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Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:07 pm
by jamie
Oh my god - that shell!
But, all fixable
Good luck! Looks ace.
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:23 pm
by Tp81
Wasn't sure if this was ever going to happen, the body shop who are in charge of bringing my car back to life have finally cleared their feet and laid out all of the panels ready to start. Happy days. Feels like day 1 again, I will try and provide updates as things progress.
I had forgotten how many parts I had actually bought, not sure how much will be left of the original car. Its almost a full transplant.
IMG_8188.jpg by
T M Paterson, on Flickr
IMG_8181.jpg by
T M Paterson, on Flickr
The torsion tube was cut out of a car from America and shipped over, its almost like new after being media blasted and then a quick coat or red lead.
IMG_8152.jpg by
T M Paterson, on Flickr
IMG_8150.jpg by
T M Paterson, on Flickr
and the sorry shell
IMG_8157.jpg by
T M Paterson, on Flickr
pay no attention to the Aston Martin in the background, all the metal is far more interesting.
IMG_8159.jpg by
T M Paterson, on Flickr
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:32 pm
by 74rsman
Wow, what a great project. Love the amount of panels you have
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:01 am
by sladey
Wow!
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:03 am
by MT
Well I can only see the centre tunnel and the top of the bulkhead that's missing from the pile of panels ......
Holy moly. I thought I was brave with the Doctors car.
My best wishes
Mick
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:10 am
by 911hillclimber
That really is quite a sight!
Hope the body shop will document and you can post the process they use on here.
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:41 am
by Ferry Man
Ah, that brings back memories.
That's going to be a thoroughly rebuilt shell. Rust free and strong.
I hope it goes well, we're rooting for you....
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:04 am
by Tp81
MT wrote:Well I can only see the centre tunnel and the top of the bulkhead that's missing from the pile of panels ......
Holy moly. I thought I was brave with the Doctors car.
My best wishes
Mick
I think that just about sums it up!
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:31 am
by Gary71
Where do you start!
As Paul said it looks exactly like a fresh 911 shell build much like his '74
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:36 am
by Ferry Man
Gary71 wrote:As Paul said it looks exactly like a fresh 911 shell build much like his '74
And I didn't have to replace seat pans, nor torsion tube, nor rear shelf, nor dash top.
Yours looks even more extensive than mine.
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:49 am
by Gary71
True.
Whilst I can see the financial pain sitting right there on the floor you'll save in rework/assembly costs and end up with a more solid shell.
Possibly cheaper this way around than traditional repair? Answers on a postcard!
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:54 am
by hot66
I know Barry has said a few times that it can be more cost effective to replace complete big panels than lots of scatch built smaller areas
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 1:09 pm
by Midlifecrisis
Love the photos - looks like a brilliant airfix kit.
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 5:21 pm
by shoestring7
Care to share the rough cost of that pile of fresh 911 metal?
>C
Re: 1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:09 pm
by Darren65
74rsman wrote:Wow, what a great project. Love the amount of panels you have
...I'd normally congratulate someone on how few panels they need!........but I get what you mean!
One thing for sure is that this is indeed a truly incredible project......
....very best of luck Tom, hope all goes swimmingly