Factory Restores a 911T to be auctioned off

domtoni · Post by **domtoni** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:58 am

Self explanatory link:

http://www.porsche.com/usa/accessoriesa ... storation/

MRD-Porsche · Post by **MRD-Porsche** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:17 am

Thanks for posting this link :!: Added to my favorites.

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:28 am

I hope its better than that shell we saw on the Porsche stand at Classic LM

MRD-Porsche · Post by **MRD-Porsche** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:37 am

964RS wrote:I hope its better than that shell we saw on the Porsche stand at Classic LM

Got any pictures Jason? What was wrong about it ?

210bhp · Post by **210bhp** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:43 am

MRD-Porsche wrote:
964RS wrote:I hope its better than that shell we saw on the Porsche stand at Classic LM
Got any pictures Jason? What was wrong about it ?

The list is very long ........

Most of us were shocked rather than disappointed.

I have never touched a welder but I think I could have made a better job than some of the 'factory' work on that shell. Never took photos unfortunately!

Regards
Mike

210bhp · Post by **210bhp** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:47 am

MRD-Porsche wrote:
964RS wrote:I hope its better than that shell we saw on the Porsche stand at Classic LM
Got any pictures Jason? What was wrong about it ?

The list is very long ........

Most of us were shocked rather than disappointed.

I have never touched a welder but I think I could have made a better job than some of the 'factory' work on that shell. Never took photos unfortunately!

Regards
Mike

barryb · Post by **barryb** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:05 pm

Hi

Some pictures here

http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewto ... m&start=15

It was very amateurish, not what I would have expected.

Barry

Post by **Bootsy** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:08 pm

Here you go

Quoting Gary from the above mentioned thread

What do you expect on your Porsche factory restoration? Decent welding?

Maybe you have to pay extra for that...

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:11 pm

barryb wrote:It was very amateurish, not what I would have expected.

Sorry, but I understood that was genuine, original factory welding from back in the day. That's not a standard 'T' you're looking at there. Those are reinforcements likely added by the racing team prep guys. Any restoration should surely preserve such features?

MRD-Porsche · Post by **MRD-Porsche** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:13 pm

Shocking is indeed the right word to describe this 'work'!!! I cannot believe Porsche even dares to bring this car to LMC.....

pmjt · Post by **pmjt** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:36 pm

FFS

I remember reading about this when you guys came back from CLM but I don't recall seeing the pictures - oh my God

P

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:52 pm

Ferry Man wrote:
barryb wrote:It was very amateurish, not what I would have expected.
Sorry, but I understood that was genuine, original factory welding from back in the day. That's not a standard 'T' you're looking at there. Those are reinforcements likely added by the racing team prep guys. Any restoration should surely preserve such features?

Just because it was bodged by a 'racing' guy does it make it more acceptable?

My welding is far from perfect, and I'm the first to critcise it, but if that was my work I'd either of cut it off and do it again or used a lot more seam sealer to cover it up

The race and rally fabricators I have encountered in my time work to a standard to which I can only dream off, even on the 'bodge plates' that get added to a shell over it's development life.

barryb · Post by **barryb** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:12 pm

Hi

If that was the work from my race prep. guys I would certainly want better in case of a crash it looks it might just pop off. If you are looking for authenticity do you put all the dents and dings in that occured during its racing life.

Barry

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:16 pm

I'm not sure what was more shocking. The welding or the fact that Porsche put it on display looking like that.

I've seen a 901 (no.2 I think) being restored at RUF......wow - now those guys go to incredible extremes in their restoration preparations!

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:15 pm

looks like one of my welds

didn't see this first time around

i've visited mercedes and bmw's factory restoration workshops, the work they do is incredible.. ..i would have expected similar things from porsche, if the pictures are anything to go by its rather disappointing