1973 911 E RHD - Gemini Blue

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:07 pm

Oh my god - that shell!

But, all fixable

Good luck! Looks ace.

Tp81 · Post by **Tp81** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:23 pm

Wasn't sure if this was ever going to happen, the body shop who are in charge of bringing my car back to life have finally cleared their feet and laid out all of the panels ready to start. Happy days. Feels like day 1 again, I will try and provide updates as things progress.

I had forgotten how many parts I had actually bought, not sure how much will be left of the original car. Its almost a full transplant.

IMG_8188.jpg by T M Paterson, on Flickr

IMG_8181.jpg by T M Paterson, on Flickr

The torsion tube was cut out of a car from America and shipped over, its almost like new after being media blasted and then a quick coat or red lead.

IMG_8152.jpg by T M Paterson, on Flickr

IMG_8150.jpg by T M Paterson, on Flickr

and the sorry shell

IMG_8157.jpg by T M Paterson, on Flickr

pay no attention to the Aston Martin in the background, all the metal is far more interesting.

IMG_8159.jpg by T M Paterson, on Flickr

74rsman · Post by **74rsman** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:32 pm

Wow, what a great project. Love the amount of panels you have

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:01 am

MT · Post by MT » Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:03 am

Well I can only see the centre tunnel and the top of the bulkhead that's missing from the pile of panels ......

Holy moly. I thought I was brave with the Doctors car.

My best wishes

Mick

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:10 am

That really is quite a sight!
Hope the body shop will document and you can post the process they use on here.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:41 am

Ah, that brings back memories.

That's going to be a thoroughly rebuilt shell. Rust free and strong.
I hope it goes well, we're rooting for you....

Tp81 · Post by **Tp81** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:04 am

MT wrote:Well I can only see the centre tunnel and the top of the bulkhead that's missing from the pile of panels ......

Holy moly. I thought I was brave with the Doctors car.

My best wishes

Mick

I think that just about sums it up!

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:31 am

Where do you start!

As Paul said it looks exactly like a fresh 911 shell build much like his '74

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:36 am

Gary71 wrote:As Paul said it looks exactly like a fresh 911 shell build much like his '74

And I didn't have to replace seat pans, nor torsion tube, nor rear shelf, nor dash top.
Yours looks even more extensive than mine.

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:49 am

True.

Whilst I can see the financial pain sitting right there on the floor you'll save in rework/assembly costs and end up with a more solid shell.

Possibly cheaper this way around than traditional repair? Answers on a postcard!

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:54 am

I know Barry has said a few times that it can be more cost effective to replace complete big panels than lots of scatch built smaller areas

Midlifecrisis · Post by **Midlifecrisis** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 1:09 pm

Love the photos - looks like a brilliant airfix kit.

shoestring7 · Post by **shoestring7** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 5:21 pm

Care to share the rough cost of that pile of fresh 911 metal?

>C

Darren65 · Post by **Darren65** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:09 pm

74rsman wrote:Wow, what a great project. Love the amount of panels you have

...I'd normally congratulate someone on how few panels they need!........but I get what you mean!

One thing for sure is that this is indeed a truly incredible project......

....very best of luck Tom, hope all goes swimmingly

DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

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