Restoration of my 69 911

Gorgeous! Congratulations John.

[wachuko]

Simply amazing. Thank you for taking us along for the journey. Now go enjoy it in good health!

[DaddyGlenn]

Bravo!!

[mcaterino]

But who is ever finished with these kinds of restos?

I hear ya! Two years after being 'done' my to-do list is still long (and growing).

Beautifully done. Enjoy.

Mike

[rw7810]

Nice John... you should be very proud!

[OZCarrera3]

Looks awesome John, I can't wait to see it in the 'flesh'!

I love the matching umbrella and picnic blanket. :-)

[Porboynz]

Good onya mate, let us know when you get your first speeding ticket and we will know it being driven properly

[Uwon]

I have ben following this thread for some time now. Your patience and eye for detail keeps inspiring me. Thank you for sharing. Absolutely stunning build!
Cheers.....

[1-ev.com]

Any sound clips, Please :-)

[jgilliam914]

I have spent part of the last 2 days reading this thread. I admire your work. It excites and inspires me. I recently purchased but have yet to pick up a 1970 T. I hope to in the next 1-3 weeks. My wife enjoyed it as well. She loved to see the transformation but she said you should of had a photo taken with your son near completion. We saw the lad at a early age when the project started and to get a better idea of the length of time a photo of him now with the car is only appropriate . She wasn't impressed with the double of the budget or triple the time so thanks mate!
I hope to be as patient.

[Fishcop]

The boy and his car...




And he's also taken ownership of the next project!

[merbesfield]

Next project! Did I miss something?

[DaddyGlenn]

Originally Posted by merbesfield

next project! Did i miss something?

+1

[Fishcop]

In June this year I bought a 68S SWT and a 68 911L from a friend who had been sitting on them for a few years... I moved the S on to someone to restore (I don't have another big restoration in me, and the S needed a lot of attention) and am using the funds to set the 68L up as a historic race car for a racing series over here.

And check it out, a left hooker... that'll be something different for me!

I will post progress

[78SCRSMAN]

Stunning result John!

[ffranky13]

Sweet job

[Tom '74 911]

Hi John,
Just rereading parts of your journey for inspiration on a few tubs of my own needing similar attention. I'm sorry if you mentioned it earlier at some point and I missed it - what was your weapon of choice for drilling the 10's of thousands of spot welds? That is not something I'm particularly looking forward to...
Thanks,
Tom

[Fishcop]

Hi Tom

I started with one of those 10mm cutters that sit on an arbor, but the hole is just too big for spot-welds. In the end I bought a specific spot weld cutting bit from a proper spot-weld cutting tool and just used it in my 18v cordless drill. In hind sight and with the number of welds to cut, I really should have just bought the propper tool for about $250

[Tom '74 911]

Originally Posted by Fishcop

In hind sight and with the number of welds to cut, I really should have just bought the proper tool

Thanks for your input John. Are you talking about a specific spot weld drill like this one? It has an adjustable drill depth so you only drill through the top sheet and the "C" arm is removable too...

[Fishcop]

That's the one Tom! Honestly, if you think you'll do a few jobs over the years (and it is a sickness ) then get one of those from the beginning...

Originally Posted by Tom '74 911

Thanks for your input John. Are you talking about a specific spot weld drill like this one? It has an adjustable drill depth so you only drill through the top sheet and the "C" arm is removable too...