'67 911 hot rod build - Metal Restoration

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This past September I started repairing a pelican member's '67 911.

It's not a matching car. Originally light ivory, the owner is changing the color but not altering it's SWB slim hips.

We'll be putting a 3,2/G50 in this car.

Here is what we started with, a typical East Coast car in terms of corrosion but straight. It's had bad prior repairs though.

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Removal of suspension and former metal repairs in prep for media blasting above. My renderiing is pretty close to the green my customer has always wanted and he entertained the idea of red leather inside.

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I repaired the floors and started with replacing the front latch panel. I prefer Danske but the front latch panel by RD is really nice quality. Well over 100 pinch welds to drill out to free. I remove the remaining rust with acid as i work.

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More of the same

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Cavities are sprayed with a zinc primer i mix. Interesting how when you tack this panel, you end up tacking exactly where the factory did to set in place.

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Move to the front inner fender and A pillar after I prep the latch panel to protect it until epoxy.
The first pic moved out of order. It's the trimmed lower A pillar.
Note there will be zinc in that cavity. Zinc will migrate on its own to bare steel over time so it'll continue to protect. Porsche engineers learned this in the late 60s.

The rocker sections intersect with the heavier gauge front inner fender sheet metal. It's really important this is welded nice and hot. The bead was left heavy by the factory there (by your foot)