Re: 1973 911E RHD Light Ivory and ex NZ...another one.
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:02 pm
Here we go again.....
48. O/S rear inner wing repair (front)
With the repair panels for both sides made, the offside inner wing could have it's repair carried out at the front, the heater tube fitted, and the new inner sill put into place. Later on, any spot welds required for a factory look will be added during a great big spotathon towards the end the build.
49. A-post back date.
With the original donor A-post to hand the required areas could be moved across to the new A-post and a couple of smaller details attended to, making the 993 panel correct for my car.
50. Right hand dash end, A-pillar.
And back to Barry's favourite area again....
Time for him to continue with the dreaded dash area. He's now run out of good donor parts but does have a couple of reference pieces plus some patterns. The patterns are used to mark out the basic shape and a generous flange added on. With tons of shrinking, the flange could be pulled down and adjusted to give the correct angle without distorting the dash top. Then this flange is thrown and stretched to form the base of the channel. Lastly, the flange can be thrown again, and shrunk, forming the upright.
The card templates are taken from his reference piece of course, ensuring the shape runs neatly into the rest of the dash.
According to Barry actually not a hugely long job in the end, and a really nice way of making the part (all in one) compared to doing it in two as he has done in the past.
48. O/S rear inner wing repair (front)
With the repair panels for both sides made, the offside inner wing could have it's repair carried out at the front, the heater tube fitted, and the new inner sill put into place. Later on, any spot welds required for a factory look will be added during a great big spotathon towards the end the build.
49. A-post back date.
With the original donor A-post to hand the required areas could be moved across to the new A-post and a couple of smaller details attended to, making the 993 panel correct for my car.
50. Right hand dash end, A-pillar.
And back to Barry's favourite area again....
Time for him to continue with the dreaded dash area. He's now run out of good donor parts but does have a couple of reference pieces plus some patterns. The patterns are used to mark out the basic shape and a generous flange added on. With tons of shrinking, the flange could be pulled down and adjusted to give the correct angle without distorting the dash top. Then this flange is thrown and stretched to form the base of the channel. Lastly, the flange can be thrown again, and shrunk, forming the upright.
The card templates are taken from his reference piece of course, ensuring the shape runs neatly into the rest of the dash.
According to Barry actually not a hugely long job in the end, and a really nice way of making the part (all in one) compared to doing it in two as he has done in the past.