QuozL's 79 SC (IROC Evocation) Build Thread
 

This is my 79SC and it is a work in progress. I've had it for just on 12 months now and we've already done a lot of work to it from how I bought it and it still has a long way to go until we're finished.

All mechanical work is done by Michael Harris at Promotive Engineering here in Brisbane and I can't thank him enough for his attention to detail as well as putting up with my OCD and crazy ideas / questions.

http://www.users.on.net/~quozl/Image...629_154910.jpg

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The pedal box, and Momo Prototipo wheel with custom quick release mount from Promotive.
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Custom Tilton adjustable Pedal Box by Promotive and highlights of some of the interior trimming done by F&H here in Brisbane.
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The custom Tilton pedal box along with the updated Rennshift shifter and more highlights of the trimming.
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Rollbar reconfigured to match B pillar angle, powder coated & shift linkage panel cover powder coated. All Interior trimming by F&H Motor Trimmers using Porsche Silverknit carpet in RS style.
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Some of the trimming work by F&H showing the seat belt covers he custom made and covered in leather.
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Door cards and powder coated aluminium door locks. All the interior Rennline aluminium bits used to be brushed but I hate bling so had it all powder coated satin black.
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Momo Prototipo wheel with custom quick release mount from Promotive.
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New master cylinders mounted to powder coated blower motor cover. Also powder coated strut tower brace, smugglers box cover and powder coated odyssey battery mount.
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continued next post.....

Close up of the master cylinder work. The clutch was changed from cable operated to hydraulically operated.
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Odyssey battery mount powder coated.
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Overview of the beautiful work in the boot area.
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The beautifully refurbished wheels from Melbourne Classic Road and Track. Fuchs RSR style replicas by Braid Wheels in 15 x 10 rear and 15 x 8 front wrapped with Michelin TB15 tyres.
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Engine bay clean up and a few tweaks to the engine by Promotive.
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Great shot of the arse end. Plates will change eventually, the front and rear impact bumpers will go in favour of IROC replicas as will the rear reflector.
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Arty shot LOL :-)
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Still has the original AARC sticker!
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Denny Hulme's 74 911 IROC that I am loosely basing the car on in looks and performance.
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Whats next

This isn't a car for the purist Porscheophile it is my interpretation of a 911 outlaw and it still has a long way to go.

Next up is a brake upgrade by Promotive and a suspension upgrade and tweaking at Murray Coote.

This will be followed by replacing the front and rear bumper bars with the IROC bars, an IROC whale tail for the track and a full respray and replacing the decals with Porsche script as per the IROC cars.

Finally the engine and trans will get a refresh once they need it with some extra displacement to make things a bit more interesting.

Current specifications

Year 1979
Make Porsche
Model 911 SC - Widebody (IROC Evocation)
Colour Arrow Blue (factory delivered colour)

History

1979 911 SC 3.0 RHD Australian Delivered

1999 - 2000 Total bare shell rebuild

2002 - Purchased by previous owner

2006 - Steel wide body fitted by previous owner

2009 - Featured in November 2009 Edition of GT Porsche Magazine

2011 - Purchased by me and moved to its new home in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Many upgrades undertaken since purchase some of which are listed below.


Modifications

Exterior

Steel Turbo Wide Body

Rear early model duck tail engine cover and spoiler

Wheels by Braid, 15 x 10 Rear and 15 x 8 Front
Refinished in RSR style By Melbourne Classic Road and Track

Interior

Custom Tilton pedal box by Promotive Engineering with two mounting positions, stock and more towards the centre of the car to suit my seating position.

RS Door trims

Momo Prototipo Wheel

Etarga White LED Guage Bulbs.

Custom Rollbar

Powder coated all Rennline parts satin black (floor boards, shifter, linkage cover, door locks, hand brake cover)

Interior re-trimmed in Porsche Silverknit carpet in RS style by F&H Motor Trimmers Brisbane.

