Hi Rich,Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich Lambert
measure about 1 1/4 inch see pic :)
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Hi Rich,Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich Lambert
measure about 1 1/4 inch see pic :)
Rich, It's not the width of the stripe, it's the placement.
Well after a six year search I finally pulled the trigger. It's a '69 S that was extensively restored by the PO. New bare-metal paint, rebuilt 2.0 and drivetrain, new headliner, carpet, seats, dash, new brakes, etc. Did my first DIY, a clutch adjustment. Have a lot of projects/upgrades in mind but will keep it totally stock.
Bill
Well , its the second time in a year that I have posted a pic of my car on track. Last time it was at a UK track called Castle Combe , this time at a classic car track during a 'classic cars only' event . The track is Goodwood and has been in use since 1950 , never changed so does not suit modern F1 rules , its fast narrow and dangerous - here's the chicane - just right for an early 911 !
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/q...nwall/1288.jpg
Great shot Oldtimer!
Very, very nice Bill. One of my favorite shades of yellow, especially on a '60's 911. After a six year wait you have a lot of driving to do to make up for all that patience.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by badbilly
Hi Oldtimer,
super shot, the wheel and tyre combo looks great. What wheels and tyres are on the rear?
Tony
Hi Tony , I had to fit later wheels with tyre retaining beads so I could run tubeless tyres on track . The tyres are Avon CR6ZZ all round , rears are 215/60 X15 fitted on DAGE Compomotive 7X15 split rim wheels. The wheels have 36mm offset and fit without spacers on the unmodified 69 rear arches.Quote:
Originally Posted by TakeFive
Fronts are 6X15 Fuchs with 185/70 X15 tyre size.
Can recommend the Avons but they are not cheap !
Hi Tony , I had to fit later wheels with tyre retaining beads so I could run tubeless tyres on track . The tyres are Avon CR6ZZ all round , rears are 215/60 X15 fitted on DAGE Compomotive 7X15 split rim wheels. The wheels have 36mm offset and fit without spacers on the unmodified 69 rear arches. They are very light , about same as Fuchs . Car originally had rare Fuchs 7Rs fitted.Quote:
Originally Posted by TakeFive
Fronts are 6X15 Fuchs with 185/70 X15 tyre size.
Can recommend the Avons but they are not cheap !
Finally got the old sow looking more presentable than it has been for a long time.
I'm debating whether to press on with the "Rallye" conversion, i.e. the two-tone motif, and have the front lid painted in the light color as well. I am not really trying to emulate any particular historic rally machine, but must admit to being so impressed with the Hart Ski car ( photo attached) when I saw it at Fantasy Junction last year that it was insrtant infatuation.
Yes, I know it's the reverse of mine, Light Ivory and Tangerine, but I figured I could take a little artistic license and pretend that my modified Continental orange and '54 Mercedes 300S "Adenauer" Ivory combination was a close enough "film negative" of the '68 rally car, to where I could pull it off without it being a blatant rip-off copy.
As soon as I get the 15x8 Minilites for the rear from Harvey W. and install a few more unique details I've dreamed up and created for ol' Ruprecht I'll finally be able to call it DONE !
I think the license plate panel should be Continental Orange. :)
Go for it with the light hood, John.
It will just make your great looking car even better looking I'll bet.
John, my opinion is of course bias, but I've always felt that the two tone look is special... And, that color combination you've chosen looks fantastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Z Goriup
The problem with a two-tone look is that anyone who sees the car outside of our circles will think that it is waiting to visit the paint shop. The fact that you contrasted the rear apron as well as the deck gives some clue to the clueless that perhaps it is intentional. Good choice.
Car looks great. Shame with all of your photography skills and gear that you can only give us snapshots from a parking lot! :D;)
Mine is closest :D
RODI- THAT is a clean, no-nonsense look. And I like it a lot.
Let me show you my beauty.
The engine and transmition was completelly rebuild 3 months ago.
I'm thinking painting it in it's original Pastel Blue, but my wife don't likes it very much... :mad:
cheers
RODI
compliments on a very clean, good-looking car. Well done.
Question: In studying the front end it appears to me that you have cut away the brackets for mounting the fog-light covers in the front bumper.
Am I seeing things, or did you actually cut & remove them.
there's a few more missing ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by John Z Goriup
If you're referring to the door handles, wipers, nozzles.....I saw that they're all missing, but those are all pieces which are mounted seperately, and obviously the car's not quite done yet. I'm asking about the welded in sheet-metal brackets that hold the fog-light covers in place and those would have to be cut out.Quote:
Originally Posted by ze german
The reason I asked the question in the first place is that I'm planning to cut the bracket out of my alternate stock '70 bumper on the right side to allow more air to the oil-cooler and hoped for more details on the how, why....etc.
Rodi, great look. I'd love to see more photos. And lower that beast by 5cm! ;):)
Quote:
Originally Posted by RODI
Cool albuquerque...what year and model?Quote:
Originally Posted by albuquerque
Hi.Quote:
Originally Posted by 72targa
It's a 1970 2.2 T, first register in 01/01/1971
I'm restoring it $tep by $tep
Here is the before/after engine and trans. rebuild done by one very known house for old car restoring in Lisbon:
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2628/pc060728.jpg
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/4296/img1834l.jpg
It got new exchange heater too, the old ones were completely done.
