1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

ian cox · Post by **ian cox** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:56 am

I bought an entire floor for my 2.2s in the same original dusty green covering.
Where did you get it from? Porsche?
When I bought mine 2 years ago there were only a handful of LHD and RHD version left. Did you buy one of the last?
If so well done. Mine arrived in a beautifully made wooden crate.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:04 am

ian cox wrote:I bought an entire floor for my 2.2s in the same original dusty green covering.
Where did you get it from? Porsche?

Ian, yes, it was direct from Porsche.
It needed some modification for use as I understand it's a later part number and probably originally for a turbo.
So, it's a faster floor than yours.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:09 am

At that stage my car fitted just fine in the van.

A nice base for Chestertons to work upwards from.....

Slope330 · Post by **Slope330** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:39 am

This reminds me more of an Aifix model everyday...................i hope u ve still got the box with the instructions on !

Bruce M · Post by **Bruce M** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 12:51 pm

A bit more than the vin being retained I think. Haven't seen new lids, torsion tube, or .... em....ah.... doors?

Given the sunroof related damage, I'm guessing a roof was on the list.

Be interested to see how the labour vs panels equation stacks up. I have no bias against new metal and think there are plenty of benefits.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:03 pm

Northy wrote:Only the roof left to go, Paul!

Highfield wrote:...just the roof to go then.

Bruce M wrote:I'm guessing a roof was on the list.

Errrrrr....

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:06 pm

ian cox wrote:Mine arrived in a beautifully made wooden crate.

I’m sure many of you have ordered parts from your local OPC and been presented with a carrier bag.
Maybe even a box for your parts.
But I thought no one had been handed a box as big as mine....

Until Ian stole my thunder.

Was your crate as pretty as this one Ian?

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:09 pm

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 2:46 pm

Great thread with some super pictures Paul. Love the finished engine, looks lovely and follow up on Sams tip to finish it off.

With all these engine and even more so the body parts, you are not far off building a 2.7 Carrera from scratch!

You're going to be chuffed to bits once it is finished, if not slightly damaged in the bank account.

PS Never listen to Mike....he's great at spending other peoples money

murph2309 · Post by **murph2309** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:29 pm

Engine looks really fantastic - nice thing to have 'on the pallet' as it were. Body is a brave decision - the car is for you, but the economics of all of this are scary (ask me how I know....)

In my low moments of "jeez how am I ever going to get all this back together?" I spend time looking at the print Chris Jury put together for me and a picture of me blasting up Eau Rouge....

Be back there soon enough. I keep reminding myself to enjoy the journey and not focus on the destination....

But as James said to me last night, "just get your bloody suspension back on, it will all feel a whole lot better after that..."

R

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:01 pm

murph2309 wrote:
But as James said to me last night, "just get your bloody suspension back on, it will all feel a whole lot better after that..."

R

Or words to that effect

Darren65 · Post by **Darren65** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:23 pm

I really admire your courage Paul…..an awesome build indeed!

Your car has a lot in common with Richard Murphy's Targa…….his is 95% original metal….you have the remaining 5%...

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 11:07 pm

Bruce M wrote:A bit more than the vin being retained I think.
Be interested to see how the labour vs panels equation stacks up.

Quite right Bruce. Enough of the original car remains, I'll list it later.
I will also return to this topic and enlighten you on the 'labour vs panels' conundrum.

Bruce M wrote:I have no bias against new metal and think there are plenty of benefits.

Good, because there's more parts that had been acquired from Porsche GmBH.
How about a pair of full-length longitudinals?

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 11:08 pm

Front slam panel:

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 11:11 pm

Sills, inners & outers.
Tank Support.
Hinge Pillars.
Kidney Bowls.
Jacking Tubes.
Jacking Supports.
Reflector Mount.
Rear Cross Member.
Bumper Section Supports.
Etc, etc.

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