My '72 911T

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Re: My '72 911T

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911hillclimber wrote:Drain tubes?
Still thinking on that one! But yes probably
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Mine worked out a treat, oddly there was a factory hole waiting for the pvc tube to pass through to the engine bay at each corner. :)
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Nice work Gary
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
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Didn’t achieve much tonight.
Drilled a hole through a very localised rust spot.
Welded it up
Ground it off
Hit it with a hammer for a while
Decided that a bit of filler never hurt anyone

Stared at the other messy bit in the corner to the engine lid and failed to come up with a plan Image

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Ball pien head hammer and some wood with concave cavity or hole and tap into a spoon form?
Tricky corner for sure, but you will suss it!
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Those annoying little rust holes in the middle of panels are a right pain, as they can end up warping a bigger area that was ok.

You are doing some good work Gary, well done
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I’ve started on a panel for the right hand side, but after three aborted attempts I’m having a rethink!

Meanwhile my young apprentice made the inner screen corner for the other side so we focused on getting that done today.

Really pleased with the piece he made, I cut it into the car and welded it, but he did all the folding, shrinking stretching and bending.

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Most excellent. :)
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Gary71 wrote:I’ve started on a panel for the right hand side, but after three aborted attempts I’m having a rethink!

Meanwhile my young apprentice made the inner screen corner for the other side so we focused on getting that done today.

Really pleased with the piece he made, I cut it into the car and welded it, but he did all the folding, shrinking stretching and bending.

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Gary71 wrote:I’ve started on a panel for the right hand side, but after three aborted attempts I’m having a rethink!

Meanwhile my young apprentice made the inner screen corner for the other side so we focused on getting that done today.

Really pleased with the piece he made, I cut it into the car and welded it, but he did all the folding, shrinking stretching and bending.

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Brilliant.. :cheers:
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I have three boys, one at Glasgow University doing Mech Eng and I can't see any of them doing that. Come to think of it I would struggle as well :roll: :lol:

You are doing a fantastic job Gary, rebuilding your car and building the enthusiasm of the next generation.
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After about four aborted attempts at a repair section I finally welded something in today!

This was not a fun piece and took at least as long to clean up as weld in!

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Looks like hard graft to me.
Is the other side as bad?

I really really really had it easy on my shell!
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Luckily the other side looks fine!
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