Back in beige

[210bhp]

Or as Karmann Konnection call it, Bermuda yellow.......

Same colour different pool.

Regards
Mike

[nrc914]

The previous colour was like sobbing into a wooden tub of butterscotch Angel Delight whilst watching Michael Fish drive a Rattan Beige Montego through a stack of Caramac bars.

This one is like actually being in the Bahamas, under a baking-hot sun, whilst swimming in pre-warmed yellow speedos, in a yellow pool filled with ochre and Bahamian custard. It's that Bahama Yellow.

With verse like that I think your talents are wasted just doing photography! Congratulations on getting to this point - I think you deserve a tear or two when you see it in the flesh after the blood and sweat you've put into it so far. Looking forward to seeing it come together now - well done.

Regards

[Darren65]

Now THAT looks like Bahama yellow.

Hats off to you Darren.

Regards
Mike

Thank you Mike, I'm so glad you've said that!

When we stripped Richard Huckle's car we found a 'never seen the light of day' patch of original paint behind the rubber block that sits above the window frames and was able to match our colour to that.......now if anyone was to state that our Tangerine was the wrong shade I could tell them they're talking rubbish and would have the evidence to back that up.

In this case the correct shade of Bahama has been a concern having no perfect reference source. We had Jamie's colour to work with and then had paint mixed in two different schemes both of which were slightly different so very hard to judge. Looking at photos or on-screen is naturally flawed, any car that's been painted previously may not be correct and even if you knew of an 'original paint' vehicle you'd still have to find a section that's never been sun bleached....

.....in the end we went with what we felt was the nicest match and put this to Jamie.....

....and if he's happy then that's all that matters

Cheers,

[MT]

The previous colour was like sobbing into a wooden tub of butterscotch Angel Delight whilst watching Michael Fish drive a Rattan Beige Montego through a stack of Caramac bars.

This one is like actually being in the Bahamas, under a baking-hot sun, whilst swimming in pre-warmed yellow speedos, in a yellow pool filled with ochre and Bahamian custard. It's that Bahama Yellow.

Jamie, Donald needs you!

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[911hillclimber]

Look forward to reading about it all in Uncle Keith's mag with the whole effort as a precise of the adventure!

Colour is very dramatic, what a result.
finished car by end October then.

It has made me think about re-painting my 911 in champagne yellow as it is today (was viper green). I last painted it in 1989 in a one car garage in cellulose, but not sure if I could go through that all again, but I'll be having a go!

Your paint story has really bought back memories!
Yet another project that shows the might of the DDK community!

[Bootsy]

Mmmm, Caramac - loved those.

Car looks wonderful Jamie, a real result. Hats off to Darren and his crew

[jamie]

This beauty just arrived, inbound from our man nickT.

I did have a friend building me an exhaust using an adapted stainless 4-into-1 VW Beetle system. I'm sure it would have been amazing, but the work never got going and it is still sat in a box as a chopped-up pile of expensive bits.

Much easier just to buy something that is already made. This system is lovely - the welding is especially beautiful. Thanks Nick!

Now I just have to work out how to graft my heater boxes onto the J-tubes without cutting anything that can't be re-joined. The in and out holes are already enlarged, so the pipes should fit OK.

[neilbardsley]

I'm very eager to see you car on a dyno when completed! Peter here is well know for find extra hp so worth considering!

http://www.wilshers-garage.com/rolling-road

You may be needing some of these

http://www.912bbs.org/vb/showthread.php ... post340286

[Barry]

This beauty just arrived, inbound from our man nickT.

I did have a friend building me an exhaust using an adapted stainless 4-into-1 VW Beetle system. I'm sure it would have been amazing, but the work never got going and it is still sat in a box as a chopped-up pile of expensive bits.

Much easier just to buy something that is already made. This system is lovely - the welding is especially beautiful. Thanks Nick!

Now I just have to work out how to graft my heater boxes onto the J-tubes without cutting anything that can't be re-joined. The in and out holes are already enlarged, so the pipes should fit OK.

Too lovely

Welds that pretty are just rude .

[jamie]

I've never met Nick, but I suspect his house is really tidy, and the panel gaps on his kitchen units are all even.

[Robind]

Some very nice tig work there, sweet system

[Midlifecrisis]

I have to say this is my favourite thread by far and hope it never ends......
Looking good Jamie.

[Gary71]

Agree. Although I hope it does end. With you getting the car you wanted and actually driving it

[jamie]

I hope so too.

The car is done. Darren just sent me some lovely photographs. I he doesn't mind me posting a few of them here...



I love the hood - this was utterly shagged when I started on it. Look at the gaps! LOOK!



Not quite the pure black interior of Darren's Mongrel, but there'll be a dash over it! Look at the way the reflection in the filler cap rolls onto the wing with no disturbance. Mega.



Swoosh:



More swoosh:







I love the radius on the door edge, and the way the reflection is straight right up until it rolls in from the last few millimeters. Darren said a few of my edges were a bit sharp so Rich sanded them back. Just perfect. The gaps are just lush - I have my main man Barry Carter to thank for that. Nick Moss handled the wheel refurb and I think they look so crisp against the colour of the paint. Turns out restoring a car is about 90% about knowing who to throw your work at, and 10% writing about it on DDK...



This is Rich, who painted, colour-sanded and polished the car to the glassy finish you see here. I tried so hard to get this bit right and was just a million miles off. Rich takes the car for two weeks and does this. In my eyes, he's an absolute master of his craft. Thank you Rich.



Apologies if this all sounds a bit gushy, but it's the culmination of 9 months work and I never envisaged this being the outcome. It's quite amazing

[Nine One One]

Looks excellent!