My Ruf SCR project

[warpspd]

So what are you going to do with the old aero mirrors? I am looking for a set...

[Mikael]

Ryan: The guy I bought the DP Motorsport mirrors from, had a customer, who was looking for a pair of aero mirrors....so they are gone....

It's amazing what you find under the shiny paint...seems like there is a lot of work to do...... I don't think I will have the car ready when the Danish, Swedish and Norwegean Porsche Clubs are going for a track event in June on the old Formula1 circuit, Anderstorp, in Sweden

[Wil Ferch]

I find it rather amusing...if it weren't so devastating....that for a company that prides itself of the excellence of its engineering..that Porsche took so long to introduce the simple fix of using incredibly thin plastic sheeting ( think "milk carton" plastic) to form a smooth inner fender contour...so there wouldn't be all these nooks and crannies for smutz to gather. Jeez.....if I look under my 85 and see the right/rear oil thermostat area...the rear light buckets....the LF water reservoir, etc....

....all these areas are places where it just *loves* to collect.....

...all avoided with $5 worth of cheezy plastic.....

( thank you Porsche for galvanizing but you only went 95% of the way)

Wil

[JeremyD]

Originally posted by Ed Bighi
You don't need to live in Northern Europe to see the stuff that never sleeps. Try "sunny" Florida. Chances are that a "sunshine state" 911 has spent some time at the beach, inside the garage of some saltfront home, seen 80% or higher humidity just about every day of it's life, or at some time or another was driven through two-foot deep water.

You have experience here ed? Not sure you could drive a Porsche through two foot water - not even something I'd try with my truck... I'm asking cause you are describing me - and I have never had a spot of rust on the two Porsche's I've owned...

[Glasgow 911SC]

Originally posted by Wil Ferch
I find it rather amusing...if it weren't so devastating....that for a company that prides itself of the excellence of its engineering..that Porsche took so long to introduce the simple fix of using incredibly thin plastic sheeting ( think "milk carton" plastic) to form a smooth inner fender contour...so there wouldn't be all these nooks and crannies for smutz to gather. Jeez.....if I look under my 85 and see the right/rear oil thermostat area...the rear light buckets....the LF water reservoir, etc....

....all these areas are places where it just *loves* to collect.....

...all avoided with $5 worth of cheezy plastic.....

( thank you Porsche for galvanizing but you only went 95% of the way)

Wil

So true. Galvanizing can only do so much (see my website). Just about every rusty 911 I've seen has it in the same areas. Door slam panels, top of rear fenders, front fenders, top of inner fenders and on that spot where Mikael has that horrible hole. Good luck with the work Mikael and keep us up to date.

Originally posted by Mikkel
Btw I'm going to have a rust repair performed again soon. When my car was done back in 2000 we reused the windshield rubber gasket (it looked good). THAT was stupid. Water has found its way in behind the gasket and now there's rust all the way round under the gasket

Jeez, that's bad news Mikkel. But I remember reading in 911 & Porsche World or GT that anything less than a full-on restoration on a rusty car is going to be a rolling project with the work happening every 5(+-) or so years.

[Mikael]

I'll keep you updated!

Ps. Just received my package from Pelican with RS carpet kit and Weltmeister airbox cover....it looks great!

Glasgow

It was a full restoration...Only I were cheap and reused the rubber gasket. Stupid little detail. Now it will cost me....

[Mikael]

A little progress has been made. Rear wings/panels are cut off:



I hope to get the car back from the body shop this year, so I can put it all back together before spring. I took these pictures on Wednesday:

[Glasgow 911SC]

WOW This looks expensive! Keep us up to date!

[Mikael]

Yep, it's going to get pretty expensive, but I wan't to keep my car for many years, so I think it's worth it I am replacing the front wings and the front panel with new parts as well.

I have also decided to replace the roof to get rid of the sunroof, and the rain gutters are cutted as well:

[im4duke]

That last pic of your car on the lift looks like your rear lift point is supported by a thin square of steel up on end...maybe just the shot, but looks scary.

[village idiot]

Originally posted by im4duke
That last pic of your car on the lift looks like your rear lift point is supported by a thin square of steel up on end...maybe just the shot, but looks scary.

We have lifts like that at my shop. It's a sturdy piece of steel about an inch or more thick that flips up to accomodate cars/truck with various frame/clearance issues. We use thos to hold up fullsize GM dually trucks

[Mikael]

New updated pics:






What do you think?

[Jgordon]

Looks great! thanks for the perseverence, and for keeping us in the loop!

[sand_man]

Originally posted by Jgordon
Looks great! thanks for the perseverence, and for keeping us in the loop!

What he said!!! That was one helluva project to stick with!

[Kroggers]

Looking good Mikael - keep up the good work

I like what you have done with the RUF rims - I was considering doing something similar like that as well.

[Erik Mckenna]

damn NICE job man.. really that thing looks so NICE

[schubee]

Awesome progress!!

I have a question, it seems that you went with the 964 rear quarters and side molding. Is this true so you can use the 964 side skirts? Are you cutting a hole to r&r the rear TB? According to one of the pics, it doesn't seem like you'll clear:

[kristian85]

What I do think is that it's nonsense for you to call it a RUF anything. Alois would gag.

Never really cared for things that promise more than they can deliver--I like anything that delivers more than it promises.

Bil versionen af "tomme toender buldrer mest," ikke sandt? (Car version of saying "empty barrells make the most noise")

[Mikael]

Schubee: Yes it's 964 rear quarters and side molding. My mechanic says, that the rear TB's can come off, as it is now

Kristian: Actually Ruf made this engine from an 911SC-engine to a 3.2SS and called it SCR. Yes, it is the weakest 911-engine Ruf made, but it is a Ruf. For more info check this thread:

Details on the RUF SCR?