I have a late 71E and wondered if the inside of the wheel wells were originally black or body color. This car appears to have been sprayed black with cosmoline but silver body color appears underneath. Any thoughts? Thanks.
I have a late 71E and wondered if the inside of the wheel wells were originally black or body color. This car appears to have been sprayed black with cosmoline but silver body color appears underneath. Any thoughts? Thanks.
I am not sure but I think wheel wells were always black, even if the rest was body color.
If I were doing the painting, I would do them black correct or not, because my current white fiberglass panels just don't seem right if lit from certain angles that expose the wheel wells. Although, I do like this photo:
1971 911S, 2.7RS spec MFI engine, suspension mods, lightened
Early 911S Registry Member #425
mscott you are right...
They were painted black over the body color... after time passes the body color starts to show...
Here's some pics of, of all things, a silver '71E...
Hope this helps,
Cheers
Chuck Miller
Creative Advisor/Message Board Moderator - Early 911S Registry #109
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'73S cpe #1099 - Matched # 2.7/9.5 RS spec rebuild
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Hmmm... A 1971 911E with Alloy ATE calipers?
Are those the Boge hydro-pneumatic self-leveling struts or had this car had a 911S brake upgrade?
1971 911S, 2.7RS spec MFI engine, suspension mods, lightened
Early 911S Registry Member #425
Yep......
Hydro struts, sway bar block-offs, alloy brakes
Chuck Miller
Creative Advisor/Message Board Moderator - Early 911S Registry #109
R Gruppe #88
TYP901 #62
'73S cpe #1099 - Matched # 2.7/9.5 RS spec rebuild
'67 Malibu 327 spt cpe - Period 350 Rebuild
’98 Chevy S-10 – Utility
’15 GTI – Commuter
Hi,
Black was original as others have mentioned but I don't think using body colour is moving to far away from originality.
In case a picture helps here is full body colour on a 70 car we are restoring
HTH
Alan
What are guys using to get the textured surface for the undercoating? I am going to pull my front fenders off this winter to refinish the underside and may go the factory look - textured undercoating, body color, black.
Scott H.
1969 Coupe LtWt
1973.5 911T
Wurth beige SKS stoneguard is the best product. Experiment with the gun to get the texture right.
John
Early 911S Registry #931
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1971 911 2.2S Coupe Albert Blue
1971 911 2.2T Coupe Tangerine
2005 997 C2S Coupe special 1965 slate grey
1978 911 3.0 SC Targa Silver w/chrome trim
Thanks for the info. I'm going to have to do the underside, wheel wells, and the trunk again.
I'm curious, did you happen to zinc chromate all the surfaces under the SKS stoneguard to help with rust prevention, or just go with this protectant.
I notice that aircraft use zinc chromate to prevent rust, and it works pretty well. Piper aircraft goes so far as to dip body parts instead of spraying them before assembly. It's that green looking undercoating that is put on before the primer. I'm not sure if Porsche ever used it, but it makes sense considering the potential rust issues with these early cars.
Factory is: primer, undercoating, body color, satin black brushed on.
I have a 71S under restoration, I will do it slightly different to seal even better: acid/epoxy primer/sealer, undercoating, primer/sealer, filler etc, body color, satin black where needed according to factory original application.
Use the best primers and paints, like Lesonal, Du Pont, Hecker Spies, Sikkens etc. All owned by Du Pont I belive(maybe not the first). I am using lesonal because the cars original Albert Blue was a Lesonal paint on my car.
John
Early 911S Registry #931
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1971 911 2.2S Coupe Albert Blue
1971 911 2.2T Coupe Tangerine
2005 997 C2S Coupe special 1965 slate grey
1978 911 3.0 SC Targa Silver w/chrome trim