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

[Bert]

.....and a third set of five to show some other areas of this exceptional effort.

Hi John,

Beautiful car. What is the black panel under the battery box for? Is that a custom made panel?

Thanks for sharing.

[Haasman]

Wonderful attention to detail. A very exciting project. Can't wait to see it on the road.

Haasman

[John Z Goriup]

Hi John,

Beautiful car. What is the black panel under the battery box for? Is that a custom made panel?

Thanks for sharing.

Yes, a multi-purpose one.

Please note in the attached photo that the passenger side battery box has been removed flush with inside fender apron to provide space and free up airflow to radiator-type oil cooler in that location - opening closed up with newly fabricated steel panel.

1. To tie the front bumper to the main body structure & surpress vibration of the bumper ends

2. To provide additional support and protection for oil-cooler

[Jens]

John, is that a light dust in the engine bay?!! I also see what appears to be a fingerprint on the passenger A arm... tsk, tsk.

[Bert]

Thanks John. Great details on this car.

Yes, a multi-purpose one.

Please note in the attached photo that the passenger side battery box has been removed flush with inside fender apron to provide space and free up airflow to radiator-type oil cooler in that location - opening closed up with newly fabricated steel panel.

1. To tie the front bumper to the main body structure & surpress vibration of the bumper ends

2. To provide additional support and protection for oil-cooler

[John Z Goriup]

Chapter Two

As I had been promised, I received a call from friend David Loop the other day, advising that the Tangerine Orange subject of this thread, described and covered above, which he and Rob Monnastes ( and others ) have been working on as a completely bespoke, ground-up project for more than a year for their client from Chico in northern California was very close to being done and would I like to come to Carmel Valley to do the promised follow up on this thread, started here in January.

Would I ?? Only the unusual and untimely spell of cool and wet spring weather prevented me from instantly jumping in the car and heading South, but a few days later the sun finally came out and we made contact. Seeing the car almost completely finished, 98% I'd say, sitting outside in David's driveway with only some minor cosmetics and mechanical details remaining to be addressed ( final buffing and waxing of the paint, installing rear sway bar, corner weighing ) was almost as big a visual shock as the first time I saw the car at Rob Monnastes's home shop two months ago, as illustrated above, in the preceding portion of this thread. I had seen and reported on Rob's and David's work before ( Leon Kreger's unique Tangerine "narrow flare" '73 911 as featured in the "Porsche Picture of the Day" thread of 2011, but I simply wasn't prepared for yet another raising of the bar. The flawless body with absolutely consistent factory-spec gaps between all panels everywhere and all metal fabrication was done by Robs close friend Dave Pollard who practices his craft in the Chico area. Pollard had also painted Leon Kreger's car, but did not wield the paint-gun in this instance. Rather, when Pollard had finished the metal work, he asked his friend, a local high-end collector-car paint specialist to apply the final finish. The posture of the car sitting in the driveway or heading towards me on the quiet country lane near Laguna Seca where David worked his magic on the mechanical soul of this beautiful car, the utter "completeness" of this entire, extraordinary effort made for a memorable moment.

The car is powered by a sensibly & thoughtfully, completely and fastidiously rebuild to better-than-new-specs & higher-than-stock-performance, Weber carburated 3.2 Carrera motor, meticulously installed along with an equally thoroughly rebuilt mag-cased 915 ( 8:31 diff. ratio ) transmission with factory short-shift. Below, in the first set of 5 shots, the car as it awaited me at David's, on the hoist for under-the-car shots, the engine in its "final resting place", the complete powertrain from below including new ceramic high-temp powder coated SSIs and Dansk muffler (note that with 150 break-in miles no signs of discoloration ), and the Mark Motshagen restored original cooling fan.

At the end of a memorable day with David and Rob, looking the car over, talking about the details of its creation, shooting photos to share with Registry members and then, at day's end the electrifying drive over Laurales Grade to actually experience the dynamic results of the cumulative contributions of individuals I believe to be some of the best early Porsche craftsmen in the country, all convinced me to continue this important project from the standpoint of my peripheral involvement and work towards a comprehensive article about this car for a future issue of the ESSES.

Please enjoy the following photos .......questions about the car gladly answered.

JZG

[Chuck Miller]

Outstanding John...

David and Rob are two of the very best in the business ....... and super nice guys to boot.

[andrea70]

Magnificent.
World Class restoration.

Chapeau
Andrea

[John Z Goriup]

a few more engine details.

The Paul Abbott - Performance Oriented, Chico, California rebuilt / reconditioned and tuned 40mm Weber carburetors, some oil cooling details, including the added oil-cooler support-plate discussed above, and a shot of the transmission and rear suspension.

The virtually obsessive attention to detail and the soundness of the restored and refinished parts does not end with the major components.....witness the heater valves. The appearance of this overall concours quality restoration is the natural and logical by-product of every part, sub-assembly and major component being removed, dis-assembled, inspected, and then appropriately repaired, restored or replaced by NOS equivalents while in the process making sure the aesthetics matched the quality and persona of the car. Reliable, correct function of every part was the leading principle guiding every step of this project.

It is to Rob's credit and a testimonial to his skills and supernatural patience that this build was not allowed to wander from the pre-envisioned and rigorously enforced standards of construction he set for this very particular client / owner. Part of Rob's overall contribution is his insistence of working only with the best, proven specialist "sub-contractors" to achieve the level of this restoration.

This format of presenting this car to the membership is just not the most suitable platform to detail the frustration and the many instances of having to do things over and the repeated attempts to finally get all things to come together correctly. It may look sensational now and may well appear to have been a smooth and relatively seamless process of reaching on the shelves and assembling the car, but the reality is that one man's, Rob's, unwavering commitment to his quality standard, no matter the effort necessary, has to a very large degree been the guiding light of this project and is responsible for the ultimate result of this entire exercise.

[John Z Goriup]

In the third set of five, front suspension highlights, brake calipers restored by Eric "Neunelfer" of PMB Performance -Sandy, Utah, a frequent contributor on this board ( sorry, Eric, never have met in person nor been formally introduced ) one of the Weidman refinished 7" front wheels with the wonderful Avon CR6-ZZ tires ( I'm irrevocably convinced, definitely my next choice for Ruprecht, cost be damned ) and other related details.