Before and After (feable excuse to show pics)

[ruby911]

I acquired Ruby (the Mistress) almost 2 years ago and, with the help of everyone here, have learned more about this incredible vehicle and busted more knuckles than I care to recount.

I used to dabble in 60s erea vehicles, but never ran across such a tight knit group of people with commoin passions and so willing to share. I have aquired more used parts (some free) and have been able to pay it forward to assist others with the same passion. I am always amazed at how many people are willing to provide advice to questions on this forum, even if it was the 50th time they have answered the same question.

I have never posted a question on this forum and NOT received a useful/helpful response (despite how stupid some of the questions are) and have never been able to not locate a part I needed.

So, the above drabble brings me to say a big thank you to all for the help I have received and the friends I have made.

Below are a couple of pics, the first was the day I bought the Mistress, the other two (after a lot of hard work) are from the The Avenues Cars and Coffee this weekend (thanks Willtel for the pics)

BEFORE


AFTER (sans DP tail, Boxster wheels and purple tint)

[kiwiokie]

Looks very nice. Love the look of a clean decklid. Congratulations!

[sc_rufctr]

It's refreshing to see an impact bumper car looking so good. Well done.

Nice colour... And I like the front valance. That looks like an early Ruf piece.

[ruby911]

Thanks. The valance is a DP Motorsports unit.

[GaryR]

Beautiful car, excellent choice on going back to Fuchs and the flat hood. I really like the splitter also. Nice!

[SCWDP911]

you got the right color man!

[Canada Kev]

Yeah, for sure. That looks awesome with the black centered Fuchs. Makes me want to go install my spoilerless lid...

[CT944]

Looks great!

[BR-549]

Really does look great. May i ask, did the car come with a matching, perhaps original, deck lid without the spoiler, did you buy one and get it painted, or some other solution?

Ken

[stormmaster]

Personally I think your choice of wheels was the perfect match for your car....It looks great. Love the new stripe as well.

[sabeo.m]

The paint looks great

[ruby911]

Thanks for the compliments - I am very proud of it.

I thought you might like the wheels Don - you do good work with some polish and a can of Rustoleum! I also like how the PORSCHE decals on the rockers came out - very subtle and a little unique for impact bumper cars (you can hardly see them in the pic above which is exactly what I was trying to accomplish).

BR-549 - The car only came with a large fiberglass DP Motorpsports tail. I thought it looked too large with non-turbo fenders, so I sold it to a fellow Pelican who supplied me with another lid - I had it painted to match. The decklid on it now actually came off of an SC - I had to have the holes welded up before paiting it.

sabeo.m - thanks, the paint is pretty old and took a lot of polishing and some wet sanding in spots to bring the shine out. The paint takes wax very well and really gives it a deep ruby color.

[jackb911]

Very nicely done! The car's stance is PERFECT and the subtle period Porsche stripe is a nice touch as well.

Now I feel kinda bad about appropriating the $300 center caps that used to be on your Fuchs wheels.

[ruby911]

Thanks Jack - I figure the center caps are payment for all that paint work on Stormasters car!!!

[stormmaster]

Trust me....that paint work is going to cost me big time......I already have a to do list when I get back in town....lol

[jackb911]

Hey, getting my garage and basement back in order and a nice Outback New York strip is all I want.

[tomphot]

Center caps!
Sorry I missed seeing it in person this weekend - but the Mitty was great - 2 days and got to meet Brian Johnson and get a signature. Now your saying who's Brian? The lead singer with AC/DC - he and his wife were both racing, he won his class - a very nice guy btw.

[ruby911]

Brian Johnson - that would have been cool. I saw him on Top Gear a couple of weeks ago, he set the lap record as I recall. Seems like he would have a million stories to tell.

Center caps, Tom? - bought some this weekend from a fellow Pelican, will have them soon.

[Buckterrier]

Well done!! Addition thru subtraction. Gorgeous care and nice color.

[Jgordon]

Beautiful, beautiful car. Before looked hoopty-ish. I'd take it all the way back and install an original valance, but that's just one man's opinion.