An old Porsche fan from West Sussex

[Ignatzcatz]

Hi all, I found DDK scanning the web looking for info on the 356. I started my Porsche life with a 924 then a 944 which cost 8K so you know how long ago that was, then, naturally, the 911's. First an SC cabriolet, then a Carrera cabriolet and then a '89 Carrera coupe which was fully optioned, a real beaut. I outed the last 911 and started looking for a 356. I now run a Ford F150 pickup as a parts chaser and everyday wheels. I finally found the 356 I wanted. Its been part stripped for a restoration and the attraction to this car was that I could start from scratch and build it my way and attend to all the parts of restoration. I will be making a few modifications to it along the way and hopefully I will post these here to give 356 owners some views on the build up.

[Helen]

hi, welcome to DDK,

i havejust finished a 2 year restoration of a 356C and am now hooked. looking for my next project. (an outlaw/custom 356)


DDK has a restoraton section it would be geat if you would start a thread telling us about your restoration.

[Hendrik Moulds]

As Helen says, welcome to DDK.
Would love to see some pictures of your project, which 356 model is it?

[cubist]

Welcome! More pics of 356 always needed

[Ignatzcatz]

Hi Helen, 356ist and Cubist, thanks for the greets, my old boat is a left hook B T6. To date I have welded up a dolly so I can move the car around and have pulled everything off it excluding the loom and have just finished stripping off all the tar mat, sound insulation and underseal which was hiding a fair bit of rust. I have to attend to floor pans, both rear seat bases fuel tank floor and the fuel tank itself plus it needs a complete front end and nearside wing. I have already purchased the front from Karmann Connection and I have 911 headlight buckets as I will be fitting 911 light units. Anyways I hope to put together a report on progress which hopefully will be of some interest but also keep me struggling on. I also hope to put some pics on the site but spanners I'm good, computers, not so good but I shall be using the guideline info to upload so here's hoping.
Greasily yours.

[Ignatzcatz]

Just to add the reason I am posting messages at 6 o'clock on a Sunday is not that I am computer nerd, I am in fact at work, airlines never sleep you know, why can't you all go on holiday Monday to Friday.