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Too good to be true, right?
Right. It was a 69T, and the 59,000 mile claim is at least plausible, but it wasn’t viper green, it wasn’t rust free, and it wasn’t a 1-owner car. It was originally sand beige. It had been disassembled and given a Maaco (cheap) paint job in signal green. There was evidence of some sloppy bodywork and a bit of rust, evidence of an A/C system that had been removed, it had a crumbling tan interior with newer high-back vinyl seats, and just a few records indicating it had at least three owners before me. Oh, and had he forgotten to mention it had not been reassembled after being painted? It did appear to be straight and (mostly) solid, and it was a non-sunroof ’69 Karmann-built coupe – the lightest long-wheelbase 911 body. It was a bit of a gamble but the price was right - fairly priced for what it was, not for how it was originally described. I bought it, and a plan was hatched.
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Chassis: Completely stripped, acid dipped and e-coated
E-coating is the state-of-the-art in corrosion prevention for automobile bodies and just about any electrically-conductive part that is going to be painted afterwards. It creeps in to every nook-and-cranny and creates a tough, protective film. A lot of body work was done on the car post-coating which is atypical, but it's still present in all the critical nooks and crannies.
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Chassis: extensively reinforced
Extensively reinforced at all front and rear suspension pick-up points, front and rear shock towers, transmission tunnel, front inner fenders.
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Chassis: more reinforcement photos