Now I'm going by myself doing little projects, like finding electrical gremlins, rear wiper didn't work, tacho rebuild, new door seals and bar seal, etc etc
All I know I learned here and in other specialty foruns. So thanks to you all.
I'll keep posting the updates.
Cheers
alby that is one purdy motor!
any insight as to products/tools used to get it looking so good?
well, as far as I know, every little piece of it was clean, sandblasted and painted with some special paint to meet the original as possible. Don't know more details... :oQuote:
Originally Posted by berettafan
Finally !!!I wanted to wait till the ESSES came out to post these pics. enjoy
Rob,
A show stopper at the last Treffen … :)
... or any other place you take it… or magizine we see it in.... ;)
Simply stunning … Congrats
Rob,
Your car turned out great! Congrats!!
Rob, as a purveyor of all things Signal Orange I can truly say that your car peels my banana :D
Ah yes, but you have to be there at the right time.......:D:D
Shot on Wednesday opposite the tower. The local TV station filmed Hans Hermann in the Telefunken 550 Spyder around the old Solitude race circuit with a few of us as mobile props.
VERY cool Tony.......... ;)
Congrats on a couple of photos you'll cherish for a loooooooong time..... :)
Angeber... ; )))));):D:p
hi john,Quote:
Originally Posted by John Z Goriup
the bumper is glass-fibre, also the hood, rear-bumper and the fenders :cool:
the car is nearly complete... but for a while some pic`s of non-complete :D
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/al...3133363033.jpg
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/al...3466326336.jpg
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/al...3262623262.jpg
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/al...6630326230.jpg
and listen...
SOUNDCHECK
cheers
Rodi
Here's my 70S, original delivered to Mahag Porsche in Munich, I bought from second owner in 1977, he imported to Canada in 76 drove it for 9 months lost his license for speeding, LOL, i guess he thought he was still driving on the autobahn. It has factory houndstooth sport seats, sunroof and power windows. Interesting thing about the car is the rear view mirror, it is the small flag type, I wonder since this was a late production 70 they put these mirrors on the Euro cars, maybe someone here has more info on these mirrors.
I bought this 1969 911E in New Zealand and have been building it for about a year after importing it to Australia.
Nothing overly new in terms of development as it it will be running in a production car historic series, where little modification is permitted.
Thought I should get some feedback. These pictures are prior to racing and last suspension setup.
What started out as a 911E has over the years morphed into the following.
Not sure what to call it?
Maybe a widebody muscle car?
Anyway....here it is.
TRE did much of the work over the winter.
Paint by Kundensport.
Engine by Rothsport (3.6 RS Vram, 310hp, 271 ft-lbs)
Gearbox by Gordon Ledbedder (Euro 915, ext cooler, Wevo bearing retainer plates & custom spraybar, SCRS gearing & ZF LSD by Guard).
Not quite complete.
Wheels are still being sorted, plus about a thousand other things (or so it seems).
Lots of fine tuning and tweeking for the upcoming winter....
:D
All great new additions! Thanks for posting!!
A few pics of Kermie's (viper green RSR) interior.
Those Scheel seats from Gerrit in Germany are the cat's meow.
Super comfortable and super supportive.
Went with Herwin's rally clocks...something different from Heuers.
And put together a pseudo 74 RSR steering wheel.
Gauges redone by North Hollywood Speedo with the LED backlighting (gorgeous).
Full lightwt interior.
RSR warning lights.
WEVO tall shifter.
Here are my two obsessions :)
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Love this car...
My new old LtWt 3.o with factory RSR coilovers, 993TT big Brembos... no part of this car is unmolested. :D It's an ongoing werk in progress.
Here's my 71E.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jens
Wow.......... Nice Jens.
Thanks Mista Pasta. Looking at these other cars, I'm really starting to like silver more and more. :cool: Very cool.
Very nice Jens. Next up is paint in Napoleon Blue? :D
After five years mostly lurking, I am introducing my 2.2 S 9111300014 to the great people of this wonderful website.
History mostly unknown, 1818 Albert Blue, originally delivered in Italy, engine of a late 1970MY (original engine would have been 6310035), aluminum engine cover, sport seats, radio delete, black interior (it would have been cinnamon as per COA). Landscape is Tuscany.
Greetings
Giaz
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jens
Very nice Jens! I followed the old parts of your car around VA last weekend. At times they were traveling very fast too.:D
Couple of shots after the rain
Here is two shots of my 1965 Porsche 912
Leaf green early morning...
Oh my, I've never seen a Leaf Green SWB before. Very cool.:)
It wouldn't be the first time I make a complete ass of myself by stating irrevocably ( and often quite pompously ) that something is or is not what the post claims........but in this case I'm certain that is not Leaf Green.
