911 Turbo 3.3 - Model Year 1980

[Tp81]

I agree the front bumper doesn't do it for me but love the rest of the detail. Quite like the euro lights. Stance and tyre / wheel combination is lovely.

[Tp81]

Door furniture nice and fresh again.

[Tp81]

More deliveries today, love these. The original center caps have a gold badge and are in need or repainting. Much prefer these.

[Tp81]

The car is now getting very close to reassemble, hopefully should be ready next week at some point. The independent I use was working late last night which gave me the chance to clean the engine. Spent around two hours last night cleaning off grime and dirt. Meant to take more pictures but never got round to it. It possibly pointless cleaning the 930 engine as virtually nothing is seen except fan, shroud, airbox and intercooler. Polished all the fuel lines and as much as I could get at. Its an exceptionally messy engine and probably best hidden away.

This was a picture before I started and if I am honest it didn't look much different after.



On most of the other cars I have when ever the stereo / speakers have been upgraded the installer lines the doors with Dynamat which eliminates any resonance and has the added benefit of making the doors sound more solid on closing, cuts out road noise.

Door kit arrived yesterday morning so I took the opportunity to install this last night. Both doors done in about 20mins.





The car is also starting to pick up a nice level of dust, could almost wheel it into a old shed and stage a nice barn find.

[GazC2]

Car is coming along nicely Tom, you have a good network local suppliers/restorers will need to bear it mind pretty sure I have some plain black centre caps that have been lying in a drawer in the garage for a lot of years you can have if your needing a spare.

cheers

Gary

[Tp81]

Thanks Gary, really keen to get it on the road. Not long now.

[Tp81]

1980's dirt. Mats are in great condition. Thick carpets, very different to early cars

[Tp81]

Car is very close to being complete and ready to be driven.






Toying with the idea of yellow front lenses. Still undecided. Any strong views one way or the other? Does anyone have any for sale or recommend a source?






Ignore the dust, looking forward to washing it.

[Boydyrs]

Tom go for it on yellow lenses. There is s German guy on eBay sells in pairs.

[kvinyl]

That's looking very tasty, yellow lenses all the way

[Tp81]

This was never a barn find, but more like a neglected and sad car unloved by its owner and left to sulk in the corner. It's almost there and I stopped in yesterday to take some pictures of how its spent the majority of the last ten years or so. Longing to be driven, eager to be used and show off how special it really is.















I think its going to like it's new home.

[Tp81]

Most of today was spend dodging rain, polishing the car. No more polishing, time to drive it.

[bjmullan]

Car looks fantastic Tom, great job

[Boydyrs]

Tom car looks brilliant but what's the we gold car in corner.....secret next project?

[Gary71]

Love this. Looks fantastic, you can see the arches emerging from the original shape.