What happened to the Mulholland "King of the Hill" RSR?

[Banning]

Since the Plan was to return the Car back to the long hood design I needed to find an early hood. I got an early used Porsche Windshield when I picked up the Hood.



This Hood was pretty rough with Bondo, rust and several layers of paint so I took it and the 1973 rear Deck Lid that I got to get acid dipped. This was October of 2018



I could not Primer it immediately when I picked it up. I put it inside and some light surface rust happened due to humidity. When I was ready to Primer I had to sand the hood with 220 grit sandpaper to get it totally clean.





After fully sanding to a bright clean surface, I was able to Primer both sides of the Hood.
The Deck Lid received the same treatment as the Hood.

[Banning]

After checking the Hood Hinges for proper alignment, the Hood Lifts slipped right in. This was in March of 2024.



The Hood then went on quite easily and fit nicely with very little adjustment.






Now the Car is back with a long Hood and I think it feels relieved.
It had been previously converted to the look of a 1993 911 RS America with different Bumpers, a short Hood, and had steel 930 flares installed.

[Mr. Merk]

Originally Posted by Banning

Before a personal Meet and Greet with the Panel members I talked to Patrick Long congratulating him on his fantastic career with Porsche Racing. He asked me to consider bringing the Mulholland Carrera to his Luftgekult 10 which will be held in Hollywood on October 5, 2024. He expects over 10,000 will attend.
I had previously declined his kind offer to attend the Luftgekult held at the Lumber yard a few years ago in the South Bay. We'll see about this fall.

What'd you decide?! Hope to see the car there!

[Heel n Toe]

Seeing this brought a question to mind; has anyone here been in or seen a really severe car-on-car wreck (or aftermath) on Mulholland?

https://www.facebook.com/reel/388738924120238

[Banning]

Originally Posted by Mr. Merk

What'd you decide?! Hope to see the car there!

I was planning on attending however a family emergency came up and my in-laws depend on me so that is my priority at this time.

[Banning]

In order to complete the Targa to Coupe conversion, and the back to long hood body conversion, all glass is needed to seal out the car and early Bumpers installed.

I have the glass except for the rear window. The rear quarter windows fit but they are tight since the roof ended up being 3/8" lower than stock. I don't know if a stock rear window will fit into its current frame size. I like reducing weight in the rear because of the rear-engine design of a 911, so I will make a rear window in Lexan like the Carrera has.

[Banning]

I purchased a sheet of 1/8" thick Lexan in June of 2023. This thickness is a good choice since it will bend slightly to fit into the rear window frame.




Lexan is a good, light alternative to heavy glass. It is scratch and shatter resistant.
It can however chip when cut if a dull blade is used, so I used a new Skil type saw with a new combination blade. I cut it to the approximate size after carefully measuring the opening.

[Banning]

I made a template out of old Cardboard that I had laying around.

After taking the rectangular Cardboard and laying onto the rear window opening, I used a felt tip marker from the underside to get the shape correct. I added 3/4" to the marked image to account for the flange that it will sit in.



After several trial fits and cuts, the template sits perfectly into its intended spot.

[Banning]

On March 21, 2024, I cut the Lexan to the size of the Template. The inside edges were bevel cut to fit into the Car's window frame tightly.



I'm leaving the protective film on the Lexan until it's ready to install after paint.



The 1973 rear Deck Lid got the same treatment as the hood having been acid dipped to clean it completely. After applying Primer I installed it on the Car.

I have an aluminum colored rear Grille and a black one. I also have both black and aluminum colored window frames. I have not decided which color to use.
After paint it will be easier to see which will look better.

[Banning]

The old Targa Hoop fits on the Type 34 perfectly without any modification.
I thought that was a heck of a coincidence.
I'm not sure if it looks cool or looks like crapp. Opinions are welcome.

[Mr. Merk]

Originally Posted by Banning

I was planning on attending however a family emergency came up and my in-laws depend on me so that is my priority at this time.

Understandable!

If we can help in any way, let us know. I'll be staying nearby, off Mulholland at the bottom of Multiview. I'm sure Derek and/or Pat can help arrange something as well.

[Banning]

Originally Posted by Mr. Merk

Understandable!

If we can help in any way, let us know. I'll be staying nearby, off Mulholland at the bottom of Multiview. I'm sure Derek and/or Pat can help arrange something as well.

That's very nice of you and it is much appreciated.

We all experience difficult times in our lives. It is a wonderful thing when we can help each other get through challenging times by being a supportive friend.

Thank you.

[Banning]

To complete the short hood conversion, two more items remained.
Proper Bumpers for a 1973 911 "Wide Body" RS or RSR.

I was visiting TRE Motorsports on June 11, 2021 and was quite fortunate to get a used but in good condition Rear Bumper for a wide body 911.
Thank you again Dave.




I sanded it and primered it to match the Car's primer color.
Since the Car had been modified for the RS America look, I will have to make new support brackets and MIG them in.

[Banning]

Having acquired a proper rear Bumper I set out to find a 911 "wide body" front Bumper.
There are plenty of inexpensive ones available on the internet, however they tend to be of a lighter thickness and often lack mounts to attach it to the Body.

I was patient and found a good used Bumper on September 1, 2023.
This one has a much thicker, stronger fiberglass layup than usual and has strong mounts that are built in.

It came from a nice Gentleman who is a Porsche enthusiast named Nigel Bluck.
He coincidentally is a customer of TRE Motorsports.
I picked it up and brought it home.

[Banning]

There are special mounting Brackets that are used to mount early 911 front Bumpers.



I did not know if these would actually work or not with an aftermarket Bumper however the fiberglass mounts in the Bumper were spaced properly to fit the Bracket.

[Banning]

The Bumper Brackets bolted right up like they are supposed to.
They are slotted top and bottom and therefore adjustable to fit any reasonable variance.



Here is how it looks with both Brackets installed. Visible at the bottom of photo.

[Banning]

In my experience, it's not advisable to bolt fiberglass components directly to Steel, especially where vibration is encountered.

I decided to make Buffer Pads to sit in-between the fiberglass Bumper Mounts and the steel Brackets that are new mounted to the Car.

I found a 1/4" thick of Neoprene Rubber in my gasket collection.



After measuring the width of the "Valley" present in the Bumper Brackets, I cut a strip of Neoprene that would fit into that spot.



Then I cut out two pieces that will fit into the Bracket perfectly.



After drilling holes for the mounting bolts to pass thru the Rubber Pads, the front Bumper bolted right up.




I will still need to fabricate mounts for the Horn Grilles and Turn Signal Housings and make a sheet metal spacer to go between the Bumper and the Fender.

[Mr. Merk]

Originally Posted by Banning

That's very nice of you and it is much appreciated.

We all experience difficult times in our lives. It is a wonderful thing when we can help each other get through challenging times by being a supportive friend.

Thank you.

I was chatting with Pat and he said your RSR is the only car he'd let in this late! The rest of us had to register quite a while ago.

[Noah930]

C'mon, Banning! (Family responsibilities not withstanding.) Drive your car over to the Universal back lot on Friday afternoon for load-in. Pick it back up Saturday at 3:00.

[Mr. Merk]

Originally Posted by Noah930

C'mon, Banning! (Family responsibilities not withstanding.) Drive your car over to the Universal back lot on Friday afternoon for load-in. Pick it back up Saturday at 3:00.

I second that emotion