Old 911s have the most expensive battery tray(s) in the world, gotta know that going into it.

Funny, I'm in the process of doing mine now. Been on hold due to weather but in the home stretch. To me it's not THAT bad of a job. Big job for sure but I like working on the car. And I work with no dead lines or pressure.

Had I seen the rust, which was isolated to my pan/battery area before I bought the car, I probably would have walked away. That said, I'm really glad I didn't. Knowing what I know now, I bought the right car.

“I usually do not chime in on threads like this, but after reading some of these prices I just had to. You guys have to be off your rocker to think your getting this job done for 2k, that is absolutely not realistic and if it is, id love to see the finished product.”

You can bank on this experienced comment. Always marvel at Jim’s mad skills and knowledge across the Porsche restoration spectrum!

Not that bad skill wise? Time wise? Or both? How long would you say it took you if you had to guess? I’ve always said almost all of this can be done by anyone willing to take their time

I haven't paid attention to how many hours I have in it. I pulled the tank out in September. The plan then was to have the car back on the road this spring. While the car has been apart I went through the front suspension. I'm also switching to a through body sway bar. That part seems to be the biggest potential snag, ordered the parts in late December, they still haven't shipped. There is some welding involved there too. Control arms and strut bodies have been re-powder coated, replated all the hardware.....So the pan portion is just one part of a much bigger job.