1978 911 SC Paint & Interior Resto

[Pork Chops]

Hi Guys, to save me from running 2 threads here is where it's located.

1978 911 SC Paint & Interior Resto - Air Cooled 911s - PFA

Turning this



Into this



Hope you enjoy.

[3literpwr]

I'm in the middle of a similar project with rosewood on this one. Your almost there!

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[zelrik911]

Very nice. Its great to see SC's being lovingly restored.
Was your Bronze the original colour?

[Pork Chops]

Yes going back to original.

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PFA thread in post 1 updated...

[MtGlorious]

Hi Pork Chops, I believe the copper bronze SC you posted as the example is the car that I used to own. Australian delivered in early '78. Lived most of it's life in Melbourne. I bought it from a very nice guy around mid 2007 at about 260km not long after its top end rebuild by Autocoupe. I brought it up to Brisbane. I sold it about 18 months later (silly me..) and I believe it stayed in Brisbane since. I saw it recently sold on carsales and very quickly too. At the time the ad said "original paint" which actually wasn't true as it had a complete respray 5+ years prior to my purchase. It was a lovely car to drive - suspension and steering were very well set up, short shifter, light weight with no aircon or sunroof, and it benefited from some exhaust work, including Monty muffler, and low gearing with 15 inch fuchs it accelerated better than many 3.2 Carreras I drove.. The colour was not popular at the time, but now of course things are different! Yours is looking absolutely brilliant! I'm back on board with a lovely '83 SC and I'm about to jump on the slippery slope, starting with wider Fuchs than my humble 6 and 7's. Enjoy your restored machine - it's a beauty. Cheers

[Pork Chops]

Thanks for all of that. Very good to know. Make sure you make a thread for your slippery slope!

Originally Posted by MtGlorious

Hi Pork Chops, I believe the copper bronze SC you posted as the example is the car that I used to own. Australian delivered in early '78. Lived most of it's life in Melbourne. I bought it from a very nice guy around mid 2007 at about 260km not long after its top end rebuild by Autocoupe. I brought it up to Brisbane. I sold it about 18 months later (silly me..) and I believe it stayed in Brisbane since. I saw it recently sold on carsales and very quickly too. At the time the ad said "original paint" which actually wasn't true as it had a complete respray 5+ years prior to my purchase. It was a lovely car to drive - suspension and steering were very well set up, short shifter, light weight with no aircon or sunroof, and it benefited from some exhaust work, including Monty muffler, and low gearing with 15 inch fuchs it accelerated better than many 3.2 Carreras I drove.. The colour was not popular at the time, but now of course things are different! Yours is looking absolutely brilliant! I'm back on board with a lovely '83 SC and I'm about to jump on the slippery slope, starting with wider Fuchs than my humble 6 and 7's. Enjoy your restored machine - it's a beauty. Cheers

[911tracker85]

getting close to ordering a rotisserie. 78 SC 930 clone...

current plan is casablanca beige metallic

[Pork Chops]

Originally Posted by 911tracker85

getting close to ordering a rotisserie. 78 SC 930 clone...

current plan is casablanca beige metallic

Lots of work ahead. Keep us posted.

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Complete.

[tdw28210]

Looks great.

[mikedsilva]

yeah,that looks brilliant!