My 73 rsr inspired build thread (finally)

[ian c2]

There’s been movement ....

I modified the dolly to take new casters and it ended up about 6” higher .

So bought new taller jackstands and got it back on its dolly this week

That also meant I could get to all the storage totes that were crammed in between the car and the wall .
Lots of fishing tackle , 964 parts , and 9 years old carp bait in there ..
That’s now going in the storage space above the garage .

Today , I painted the wall behind it white and looked at new led lights .
It’s dark , dingy and not very motivating in there ...



Tomm0row I’m hoping to get the rest of the fishing totes up the ladder and into the attic , and take that turbo kit off the roof of the car and sell it .
I should have done this 5 years ago when I sold the car it was due to go on ....

[ian c2]

Allthough I was busy , Nothing of real interest happened today .

However ....

For those wanting to make their workspace a little more tolerable , this might be of interest .

I found 4’ Led strip lights at Home Depot this morning .
Come complete with screws to flush mount , and 6” hanging cables , pre-wiredwith 5 feet of cable and a plug , and have an outlet on the other end to link upto 4 together .
For only $25 each .

The white exterior wall paint was 20 , so for very little money you can get a nice brightly lit workspace .
White floor paint is going to cost me around another 60-80 bucks ...

Below are : before / with 1 wall painted / and after temp fitted 6x led .


Before .








One wall painted semi-gloss white .






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And after fitting led ..

[RSBob]

I think this shot really captures the essence of the transformation

[ian c2]

1 year 2 months later .
Time for another progress report ....


Erm .. well ..
I drunk beer and looked at it a whole lot .
Had a few other pelicans in the garage ... (this mainly consists of “will be cool when it’s finished . Want another beer ?”
Bought some more parts for it .
Built some seismic proof storage shelves .
Started building a tool-box workbench on the opposite wall .
Painted another wall .
Painted the ceiling black .
Hung more lights .
Tiled half the floor .

[ian c2]

One picture didn’t work , so my 2nd update in a day !!

We be another one in about an hour ....




THIS is why I am installing a new front panel !!
I’ll be taking a grinder too it as soon as it’s in , but the hole won’t be THAT big ..



Two hoods .
One with lights , and one without .

[ian c2]

Originally Posted by ian c2

One picture didn’t work , so my 2nd update in a day !!

We be another one in about an hour ....


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BOOM. !!!!
Another update

This 93 just arrived home .
I’ll have to check for exact dates , but it’s been at the paintshop for around 6 years .
Yeah , my projects allways go sloooooow ....

This one’s pretty simple :
Suspension , brakes , wheels , interior , and rear bolt-ons .
But it’s been that long , the gas and battery has gone bad , so maybe a year and I’ll be driving it

[ian c2]

That blue tote in front of the 73 belongs to jack sachete . Www.jayceevw.com
Inside it is the 2176 drag motor he worked on for my 56 that’s now in the driveway .

I really should get that back in the car , then he can have his tote back ...... 10 years later !!!

[Flojo]

funny... the "good" car is all dirrrrdy... the "bad" car is kinda clean

[ian c2]

Yeah

A feather duster got rid of all the dust it collected during it’s temporary stay at the airport.

And the 73 is currently a mobile storage tote for parts for the 93

[ian c2]

BOOM !!!

rear body work finished !!!













I wish ...
I simply hotbolted on some parts so I had 2 less cardboard boxes in the front room

Looks like progress though .
Especially if I’m not wearing my spectacles and walk into the garage before turning the lights on

[ian c2]

Strange happenings over the weekend ...

My progress on my 93 and my thread in the 964/993 section kinda died through lack of activity the last month or so ....

the Buddy of a buddy powdercoat dude hasn’t been in touch to say cabinets are ready , and the buddy with trailer that is handling logistics appears to spend every spare minute taking his toys to the dessert and getting drunk .
so no point calling powder coat dude to see if cabinets are ready as I have no way to get them home even if they are .

