Restoration of a RHD 67S

DeRRis · Post by **DeRRis** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:42 pm

Wow you must be chuffed

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:35 pm

Oh, that's great stuff: really brings so much more to ownership, that sort of thing.

Top job on the plating BTW, I bet most people never actually get round to using these kits. Looks very impressive.

visualfx · Post by **visualfx** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:52 pm

Work has started on the body with several panels being fabricated prior to fitment.

"yes that's the floor missing"

New floor section

stretch · Post by **stretch** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:11 pm

Starting to look good now Gary.

Dave

mrg3.6 · Post by **mrg3.6** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:18 pm

Inspirational

Martin

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:28 pm

Why would you do that huge weld on the rear inside bukhead (the panel in the first pic)?
Amazing to see the state of the cars being fixed-up today and i thought mine was bad all those years ago.

Great work.
Keep the pics coming please.

Northy · Post by **Northy** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:50 pm

Hi Garry, Lewis here, I bought the rear cage from you recently.

Keep the posts coming, it's really great reading/viewing!

visualfx · Post by **visualfx** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:03 am

Arr the bulkhead welding

The welding (if you can call it that) around rear tunnel & bulkhead was a so called repair to the rear torsion tube. If you look back at one of the early pictures I posted you can see one of the car with the rear suspension collapsed. This was caused by a split in the tube which houses the rear torsion bar, thus to effect a repair you then cut a huge square out the bulkhead & tunnel/kick plate to gain access. Then cut the middle of the tube out and weld a new piece in (without the outer tub) just to make things as dangerous and unpractical as possible.

Job done

This was one of the first talking points when it arrived at Chesterton. Thus to correct this bodge I sourced a replacement tube (SC) which will be replaced with the existing suspension brackets from the SWB one.

“Simples”

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:45 am

Thought it must be to do with the tube, but i thought they failed where they pass into the two side inner /outer panels of the rear lower box members.
Serious to fail in the centre!

johnM · Post by **johnM** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:09 am

Wow the workmanship that goes into making the bespoke repair panels is amazing. It just amazing how rusty these cars can become. I also have contacted previous owners and like you say they all fondly remember the cars. Keep the update coming.
Kind regards

visualfx · Post by **visualfx** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:12 pm

Some parts I've being working on, not quite Alan's standard but I getting there with the plating kit and some power coating.

Rear windows Chrome plated and a refurb.

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:30 pm

Good stuff Garry, great that you are hands-on with the process.

It'll be interesting seeing Chesterton's work. I've pottered around their website a few times, and along with Bray's and Sportwagen, they must be just about the best in the business. Could certainly show the Porsche's own restoration department a thing or two. It's been particularly interesting looking at their coachbuilding projects as well.

visualfx · Post by **visualfx** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:43 pm

Thanks Barry,

Some equally impressive work being carried out on John’s 2.2E I would say

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:21 pm

visualfx · Post by **visualfx** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:40 pm

Delivered some fixtures and fittings to Chesterton today, so a little update on some more panel fabrication taking place.