1973 2.4E Restoration

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That be my finished S engine Darren

[Darren65]

...beautifully rebuilt and finely detailed....



...their owners seem to be the 'who's who' of the early Porsche scene

That be my finished S engine Darren

And it looks truly stunning Garry - and knowing the guy that did the build it'll go even better than it looks; bet you can't wait to try it Enjoy.

Cheers,

[markm]

The car looks stunning Darren, really good thread

[Darren65]

Last week was spent finishing a few jobs prior to the car going to Canford Classics for fitting up

Interior black...



Masses of Waxoyl in every crevice...



Some finishing touches...



and wrapped up safely ready for transport...

[MarkIII]

Looking good Darren, looking forward to seeing lots of pictures of the next phase

[IanMcLeod]

Meant to post these with the last batch of shell photos, both looked great - a decision for later ...

Depends whether the rest of the car will look like it just came out the factory or not. The cars came out the factory with shiney crests.

Ian.

[Darren65]

Friday became a tale of three Porsches.....

Firstly my car was delivered to Canford Classics, Richard Huckle riding shotgun....



...along with all the parts needed for the rebuild...



Canford Classics have played a large part in this restoration - they've expertly restored and refreshed most of the items in the car and now I've asked Alan to go right through the fitting up process making sure everything is as fresh, crisp and correct as can be. The car's in very safe hands!

We then followed Alan to his excellent new storage facility to collect Richard H's freshly media blasted, totally rotten but straight, honest and original shell. Barry will soon fix this.



Finally on to Barry to swap with Richard Murphy's beautifully, beautifully restored Targa...



And all of this possible due to the magic community that is DDK - A very long tiring day but great fun with great people, everybody was smiling...



Cheers boys,

[911hillclimber]

Does Barry's MIG EVER cool down?

Home run now on your rebuild, all the clean stuff will fly on.
Looking forward to more welding tricks!
Graham.

[Darren65]

Meant to post these with the last batch of shell photos, both looked great - a decision for later ...

Depends whether the rest of the car will look like it just came out the factory or not.
Ian.

I do hope so Ian

Cheers,

[Alan @ CanfordClassics]

Great pics Darren I will send more as we putting the shell together.
Thanks
Alan

[Darren65]

Great pics Darren I will send more as we putting the shell together.
Thanks
Alan

Thanks Alan, really looking forward to it.

I also like this photo .....



Cheers,

[johnM]

Hi Darren

Looking very nice, the car has come a long way in the last 12 months. Well done, looking forward to seeing the finish product. Perhaps we sould have an ivory white weekend in the lakes...

Kind Regards

[left4dead]

Perhaps we should have an ivory white wedding in the lakes...

aaaahhhh........

[Darren65]

Perhaps we should have an ivory white wedding in the lakes...

aaaahhhh........

......I've plenty of paint left over Steve if you fancy a colour change and joining us - wouldn't want you to feel you're missing out!

Thanks for everyone's kind comments - must catch up soon John, hope all is well.

Cheers,

[Darren65]

A mini update - I thought this part could take a couple of months, it appears it may take less than a couple of weeks!

Just a few days since I dropped the car off but I couldn't contain my excitement any longer and had to visit - Canford Classics have been busy……



Electrics mostly done…



..as is the rear suspension; front suspension sorted tomorrow and back on its wheels ...



..interior coming along nicely…



..and great to finally see wheels in those arches…



..think I'll have to up the horsepower in here though…



I think Alan and Chris were mildly amused at how excited I was , everyday stuff for them I suppose.

The 'cool, shrug it off, nothing is too much trouble' demeanour at Canford Classics can't hide the fact that there's a whole lot of love going in to everything they do - pure quality, these boys clearly know their stuff!

Massive appreciation guys

Cheers,