At first I thought the white balance might be way off, but on closer examination the grey of the pavement, the color of the sky / clouds and the general color temperature of the photo all have good overall fidelity, leading to the logical conclusion that the car color is accurately represented, and that the paint is simply much too yellow to be Leaf Green ( also called Bush back in the day ).
I am attaching a photo of a known Leaf Green car for comparison.
Respectfully
JZG
John,
No worries but it is leaf green code 62163-L color matched to a Willhoit sample. The early light that morning was very yellow and made it really pop...also taken with my iphone. Here is another picture for comparison.
Mike
A big "thank you" to all on the board for contributing to such an amazing resource.
From a hill-climb event a few weekends ago
Super photo! Looks like you are really motoring. :)
Hi everybody, and greetings from newbie from Finland.
After years of messing around with several water-pumpers and one 356B, I bought my first 911 just about month ago. So here we go:
http://www.9xxfin.com/varikko/40/40_0_0.jpg
Yes, it looks like a nice original 911T. However, the paint and interior has a slight patina, the RS bumper looks a bit dull and what's the best thing about it, that original 125 hp engine is long gone. The engine compartment is now manned by late ROW 3.0 SC engine with around 204 hp still left - probably slightly more after heater back date modifications. It looks like a nice sleeper already, but I'm fascinated by early factory race look, and probably that's where my inspiration comes from. I just have to build a 911 hot rod, preferably on budget (due to house project aside). So, I'm waiting for a Sparco F500 Targa seats to arrive, searching for period correct fog lights and such stuff. And I still have to upgrade those wimpy original brakes to something more powerful - the problem is that I want to keep original 15" Fuchs wheels.
So, prepare for stupid questions in the near future! :D
Great car! :)
For brakes, you should talk to Eric Shea at PMB Performance. He has some lightweight Aluminum Brembo two-piston calipers that will fit on your 3 inch spacing struts. Or, if you upgrade to 3.5 inch spacing struts, you can use Aluminum 'S' calipers. If you still feel the need for more brakes, upgrade to 930 Turbo finned aluminum 4 piston calipers. This is more involved but all of them will fit inside 15 inch Fuchs.
Be advised though that the limit of your braking power even now is the tire grip. If you are overheating your brakes, you should invest in high-temperature fluid and cooling air ducts before adding the extra mass of big rotors and calipers, who's mass is detrimental to acceleration, braking, and suspension kinematics so turning.
http://www.pmbperformance.com/catalog.html
Thanks for the tips, Flieger. The problem here is the Finnish road regulations - swapping the engine to something more powerful requires re-inspection by the MOT personnel, and regulations tell that engine swap must be done with brake and suspension upgrades as well.
We must use the parts from the "most powerful car of the model line", or similar parts. That wouldn't be a problem if the "most powerful car of the model line" would be '70 911S or even '73 Carrera RS, but no. Registration officials think that the car to compare the suspension and the brakes is the 964 Turbo S.
Yeah, none of you guys living somewhere else than here would never understand it. :D
I'm trying to find a loophole from the regulations, so I could use brakes from a car that's "just" heavier and more powerful. Porsche 944 Turbo's four piston brakes should be more than enough for the task.
The SC the engine came from is heavier and more powerful than a 911T. :confused: How about an SC suspension swap? The S calipers are better than SC brakes, though.
Correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flieger
That's worth considering. MOT officials aren't that good when it comes to recognizing and identifying Porsche parts, so regular SC suspension with some good shocks could do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flieger
Yep, but that's not enough for our officials! :eek: The brakes have to be from the most powerful version in the model line-up, and that's where S doesn't count, no matter how good the brakes are in real world. SC is faster, heavier and more powerful, so it must have better brakes. Says Finnish Transport Safety Agency. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Flieger
Well, you could do what we do for smog in California- comply for the inspection, then swap when you get home. Just use the SC brakes to register it, then swap S calipers or whatever you want.
930 brakes would be nice, though. ;)
Couple of photo's of rsr replica from bonnie Scotland-
http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/o...f023fb46_b.jpg
http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/o...RSR_Front2.jpg
Regards,
Dougie.
GREAT first post Dougie.... ;)
Cheers
Thanks Chuck.
Some more photo's of 2.8 rsr spec engine being fitted.
http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/o...R/S7008218.jpg
http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/o...S7008217-1.jpg
http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/o...S7008216-1.jpg
Dougie.
Don't know what came over me, but for some reason I had the hardest time deciding on the two-tone pattern for Ruprecht. It took me long enough to make a final decision on painting the engine lid & license plate panel, but when it came to hand the front lid to my paint man to match the contrasting color I already had him do on the rear, my mind just locked up. Do I have the entire hood painted, or just the "outside" panels, or perhaps a stripe in the middle.
Thank God CSRG happened when it it did recently, because there I ran into Ed Matsuishi's magnificent '68 ex-Eberhardt Mahle Ur R prototype, the red #81 with the single wide signal yellow stripe in the recessed middle portion of the trunk lid........and there was my answer ! I don't think he'll mind, because he knows that I consider his machine one of the neatest and most significant early 911s extant.
