'66 912 resurrection

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'66 912 resurrection

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Here you will follow the story of this old lady, pulled from a field in Alabama.

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Now sat in my garage, stripping complete ready to go to Smiths in Cornwall to have what feels like the majority of Design911's repair panel stock welded in.

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Matt has the panels there already, and i'm taking her down there next weekend.

Apologies to people who like shiny things, the patina and sunburn is staying. 8)
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No all on here are purists!

Looking forward to a blow by blow account. :)
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and i thought i had a lot to do!

Like the trend for stabilising and clearcoating 'handsome' rust and sorting out the mechanicals if that is what you are planning. Look forward to reading more.
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Cheers guys, yeah going for the mint underside/running gear and interior but looks like it just came out of a swamp kind of vibe. Just sort of paying homage to what she survived I guess. She's had a bonfire on the bonnet at some point hence the cloudy front screen. :bounce:

Anyway, I love her for what she is so thats good enough for me.
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That looks like it's going to be a really cool build - loving the idea. Will be watching with interest. You going to put something gnarly in the back too?
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murph2309 wrote:That looks like it's going to be a really cool build - loving the idea. Will be watching with interest. You going to put something gnarly in the back too?
Cheers man, I haven't decided what route to take with the engine yet - obviously still air-cooled but to what extent I go I don't know.
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first time i became aware of this sort of thing, i read an article about a guy with a 40's or 50's dodge convertible 'barge' that he had rescued from the desert. clear coated the rust, sorted the interior and fitted a dodge hellcat motor and gearbox. 700bhp. of modern reliability and brute force. what a hoot!! if i ever find the link,.....
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Dougieboy1 wrote:first time i became aware of this sort of thing, i read an article about a guy with a 40's or 50's dodge convertible 'barge' that he had rescued from the desert. clear coated the rust, sorted the interior and fitted a dodge hellcat motor and gearbox. 700bhp. of modern reliability and brute force. what a hoot!! if i ever find the link,.....

Perfect 8)
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Chud, is the torsion bar/torque tube OK? Best of luck, looking forward to your updates. John in CT/USA
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Hi John - yes the torsion tube fortunately appears solid but we'll see when the fabrication progresses.
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Back on the trailer, panels temporarily put on as a safe means of transit. Safer than bouncing around in the back of the truck anyway. :lol:

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Off to Smiths in Cornwall we go.
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First pictures filtering through from Matt, out with the old.......well whats left of the old anyway. :clown:

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Two more panels added to a fresh shopping list - parcel shelf and firewall.
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Wow, there's a little bit of welding there!
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This must be the worst and most interesting shell rebuild so far?
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911hillclimber wrote:This must be the worst and most interesting shell rebuild so far?
I expect Alans 'Restoration of a RHD 2.2S' still holds that title - but it was in good hands with Barry.
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Good luck with the restoration Chud - you are a brave man!!
Looking forward to seeing another '66 912 on the road.
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