RSR CC Speedline build. Here goes nothing!
 

For the last several months I’ve been building my take on a 73 RSR hotrod. I started with a light yellow ‘74 non-sunroof coupe. I have a lonnnnng way to go but figured I shouldn’t wait any longer to start this build thread. I acquired the roller from Techweenie here on the forum. I couldn’t be happier as I have a thing for keeping cars in their original color and since I love porsche’s that are fun, bright colors, helgelb couldn’t be a better choice. The car will be visually a 73 RSR but I will not be attempting to build any sort of accurate RSR. I may borrow some cues and pay homage here and there but I’m building this car into what I feel is the ultimate long hood hotrod. My goal is using aluminum body panels like hood and ducktail frame but also including a maybe a bit of a lofty goal to do aluminum doors or at least aluminum door skins. Planning to do a 4.0l with kinsler 50mm ITBs, shortened G50 trans, custom “RSR” brakes and suspension. To try and be a tad different on the fuchs I would like to go with a 3pc style finished in an RSR scheme. Interior will be lean and clean with some added custom touches to the dash, side trims and headliner. Will be likely only running carpet on the flat part of the floor and stripping the rest. Leather wrapped aluminum roll bar, Repa replica harnesses and much more. Let’s get this party started!!
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First order of business was to strip out the body of all parts
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But of course a dolly was next
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I’ll end tonight on a frustrating note with some images that I cannot get to post upright for whatever reason.
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You definitely have an optical malformity, bro (ya' upside down and sideways posting bisch! :eek:)!!! :D

Nice!

Love your rotisserie. As for the pics, open them in Paint if you're on a PC and save them (or rotate and save) and then re-upload. You can start a new post, upload to that new post, then copy the img urls, don't actually submit that one, instead, edit your original post by pasting in your new img upload URLs. my poor neck.

Yellow rules! The 3pc Fuchs sound awesome.

Sub'd.

Thanks for teaching me how to that. I was joking because the car is being flipped around on the rotisserie. They are correct on my I-phone. Are they truly crooked on your end?

I promise not to harass you on the thread like you harassed me, I also promise not to post pics you text me before they are posted here :D

But this is gonna be good,....let me make it clear, if not for this individual and his knowledge I wouldn’t have gotten through my last build.

Lol touché

It goes without saying that going from a 74 to a 73 requires some changes to be made to the hood and fenders. Technically the latch panel does not need to be changed but it’s definitely the cleaner looking way to go. I’m not certain yet whether I will be using an OE latch set-up as I will be running exterior straps or latches but may run a secondary latch for safety. Additionally I will be putting a brace connecting the two front A-arm mounting points for added stiffening so I will be replacing the front support and battery support in addition to the nose panel. Back to the fenders. When doing a backdate there are two main options with regards to the fenders. Either take the later model fenders and add the early turn signal lamp housings or get actual early fenders. Since I’m going 9” wide in the front there’s an additional consideration to be made as you now can decide to add early signal housings to turbo fenders or add flares to early fenders. I would say it mainly comes down to what style of flares you want to use and after much deliberation I decided the turbo flares are cleaner looking than the RSR style flares. Turbo front fenders and early housings it is. More to be shown later on the lamp housings as I will need the aluminum hood and rsr bumper all mocked up before welding anything. Turbo fenders are used OE, new sheet metal is Restoration Design and hood being used for mock-up is an used OE steel hood

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I will be doing a center fill hood fuel filler so oem fuel door needs to be shaved from left fender along with side markers
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Looks nice- love your rotisserie with additional attachment points than most that I have seen. Very nice.

If I were to post pics that Nathan texts me, I would get an instant ban (again! :eek:) and probably an unpleasant contact from PETA!!! :eek:


Yo' Nathan, is that you sporting the sexy, auto-dark face rig, or one of your hired gunz?! Regardless, nice work on the fuel filler buttplug! Is that filler piece hand-made, or purchased? It looks really good either way.

