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A restoration in pictures and words
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jamescharnley
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Ian.
morris944s2john
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All structural work hopefully completed by the end of next week as the brackets for the jig are hired on a weeky basis and two weeks is sufficient (and expensive enough).
Once this is done we will start to look at the wheel arches themselves. Decided on 9" rear arches so will be cutting and welding on steel extensions. Also want the ability to fit 8" on the front so have decided to beat the current wings out to flare them slightly rather than fitting extensions.
![DSC_1022.jpg](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/ian_uk/911%20Restoration%20RD/DSC_1022.jpg)
Here's a close up of the bottom of the door to the new sill
![DSC_1020.jpg](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/ian_uk/911%20Restoration%20RD/DSC_1020.jpg)
Sorting the gaps was the most fiddly work to date. A lot of work had to be done especially to the new sills to get them to fit nicely.
![DSC_1031.jpg](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/ian_uk/911%20Restoration%20RD/DSC_1031.jpg)
![DSC_1046.jpg](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/ian_uk/911%20Restoration%20RD/DSC_1046.jpg)
![DSC_1030.jpg](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/ian_uk/911%20Restoration%20RD/DSC_1030.jpg)
The next few days will involve going over the whole shell cleaning up the welds, making sure all pannel edges are straight and flat, etc. Little details that will finish it off nicely.
The car will now sit for three or four weeks before phase 2 is started. Phase 2 is to prepare the shell for track/race/sprint usage. This will envolve some mods to the shell to make sure it meets MSA/FIA approval. Plus a new roll cage will fitted (decided to ditch the old partial cage). Also will be starting to source some nice goodies for the rebuild.
Phase 3 will be repaint and final build.
More to follow once phase two has started to make progress ...
Ian.
Next year, funds permitting, the plan is to build a hot engine for the car (300bhp target??). I'll keep it's original engine, as it's matching numbers, and bolt the hot engine in as required.
Ian.
Work decided
1/ Limited chassis strengthening ... seam welding in places plus concentrating on tightening up the front end between the turrent mounts and the front torsion bar ends.
2/ Aluminium fuel tank, still using standard filler, plus front under-guard to protect.
3/ Multipoint bolt in roll cage to FIA/MSA standards. Will have the ability to take the front out and only run the rear bar when using the car on the road. Some other nice features best left till pictures are available.
4/ Dual master cylinder pedal box with adjustable bias plus fly off handbrake.
5/ Heated front screen with left and right filaments.
6/ Poly windows side and rear (flush fitting rear).
7/ Aircraft standard lightweight wiring harness.
8/ Lighter bits (headers, lighter exhaust, starter motor, battery, etc)
9/ There is a plan for some neat wheels but not sure of the timescales yet.
10/ Suspension upgrades (lots - a whole topic on it's own).
Ian.
simon_70T
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I thought I recognised GCR's workshop. Chris always has a nice array of early Porkers and Bimmers lurking in there.
Good Luck with the rest of the build, its spurred me on to get back out in the gararge and get on with mine!
Simon.
First the shell has now been fully seam welded
![DSC_0041.jpg](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/ian_uk/911%20Restoration%20FL/DSC_0041.jpg)
![DSC_0018.jpg](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/ian_uk/911%20Restoration%20FL/DSC_0018.jpg)
![DSC_0004.jpg](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/ian_uk/911%20Restoration%20FL/DSC_0004.jpg)
All the welds are still to be tidied up which will be done when the whole car is given a tidy up at the end. Notice how the body has started to surface rust from just sitting around even when kept dry. This will all be removed at the end when it's dipped again and e-coated.
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