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Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:15 pm
by PMNorris
Better pics of the decapitation
Before
After
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:35 am
by Ralph
Your car is in very safe hands with Tim. He's one of the 'off radar' guys but turns out some very nice quality work. I wouldn't worry about the timescale either - it only took me 20 years!
If you get the chance when you next speak to Tim you could ask to see his other current projects located elsewhere (not too far from your car) to see what he is capable of. Apart from the front end he was quite complementary about your shell too.
Regards,
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:00 am
by PMNorris
Thanks Ralph, good to hear. I had a very good look at the 2.7 RS shell that he has just finished the metalwork on. Very impressive. He did mention a couple of other projects that he had ongoing, so I will take your advice and arrange to have a look next time.
Regards
Paul
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 8:26 pm
by PMNorris
The fuel tank surround arrived, let the cutting begin!
...this used to be a car!!
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 3:27 pm
by PMNorris
Whilst the car is still in for surgery, I took Graham's advice and installed a new garage floor. I couldn't resist the temptation to add a bit of bling...
Despite watching the installation video and Graham saying it took 1/2 a day to install his, it took me about 1/2 a day to trim the edge tiles by hand. A circular saw table would of made it very easy. I still have one edge to complete, but I'm very happy with the result so far.
Hopefully I'll be able to post some restoration progress soon.
Paul
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 8:25 pm
by 911hillclimber
Looks good!
Will be even better with the rebuilt car in there.
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 5:12 pm
by PMNorris
Progress!!!!
New petrol tank surround going in
Front panel adjustment required
New towing eye
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 5:16 pm
by PMNorris
Front right inner wing undergoing surgery
The patient is receiving new parts
Starting to look like a car again
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 5:22 pm
by PMNorris
RHS Battery box going in
Poor quality previous repairs being replaced
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2017 2:39 pm
by PMNorris
LHS is now pretty much finished. Unfortunately the RHS inner wing got lost in transit by the delivery company somehow, so a new one has been ordered.
The petrol tank surround now joins the inner wing without a patchwork of panels
LHS inner wing hasn't been removed yet
Clearly this has been repaired many times. Hopefully the new panel will be stronger and lighter
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:32 pm
by PMNorris
RHS Inner wing has arrived and some repairs have been made to a section of the original which will stay on the car.
RHS inner wing surgery started
Battery box being fitted
Tim selfie plus the new inner wing lying on top of the boot floor after the battery box was fitted
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....and I moved a few of the old photos to Flickr from Photobucket as Photobucket now wants payment for 3rd party hosting.
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 7:33 pm
by Biancaneve
Progressing well, hope you can make for the ESR meeting in October
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 10:45 am
by PMNorris
Hopefully Massimo,
Apparently it will be ready in August. As soon as the metalwork is done i will register.
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:42 pm
by PMNorris
The final tank support panel has arrived from restoration design as its not available from Porsche, which means it can now be finished.... That's not my bonnet, just a spare one to ensure everything is aligned.
Here's the remaining hole
Tank support panel which looks very good in my layman's eyes.
Inner wing (From Dansk) needed quite a bit of adjustment
Hopefully the metalwork will be complete by the end of next week, but Tim has 4 other 911's at various stages of restoration.
Re: It was only supposed to be a minor rust repair.....
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:00 am
by inaglasshouse
Paul, it's getting there and the quality looks good. Hope you get it back while there's still some summer left...
Cheers, Richard.