Thanks for looking
JZG
Here are a few photos of my car. You will surely recognize some of the Satanic details from this forum. Thanks to you all.
http://up.picr.de/5573650.jpg
http://s1.up.picr.de/5573651.jpg
http://s2.up.picr.de/5573652.jpg
http://s3.up.picr.de/5573653.jpg
http://s4.up.picr.de/5573655.jpg
http://s5.up.picr.de/5573658.jpg
http://s6.up.picr.de/5573661.jpg
retro911 your 911 looks great ! Was für ne Farbe is das ?
Here is a little video from my 71 911T during the PCA AX at Southside Speedway VA
PCA AX at Southside Speedway VA
Cheers
Engelbert
Hi Engelbert,
The colour is RAL 7009 , called here in germany green - grey.
Hi,
Here is my hot rod "ST replika", originally a 1972. Full 1984 Carrera cup suspension, 917/turbo brakes, factory cage, 3,4 twinplug engine (the list goes on and on)
http://www.autolife.se/_Pages/54580/Image498x368.jpg
http://www.autolife.se/_Pages/54584/Image772x600.jpg
http://www.autolife.se/_Pages/54585/Image772x600.jpg
Hope you guys liked it!
Aluminum roll cage? Awesome! :)
Yep and a HEIDL one as well. Winter here sure miss driving it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Flieger
Here's a couple of my 72T, from a recent photoshoot for Total 911 in the UK.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j3...s/_MG_6864.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j3...s/_MG_6853.jpg
after reading this beautiful forum for years i registered this days.
with my first post i want to show you my car. finished this spring after 1 year of restoration. it was first delivered to dallas in 1971. i got it from a guy how took it to germany 2009. it was all original but in worn conditions with the typical issues of an 40 year old car. the rims and the porsche sticker where eded by the first owner. i got contact to him by mail. he told me that he and his wife got the car as a wedding present.
greetings from germany, marc
GREAT first post Marc....... Good look'n car rads ..... Welcome
Marc.......outstanding........ I really like the look with those cookies....
and that pristine interior, wow !!!
I might have had door panels that looked like that, at one time, if someone
hadn't cut big holes in them and installed speakers !!
Oh well.....
mark, i know what you mean. my panels looked probably same like yours ;-), marc
Dear all,
unfortunately, I am not an early 911 owner yet, but I cannot wait to become one.
I have been reading this forum for about a year now, and I cannot thank everyone who contributes enough, for bringing me endless hours of joy just absorbing all the knowledge and sharing in the great stories.
You have collectively motivated me to create a modern interpretation of an ST :) roughly following the Sports purposes text.
Take a narrowbody GT3, add aero (from CUP and RS), plastic rear decklid, CUP air intake, cage (already there), aluminium panels (already there), lightweight flywheel (from CUP), shorter gears (from CUP).
Left to do: lexan rear quarter windows and rear screen, RSR exhaust (trying to source a real one), wheels with wider tyres.
I even went so far as to take the XX 5704-ST as my licence plate.
So, let me share my ride with you. I hope you don't mind me posting it. I will, however, very shortly post an inquiry about a barn find close to my home - many thanks again!
Kindest regards, w
Great shots, S/T . . . reminds me of old Christophorus pictures.
Any more details? . . . like equipment, how did you get it, how long have you had it, etc . . . .
Rick
Thank you! The photo's were taken by my Cousin Harrison Fry.... http://harrisonfry.com/ more photos can be found there. My car is a 1968 911 that has "S" type original options just without the S engine. For the most part everything is original, a few replacement parts that were a little worn down and needed a change. The paint is 50% original 50% respray that was done in the 80's. The color is still the original Sierra Beige. Interior is tan which actually looks really good even with a "Brown" exterior color. The engine has Weber 40's. Pleasant to drive in town and very fun to heel toe in the back roads of West Michigan. I bought the car when i was 16 in St Louis Illinois. This next summer will be 4 years total with the car. I havent done much to it since.. other than replacing a few parts as i mentioned before. Thank you once again for the compliment on the car!
Evan
Evan,
Great car and terrific photos. Welcome. A few of us Midwest guys hanging around here. Maybe you can hook up with us on a drive next year
Wurlie - Wow...cool car!!
Hi there!
Pretty new here even if I'm been peaking for many years. Just moved to Minneapolis from Sweden and wanted to share my cars. First my Signal Orange 71 S which I had to leave in Sweden.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...o/911S1971.jpg
And secondly my Metallic Red 70 T which I got as soon as I came here.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...o/IMGP4351.jpg
Both cars are good drivers, not trailer queens but very original cars. The T is currently at Flat Six undergoing surgery as I'm replacing the original Sportomatic with a 901. It has a bad paint job, but the original color 8181/021 seem very unusual so next project is a respray. Otherwise the car seem very preserved.
Thanks
Tommy
Very nice cars, Tom! Thanks for the photos.
Hi Tommy,
Love the Signal Orange 2.2S. One of my favorite models in one of my favorite colors.:)
Any more photos of it?
