I'd take the nicest one..….and knowing where this is to be restored, it will probably be this one!Barwaut wrote:And when there's a similar car (with a correct VIN) on the lot? which one would you take?IanMcLeod wrote:It would not put me off buying the car.
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72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
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Sorry, correctedDarren65 wrote:I'd take the nicest one..….and knowing where this is to be restored, it will most certainly be this one!Barwaut wrote:And when there's a similar car (with a correct VIN) on the lot? which one would you take?IanMcLeod wrote:It would not put me off buying the car.
Darren
72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
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Barwaut, I don't want to sell the car. This is a website for mavericks right? So I suppose I am allowed to do my own crazy thing and do it in public I aim to save as much as I can of LYY 911D; including the chassis number on the dashBarwaut wrote:OK, complete bodywork, and then what to do with the chassis number?
As far as I can see, it's rusted away on the original shell.
So, in the end there will be stamped something, this thread will live forever on the interweb (cached by several sources)
The car will be very hard to sell....
and on the door pillar
I am already learning a lot about what I love which is what this is all about
My plan is to get welding in 2 years as retirement gives me time to be really involved. You all know that anyone who is good at shell work has a loooooooong waiting list.911hillclimber wrote:I do hope the 'work' can get going soon!
In the mean time I am very keen to learn more about the history - any leads on the previous owners?
Fron Purslow, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. (5th April 1971)
or
John Kingsley Miln of The Croft, Old Brampton, Chesterfield. (7th June 1973)
Thanks Darren and Andy After some patience via forums (I might try early 911S registry or even pistonheads????) I will go the DVLA route
AND over the next 2 years there is lots of sorting through the bits as much as work allows!!
John
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Ignore those being negative, it's your car and can already tell you're going to do it right .... I love a good resto thread , especially when a car is being brought back from the brink . This kind of documentation of the resto really adds to the cars history
James
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2 years! Get your finger out I want to see some reconstruction pictures
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Have fun!!
Great project, keep us posted!!
Great project, keep us posted!!
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This car does have the correct VIN. As Ian says above, there are several examples of the VIN elsewhere on the chassis. John has also stated that he is doing this for his own personal satisfaction, not to profit from it, so the point is moot.Barwaut wrote:And when there's a similar car (with a correct VIN) on the lot? which one would you take?IanMcLeod wrote:It would not put me off buying the car.
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Your car, your life, do WTF you want. But we do want PICS
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
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Cripes!
I'm due for early retirement soon (this year ish) and I have a restoration of a Lambretta to do from scratch and re-paint my 911.
This is one hell of retirement project!
Will be great to see a 'Barry' have a go at this, but 2 years?
Can't you start now?
I'm due for early retirement soon (this year ish) and I have a restoration of a Lambretta to do from scratch and re-paint my 911.
This is one hell of retirement project!
Will be great to see a 'Barry' have a go at this, but 2 years?
Can't you start now?
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Hi John,
All very exciting, but if you wait two years to start it will be four before you are driving it! Will you be able to maintain enthusiasm that long and still be young enough to drive it?!!
Good luck and best wishes,
Howard
All very exciting, but if you wait two years to start it will be four before you are driving it! Will you be able to maintain enthusiasm that long and still be young enough to drive it?!!
Good luck and best wishes,
Howard
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I told you I am a Porsche nut. Dont worry about the driving fun; in the meantime this is my driving fun.
I may have to sell her to fund the works (but my wife has stopped coercing me into disposing of her )
So over the next two years.....
I may have to sell her to fund the works (but my wife has stopped coercing me into disposing of her )
So over the next two years.....
John
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I'm sure you're looking out for relevant parts like a hawk, but I just noticed these on eBay in case you are short of a door:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-ORIGINAL-G ... 53f899f06f
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-ORIGINAL-G ... 53f899fa0c
Amazing that someone can charge $225 for a door and then slap on $928.10 for shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-ORIGINAL-G ... 53f899f06f
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-ORIGINAL-G ... 53f899fa0c
Amazing that someone can charge $225 for a door and then slap on $928.10 for shipping.
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Castle Combe? How did you pass the noise test? I thought they were always 'quiet' eg 98db days.
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PMNorris THANK YOU for the ebay pointer. I have what look like the two original (it seems) doors in very ropey condition and some more recent doors. Expert opinion seems that it is possible to rebuild from the originals so I am OK in that department for the time being.
There was a conversation about the doors on pages 3/4 of this post
Made me notice my older posting photos were gone (just placeholders left so I replaced them with appropriate links to pics of clutch, lights etc)
squirejo - VERY observant - you saw the reflection! Yes Castle Combe runs 105dB days - this was with the PCC. The RS is right on the limit. I was disappointed when I took it to Castle Donnington and got removed from the track day. I have owned a Mk1 GT3, a 996 Turbo, at 996 GT2 and Mk2 GT3 prior to this GT3RS and they all sailed past noise tests at all the british circuits. Best place to go that I have tried several times is Spa.
There was a conversation about the doors on pages 3/4 of this post
Made me notice my older posting photos were gone (just placeholders left so I replaced them with appropriate links to pics of clutch, lights etc)
squirejo - VERY observant - you saw the reflection! Yes Castle Combe runs 105dB days - this was with the PCC. The RS is right on the limit. I was disappointed when I took it to Castle Donnington and got removed from the track day. I have owned a Mk1 GT3, a 996 Turbo, at 996 GT2 and Mk2 GT3 prior to this GT3RS and they all sailed past noise tests at all the british circuits. Best place to go that I have tried several times is Spa.
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John!
When are you going to stop enjoying yourself and lift a spanner?
Way back one of my 73T doors was like yours and that restored just fine, needed a whole bottom section, deep repairs to the lower hinge area and a bit by the window frame bottom rear retaining bolt, two latch bolt areas, an inner brace and a new skin...
Still ok after 25 years.
Of course, the factory made the prototype parts by hand and small tooling, a restoration is bit the same, look at Barry's door mod for Darren's hotrod, so a good tin-basher will save those doors, just rust not crash damage, but i think you know this very well!
When are you going to stop enjoying yourself and lift a spanner?
Way back one of my 73T doors was like yours and that restored just fine, needed a whole bottom section, deep repairs to the lower hinge area and a bit by the window frame bottom rear retaining bolt, two latch bolt areas, an inner brace and a new skin...
Still ok after 25 years.
Of course, the factory made the prototype parts by hand and small tooling, a restoration is bit the same, look at Barry's door mod for Darren's hotrod, so a good tin-basher will save those doors, just rust not crash damage, but i think you know this very well!
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