Factory 911 Re-Build

[Mo_Gearhead]

I've been away - sorry if this is a re-post.

Porsche Revives the Passion | Autopia*| Wired.com

[kach22i]

I've not seen it before.

1973 drawings used to fix a spot...............................911T........vid eo says 1973

Porsche used cataphoretic dip painting -- a process of dipping a car body into an electrically charged paint that coats every metal surface.

Interesting.

[id10t]

Originally Posted by kach22i

Interesting.

Take a look at something called hydrostatic printing - cheaper, smaller, easier to do for small projects. I think I'm gonna have a plastic FAL stock set done in "walnut"


*Very* interesting indeed. Prices on the door skins I'm gonna need for the 356 are good ... too bad I'm poor...

[Flieger]

There were a couple long threads about it. People debating whether they should have restored it to period correct condition or upgrade it like they did.The owner is going to get docked a lot of points in any concors he might enter, though. Porsche had to make some upgrades for legal reasons. They gave the car away at the Porsche Parade.

[biosurfer1]

A bit of let down they didn't have any interior or assembly pics but a good read overall

[Flieger]

Here you go:
Assembly and Finish - Revive the Passion - Porsche 911 Factory Restoration - References - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

[Flieger]

and here: 2011 PCA Raffle - 1973 911 T Factory Restored

[azasadny]

Very cool!!

[sc_rufctr]

Great story...

It's interesting that the Porsche factory will do this sort of work but a "dealer" will avoid doing work on an air cooled car.

[Flieger]

Originally Posted by kach22i

I've not seen it before.

1973 drawings used to fix a spot...............................911T........vid eo says 1973


Interesting.

That is just the "E coating" used by every major auto manufacturer nowadays. Similar to powder coating but with liquid solvents, not air, for the pigment particles. Hook the metal to a negative terminal and the paint gun to a positve terminal and there you go, the paint sticks to the metal. It ensures paint gets in everywhere, even between spot welds and inside rockers, to protect from rust.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Great story...

It's interesting that the Porsche factory will do this sort of work but a "dealer" will avoid doing work on an air cooled car.

If a dealer had the equipment and skilled staff to do the work the same way, and if dealers would manage to find somebody willing to pay the same amount of money that Porsche Classic charges for that work, i'm sure they would not avoid it.

I'de need to sell about 9 kidneys to come up with the right amount of cash for that kind of restoration by Porsche Classic.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I wonder if the factory would do my basketcase S? just the unibody if nothing else. how do you contact them?

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Shaun 84 Targa

I wonder if the factory would do my basketcase S? just the unibody if nothing else. how do you contact them?

I'm pretty sure they will if you pay em enough money.

but they will not want their name attached to it, so essentially you'll pay to much money for something that can be done by somebody equally skilled for less money , closer @ yer home.. They will only want their name attached to something they finished completely.

So i don't see why you would want to do that.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

That makes sense. It is a one-off spec car, and if I had the $, worth it for a full factory restoration, but that's not in the cards for a few years. Yes, Damon at Series 900 in NH is slated to start the S next year.