Hey, Tommy . . .
Yes, yes -- more pictures, definitely.
And more details, too --- like, how and where you found them, equipment . . . that sort of thing.
Rick
@ CornPanzer
I would love to cruise with other 911's. When the time comes, lets start a thread and get together. Great roads around my area.. lots of twisty's and straights. Perfect for our cars :).
Cheers.
Wow...some great cars from newbies showing up here! Nice!
Hi Evan,Quote:
Originally Posted by 911_S/T
I'm one of the Midwest guys Dave was talking about. How far up the west coast are you? I'm just south of New Buffalo in IN. We should hook up this coming summer for some back road driving up your way. Great looking car and photography.:)
Thanks for the warm words. I got the S in 2002. It was imported to Sweden from Germany in the 80s. I haven't done a lot with it, except upgrading the suspension and got some Sport seat. It's a sunroof coupe with tinted windows and factory grill foglights. Would love to hook up with Early people around Twin Cities. I found the T in Colorado and its a three owner car, so pretty unmolested.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...o/IMG_0735.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...o/IMG_0741.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1..._Snapshoot.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...o/IMG_0819.jpg
Left the S in Sweden, huh? . . . . that must be hard. Beautiful car --- orange, and a 'roof!
Any more pictures and details of your T?
Rick
Evan, stay away from cornpanzer and fryardds. They are nothing but trouble and will lure you into their evil doings with that Midwest clan.:D Don't ask me how I know.:rolleyes: A bunch of trouble makers for sure.;)
Hey, Tommy . ..
Wow! Now that's a wonderful car . . . unusual color --- reminds me of Hester --- love those plaid inserts --- are they original? Great trunk, too --- looks like all the factory schmutz is still there. Looks like a great original car. Way to go!
I live in Holland Michigan. If the guys like to keep the revs above 4000 then i am totally down hahahaha. What kind of trouble makers are we talking about hahahaha.
-Tommy, love both of your cars. the colors are just wonderful.
Evan, just kidding about the guys. Great bunch - all of them - who love to drive their cars. A lot. And hard. Looking forward to meeting you when the spring comes. Looks like you have a really nice car. Great photos your friend took. Holland, eh? Brian and I looked at a 70s project that was (is?) in Holland.
Tommy, nice cars in two fantastic colors. Come on down and meet the MW crew sometime. Would love to see that red car in the metal.
Here is a 28k mile original 73.5T in Tangerine. All there and paint original except for driver's rear quarter. Don't think I have posted any photos of this one...
T6Dpilot, great looking car. So clean! The 911 in holland.. was it black or silver? Was the owners name Shane? I too look forward to all of us meeting. Finally, more people to drive with :) hahaha. This spring shall be a great time.
Yeah I'm pretty sure the owners name is Shane. Interesting car, needs a complete restoration but most everything seemed to be there. Too much work for either of us to get involved with though.
Looking forward to getting together with you next season for some back roads blasting around Holland.:)
I would love to. Sounds like a good spring plan. Please PM me on where you hang out and when.Quote:
Originally Posted by t6dpilot
Love the Tangerine.
Tommy
I have posted pictures of Ruprecht in this section before, but I just don't know where to post details of updates and / or ongoing changes except in this thread.
Confirming my long-held theory that God has no sense of humor, we've had the worst, cold, rainy, crappy weather imaginable, naturally the perfect time to work on Ruprecht, making my arthritic misery complete.
I've been studying and lusting after the ex_Waaldegard '68 ST (photo #1 ) for a long time and at the Monterey Historics this year had a chance to study the cars rear bumper arrangement very closely, so closely that it occurred to me that it would not take much at all to copy the clean look of no bumper guards, while retaining the option to re-install them readily if I want to, and change from one "look" to another in literally a matter of a few minutes with one allen wrench.
I can now drive around with the black satin-black powder coated bumper guards in place, ( photo #2 ) or remove them, and slip into my ST Rally look ( photos #3 & 4 m).
.......and so, the quest goes on. I have become a strong believer in the old adage that these projects are really never, ever truly finished.
JZG
John:
I really like your wonderful attention to detail. Sans the bumperette looks better to me....but I am an ST nut. And there are those days when you may want to go up town and park in the raised pinky crowd lot, so you can bolt on the fancy work.
Gib
John, nice look IMO. I really like what you have done with the car. I too like the w/o look of the S/T and have been debating the sans bumperette look on my car too. With the new LP panel to install (thanks Tom and Gib), I think that might be a killer look.
To go the full LtWt route, you still have to remove the allen bolts though.:D
You're right, of course, Scott, but if I modify the lower bracket and copy the LP panel of the Waaldegard car, I'll loose the ability to ever put the bumper guards back on, since it's that exposed bracket & bottom bolt which keep the guards firmly in place......and as I said above, nothing is ever really finished.Quote:
Originally Posted by t6dpilot
JZG
How did they hold the LP panels on on the original ST'?
