For those who dont know I recently sold my mint BMW 2002 to chase my 911 dream, and I can finally say Im the very lucky new owner of Paul Martins 1969 911T(S) - I have the S in brackets because Paul had made great strides in rebuilding the car to S spec. If anyone had told me I would have a longhood 911 12 months ago I wouldn't have believed them in a million years, yet many ferries to Northern Ireland later, here I am. I still cant quite believe it. I have so many people to thank and they should all know who they are.
So, I have a car that is in one way 90% restored and in another way 90% apart. Its a restored shell and engine and everything else is in boxes. Lots of unlabeled parts, in mixed up boxes, mixed up further for transporting to England. Now i've restored a few cars before, but i've always had the "luxury" of taking them apart in order to do so. That way you know what everything is and where it goes. Paul obviously knew the car inside out, so labelling everything wasnt necessery for him, unfortunately for me it means I have no idea what 50% of the parts are for. Big stuff is obvious, its the myriad of screws, clips, seals, o rings, gaskets, brackets etc etc that will be a nightmare to figure out. Thats where I hope DDK will come along to save me! But, I would much rather have this and a fantastic rock solid sell than a big welding job on my hands, its clearly been amazingly looked after over the years.
My plan is to basically put the car back together and try and get as close to S spec as possible and use it. Obviously I will be cleaning up parts and replacing the odd thing here and there as needed in order to do so, after all it hasn't moved anywhere i earnest since the early 90s I think. And as always im sure there will be innumerable "whilst im in there" jobs that drag everything out as well.
I always think its great to have an end goal with projects and after googling a lot of Irish Green 911s I found a picture of something I would like to try and achieve so the aim is pretty much like the one pictured below, minus the front overriders...
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Naturally as newbie I have lots of questions already...
Paul was clearly building the car to S spec. I have looked everywhere for a guide to tell me what exactly constituted S spec in 1969 but I cannot find any detailed info. Can anyone tell me, or point me to, a list of every S spec detail that the T didnt have. Engine, drive train, exterior, interior, etc etc? Its probable that I wont be able to match everything but one can only try.
Further newbie question
who/where is the best source of used/after market parts? I dont want to be going to Porsche for every unseen clip, screw and bracket I might need.
Thats all for today!
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