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2.8 RSR Evocation - the begin of the end

We have just one life................. and it's like i want to begin my narrative.

I make the presentation, My Name is Christophe , I'm french (so please excuses the lot of mistake i will do in my narrative).

It's a long time i read all your post and especially the post for réplica RS , RSR ....

Jack Olsen is one of my inspirer, but lots of another fellow too, cnielsen, edesign45, jjwood.

Special salutation for my friend Bill in Washington with is wide body conversion, (when you want for another French BBQ In France)

I be back, to my history so like i said, We have just one single life and it is very short, then it is necessary to take pleasure and realize our dream.

My first dream of Porsche I live it three years ago by the purchase of Froggy, a beautiful yellow 2.7 (who came from USA)

begin after a beautiful 2.7 Grey Atlas, this change of color having make debate in French forum in his time..

A big work had been made with change of some parts of sheet steel, complete cleaning of

the inside but some gaps existed which will be erased this time this.

Memories:

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7026/ima7.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5524/ima8.jpg

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9821/ima15.jpg

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/984/ima37.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2971/ima45h.jpg

and finally i have driving with "My Porsche"

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3497/froggy.jpg

Nevertheless my dream was not complete, I continued to dream about the icone, about the 2.8RSR.

The real? Let us forget, less than 50 produced copies, astronomical price...

The replica, the evocation , to be able to roll little as in the real ..........

For it were needed some things:

A base, a few money, time, the courage, and the stomac to launch the project.

I had everything, but I had especially a dilemma, it was necessary to sell "Froggy" to buy one new base.

But "Froggy" I knew her, I knew what I left. A new base, I would have been able to Met by unpleasant surprises.

Then the decision fell, I would leave "Froggy", and thus on January 1st, 2011, I begin the Project.

This project will spend lots month or years, i will work by stage, the first the Look,

second all Rolling train and brake, third the engine

Bought for today:

Carpet RS Light Gris Perlon
Bucket seats classic
Stealing Momo Prototipo + Hub
Door panel RS
Handle RS 73
Front 2.8 rsr bumper
Wheel rims Fuchs 7/16 ( ET23.3) and 9/16 ( ET15) and tyres
before Length Hood
Ducktail
before Flashing in wings Complete body, joints, mirror.
Rear steel Extensions wings
Burn(Blow) out wings before
rear and Front steel Attach hood
Gas cap RSR
Grey strip Carrera
Badge Porsche hood sticker
blanck from deletion clock RS
chrome-plated windscreen
Chrome-plated rectangular mirrors
windows and rear quarter panels chrome-plated
Handles chrome-plated door
rear window Chrome-plated
Lighthouses before chrome-plated

Remain to buy:

Rear 2.8 rsr bumper
complete poly 2.8 RSR Wings fronts
Rear Red reflector of bumper

More all which come to add according to the progress.

I don't speak about all nights on the internet, to create my price data sheet, for every part. To scrutinize "le bon coin" French announcement website,
or Ebay in search of the second-hand part which would allow to reduce the bill.
The long nights of study on such or such part, the type of seat.....

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/2749/l1010910.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/363...0310123814.jpg

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And during this time I realize the secondary works.

Some light works of body, parts not made during the first restoration
But which will be made decently this time.

before wing
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6779/img4570y.jpg

wing after three afternoon past above, has to scratch, to clean and to restore.
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/456/joueavgj.jpg

Creation of a RSR muffler

i begin with my Dansk muffler, by basing me on picture and plans found in pelican forum.

Dismantling
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/7845/pot2.jpg

Drawing
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Unrefined pre-cutting
http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/9800/pot6.jpg

finish nice cutting
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Weld of the Stainless tubes 2mm
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/328/pot8.jpg

Presentation
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3940/echap10.jpg

Realization of cap (for the cruising mode with wife and children and if crossing police !!!!)
Magnificent two " teeth bowl" in Stainless steel at shop like "Home depot" in US
who have the good diameter for both tubes.(In France with haven't money but we have Idea)
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3935/echap11.jpg

Cut at good length
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Implementation of a custom-made chuck(not sure of the word) to avoid the destruction in the drilling
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Drilling and creation of a pin
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Finished cork
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The next stage

Drilling holes for the passage of the pin and the painting of the muffler, with american High Temp paint
from Stove Bright in the color Pewter.

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/6632/echap16.jpg

and now i will continue and report with lots of picture my work. ;)

Congrats on pursuing your dream. This dream is worth it IMO! I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Christophe,

Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your experience!

Good for you Christophe I am subscribed. Your English is better than my French and I live in a French speaking provence!

Very nice project! Please keep taking pictures.

Awesome project! More pics!

Thanks all fellow's i will take more picture at each stage , to share with you.

Keep it up......it Will be worth it ;)

how come i can't see any picture?
regards
tenn

i don't understand i see all picture and have no problem. :confused:

I don't see any pics either.

Hi the 2.7 registry !!!

Here i am !!!

And congrats for all this work done mate !!!

Jack Olsen inspiration seems to me the best way.

I not doubt with the final result.

Cheers ,

Ced'

Nice project Christophe ! ;)

OliveR

I love stories like this!!

