morris944s2john
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I think we are talking the same langauge too[]. Like you my background is in restoring British classic cars. I also have an interest in Porsches, having owned one for the last 10 years. I'd love to own an early 911, but could never realistically afford a restored example, and would struggle to meet the costs many professional resorers charge, and would be left with the nagging feeling that certain jobs were not done as well as I'd have liked.
The obvious route to me is to buy a project early 911 and restore it myself. Full photographic resto, with the story posted on the web. I'll do the paint work and mechanicals myself in addition to restoring the body.
Yes, I have no doubt that some hopeful home restorers have made a hash of an early 911 by being too keen with the grinder and not using the grey matter, but that doesn't mean I will.
Don;t worry, I'm not about to imminently jump into anything, I'm carefully honing my skills on easier projects. This could be years away.
The thing that gripes me is when someone says "you can't do that, you must get a professional" , which I don't believe. That immediately makes me want to do it to prove them wrong! Nothing personal its a general thing.
What should be a plus point in my favour is that I'm on a restoration college course which has a jig and all the necessary equipment for restoring cars, and the tutor in the evening is a professional who restores Aston Martins, Maserati's and sometimes Porsches for a living. The head of the course is a Porsche fan, so I'll need some time to persuade these guys that I'm a regular there and that my future project is worth some time on the jig and space in the college workshop.
I'd partucilarly like a 1972 2.4E targa in yellow or orange![] So please don;t try and put me off, it won't work! [] However, some specific helpul information would be useful.
Sincere and Humble apologies to the thread starter for the hijack!
The obvious route to me is to buy a project early 911 and restore it myself. Full photographic resto, with the story posted on the web. I'll do the paint work and mechanicals myself in addition to restoring the body.
Yes, I have no doubt that some hopeful home restorers have made a hash of an early 911 by being too keen with the grinder and not using the grey matter, but that doesn't mean I will.
Don;t worry, I'm not about to imminently jump into anything, I'm carefully honing my skills on easier projects. This could be years away.
The thing that gripes me is when someone says "you can't do that, you must get a professional" , which I don't believe. That immediately makes me want to do it to prove them wrong! Nothing personal its a general thing.
What should be a plus point in my favour is that I'm on a restoration college course which has a jig and all the necessary equipment for restoring cars, and the tutor in the evening is a professional who restores Aston Martins, Maserati's and sometimes Porsches for a living. The head of the course is a Porsche fan, so I'll need some time to persuade these guys that I'm a regular there and that my future project is worth some time on the jig and space in the college workshop.
I'd partucilarly like a 1972 2.4E targa in yellow or orange![] So please don;t try and put me off, it won't work! [] However, some specific helpul information would be useful.
Sincere and Humble apologies to the thread starter for the hijack!