Performance Upgrades

RSR Style Double Gusseted Engine Mount Brace

Balanced Crank and Rods

Matched Pistons

Camshafts 993 Porsche Cup spec grind

K3 Alternator

5 Speed 915 Gearbox with Limited Slip Differential

Rennshift Performance Shifter

Battery mount with Odysessy battery and disconnect switch

Tilton Pedal Box - Customised by Promotive Engineering

Hydraulic Clutch Modification

All brake and hydraulic lines upgraded to braided

Suspension

Slotted brakes - calliper and brake upgrade in progress

Bilstein Shock Absorbers - rebuild with upgraded valving in progress

Front negative camber kit

Turbo front sway bar - New through body swaybar kit on order

Monoball 3 point front cross brace.

Suspension bushes replaced 2006

Wheels and Tires

Braid replica RSR wheels - refurbished and refinished in RSR style by Melbourne Classic Road and Track
15 X 8 FRONTS & 15 X 10 REAR

Michelin TB 15 tyres

I'll keep the thread updated as works progress this year, thanks for reading.

Cheers Al

Sweet!

bee-you-tee ful!!
nice work

Superb workmanship! Well done , great choices.
A full respray? Geez it looks pretty good to me! You'll be too frightened to drive it!

Very nice. Look forward to the further IROC-ification of your car.

Really nice 911 you have there. Can't wait to see future developments on it!

Awesome job! Love the wheel/tire combo. And great looking IROC color choice.

With all those interior changes I'm suprised you still have the stock seats. That car begs for some bucket racing seats!

Camera is deceiving, previous owner had it in a garage and a workman dropped a ladder on it, the repair paint work was sub standard so needs addressing.

Also with replacing the bumpers and adding a quick swap whale tail for track days, as well as replacing the mirrors with the black flag mirrors and re doing the script with the Porsche script it is just easier to respray the whole car. We also want to re anodise the side window trims and replace the rear window seat.

Colour is still the original Arrow blue colour the car came with though obviously not the original paint job.

I've been tossing up replacing them with a set of Recaro Pole Positions in leather the same as what Chris Harris used in the Green ST replica he had Tuthill Porsche make for him. So far the only reason fro not pulling the trigger is comfort. I may get a set and see how they are and if I find them too uncomfortable just use them for track days.

Thanks for the kind replies, will keep the thread updated as the project slowly progresses.

Cheers Al

This is very pretty car in the flesh!

Now that is one bad azz car. Color combo is great.

Not a patch on yours mate, when can you start on my bare shell rebuild ;-)

Cheers Al

Great work Al. Twin of my car on the other side of the world!

Thanks Jeremy, inspiration reading your thread last year when I got mine and gave me a lot of ideas to borrow :-)

Cheers Al

I saw this car online when it was for sale. It really caught my eye then but what you have done to it so far is very special.

From what I have seen this this is one of the most enviable SC's going around.

It looks fantastic.

Thanks, I knew the previous owner personally and was very surprised that he actually sold it after saying for years he would never let it go. I rang him just to ask if he knew where I could get something similar and he mentioned he was moving OS and did I want to buy it.

Still a long way to go but looking forward to all of the projects along the way.

Cheers Al

One of the nicest cars on Pelican. Awesome job with the Tilton pedals.

I love your car and i love these, may i know where you got them from? the rs door trim with the stitching

Hi Tips,

I believe they are RS America door cards. The knobs are Rennline knobs I powder coated black with Rennline door lock pins and Rennline pull straps.

I bought the car from the previous owner last October 2011 and the door cards were there already but he has them listed in the advert as RS America Door cards.

A lot of the work I have done since getting the car but I can't take credit for the door cards.

Cheers Al

The door cards are RS America "Inspired" as the original RS cards don't have the angled stitching. To me this looks like a custom job to keep a bit of the original SC look but simplify the door with RS handle and latch release.