John, your car looks great as always. I also like the bumper-less look I think painting your bumper guards one of the body colors would make them blend more. The black is rather bold against the rest of the car. (not that the car isn't bold)! =)
There's also an album feature, under your Profile . . . and you can choose to make it public or not. Just another place to put up pics and descriptions --- of anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Z Goriup
Current iteration:
Hi everyone,
10 years ago i went to california for vacation. Like other young men i really like latest version of Porsche car. But to be honest with you i had never seen a early 911 before this trip to california. I live in Quebec Canada and we really don't have alot of these car around. So one day in a parking of a grocery store i saw the perfect 911 style i ever seen. It was a early green 911 driven by a beatiful women. I found immediatly in love not with the woman but with the car. The shape, the chrome bumper, the headlight, the wheels, everything was perfect. So i decided to found one for myself. I had 25 years old at this time and when i came back home my father and friends don't understand why i prefered early 911 than newest one. Finally 5 years later i found one early 911 1970T in Virginia in perfect condition and since that time i'm still in love with this car and hope to have the money to buy a coupe 911S over the coming years. It's a real passion and this site is amazing. Thank's to all of you.
Sebastien.
Welcome Sebastien.....
Great story for your 1st post.... Beautiful car.... With hopes for more posts to come... :)
Cheers
Welcome. Great looking car!
Bienvenue parmi nous Sébastien!
Nice looking car.
How about some shots of the interior.
Number matching?
Mileage?
Sabastien should start his own thread with further information.
Unrestored Early 911
Current mileage is 94,000. It can best be described as an unrestored mint-original survivor. I have every document going back to the original bill of sale from Vasek Polak Porsche in Hermosa Beach, CA, plus the original owner's manual, warranty and radio books, tools, the original steering wheel, and Porsche Cardex showing the original color and engine. It has been upgraded with Carrera tensioners, Koni shocks, leather luggage straps, and Hella headlights.
Like you see the inside is very clean. I bought my car from the second owner and both owner took really care of the car. I spend so much time on my computer to find it.
Now i own my early and this car will be mine for a long time.
I agree with Scot . . . . my favorite threads on our site are the ones where people tell their 'story.' Plus, it looks like the man is handy with a camera --- pictures, pictures, pictures please.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scooter 911
Gorgeous car, too.
Lucky man.
Lucky car.
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My 1968L basking in the "elusive" Seattle sun.
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Not an S, but if you squint your eyes, shake your head real fast and plug your ears, it just might fool you....Ha.. Here is my little 68 912 which I am having a lot of fun with now...
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Clean looking 912 there! Very nice.
Thank you Kent....It is going to have to hold me over until I can find a nice SWB 911...Either way, I plan to hang on to this one since it is so much fun. tks
That is nice!
just finishing up total restore of 56 ''V'' sunroof coupe.all matching #.soon to be for sale
Came across this old pic today. My '71 Targa on the right. A '73 RSH on the left :D
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Not the greatest picture but with all the snow outside, that's all I can come up with for now.
Just bought this 1970 911E survivor.
Original paint, numbers matching and Paint to Sample/98 Champagne Yellow.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v9...9/IMG_7401.jpg
not ready yet
need more$$$$ and another 20 years at this rate:eek:
Cool cars continue to be added...
Of note, this thread just passed 400,000 views...
On its way to half a million!
. . . aka 'Ten Fifty-nine'
This is a 1970 911S, European version, currently showing 65K km (believed to be 165K km)
Original options fitted include electric windows, tinted glass, Blaupunkt Köln w/ factory-installed (r/h) power antenna, rear wiper (now removed), and a limited-slip differential
Car is stock and has been re-sprayed in 8383 metallic green, per CoA, as matched to original paint found on the car. Some panels have been replaced --- outer-rockers (Restoration Design bits, when I bought it), driver's front + rear quarters (factory pieces, early '70s?), front bumper (later steel S-type was replaced with the correct un-spoilered version at the re-spray), and engine cover and rear license panel (replaced with factory aluminum pieces, ditto). All of the paint- and body-work was done by John Esposito, here in Southern California
Original (beat) interior, including (cracked) dash, (crusty) carpets, and (mooshed) upholstery. Windshield and passenger side window replaced about 12-years ago; rest of the glass looks original
Original underneath, too . . . including undercoating, muffler and heat-exchangers (. . . sorry, just replaced the last items --- but I did put in OG/stock bits)
Wild pedigree. Factory-verified matching VIN, engine, transmission, and production numbers. Plus, the Kardex identifies this as a Dealer 100 vehicle --- 'factory use' . . . originally sold out of Porsche's own Versuch department (!) . . . to Jo Siffert (!!), one of the factory's 917 pilots
No one knew what this car was for over 40 years (!!!)
Here's an album with more details: http://www.early911sregistry.org/for....php?albumid=2
A good old car that I can still run for fun. Shiny on the outside. Nice and cozy on the inside. Prettier than I'm used to, but all her bones . . .
. . . un-jumped
Quick pic of my ride.
Ladies/Gentlemen - After years of following this site and using it in guiding my restoration I thought it was time to share my car with you. Here is 911030744. A 1970 911S. It started life in Virginia and found it's way into Canada in 1988. In 1980 it was in a Panorama article of Personal Porsches. A copy of that magazine has followed that car since.
