67 4 speed with a few upgrades
67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Having recently undergone an unplanned sale of my '66 Outlaw I was itching for a replacement, anyway a drunken bid from a bar in Singapore and I have a new work in progress. I'm sure a fair few of you took a look at this on eBay and thought 'mmmm', but I am a sucker for an ugly duckling.
I went to pick the car up from Total Headturners in Epping, wow what a place. Stuffed full of Cobra replicas with a few 'real' cars thrown in for good measure. A real nice bunch of guys and make the pick up experience a real pleasure which is rarer and rarer these days.
The car was much better than I thought it was going to be. The floors are good with a correct repair patch on the drivers side. Gaps are are good and the doors, boot and bonnet all close nicely. Paint is not bad. Engine and gearbox are great, brakes and steering all good.
The interior is, well, interesting. It's actually really comfortable, and once you get over anal must be correct preferences it's a nice place to sit on a drive.
Anyway it's home now and got the thumbs up from Max today so all in all I'm a happy chap.
I'm now starting to make a (very) long list of parts to buy and jobs to do and get done.
I went to pick the car up from Total Headturners in Epping, wow what a place. Stuffed full of Cobra replicas with a few 'real' cars thrown in for good measure. A real nice bunch of guys and make the pick up experience a real pleasure which is rarer and rarer these days.
The car was much better than I thought it was going to be. The floors are good with a correct repair patch on the drivers side. Gaps are are good and the doors, boot and bonnet all close nicely. Paint is not bad. Engine and gearbox are great, brakes and steering all good.
The interior is, well, interesting. It's actually really comfortable, and once you get over anal must be correct preferences it's a nice place to sit on a drive.
Anyway it's home now and got the thumbs up from Max today so all in all I'm a happy chap.
I'm now starting to make a (very) long list of parts to buy and jobs to do and get done.
Mark Paine
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Nice looking car
That interior.............WOW!
Plans?
That interior.............WOW!
Plans?
1966 912
1969 912/6 hotish rod in build
1974 914 Dead
LI 125 Lambretta (Yeah right it’s a 125)
Mini Cooper s
1969 912/6 hotish rod in build
1974 914 Dead
LI 125 Lambretta (Yeah right it’s a 125)
Mini Cooper s
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Interesting change Mark! I hadn't seen that you had sold your other one.
I look forward to seeing what your plans are for this one.
Marcus
I look forward to seeing what your plans are for this one.
Marcus
1968 Porsche 912
1960 Vespa 150
1960 Vespa 150
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Thanks for the comments - I'm really chuffed with the car, the wife and kids all think it's very posh after the last one! Again I wasn't planning on selling the last one but got a good offer and it's gone to a good home back up north.
Plans at this stage are....
Replace headlamp surrounds with chrome
Refit windscreen and rear screen with chrome trim rubbers
Fit side trims
Fit chrome trim pieces at base of side windows
Whilst windows are out fit correct headliner.
Fit a steel front bumper.
Wheels are nice repro deep sixes but detailed incorrectly - I have some OG deep sixes but I might go with steel.
Full interior re-trim and fit a pair of OG seats I have. This will be the last job as I thinking I might get a leather retrim.
Oh and lower to get rid of the chasm between tyre and arch!
All of this will be done on the go so a rolling improvement rather than Resto and will likely take some time.
I got the pioneer radio and electric aerial working today - I have a nice Blaupunkt Frankfurt to go in but the dash has been cut so this is a bigger job than a quick change over. Only weird thing is the radio cuts out when a light goes on - indicator or brake light, so something is amiss and needs further investigation. The ugly looking speaker pods on the back shelf are awesome in their function.
I did not mention that the car comes with full history going back to 1976 and has had only 4 owners each of whom documented all the changes, services etc etc I'm spending my evenings ploughing through all of this info.
The only thing I have found that might need deeper investigation is it's a pig to start when hot. I suspect I know what Max will suggest to fix this but I'm going to hold out for a while at least.
Plans at this stage are....
Replace headlamp surrounds with chrome
Refit windscreen and rear screen with chrome trim rubbers
Fit side trims
Fit chrome trim pieces at base of side windows
Whilst windows are out fit correct headliner.
Fit a steel front bumper.
Wheels are nice repro deep sixes but detailed incorrectly - I have some OG deep sixes but I might go with steel.
Full interior re-trim and fit a pair of OG seats I have. This will be the last job as I thinking I might get a leather retrim.
Oh and lower to get rid of the chasm between tyre and arch!
All of this will be done on the go so a rolling improvement rather than Resto and will likely take some time.