Cannot do anything on garage project as don’t want to move 73 around .
Cannot to anything on 93 project as 73 in the way .
Cannot do anything on 73 project as it’s too close to 93 .

People call this procrastination, I call it logical progression of planning and schedule

However , I Kept myself occupied though as the Sun is out , the pool is warming up , and bud is on special at Ralph’s .

But here’s the strange thing ....
Sold my fibreglass 73 rsr fenders and used the cash to buy metal 73 fenders to weld flares onto .
Hotbolted onto car just to get them out of my living room and have been admiring the colour the last couple of weeks .

Bought some original cibie hoodlamps sight unseen on Friday afternoon .

Spent the weekend getting drunk and cannon balling the pool , then on Sunday pushed the 73 to one side to photo the date/vin sticker and while I was there decided to decode the paint plaque .
Courtesy of early S register it came back as special order silver .

Never bothered doing this before as
1: I’m lazy and slow .
2: it was allways going to be painted gulf (man city) blue .

Then yesterday evening the hoodlamp parcel was waiting for me at the front door .
Cannonball , beer , dinner .
Then opened the parcel ....

They’re painted silver !!

It’s a sign from god

It’s probobly still going to be gulf blue , but now I’m looking at having some silver somewhere as a hint to its past .
Maybe the underside , maybe the interior roof section , maybe whole interior .
I haven’t decided yet , And will no doubt take 5 years to accomplish this minor task .
But , just like some of the ugly welds will be left as a sign of history as the cage is modified , I’d like to have some silver on it somewhere .

I read somewhere the silver martini cars started off white so had white interiors ?
so don’t think a different colour inside will be too bad .
Plus , I’m never selling it so devaluation of its market value due to this is no interest to me whatsoever .

[ian c2]

Note the dodgy 7s in the build date

I love these little 911 quirks

[ian c2]

Just looking at the hoodlamps again , and looking for info on the angle of the lens ...

Is this something I need to change to get the lenses vertical , or are they fine as they are ?
Also , if they stay angled as they are is there a certain side they need to go on to get the best light pattern ?

Also pictured is the repro cibie hood-lamps that pelican sells . The lenses on this pair are vertical (also have different markings to my set)

[ian c2]

Can anybody give technical info on the hoodlamps I have please ?
I’d like to write notes and put them in the box before they go into storage , as it’s something I’ll forget about in the coming years until they’re ready for install

[nathanbs]

Originally Posted by ian c2

That blue tote in front of the 73 belongs to jack sachete . JayCee Enterprises - Home
Inside it is the 2176 drag motor he worked on for my 56 that’s now in the driveway .

I really should get that back in the car , then he can have his tote back ...... 10 years later !!!

My first car was a ‘69 Karmann Ghia with a 2176 in it. Was a blast.

[911SauCy]

[QUOTE=ian c2;10315495]BOOM. !!!!
Another update

This 93 just arrived home .
I’ll have to check for exact dates , but it’s been at the paintshop for around 6 years .
Yeah , my projects allways go sloooooow ....

6 Years for a paint job.... .... ....

That shop technically owns your car in storage fees.

[nathanbs]

[QUOTE=911SauCy;10590514]

Originally Posted by ian c2

BOOM. !!!!
Another update

This 93 just arrived home .
I’ll have to check for exact dates , but it’s been at the paintshop for around 6 years .
Yeah , my projects allways go sloooooow ....

6 Years for a paint job.... .... ....

That shop technically owns your car in storage fees.

can't charge storage if they are just not working on the car because of their own issues. I suspect it was mutual otherwise I don't see it going that long

[ian c2]

Originally Posted by nathanbs

My first car was a ‘69 Karmann Ghia with a 2176 in it. Was a blast.

Mine started churning oil around 7000 rpm , hence jacks involvement .
2176 is a great number .....

[ian c2]

Nothing much to report here , but I figured while I was updating the 964 thread I’d update this one too .

Allthough I’m not actually working on it , I’m still spending too much money buying parts for this car , and that’s about it .

[Uwon]

Following………………… the $$$$$$$
Cheers,
Johan