I like the stitching effect because it softens the look a bit. I might borrow that idea if I ever find myself with a lazy weekend and want to do some more tweaks.

BTW - quozl - I like your exposed floor boards. I did a similar finish on mine. I did take a bit of work to get them right though, and having the floor mats re-cut to fit it in.

We replaced all the carpet with new Porsche silverknit after Michael at Promotive had finished making the floor boards. The drivers side he made completely custom to mate with the Tilton pedal box as it is adjustable where the passenger side is a reworked rennline unit.

I'll try and get onto Craig the previous owner and get his input on the door cards but he hasn't been answering email lately so might take while.

Cheers Al

That is a Bada$$ looking car! Other than addressing the ladder/paint issue you mention, I see no point in changing anything else. That thing is HOT! I like the impact bumpers with the duck tail. Keeps some of its originality yet has enough changes to intrigue one into further investigating the uniqueness of it.

Don't get me wrong the Iroc bumpers are sweet but if you decided to stop now it will still be a hot car.

Thank You quozl and D911SC, i too might go with that look :)



and i kinda agree with this last statement

Beautiful car, congratulations!

Do you have any more details / pictures of the cable to hydraulic clutch conversion?

Thanks in advance,
Ben.

Hi Ben, no other pictures that I have, I'll ask Michael my engineer if he can detail what he did and if he has any more photos as he took the majority of them for me during the upgrades.

Cheers Al

That would be great! I'd love to see how he managed the conversion. If the pedal box is anything to go by then I'll bet it's well executed.

TIA,
Ben.

Hi Ben, this is the reply I got from Michael and a couple of pics of the work

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Hope this helps Ben

Cheers Al

That's just perfect! Thanks a ton,

Ben.

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Subscribed to this thread for future updates!

As mentioned previously, it looks amazing already!

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Thanks, we're just getting started on collecting the parts for the new suspension and brake upgrades / replacement. Hoping most of it will be here so we can get started around the end of November on it.

Cheers Al

This post will detail the next round of upgrades / work on the car that are almost complete. I will post pics once I get the car back, just waiting on the Zuffenhaus brakes and then we can finish this round of work.

The to do list, that by now is mostly done.

Suspension

• Rebuild / re-valve and refinish Bilstein shocks by Murray Coote. Rears will be adjustable
  
  
• A-arms and all associated suspension parts bead blasted and powder coated / re-plated and finished to new condition
  
  
• All suspension bushings replaced including the A arms, rear trailing arms, swaybars, spring plate and anything else I've missed, replaced with new poly bronze.
  
  
• Torsion bars, front and rear torsion bars to match with RSR swaybars
  
  
• New RSR adjustable through the body sway bar front and new RSR adjustable rear sway bar and associated parts
  
  
• Reconfigure front suspension track
  
  
• New wheel bearings all corners
  
  
• Change nuts to open type
  

I'm sure there's a tonne I've missed so I'll add any detail as it comes to hand.

Other odds n sods

Radio Delete:

Delete radio, door speakers and associated wiring.

Make radio delete plate in black anodised with engraved PORSCHE script.

Michael will be CNC machining this and anodising it in black.

The pic below is from a user on Pelican who was nice enough to send me the dimensions and cnc drawings.

The bottom plate was anodised black first then engraved but I will be going for all black that is engraved before anodising.


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Fabricate new door cards in leather with no speaker hole: Same full length ridged design as pictures on previous post.

These are the finished item and were fabricated by Lee Brothers for me here in Brisbane.

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• New window winders
  
  
• Fabrication or modification of the washer bottle and location
  
  
• Rebuilding / replacing the engine bay latching mechanism as the deck lid has been popping open and no amount of tweaking has fixed it
  
  
• Re polish fan and the fan housing
  
  
• Regular service & oil change
  
  
• Clutch adjustment / bleeding
  
  
• Replacing Sparco steering wheel quick release with more robust solution
  
  
• Repainting the rear of all the wheels. There has been some rubbing with wheel weights that needs respraying

Pic of some of the bead blasted suspension.

