One of my favourite cars on here, the vision, attention to detail and execution on a limited budget is perfect

For me this is everything a 911 hot rod should be :cool:

Me too.

I had never heard of the idea of painting with a roller and then sanding to finish.

If i had been here way back when Jury was considering this, i would have recommended he spray Lacquer in the traditional way as you cannot screw up so long as you can sand. I did my first paint job in laquer a long time ago and it shines up like you wouldn't believe.

Great looking car Jury.-Matt

Just downloaded the issue-- great article and a nice summary. Though like many here I enjoyed this thread the most! Cheers! SmileWavy

amazing jury, fantastic build!

Media Whore :o

Should have paid more attention in French lessons at school...

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Another long awaited day is finally here.....the Modrod came home. For those still awake at the back, I started my Porsche journey back in 2006 in Portland Oregon, when I bought my trusted red 912. The Modrod shell was bought in 2007. Fast forward almost 10 years after we first lived in Portland and we are back, surrounded by moving boxes and new house chaos but the cars arrival was the last thing to tick off the list. Even Mrs Jury was pleased to see them, "the family is complete" her words, not mine :)

So after 4 weeks of the cars sitting in Oakland awaiting customs clearance, they came off the transporter with no problems and started up on the 3rd attempt...

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Clearance up the driveway is tight but with the help of a friend, a nice neighbour and some make shift ramps the cars are now safely in the new Garage

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The new Garage is not quite finished, but there are some nice details...

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Next up, a trip to the DMV for some registration paperwork

Onwards !
Chris

There will a LARGE caravan of early cars ripping through Portland Sunday morning, on the way to Rennsport V/RGruppe Treffen/Early S meetup. Given the challenges of moving in, I'm expecting you're not going, but if you're not too far off of I-5, listen for the sport pipes somewhere around 10 - 10:30 AM. :D

Thanks for the heads up Kenik, I will keep an ear out...Unfortunately got too much on and the cars are not registered yet. Look forward to meeting up with you West coast guys soon though.

I am less than 10 mins from I-5 south...If anyone wants to stop by my place on the way, just let me know.

Cheers
Chris

Welcome to PDX! Looking forward to seeing these driving around. When you're registered, there's a "Cars & Coffee" event that meets every Saturday at World of Speed in Wilsonville.

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What a great read! Do you intend to track this car? Are you happy with hp or are you going bigger someday?

Thank you for putting the effort into documenting your work. It will help countless DIYers.

Jury, Here's a couple of links to connect you with the local events;

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/pacific-northwest-us-wa-id-ut-hi-ak/500446-oregon-pdx-beers-burgers-second-thursday-every-month-224.html

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/pacific-northwest-us-wa-id-ut-hi-ak/550380-portland-saturdays-8-30-am-cars-coffee-world-speed-27490-sw-95th-ave-11.html

Had a busy couple of weeks, but there is an update.

I have now got Licence plates for the car! It was really straight forward. I showed up at the DMV, got my numbered ticket and waited inline with the varied and socially interesting folk this city seems to attract. The guy behind the counter did his best to make me feel like a school child called into the head masters office but I gradually broke him down. Then, all of a sudden, he asked me which plates I would like..."Vintage re-issue please" and that was that. I could have kissed him, I offered a hug, but we settled on an awkward handshake. I wanted to explain what this moment actually meant to me, but quickly realised that the story would be lost on.....he called the next number, I left.

Anyway, plates and paperwork...

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...and how they look double side taped to the car...

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This is when I realised there is a slight problem with the number plate mounting bracket. When I made the bracket and leather strap, I had it in my head that the car would one day run a european rectangular plate...the problem with the US plate is that it is abit wider. I re-drilled and re-positioned the mounting bracket, but I have an idea to use small piano hinges to hinge the plate up in order to access the strap buckle, or do a double strap, but for now the zip ties seem to work just fine :) ...

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Yesterday I planned to take the red car to the DMV to get a VIN inspection, in order for them to check the imported paperwork is what it says it is. Even though the car was originally exported to California from the factory, I bought it in Seattle and owned it in the US for 3 years, it is now classed as a foreign imported car. No big thing (I hope) just another set of paperwork. So after taking the kids to school, I got the paperwork together for the red car....then, nothing....flat battery! Trickle charger on, and leave it an hour....

....Then is dawned on me, there is now another car in the garage that is registered and insured to drive (had to convince myself that I really am legally allowed to drive it ) .

This is it then, makeshift ramps placed on the driveway, car started, backed it up and went for a drive...

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...I only went around the neighbourhood (only got into 2nd :oops ) and the rev limiter is still set to 3000, but I couldn't give a S&*T...it was amazing !!! Can certainly feel the weight, or lack of and the throttle response is instant...I had been around the industrial estate by Daniels (Schafer) workshop, but this time I was on my own and had a grin ear to ear.....then, ran out of Petrol, fuel sender wire had popped off :rolleyes: A Jerry can later, and the Modrod was back in the Garage ready for another trip out tomorrow.

Not to feel left out, the red car eventually started and made its way to the DMV and all the paperwork has been sent off...

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Wide berth parking

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A quick conclusion after driving both cars back to back, they are incomparable. Everything on the 912 is so light to the touch in comparison, especially the clutch. On all those cross european road trips I thought the 912 was a loud mechanical car, and it is.....but it is nothing compared to the Modrod. The 912 pedals are setup perfectly for heel and toe...the Modrod brake pedal is abit high for this and also I may modify the seat brackets to get them abit lower. However, the ball is rolling and some fine tuning can begin.....it will never really be finished ;)


They said it was not possible, they said it could not be done.....today it was possible.


Onwards !

Happy for you!!

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Nice update Chris! glad it is all working out. I'm at my shop most days, feel free to stop by anytime your out and about

giddy up cowboy ,welcome to america ,you have a couple sweet rides,and no nice roads out there in the northwest,plus you have the incomparable john walker shop out there ,enjoy. al from mass

Welcome (back) to Stumptown.
Let's chat sometime - I'm in SE (Laurelhurst). Starting to collect parts for some work to my 911 this winter.
Cheers,
-C

I'm remember when i'm looking our project in DDK forum in 2008....!
What a cool job !...
Congrats

JLC

PacWest party time.

Did someone mention party? Well done Jury.