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Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:39 pm
by Ferry Man
And for those interested in the reverse of the new badges:
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 2:45 pm
by 210bhp
Oh dear,
That means I can put my little gift to you and your car to one side now Paul.
Regards
Mike
PS (anyone aware of another bright green 911 being restored missing it's badge, please speak up now)
PPS those new badges look crap and easily recognized as reproduction
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:30 pm
by Ferry Man
210bhp wrote:I can put my little gift to you and your car to one side now Paul.
Oh dear, now I'm a little tearful. Sorry Mike, I thought it might offend but I didn't realise....
210bhp wrote:those new badges look crap
Are they that bad?
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:34 pm
by 210bhp
No worries Paul, I'll send it to you anyway when it's ready. You can stick it on your toolbox.
It's only halfway done yet.
There are several differences in both the front and the back of the reproduction new badges to the originals. Different base material too. What does it weigh in grammes Paul?
Regards
Mike
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 4:33 pm
by sladey
You really need to go with Mike's Paul - after all you're wanting a 'new' car from the 70's not the teenies
IMHO of course
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 10:06 pm
by Darren65
Ferry Man wrote:
210bhp wrote:those new badges look crap
Are they that bad?
Don't listen to the naysayer's Paul........the new badges are indeed 'genuine', to my eye indistinguishable from old ones and look just as they would have when the cars were new....I think they look great!
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:47 am
by Ferry Man
What is it they say?
"It's all in the preparation".
What is it they say, again and again?...
"It's all in the preparation".
What is it you get sick of hearing?
"It's all in the preparation"
Why is there no paint on my car yet?
"It's all in the preparation".
And breathe....
I thought you might want to see how things are progressing.
It turns out the car has received some more primer and some more preparation.
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:49 am
by Ferry Man
These photos document further preparation.
In preparation for the sprayable sealer.
Which is (hopefully the last) preparation needed before paint.
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:50 am
by Ferry Man
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:51 am
by Ferry Man
I did marvel at just how many cans of sealer were required.
In an effort to deflect my disbelief Nick sent me this pic.
Don’t count them, they’re not all pictured here, you’d run out of fingers & toes anyway....
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:52 am
by Ferry Man
If you’re budgeting for a restoration make sure you set aside plenty of money for rubber seals and sprayable sealer.
Sealing – I’ve learnt – is an expensive business.
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 12:24 pm
by sladey
What brand of sealer is that Paul?
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 12:28 pm
by Nige
Wurth or Wuurf if you is from round earr
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:07 pm
by Ferry Man
You get electric windows as standard with a '74 Carrera.
Oh yes, the height of luxury.
But mine were a bit dusty so I bought brand new ones from Porsche.
Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:08 pm
by Ferry Man
Ferry Man wrote:But mine were a bit dusty so I bought brand new ones from Porsche.
Oh, actually, no I didn't.
In fact I got them disassembled, stripped, cleaned and re-plated.
And now they are 40 year old mechanisms that look like new.
Original, yet good as new.
