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- Sat Oct 07, 2023 5:36 pm
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
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Re: '65
It’s with Barry. So whichever option he chose was you’ll never tell :) His normally policy is preservation until the repair time exceeds the cost of the new panel On that subject, I've been pricing up a few panels and looking back at the spreadsheet from last time. There would appear to have been s...
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 5:30 pm
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
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Re: '65
Yep. In all cases, repairs will be as small as possible (keep as much original metal as possible). In some cases it will make sense to start from a repair panel, but that doesn't mean it's compulsory to use all of it! For example the LH tank support, where it looks like we only need a bit at the fro...
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 8:58 am
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
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Re: '65
Beginning the Worse Than Expected section we have some local rot. In the luggage compartment, just behind the RH wheel arch. Presumably standing water due to missing scuttle tray or other leak was the root cause here: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c0f610d482e969f2bf11d6/16966630419...
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 8:29 am
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
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Re: '65
That's the end of the good news. I guess we all know that nice surprises are rare when the paint (and filler) comes off. So it proved in this case. On the bright side, I am very glad we stripped it. Possible lesson there. For a long time I was in the rose tinted mindset of this being quite an origin...
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 5:37 am
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
- Views: 101702
Re: '65
Thanks Mike. Floors, tunnel, inner sills all good. Possibly even slightly better than expected. There had been a fair amount of missing (brittle, flaked off) underseal on the outside of the floor, and some surface rust on the inside, so I think I was imagining some pinholing and local repairs at lea...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:54 pm
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
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Re: '65
Continuing the known knowns (or something), diligent readers will recall that the non-original rear slam panel and copious filler suggested rear wing trauma, but pretty localised. Post-strip reality was more-or-less as expected, I'd say: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c0f610d482e969...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:35 pm
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
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Re: '65
Well ok then, let's have a look at the shell. Which, as promised, came back from Enviro Strip today. I pottered down to Barry's workshop, the delivery location, to have a look and deliver a few relevant parts for the later fitting up. Let's start with the bits which are bad, but were expected to be ...
- Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:56 pm
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
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Re: '65
A final post before the bare metal shell comes back tomorrow. Here's how the car looked for a few months after I got it home from the US, and fitted a few bits including the correct wheels and somewhat-more-correct headlights (were H4s). It's always interesting how little it takes to make a car look...
- Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:45 pm
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
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Re: '65
A few pics showing the car during the strip down. They give an idea of what some of the less molested areas look like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c0f610d482e969f2bf11d6/1696273475221-9IOOG02DM82WG2BTPLGK/20200531_124148970_iOS+copy+2.jpg?format=800w https://images.squarespace-cd...
- Thu Oct 05, 2023 6:36 pm
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
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Re: '65
Hi Gitesh,
Thanks. It's good to hear from you.
I think HQ is wise. This will be my last. Deffo!
Cheers, Richard.
Thanks. It's good to hear from you.
I think HQ is wise. This will be my last. Deffo!
Cheers, Richard.
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:19 pm
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
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Re: '65
I suppose that when we entrust our cars to shipping, hence the laws of nature, the main thing we hope for is an uneventful experience. Nothing lost, no containers falling off decks, no sinking etc. So it proved in this case. Boring, just the way you'd hope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content...
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 2:19 pm
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
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Re: '65
So I went for a quick whizz around the industrial estate (on my own). This was more exciting than it might have been, because the pre-drive briefing slightly omitted to mention the lack of brakes. They came back after some vigorous pumping, but brake pedal to floor on first use was not a great momen...
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 10:12 am
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
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Re: '65
Then it was down off the axle stands - test drive time... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c0f610d482e969f2bf11d6/1694209720294-3Q1YUTAG7BK47TWAPT3N/20170501_180933516_iOS.jpg?format=600w The chrome beast started easily enough and, as promised, ran. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/...
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:18 am
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
- Views: 101702
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:10 am
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: '65
- Replies: 124
- Views: 101702
Re: '65
At this point let's briefly introduce our host, without invading his privacy by naming etc. The paint gauge was a nice touch, and I also appreciated that the car was on axle stands, under cover, for me to poke around at leisure. Here our vendor is very excited to show me something from the parts sta...