Carbon Carrera.

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Carbon Carrera.

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With the yellow Targa almost finished, I thought I'd better start a thread on the next fun project coming through the workshop.

Not one for the purists (not that any of my projects are) It's another Backdate I'm afraid, with no particular aim to replicate an earlier model, just to try to make something that's a nice thing to own and drive....

It started like this, Just your Common or Garden 911SC that had been parked under a cover on a drive way for many years and wasn't the better for it.

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Had a nice number plate though.

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Like a lot of these cars that were once "cheap" it had suffered from it's share of poor previous repairs

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So we stripped it down and put it on the jig.

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And started to cut way all the grotty bits

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And the parts that needed to be changed for the backdate

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What do you have in mind for it though?
If keeping the SC rear flares it moves down the 'RS' route?
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I think there might be a clue in the title ... :wink:

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Lightweight_911 wrote:.

I think there might be a clue in the title ... :wink:

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:lol: :lol: Most of the car will be steel, it needed to retain that Porsche quality feel to it, But I had to call it something!
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New metal going in.

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We always use the later larger kidney bowl panel.

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And a quick dry fit to check alignment

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Nice - looking forward to this...
The simple things you see are all complicated
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Mmmmm.....me 2.......Jon love your threads/rebuilds
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Next job on the list - Sunroof delete

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And whilst access was easy we trial fitted a half cage and welded in the mounting points

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Before trying this for size

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It required some trimming but not much and then we bonded it on using a 3M epoxy glue designed for a composite to metal bond.

And just about every clamp I could find in the workshop!

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The next day clamps removed, just requiring edges to be sanded back flush with the screen surrounds.

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Fantastic Jon 8)
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Looking like fun....enjoying this
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Ah.Thats the latest version of carbon roof.I presume from same supplier as mine.It extends down screen pillars.My one doesnt.Wonderful quality panels.
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Having used an original old steel bonnet to check gaps and alignment,

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We were pleased to find that the new version fitted just as well.

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With the new roof protected, we finished stripping the paint from the remainder of the shell.

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All old underseal cleaned off from underneath

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Epoxy primer applied to inner and underside

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and panels

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Before seam sealing all the joints

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Another quality build in progress, thanks for sharing :thumbright:
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With the outer surfaces masked up

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the underside is given a coating of underbody stonechip protection, which will then be painted over.

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As are the underside of the front wings.

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Sorry not the most exciting update! It gets better....
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I love a stonechip picture or two :)
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