I bought the car in 2005 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was a very original rust free car but had sat for 10 or so years as the prior owner suffered a stroke and did not want to sell the car. All of the prior owners kept records with the car so it's past was well documented. I toyed with the idea of leaving it original but it really needed to be refreshed and so undertook a complete restoration in 2006. I debated changing the color prior to the restoration process and everyone thought I should change it. After some hand wringing I kept the original color of Sepia Brown which I think looks outstanding.
The car now lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Cheers,
Steve A
Member #710
Superb looking car and colour Steve!
Very nice Steve........ :)
Wow, that color looks great when it is fresh. Nice car Steve!
sweet ride
wow
love the sepia 100% the right choice
Oh man, that color looks so 'rich' with the gold lettering and brown interior. Great car!
sepia brown = home run.. nice presentation..
Great looking 70S. Great color.
Beautiful car Steve, great color and it looks like you did a top flight restoration. Enjoy it!
Nick
Beautiful car Steve, great !!
Thank god you didn't listen to "everyone" and kept it sepia brown.
That is one sweet looking S you got there Steve.
Nice work!
A couple of pictures of my '75 Carrera at Sebring and Moroso (now PBIR)....I am now an SC pilot!
Marvin
Great looking cars...champagne yellow, metallic green, tangerine, sepia + an 912, 70 project, etc.
Great car! Looks a lot like mine but I like the Blue highlights and I think the IROC tail must make for better downforce. Do you have a front splitter to balance it out? I want to add one in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swiftmotoring
Thanks for the kind words! The "headlights" are plexiglass from GT Racing painted blue on the inside....an inexpensive and lighter alternative to H4's. No splitter, although they are available.
Marvin
Oh, yes :o, I figured the headlights were block-offs, but I meant that the blue Carrera stripes, Fuchs, and the headlights all really "pop" off the white. I am thinking of adding some small blue bits to my car. Maybe a little "RS" decal or "911S" decal, since it is an S, not an RS.
What kind of rear anti-sway bar is that? It looks RSR style.
Gentlemen -
Thanks for all of comments. From my readings in this forum, it seemed like many sepia cars when restored were color changed. The tired sepia paint was uninspiring and left me wondering. Fresh sepia paint looks fantastic.....if your so inclined.
As someone pointed out I type the serial number incorrectly - it is #9110300744
Cheers,
Steve A
1970 911S
Member#710
Flieger
Your car has the factory "body in white" look....maybe simply adding a blue windshield header would be a nice touch...ala the way the factory identifies new 911's when doing early season testing. I will have a look back at my records on the sway bar, I know they are a TRG custom piece....
Marvin
That is a good idea. I will see if I can find the PORSCHE letters in blue to replace the black ones I have now. Or maybe white letters on blue background?
At last I feel like my project car has reached the 'ride' stage. It started as an ugly roller, was transformed into an attractive roller, and finally last month was reacquainted with its 'original' engine and transmission (both completely rebuilt, somewhat above their original specs). The whole story can be read in my restoration blog, link below.
So here is my completely restored, numbers-matching, 1970 T targa, back in its original tangerine. I took it out to its first event this morning, the Santa Barbara region PCA breakfast at Stearn's Wharf, where it sat proudly back among its peers.
Many of you have helped with parts and advice along the way, not to mention inspiration. Thanks to all, this car lives again.
Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't wish to bore you all with MORE pictures of my nearly completed car ;), but I thought it was worth posting a few new shots, with the wheels refinished and some appropriate tires installed (Goodrich G-Force Sport 205/60-15). Now I can show it from the side!
Mike
Mike, what a wonderful blog of your restoration adventure. You hard work and diligence really paid off. Congratulations on a gorgeous ride.
Attachment 178499Not an early s, but an s :)
Follow-up to my original post in 2005. I finished my '69 E last year and I'm sure enjoying it. Every time I drive it, it makes me smile! Just to recap, it has been completely restored to its original Irish green with saddle brown interior. The original owner over 35 years ago installed a '70 2.2 S motor with MFI and it runs very strong. I upgraded the suspension to 22 and 28 mm torsion bars with front/rear sway bars and Bilsteins. It drives and handles as good as it looks!
very nice and clean!
Bought this one in 1997, but never really had time to care/drive. As my mechanic said, the car won't get better by never being used, I now try to drive at least once a month ;-) And I like it more and more, always imagining what power that car had back in the 1970s compared to others on the streets at that time.
Your car's sibling in California says "Hello!". Where is this beautiful car located? (see the very first post in this thread...)
Oh sorry, forgot to mention: The Car was initially sold to the owner of a tool manufacturing company in Cologne in DEC 72, was then sold to Hanover. I bought it in 1997 and took it to Hofheim, right in the middle between Frankfurt/Main and Wiesbaden.
Conda, relaxing after a run to work
oh - a trace of oil gently dripping already !!
How'd you manage to keep the car LH drive? I thought any car brought into Oz had to be RH.