:confused: i want to see this project sound cool but all i am getting is this?http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1301663078.jpg

Tenn il will see what you have this message

I finish preparing my Wheel Spacer during lunch break, it is parts which give me so stress.

Normally now i will not have problem

Implementation of the gudgeon and the Wheel Spacer on the press

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/4493/cale1.jpg

Put in pressure ..................... 5 tons will be enough

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3770/cale2.jpg

And now two beautiful Wheel Spacer with gudgeons are ready to ride !

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7656/cale3.jpg

;)

Christophe,
Very nice work. I really like the "do-it-yourself" approach that you are taking. Good luck with your project. Can you tell me what seats you are using?

Regards,

al

Thanks Al

the seat are Corbeau Alpine (named turini in some market)

This weekend, I advanced passenger before wing and I ended the exhaust.

Preparation of the drilling for the pins, the Stainless steel 2mm is very good but to drill ...... caliente!

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6428/echap18.jpg

the cap

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Cleaning, brushing and degreasing before painting.

The brush, take up on a drill, cleans well ( a before / after )

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Masking for having a stainless finish on 10mm

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In painting, many of successive coat with 30 minutes of sandbank between every coat because this silicone paint have tendency to be poured

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/4719/echap23.jpg

finishing on an exit(release), I am going to wait for a few days that solvents are evaporated well to clean well the stainless steel and the adhesive tape of masking.

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and now finish

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http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/3232/echap25.jpg

in the future when i see if the weld are ok and don't broken, so i will "meuler" (polish?) each and make a new paint on.

no more job, i will work on this week end

this morning a new delivery from Highgatehouse.

Ducktail stickers so with the carrera sticker i have all sticker are ready.

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/8485/cranmi.jpg

very good job nice sticker with the cutter and the Vinyl Graphic Applicator

Very nice, trés bien

OK, Randy

How do you get ze french accent marks, as in over the e in tres, in posts to Pelican? Nice touch, and I'd like to be able to show off my rusty German by using umlauts (though I can show off my scholarship by just inserting the e that the umlaut stands for).

I tried to send a private message, but your PM inbox is overflowing I was told.

I symphathize with Christophe when it comes to drilling holes in stainless steel.

Walt

I have no idea, so I just stole it from Andre 3.0, above!

If I want to type umlauts, I use Microsoft Word, with the insert character tool, or my special custom keys I have set up for them. Then I copy and paste into the post window.

thanks walt for your symphatie, when i drill ;)

Well this weekend some buying in Castorama Shop (your home depot) and animaland (Pet shop):

A piece of wire netting, a stainless mess tin for big dog and two black leather dog Leash, very well-made.

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/6774/achatcasto.jpg

But why to make?

Let us begin with the wire netting:

Let us start again by the front bumper in which I had already made an unrefined cut for the cooling of front radiator

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4382/chocav2.jpg

I finished first of all the cut of the opening

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Creation of a size

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Cut of the plate

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with the size and marks with orange adhesive tape, folding session

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Organized for check

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Then drilling the fixation holes inside thus invisible in the final.

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/4594/chocav9.jpg

For front bumper, the next stage, filling in some place, adjustment on the car, the fixation and then painting.

Well for the stainless mess tin and the two dog Leash, two indications:

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/520/panneau.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-o...ew-588x441.jpg

;)

Sorry, did you say RSR replica...? That's not the correct front bumber...

why?

this is a picture of a real RSR

http://www.titchati.be/porsche/Pics/...eville-195.jpg

it's the same !

That is from a 2.7 RS narrow body... but I can be wrong... I am being honest, have never seen a bumper like that on a original 2.8 RSR.

But, keep the good work! Congrats!

Alex

i take information on this website 1973 RSRs... Photo Gallery by slidevalve911rsr at pbase.com

and i think the 2.8 rsr is this

thanks for support

Great project! Where did you purchase the porsche crest sticker?

Jeff

he come from US , tremotorsports ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexJ (Post 5969666)

Sorry, did you say RSR replica...? That's not the correct front bumber...

Actually, that is the RSR version, but many people use it on RS replicas. The RSR was the only one with the center oil cooler so they had the opening. The RS just homologated the bumper fiberglass so with no oil cooler there they just left the air dam blocked off. It looks weird, and I like the RSR much better.

The RSR version is also made to work with the wider RSR flares, but many companies now make RSR open mouth bumpers to fit narrower RS width front flares.

yes flieger

Mine come from this car , it's an second hand because the owner have change the look of the car and have buying a ST front Bumper.

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/6649/sansd10.jpg

and he have wider flares, the look seems like mine when it was finish.

so after some week end and a completed week, just for my two children and my lovely wife, i be back now and i have begin to work .....

I had prepared the necessary tools for a quality work.

And I prepare me to work and think after this day no possible come back!

But if you're crazy .............. you're crazy

Prepare the work on the back crossbar

http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/5...0507160120.jpg

And then cut........................

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without the crossbar the bumper go in better........

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After have been made the hand on the crossbar let us going in serious things.

At first position the future wings!

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/5...0507172241.jpg

To draw line ............. may draw a second line to 3 cms of the first for final adjustment.

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And now the result of the love of an electric pair of shears and one 911.

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Then put back Froggy on these new wheels

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Then reassembly of the exhaust, the ducktail and presentationof the bumper "to see"!

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