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    a new star rising........

    This is the first of several posts that will appear in this thread under this title of a new car taking shape, which in my opinion, is bound to establish new standards for "building" a Long-hood. I can't express what a privilege and a pleasure it is to be allowed to present a brief record of this effort on this forum.

    All the parties involved in the creation of this exceptional effort are friends I've known for years. I have never met the actual owner of the car, but know who he is and that he is the current owner of a sizable private collection of other Porsches. I have been requested by everyone involved in this project to refrain from revealing the owner's identity and to respect his wish for privacy. Current plans call for the car to be debuted to the public in mid-2013, compete in several specifically chosen Concours d'Elegance in the remainder of the year, and then to resume life as a regular driver to meetings, club-runs and special weekends. I do not intend to respond to individual questions the answers to which might compromise my future access to this car / project. You can rely on me to bring this thread up-to-date with the latest in photos and details as they are completed & available, as the project enters the next phase.

    The very sound, straight and rust-free no-sunroof '71 911T Coupe, purchased specifically to become the foundation for this newly-created car was completely disassembled and stripped to bare metal including all glue and coatings from all inside surfaces as well as every square millimeter of the exterior including the underside of the front lid and the entire underside, to be replaced by new materials, applied to replicate the thickness, appearance and textures of the original coatings. As you can see in the first set of five photos, the car has been assembled to the "roller" stage on Weidman refurbished Fuchs 7" front and 8" rear wheels, with sticky AVON CR6-ZZ tires in 185/70-R15s in the front & 215/60-R15s in the rear. You may want to study the consistency of all the gaps everywhere and the panel fit.........you should hear the "ping" when closing the doors. OEM steel RS flares were butt welded to the body to accommodate the wider rear wheels and tires. OEM steel RS rear bumpers with original RS bumper caps painted in the Tangerine body color, as well as unadorned, body-color painted bumperettes in the rear. 356 Carrera Speedster bumper trim ( raw material purchased from GT Werk ) on front and rear bumpers. Strict attention was paid in the sheet-metal working phase to assure straightness, smoothness and the fidelity of all lines and contours of the entire body to be able to absolutely minimize the necessity for application of plastic body-filler prior to painting. All-new OEM glass and new Porsche-only seals and rubber gaskets were installed throughout.

    The engine is undergoing dyno-testing as I write this. In the meantime the car will be moved to the " mechanical guy's " garage for powertrain installation, final tuning, test driving and mechanical sorting, after which it will be returned to where these photos were taken last week.

    To be continued.............thanks for looking,

    JZG
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    for the second set of five, some shots of the trunk and the interior.
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    " slavish adherence to originality wasn't for me, because the car wasn't as good as it could be."
    Rob Dickinson's response when asked what motivated him to build Singers

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    .....and a third set of five to show some other areas of this exceptional effort.
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    " slavish adherence to originality wasn't for me, because the car wasn't as good as it could be."
    Rob Dickinson's response when asked what motivated him to build Singers

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    The car is looking good. Did you say it is Tangerine? Sorry, I missed if you did.
    It also has center caps waiting for final mechanical adjustments. Many great details.
    And many decisions well made IMHO.
    H

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    Wow! Can't wait to see the story unfold.
    Reminds me of 9113300113
    http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...0113-Continues
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    In case people in the Bay Area were wondering. I can assure all of you that that car does not belong to me!

    Ciao

    Jim

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Breazeale View Post
    In case people in the Bay Area were wondering. I can assure all of you that that car does not belong to me!

    Ciao

    Jim
    You were definitely my first choice, Jim! I figured there were no shots of the engine since the 6-outlet muffler would have been an obvious 'tell'.
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    Looks great so far. Any chance you can reveal the source for the carpet? Looks like square weave but without back seats

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    It is square weave carpeting. The interior was done by Autos International in LA, who furnished the material and custom-made the carpets to accommodate the back seat delete.

    JZG
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    " slavish adherence to originality wasn't for me, because the car wasn't as good as it could be."
    Rob Dickinson's response when asked what motivated him to build Singers

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    Quote Originally Posted by nickb4 View Post
    I'd say they are sticky. Picked the paint up right from the garage floor.
    Good eye Nick!
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