Notchback Restoration

Hendrik Moulds · Post by **Hendrik Moulds** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:30 pm

After owning my Notchback for 2 (or is it 3) years, it is time for it to emerge and for the pain to begin. The plan is to have a pretty standard car as they are so rare now, this is one 16 RHD notchbacks built for the UK market of which only 2 (maybe 3) are left.

So don't bother suggesting I cut the roof off! Anyway I have a cab already.

I am going to have the body etc bead blasted so as to work out the full extent of the damage. Here it is emerging for the first time and looking rustier than I remember:

Fortunately I have everything for the car safely tucked away, including new nose and wings. I still have the originals but they are pretty rotten and will probably be thrown at some point.

Hendrik Moulds · Post by **Hendrik Moulds** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:54 am

After losing a fair amount of skin and a few hours of frustration/patience, the wiring loom is out.

roy mawbey · Post by **roy mawbey** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:48 am

Hendrik,

Are you going to be the one who replaces it? I reckon its a tough job to do unless you really know what you are doing.

Interesting project indeed.

Roy

Hendrik Moulds · Post by **Hendrik Moulds** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:00 am

Hi Roy,

Yes I'm looking forward to getting into it. I am planning to do this project over a number of years as I'm not in a rush to have another finished car.
With regards to the wiring loom, I'm definitely going to have someone else to do the wiring loom as I'm no good with electrics.

Post by **Bootsy** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:06 am

356ist wrote: I'm definitely going to have someone else to do the wiring loom as I'm no good with electrics.

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Hendrik Moulds · Post by **Hendrik Moulds** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:14 am

Could be.
However there's LOTS of metalwork etc to get through before I even think about that.

pete917 · Post by **pete917** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:43 pm

Bootsy wrote:
356ist wrote: I'm definitely going to have someone else to do the wiring loom as I'm no good with electrics.
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Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:00 pm

Hi
did this car come frrom a guy in Bradford?

58herbie · Post by **58herbie** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:05 am

Hendrik.

if you need a hand with the electrics then i can help when needed. i am an auto electrician by trade.

any news or pics on the wings and nose panel.

jon

Hendrik Moulds · Post by **Hendrik Moulds** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:46 am

Dakota, no it didn't come out of Bradford. Why do you ask? Do you know of another car?

Will sort out the photos this week Jon. Thanks for the offer on the electrics, like I said there's going to be lots of welding before I even think about that.

Took the shell in for bead blasting yesterday after finally getting all the little bits, fuel lines, handbrake cables etc off the car. Should be ready early next week when I will take some photos of the new colander!

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:01 pm

Hi
years ago I took a chap from Bradford to look at a preA coup'e in Essex I can't remember his name but he had a notchback he was restoring which I think was RHD , I think that was his reason for doing it as it was rare, very.. As for the PreA that was RHD and a 1500S to boot overall a very nice car really , it was stock but finished in Carrera Pan America signwriting and thats what put the guy off it.

Hendrik Moulds · Post by **Hendrik Moulds** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:25 am

Interesting, the notchback has definitely fallen off the radar, will have to start searching the local garages!
I think I know the PreA with Panamerica signwrighting, the car is now in Germany.

pete917 · Post by **pete917** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:13 am

I must admit, I hadnt really seen one before. What spec are they. Were there many made. Certainly looks interesting.

Hendrik Moulds · Post by **Hendrik Moulds** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:31 am

They were built by Karmann for Porsche and weren't that popular at the time, I think production was about 2000 cars? The spec was the same as standard cars, but when you sit in one they is a lot more glass and you feel there is more space.

Basically they are a cabriolet body with a roof welded in, a lot of cars have been converted to cabriolets. Like I said above they only produced 16 RHD cars for the UK market, of which I have I know of one other as well as two possibles (one in Bradford? and one seen in Birmingham in the 90s). Whether they exist still, who knows.

pete917 · Post by **pete917** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:39 am

356ist wrote:They were built by Karmann for Porsche and weren't that popular at the time, I think production was about 2000 cars? The spec was the same as standard cars, but when you sit in one they is a lot more glass and you feel there is more space.

Basically they are a cabriolet body with a roof welded in, a lot of cars have been converted to cabriolets. Like I said above they only produced 16 RHD cars for the UK market, of which I have I know of one other as well as two possibles (one in Bradford? and one seen in Birmingham in the 90s). Whether they exist still, who knows.

Thank you. That certainly have a great look to them.....

I wonder how many of thre RHD cars are left........ What a barn find tat would be