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Porsche Crest RSR Conversion - Part 2 - The build

Creating a second thread at the request of a few fellow members

Original thread: RSR Conversion - Part 1 - The discovery

Going from this:



To this:



Summary of progress so far in photos:









More photos and updates after this weekend

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interior looks sweet! I like the halloween costume laid over the bodywork. "wolf over sheep's clothing"

Keep up the good work!

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interior looks sweet! I like the halloween costume laid over the bodywork. "wolf over sheep's clothing"

Keep up the good work!

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Agreed. Interior looks good. At this point you know you'll end up putting a turbo on it. Its inevitable.
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Well... it is done... I have reached the point of no return... may the Porsche gods have mercy on me...







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Wow looks great. I couldn't even make those cuts on a rusted up pos. Keep up with the updates.

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Other side done... going to sleep now




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You sir, are a far FAR braver soul than I.

I look forward to seeing your cars evolution
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You sir, are a far FAR braver soul than I.

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Well... you and me might have to swap screen names if this does not come out well...
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If I made a cut like that in a car that was that pretty to start out with I would probably need a bucket by my side to throw up in -

Nice work - have you done body work before?
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If I made a cut like that in a car that was that pretty to start out with I would probably need a bucket by my side to throw up in -

Nice work - have you done body work before?
No... ...

- I am a computer engineer/geek... but you know what they say... there is nothing more dangerous than an ignorant with initiative... even worse, one with a air cutting tool...
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Well... you and me might have to swap screen names if this does not come out well...
That's funny. I'm curious to see how you are going to treat the openings in front of the rear wheels in the new fenders. I see in your photos that you left some of the original metal behind the holes. Just curious how that's going to work out - and by the way. . . it's just a car/hunk of metal when it comes down to it - ignorant or not, you're doing a great job and it looks like you're having fun to me!

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That's funny. I'm curious to see how you are going to treat the openings in front of the rear wheels in the new fenders. I see in your photos that you left some of the original metal behind the holes. Just curious how that's going to work out ...

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I looked at a lot of photos... a few folks would cut all around the door border, side window, etc... I could not do that since I needed some metal behind the side sill/scoop for the air channels... my FG parts do not have that wall

For others, like me, where I am glueing these qtr panels to the metal, I need to leave at least 2" of area for the adhesive.

I did not get the brake ducts that go there... not for now at least... that will finish the look of that big side opening...

I have left over flat pieces of FG from the front air dam/splitter (ahhh that flat piece of FG that goes under the front bumper)... plan on cutting those to serve as the bottom and top to finish off the opening. (See red lines in the second photo)






I also decided not to remove the window to install the panel... I cut the FG panel instead. I will blend in the part to the side metal instead. I still have to remove the window for when it comes time to paint...
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Sites like Pelican and the people that contribute to these threads is the reason why I can do this... every thread documenting a transformation, the threads of folks going over paint process and body work hints are of enormous value to a newbie like me.

I even got emails of people here sending me advice when I injured my knee and willing to lend me electric icepack machines for a better recovery…

Or the amounts of photos I got via email from folks that wanted me to do this right… showing detailed photos of inside the fender mounting points.. like the ones from Win Van den Berg RSR or the ones from Bob (Bobaines) of an RSR he had in his shop…

It is a great global community sharing experiences and helping each other out… that is what has given me (and continues to give me) the courage to tackle this task.

And yes, this is the best therapy in the world. Having a lot of fun doing it.
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The project is looking great! And you are definitely a brave soul!!!

The picture above of the finished body will give anybody incentive Keep up the good work!
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The project is looking great! And you are definitely a brave soul!!!

The picture above of the finished body will give anybody incentive Keep up the good work!
I probably have a folder of your project in every computer I have... . I am building the courage to try the center filled mod you did to your tank... Your car is a work of art and an example of how things should be done... amazing car.

I think that the only thing I will not do is to try to paint the car myself... Initially I was thinking of also doing that... but I have decided to leave that to a professional.
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Measuring for the new wheels...

I would like to use 335/35/17 tires for the back and 275s for the front...





Also doing some clean up in the garage... it is a mess!! must organize and clean... (posters were a donation from jimq!!)





Here are a few photos of stuff done today to the car... small stuff since I have been cleaning and organizing the garage...

Hood pins installed







Carbon fiber hood rod installed:

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Wachuko, AMAZING!!! Thanks for continuing to share this with us.

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So, whatever became of this build? Would love to see an update...
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So, whatever became of this build? Would love to see an update...
No progress... life and work took over and the car has been sitting pretty in the garage.

I should start working on it again next month. Need to finish taking the measurements for the wheels...

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