I got the pioneer radio and electric aerial working today - I have a nice Blaupunkt Frankfurt to go in but the dash has been cut so this is a bigger job than a quick change over. Only weird thing is the radio cuts out when a light goes on - indicator or brake light, so something is amiss and needs further investigation. The ugly looking speaker pods on the back shelf are awesome in their function.
I did not mention that the car comes with full history going back to 1976 and has had only 4 owners each of whom documented all the changes, services etc etc I'm spending my evenings ploughing through all of this info.
The only thing I have found that might need deeper investigation is it's a pig to start when hot. I suspect I know what Max will suggest to fix this but I'm going to hold out for a while at least.
Mark Paine
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
I have a set of side trims and chrome headlamp rims if you are interested. I also have all of the bumper trim
It's all in use able condition and original porschd.
Regards
Sean
It's all in use able condition and original porschd.
Regards
Sean
1966 912
1969 912/6 hotish rod in build
1974 914 Dead
LI 125 Lambretta (Yeah right it’s a 125)
Mini Cooper s
1969 912/6 hotish rod in build
1974 914 Dead
LI 125 Lambretta (Yeah right it’s a 125)
Mini Cooper s
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Looks like your car is for sale on ebay for £12,500, bit weird?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-912-1 ... Sw44BYEJdB
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-912-1 ... Sw44BYEJdB
1967 RHD 912/911T
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Thanks Sean, I'll send you a PM.SeanP wrote:I have a set of side trims and chrome headlamp rims if you are interested. I also have all of the bumper trim
It's all in use able condition and original porschd.
Regards
Sean
Cheers
Mark
Mark Paine
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Strange. It's in my garage right now. I can't see an ad on eBay from the link?gooders wrote:Looks like your car is for sale on ebay for £12,500, bit weird?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-912-1 ... Sw44BYEJdB
If I can find it I will report to eBay.
Mark Paine
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Bathtub57 wrote:Strange. It's in my garage right now. I can't see an ad on eBay from the link?gooders wrote:Looks like your car is for sale on ebay for £12,500, bit weird?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-912-1 ... Sw44BYEJdB
If I can find it I will report to eBay.
Yes seems the seller has removed it now, it was listed with a load of other cars, also all removed now. I screen grabbed the orginal advert...
1967 RHD 912/911T
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Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
gooders wrote:Looks like your car is for sale on ebay for £12,500, bit weird?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-912-1 ... Sw44BYEJdB
Correct link is here......................it is not relisted but in completed listings
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-912-1 ... 7675.l2557
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Different seller/location to the ad i saw.Nine One One wrote:gooders wrote:Looks like your car is for sale on ebay for £12,500, bit weird?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-912-1 ... Sw44BYEJdB
Correct link is here......................it is not relisted but in completed listings
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-912-1 ... 7675.l2557
1967 RHD 912/911T
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Damn wish I could have bought for 12,500!gooders wrote:Different seller/location to the ad i saw.Nine One One wrote:gooders wrote:Looks like your car is for sale on ebay for £12,500, bit weird?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-912-1 ... Sw44BYEJdB
Correct link is here......................it is not relisted but in completed listings
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-912-1 ... 7675.l2557
I hope people don't genuinely fall for these scams, but I'm sure they do. I'm still waiting for my cheque from the Nigerian Prince I inherited money from..
Anyway, hoping to go for a drive in a bit as the suns out!
Mark Paine
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Well I got out for a nice drive this afternoon and took advantage of a spare hour and got the tyres fitted on my deep sixes and got them on the car. I think they totally transform the look of the car and are a massive step in the right direction of how I want the car to look.
Reading Keith's thread I took inspiration and bought a set of Blockley 185 / 70 / 15's with inner tubes which look great if I say so myself. The wheels that came off the car are actually very good, they are brand new deep six replicas from Design 911, shame they were not detailed correctly.
Reading Keith's thread I took inspiration and bought a set of Blockley 185 / 70 / 15's with inner tubes which look great if I say so myself. The wheels that came off the car are actually very good, they are brand new deep six replicas from Design 911, shame they were not detailed correctly.
Mark Paine
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
A whole bunch of old VW's
1957 356
1991 964
Panamera GTS
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
They look really good and fill the arch much better, what does a set of Brockleys cost? Where did you get them fitted? I need to get a larger set of tyres for my car.
1967 RHD 912/911T
Re: 67 4 speed with a few upgrades
Looks great ,... But it will look superb once you get the nose down and loose the rs front spoiler
James
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast