.