Lol. No that’s one of my “hired guns” Domenico. He’s an amazingly talented fabricator. He fabbed the filler piece. PS I’m a painter I wish I could fab like this

Definitely a hired gun man. You ever see Nathan’s hands? Cleanest hands in the biz...he comes in at the 4000 hour mark, sprays some paint, then back to the office chair :rolleyes::rolleyes:

We’ll see, if I stay as busy as I’ve been I’ll be blocking my own car and don’t diminish how much work it is to wrangle and direct you “hard workers” ;)

It makes perfect sense that a dude(?) who has a thing for pinks, purples, gaudy greens, and flashy yellows would also be a connoisseur of manicure equipment and hand lotion! :eek:

:D

Straightened out some minor funkiness on the turbo fenders and rear turbo flares mocked up. Will not be welding rear flares until I have suspension, wheels and rear bumper on. As mentioned previously I heavily contemplated going with RSR flares but they are a bit wonky to me and offer no additional function over the turbo flares that I’m aware of so I went with what has the nicer form, which was turbo.
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Nathan, you know what you need to go along with those sweet Turbo flares - a manstyle boosted engine topped with a yuuuuggggeeee intercooler (your favorite, engine bay look)!

Yeah just what I want when you open the decklid, a giant aluminum brick blocking my view of a beautiful piece of machinery. someday I’ll build a turbo and do some sort of trick dual intercooler set up. Can you get sufficient enough cooling with a well engineered methanol injection system?

Quick visit on the celette to make sure that there’s nothing funky going on
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Let the slow and tedious process of shaving and smoothing out the rear tub. Lots of brackets and holes to fill not to mention odd asymmetrical areas that I want to look more symmetrical.

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At least one guy in the turbo forum has a very highly modded one and is only running methanol injection - works for him. Obviously, that requires far more maintenance than an intercooler, and the system needs some kind of monitoring safeguard to alert when the methanol tank is low, or if the system stops working for some reason, but it definitely removes the aluminum slab that you don't like.

Yeah fail safes, plural would be a must as you say

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Sneak peek of what’s next although I must warn you that it’s not exactly what you think

I like this thread already. Fantastic work, keep it up!

Thank you. Much appreciated.

Just getting started! Can’t wait!

Ruf reported that the portion of the rain gutter next to the windshield caused an enormous amount of drag so they removed it. However they went ahead and removed the entire gutter as others have done like Jimtweet on here. I wanted to do something different so I eliminated the portion that created the drag and contoured the rest. We actually did quite a bit of modification to the remaining portion by taking off the upward turned portion and also changed the angle at which it lays relative to the body. The original gutter is almost 90 degrees or perpendicular to the roof where mine now angles closer to 55 degrees. Gave it a neat little brow at the front which we may see as a reoccurring design detail in the future on this project. It’s kind of ironic that this little line detail that gives an illusion of speed quickly became one of my favorite thus far being that I called this portion of our company Speedline. I couldn’t be happier with how it came out. What do you guys think?

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I think it's absolutely kickass - the turbo powwwaahhhhhh of rain gutters! Very very cool!

I think the modified gutter looks really good! Did you still have to weld the gutter after removing the folded portion of it and if so, was that less painful than full gutter removal ?

Yes you still have to weld it and depending on your equipment and skills I think it is easier to weld than complete removal. One of the tricks is opening and cleaning out the crap in between to the 2-layers

Lol thanks Hawkeye

Next up are the trim panels. Cleaned up and simplified. Front door cap’s profile depth wise was significantly reduced so that it lines up better with the custom dashboard.........to be continued along with a rear trim panel cap

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OH MY LANTA!!!

These are the nip-tuck details that only the true enthusiast will be able to acknowledge on the final product...yet they will make the car so dramatically different than all others.

Tremendous.

Also, popcorn in the micro. Waiting for MOAR Progress

I sold my 930 nearly a year ago. I miss the shape, the power and the presence. I don't miss how she was a PITA and refused to steer ... I ran sticky 315 R888Rs in the back! Great stance, but ... understeer. Then again she stuck like glue!

You calling the gutter mod "LA gutters" or "Hollywood gutters"? :cool:

Thanks man I appreciate the encouragement

Lol yeah I tried but those were both trademarked ;)