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Rear Fenders
 

More body work now that the rear fenders are finally bonded to the car:

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At the very least A2 Tunnel would be interesting. It's ONLY like $475 an hour. :D HAHA

The rear quarters and duck tail portion of this car has always been fascinating to me. I would love to see the additional aero coefficients comparing a standard RS/RSR factory design that has the basic duck tail, versus this car with it's additional "spoilers" and wider stance.

Inner Fenders
 

Before we bonded the inner fenders were sanded and painted.

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More rear fenders
 

More shaping and body work:

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More Rear Fender Work
 

Primer. First image shows some marks where Keith wanted the edges sanded a little smoother, his attention to detail is second to none:

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More Rear Fender Work
 

And paint. Tub is going all white as Porsche delivered them, then painted appropriate exterior colors:

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Nice 58 Cameo back there. Is it real?

Steering Wheel
 

Progress on the body work continues. In the meantime the next detail to be worked on is the steering wheel. The R7 used the same wheel used in the 910/917 as seen here:


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R7 Steering Wheel
 

Steering Wheel
 

We were unable to find a readily available wheel for the project so we decided to make our own. After much research Keith found that a Momo Jacky Ickx wheel, although slightly smaller diameter, had similar proportions and look to the 910/917 wheel:

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Steering Wheel
 

So research began and Keith was able to develop the proper dimensions and hole sizes that would need to be drilled for the wheel to be correct. After modeling in the virtual world he made an overlay/template to make sure that the machine work was correct.

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Steering Wheel
 

Holes drilled and the hub adapter fits nicely. The wheel will be painted satin black and sent out for recovering. Currently researching the correct stitching and leather.


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Rear Bumper
 

Rear Bumper Development:

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Rear Bumper
 

Final shape is close:
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Rear Bumper
 

Rear bumper exhaust cutouts done and bumper reinforced:


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Front Bumper Development
 

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Paint
 

And last but not least, the tub is in the paint booth for paint on Monday!

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I've only just run into this thread. Don't have time to read through it now, just had a quick look at this last page when the steering wheel thing caught my eye.
I guess one of these is what you may have needed.
https://i.ibb.co/sjDhX9h/917-Momo-Pr...petition-0.jpg

Wow, yes that would work perfectly! Nice looking wheels.

Thanks for all the updates. As a general comment, it's in interesting push pull, I'd think....exactly how do you go about this project? the originals were, I bet, not symmetrical, and less than perfect. They obviously could have done certain things better...matching transitions, a ducktail that actually fits (LOL) and so forth, but back then it was a case of getting idea on the track ASAP....races to be won!

So, I'm sure the originals had low spots and weird transitions and such. How much of that do you try and copy? Or do you say, "well, that low spot/dent in the middle, they obviously didn't intend that, (the other side looks fine) so we'll make it smooth"? The transitions/areas where the stock duck and the modded quarters, (for example) and edge matching sections, I guess you'll mimic the original.

Eimkeith can probably answer this question better than I can as I have never personally seen the original car/fenders. What we created was our best interpretation of the original fenders based on photos/measurements that were obtained through research. In looking at photos over the years you notice that the fenders "evolved" with time There were countless hours spent ensuring that the what we made could be reproduced and fit not only on this car but other 911s with a minimal fitting process. While not 100% exact I feel like the final rendering is very close to what the original builders were intending when they built and improved the car.

Yea, that is the best path I'm sure. Its not an eay process no matter what though! I like the line up in your sig, pretty unique stuff!

Paint
 

Huge milestone for the project!

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Cool!

that is a thing of beauty.

regards,
al

Awesome!!!

Wicked

will be WELL wurth the wait...!!

Small update, engine lid grill is coming together:


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Now I'm up to 11 years since first laying eyes on it. Body and paint look great. Hurry along and finish it before your are forced to use an electric motor by some government decree. ;)

Just a quick update, wiring has begun!http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1584832355.jpg

I too have been following this from the start. Great to see it’s still alive. The paint looks fabulous

Thank you very much for the compliment, definitely a long time in the making but we are getting there. Electrical system is coming together nicely. We are able to use the original 87 main harness while having to modify the front and rear portions to look like the 72, as they say the devil is in the details (a big thanks to Gerard Kroon of Kroon wiring for his help). Wiring for the fuel pumps is finally done, we managed to find the correct connectors and connector covers. Here is a picture of the original style harness:

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Reproduction covers sourced from pelican member Timmy2 are fantastic:

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Master cylinders are installed and a good fit. Reservoirs have arrived as well. I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy.

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Wow, love the updates!

nice. look forward to seeing progress!

It’s a fantastic project. And I hope all will read this thread from start to finish... I mean where it sits today! I sincerely hope it will debut at Luft7 this November. That would be the cherry on top for our big east coast event.

Great project Keith, we can't wait to see the final result !

CDI Boxes
 

6 pin CDI boxes are ready to go!

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