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Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 5:31 pm
by Ferry Man
I've got a carpet set for the cabin and a carpet set for the front bonnet. Along with that there are rear quarter panels and a rear shelf. All trimmed in black leather.
On that pallet below are door cappings, door bins & lids, rear seats & backs and various other trims.
It's all ready for re-installation.

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Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 5:39 pm
by Ferry Man
carrera27 wrote:About your carpet... ....will you finally go black,like you told me?
Yes, I've gone for black. The Midnight Blue shade has never been re-manufactured (and I didn't relish commissioning a minimum order of 500 metres) so I've chosen to replicate the correct type of carpet but in black. It's an excellent match for weight, finish, texture and pile. It's not stretchy like the later carpets so - apparently - it's a bugger to fit.... :(
And there's a lot of pieces to glue in :) (that typed sheet is an inventory of the various sections)....

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Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 5:39 pm
by Ferry Man
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Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:48 am
by carrera27
Hello Paul
Great to see you are almost at the end of this fabulous resto...I have finish my interior,and i finally gone with a all midnight blue; carpet and door panels. Even my recaro sports have been refurbished with the correct hole-leather...I have even found the correct speaker-grill !
Now, i have sent the Fuchs for a re-anodisation.
If you want, can i send you pics of the interior on your mail adress? i m too bad to put them on this tremendous forum...
Hang-on, Paul,your car will be the star of all the carrera 2,7! ;)
Best
Paul

Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:07 am
by Mitch
Paul, interior on a pallet is looking good, will look nice in the car. Not long now :)

Paul, completely agree this car will be a star but would be great to see pics of yours. So if you do mail them to Paul maybe he'd post them on here?

Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:58 am
by Nige
Ferry Man wrote:
Ferry Man wrote: Image
mmmm proper glue, a sniffer's delight!

Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:00 pm
by Ferry Man
carrera27 wrote:If you want, can i send you pics of the interior on your mail adress? i m too bad to put them on this tremendous forum...
Here's a pic of Paul's car (before getting the Fuchs refurbished). The car looks great. 8)

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Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:01 pm
by Ferry Man
In this shot you can see evidence of the original Chocolate Brown.

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Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:05 pm
by Ferry Man
And now with a fresh interior with new carpets, door panels and re-trimmed Recaro sports seats.

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Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:52 am
by carrera27
Hello

Thank you for have posted the pics , Paul.
I m glad to see my Gertrude on this fabulous forum :cheers:

But sorry for the bad quality , i took them in a dark garage,so i will send -i m learning how-better pics when she will have her news wheels.
cheers!
Paul

Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:54 pm
by roadiesean
Paul, I just want to crash in here, as I owe you a huge vote of thanks for your inspirational build. I know that I am just at the very start of my Porsche journey (taken me a long time to get here, but I have in the end made it!) and I know that my car is not everyones cup of tea, but I just wanted to say that even in my small way, I am declaring my 82 targa a small homage to your amazing car. I for one have always loved Impact Bumper cars, the first Porsche I ever drove in was a yellow SC and I had photos of it on my wall as a 17 year old in Sydney and yours is the coolest ever. So, after looking at yours and even getting some help from you in terms of the grille and the uber cool Carrera decal, my car is now on its way to becoming a little slice of the '74 Carrera fan club.

I thought some of you might like to see how the Pink Pussycat is looking (sorry for crashing) and to say thanks !

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Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:10 am
by Disco
Hi Paul,

how goes the work... any updates worth sharing?

Cheers
Joe

Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 1:44 pm
by Ferry Man
Disco wrote:how goes the work... any updates worth sharing?
Thanks for the interest Joe, I’ve been away on holiday for a couple of weeks so not much to report yet but I’m thinking of making the restoration into a TV show.

I’ll set an arbitrary deadline for Early911. Nick has said he’ll swear a lot, slam some doors, throw a few tools around the workshop, unreasonably rant at his staff and insist they work through the night to get the car ready on time.
If we film it, do you think there’s a chance it will get good ratings? :wink: :)

Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:19 pm
by Disco
one thing i've learnt about society of today is swearing a lot = good ratings.

Do it! :)

Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:23 pm
by Bootsy
Maybe try a radio show - Nick's got a face for radio.