DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Holidays, a huge volume of retail work and the small issue of having to deal with a certain 993 had slowed progress on the E however a solid couple of weeks has seen us leap forward on the paintwork - all shell preparation is finished and the car is finally in high build primer and nearly ready for top coat.

The mixing of old and new panels and the letting in of fresh metal inevitably means there's a lot of work preparing the renovated shell for paint to ensure it's slab perfect.

The shell ended up looking like a patchwork quilt and all panels have been on and off countless times - the end result is superb with all levels and gaps remaining pin sharp...



One of the repaired doors took a whole day alone to prepare - the end results are worth it...



The car received a second coat of epoxy before a few coats of high build primer and now the car is looking wonderful both inside and out...



Hard to believe it from the pictures below but there's been 130 + hours of work put into the car since the epoxy etch coat in the photo left to the high build primer stage in the photo right...



The hard work on the shell is now behind us, over the next few weeks we'll apply sound pads, seam sealer and underseal followed by 3 top coats of Porsche Light Ivory - can't wait!

Cheers,

I'm pretty sure that the people I've used in the past reckon on 200+ hours for this sort of job to get a car really straight, so sounds like you're about right. The hard bit is actually finding people that are prepared to hand-block everything. There are hundreds of companies out there that talk the talk, but actually put out wavy work.

Can't wait to see it in colour now .

Barry wrote:

I'm pretty sure that the people I've used in the past reckon on 200+ hours for this sort of job to get a car really straight, so sounds like you're about right. The hard bit is actually finding people that are prepared to hand-block everything. There are hundreds of companies out there that talk the talk, but actually put out wavy work.

Can't wait to see it in colour now .

We've followed your instructions to the letter Sir - there's not a ripple to be seen and when all the panels are on the car looks like it's been carved from a solid lump of metal.

The quality of the work you put into the shell has meant that all filler work is micro thin and practically translucent in places - real quality

I think we'll end up putting in 220-230 hours into the paintwork, about the same as with repairing the shell - hopefully you'll approve of the end result.

Cheers,

I can believe the hours that have gone into this car, cos youre a fussy bugger
Two words..................Simply Stunning!
Cant wait to see her in the flesh.

Darren, getting very excited for you - this looks terrific! Looks like the team are really taking this seriously and enjoying it too. That's going to look fantastic when the paint's on....

Hope to see you soon
R

Hi Darren the shell looks simply stunning.

Thanks for the kind words guys, really appreciated - the next update is the one I'm looking forward to

Look forward to catching up Richard.

Cheers,

Darren65 wrote:... next update is the one I'm looking forward to

Me too. Is there going to be a finer E out there?


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left4dead wrote:

Darren65 wrote:... next update is the one I'm looking forward to

Me too. Is there going to be a finer E out there?

Thanks for the comment although there's a stunning 2.2 being put together 'up north' that's currently set the quality bar very, very high - I'll be more than happy if I can reach that standard!

Cheers,

Darren
Looks superb


Well remember this stage on mine and the real pleasure of seeing a single colour for the whole shell, it's a massive physiological step forward

Looking forward to the colour coat...

Regards
Jonathan

Looking brilliant Darren

Wow. What an amazing thread. Just spent the best part of an hour starting from page one. Perfect way to start a Saturday morning whilst in bed with breakfast

I absolutely love watching true craftsmen at work. Looks like you've got the cream of the crop there!

I look forward to following the rest of the journey.

All the best

Stuart

sramdeen wrote:I absolutely love watching true craftsmen at work. Looks like you've got the cream of the crop there!

I think they are Stuart and thanks for the kind comments.

And after seeing so many glorious early 911's yesterday I'm inspired to really push this project on.

Cheers,

Hi Darren
After meeting you yesterday I have finally caught up with your thread, what an inspiration
I love the way you have gone about it

Will definitely keep popping back to see updates

Thanks Marcus it's nice of you to say so.

It was great to meet you and your SWB is simply delicious - the rest of your collection is none too shabby either

All the best,