Rick
Old law. I think that law was desolved 10 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by LongRanger
yes, no car under 30 years old can remain LHD, but when then hit 30 they can ... and now without a "Caution - left hand drive" sticker.
No exceptions to this rule other than rubbish collection lorries which are also LHD from new !!
Hey, Bruce . . .
Even in pieces --- pretty car.
Start a thread?
Tell your story --- why a 911, The Search, The Deal, The Car --- all of it. And you've got pictures, too! Stories are what make this site, so . . .
. . . More, please!
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Such a nice day yesterday and took a few pics of a few changes to the Wench this winter. Bumper Tape, color matched bumperettes and grill.
Geez, it was so great finally giving the girl a good workout.
Getting more handsome w/ age...........
Zvi H's 1969 911E
Not for sale-
Sand beige is such a pretty color...my Dad had a 912 in that color...thanks for posting.
Now we know where Zvi's '69 went... lucky you. That's a wonderful car. Don't bend it. :D
I have had many 911s
I truly enjoy Z and I believe this 911 is above any early I have owned-
The '67S at last years' Spring Thaw in British columbia, and the Pickle about to be passed by a 962 at Sebring last weekend.
Man, that was fun!
New pic of an old car :DAttachment 180523
Looks like you are overdue to mow your yard Curt.;)
The 'Wolf' looks great.:)
One of my favorite cars.
The 'Wolf' is back.
wow ! look great ! how much ? whats the engine ? awesome ..
Sunday drive whit my kids in my -67 911 S.
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Another new pic of an old ride... Sorry, they are iPhone - my camera battery just ran out.:mad: Fresh out of the Marzano Skunk Werks with an extensive mechanical refresh. Ready for a trip to NorCal.:cool:
Oh yeah, like my "new" ski rack and skis? Thanks for the skis Andrew!
Agreed! Very nice; Scott, is that tinted glass?
Thanks guys. Yes that is tinted glass.
Yeah, the spring skiing is really good this year.;)
Whitey's ride height looks great. Have fun with him.:)
Hi All -
First time post. Finally am nearing the end of a very long restoration. I found myself down many a dead end in this process, but I could not be happier right now. A few pics I took today on an absolutely gorgeous day in Chicagoland.
my Viper tribute still in progress
Two good looking cars! Thanks for posting...
Thanks Peter! From one 72 Targa owner to another. :cool:
My 72 911E
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cornpanzer
awesome dude! would you mind sharing what size tires you're running on the front, what size spacer in the rear and the general details? I have these same rims, want to run them on my car.
On the 1st of January, the day I started the Pic-of-the-Day thread, I actually made two resolutions, this one to myself and one I wasn't going to post and / or talk about: to do something on my car every day of the year to make it better.
The other day the itg foam-rubber air cleaners I ordered for my Weber-equipped engine arrived and I installed them. I know I said I wasn't going to talk about it, but I believe this will be a major improvement in the long run, one I do want to talk about.
After much study and talking to many respected folks intimately familiar with 911s, (including Jerry Woods who undertook a dyno study to test & analyze all available aircleaners a couple of years ago, ( and to substantiate the outrageous claims of increased horsepower by K&N ), this is the choice I've made. Intake noise is reduced, there's less restriction so no loss of performance, and cleaning performance is far superior according to many who've made the switch to the oiled foam-rubber elements.......and they're lighter. I just can't find a downside anywhere.
Wow John - your engine bay looks so right!
Rediculously clean!
:)
Looks super.
Very very clean John, looks great.
I'm sure those filters will give you years of service however they do get to the point where they they break down and will block your jets....ask me how I know!
A good thing to check for whenever you clean and re-oil them.
Cheers!
my 911...3.2 Just bought it.:D
Where's the rest of the car? :p
It's probably not "early" enough to avoid ridicule...but since you asked...
It's all good...thanks for posting!
Here's my 71' 911T coupe with 2.4S+ motor. Original conda green car that somehow along the way was painted silver blue metallic twice before being stripped and repainted back to its original glory this past winter. The 2.4 motor is built from a 73.5T case with all original 2.4S bits and an original set of 2.2S Mahle P&C's. This car is a blast to drive.
Yes, no doubt it is a blast to drive with that engine. Love the color.:)
My current project:
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My previous car:
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Gruen, looks great. Are you considering TTG fogs to complement the hood mounted cibies?
Nice car.
Hi Nick,Quote:
Originally Posted by nickR
Thanks for the nice words on my car. No real interest in doing TTG fogs on this car. I have had them before on other previous cars, and the reason why I have not gone with TTG's is because I think with the Cibies the front end will look too busy. I also have a like new pair of under bumper fogs that I have thought of mounting. That is why I have left the foglight plates off the bumper for now. That may be too busy too.
[Another] nice car there Garth - all of the ones you've had have made me green with envy.
BlackC4 - Quick question. What other car? If this is a 'where is Waldo', I give up.
Looking forward to a progress thread on your project.
:) Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by RickS
67S project driven about 10k miles since refurb.