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912/6 Project - here we go again!

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:43 pm
by KS
Bit premature really, but getting all excited. :bounce:

Just doing a deal to buy a '66 912 minus engine from a friend in the USA. It's a rot-free, never-hit, three-gauge car, with terrible paint, worse interior but, like I say, no rot, anywhere. Zilch. (EDIT July 2013 – if only I had known...) Door gaps and panel alignment in general very good. Plan is to create a budget 'sport purpose' kinda deal, probably with 911SC motor on carbs, steel wheels or???, lightweight interior... We'll see. I already know the colour!

Already has Bilsteins all round, Weltemeister bars back and front and a decent set of flat sixes.

Beetle heading to a new home, it's engine to another. Here we go again. Not giving too much away at present until it's safely in my hands! :drunken:

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Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:59 pm
by defianty
Looks good Keith, I'm sure we'll all be expecting a good build thread with plenty of pics :) You know how we all like pics :lol:

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:10 pm
by Bootsy
About time you got a classic Porsche again what with being the Editor of Classic Porsche :P

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:23 pm
by KS
Bootsy wrote:About time you got a classic Porsche again what with being the Editor of Classic Porsche :P
:lol: :lol: :lol: :violent3:

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:34 pm
by Bruce M
oooh good stuff....... I'll be watching this.

KS..... like our own Magnus Walker :headbang: but with a bit more grey :lol:

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:00 pm
by KS
:lol: :lol: :lol: :violent3:

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:59 pm
by Darren65
Exciting stuff, looking forward to the thread.

I'd love to build a Hot Rod, maybe this'll inspire me......

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:39 pm
by KS
Hmm, inspiring...
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or this...
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Oh my word... 8) 8) 8)

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:42 pm
by Bootsy
Go go Uncle Keith, love the White one on steels but they do go faster with stripes! :P

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:03 pm
by Darren65
Very tempting, endless possibilities......

enjoy :)

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:41 pm
by nickT
Looks like a good starting point for a swb hotrod, watch with interest. Nick.

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:02 pm
by Miggs
that red one has just done something to me :lol:

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:22 pm
by KS
Delivering El Chucho to the shippers in LA…
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The mid-engine conversion worked well! :lol: It's a 2.2 on carbs…
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Nice floors…
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Weltmeister a/r bars front and rear, plus new Bilsteins all round…
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(it's a four-speed trans in the car at present, with the five-speed on the back seat!)

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:16 pm
by Richard
Nice! look forward to hearing about developments :bounce:

Re: And so it begins... A new project

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:54 pm
by haasad
Sweet...looking forward to watching this happen...bet you don't know that your old black and red car was part of the inspiration behind my never ending project when I saw it at a Bulieue (do you spell that !!!) New Forest Porsche show.

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