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That's about it for now but there is bound to be more that comes up as the job progresses.

I'll post pics as soon as I have them.

Cheers Al

So now we're just waiting on final pricing and availability of the Zuffenhaus RSR replicas as the supplier is in LeMans for the race week / month and it's hard to get hold of Twinspark (distributor were using to source them) when they're at the track.

They look bloody fantastic and reports are they stop just as well so hopefully it's worth the extra wait, although at least I still have my wife Marti's 997 beast to blat around in now and again while I wait for mine back, even if it is a water pumper.

Pics of the brakes for clicks, these should look wicked peeking out from behind the 8" and 10" refurbished Fuchs reps.

These are promo shots gathered from around the net but the same as what we'll be using on mine.

http://www.ferdinandmagazine.com/wp-...RSR-Brakes.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1214948911.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1214948990.jpg

As soon as I have any more details and images from Michael I'll post them up, hopefully not long now but I've learned just to let him do his thing and he'll let me know when it's ready to pick up :D

I've saved for ages for all of this so I'm really hanging out to see the finished project.

Cheers Al

Some work to the fan while we wait for the brakes to arrive.

Wet blasting and cad plating the centre.

http://i.imgur.com/EJCcm3t.jpg

Hopefully not long for the Zuffenhaus brakes to arrive from Twinspark and we can get them installed and button up this suspension and brake upgrade and finally get it back on the road for a bit of fun.

Cheers Al

The Zuffenhaus brakes have arrived from Twinspark Racing in the UK but all I got was a pic of this lousy box :eek:

Michael my engineer is being a right bugger and not sending me any pics of them other than this tease picture and then saying "I might send a photo through when I open the box. Or then again I might not"

LOL

http://i.imgur.com/Vy6LlCa.jpg

Anyway they are here and for those waiting for their spot in the queue to get into Michael's shop it shouldn't be long now.

Oh wait!! we have an update, 8 hours later another pic has come through and I've been told I get a pic of a calliper, one a day he said LOL :mad:

http://i.imgur.com/y2wMpgL.jpg

Cheers Al

The fan looks awesome! How do you remove the "hub" from the fan for plating - do you just dill out those rivets? Will you be replacing with the same style of rivet or just a nut and countersunk bolt? Thanks!

Those brakes... :eek:


Seriously, best thread on the forum! :D

I'll have to find out for you but it will be rivets. My engineer Michael Harris at Promotive Engineering here in Brisbane does all the work. I wish I had his skill set. I can tell you the fan is wet blasted and then cleared and he re cad plated the centre part.

Edit: Ferrino, he said he drilled them out on the mill.

Then he will put in new rivets to replace the old but you need a special rivet squeezer tool. The pic below is of the replacement rivet.

http://i.imgur.com/vbnfj63.jpg

Cheers Al

This is getting painful, but here is the latest pic I just received. He really is stretching the friendship teasing me like this.

Waiting on the rotors which should be with the supplier in Oz next week. We decided to source them here to save a bit on shipping the rotors over from the UK as they are so heavy.

http://i.imgur.com/RDEqzFK.jpg

Have a great weekend everyone, off to Cars n Coffee in Brisbane tomorrow morning in the wife's water pumper 997, least I don't have to walk. http://www.users.on.net/~quozl/Image...ideo/rally.gif

Cheers Al

Sneak peak of some of the work around the rear of the car, brakes, shocks, a bit of tidy up of paint under the car and we took the fuel tank out and resprayed it as well. Apologies for the quality they were taken quickly on a phone by my engineer who is being very sneaky about what he sends me until I can see it in person.

Detailed pics of all the upgrades coming soon, hoping to pick it up this week sometime.


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Looks awesome. Very impressive.