As promised here is the 911 once I got home.
The front fenders and bumper are off because the previous owner was going to install Lambo door hinges.........
As promised here is the 911 once I got home.
The front fenders and bumper are off because the previous owner was going to install Lambo door hinges.........
ESR member 4002
1971 911T project
1999 Boxster
2001 Porsche 996 Cabriolet 4
Nice project! It's very rewarding to bring these cars back to original. For my Targa we had to use various new parts such as a front fender so it really doesn't make sense to worry about date-matching parts elsewhere. And for me the fun is mostly in the driving. I wouldn't say no to a nice set of date-matching Fuchs though.
1970 2.2S Elfenbeinweiss
1972 2.4T Targa Aubergine (MFI) [For sale]
2002 996 TT Midnight Blue
Member #3833
"The front fenders and bumper are off because the previous owner was going to install Lambo door hinges........."
Sounds like you got there just in the nick of time :O
Joe Annicelli
Early 911S Registry #751
Polo Red/Black 1967 Porsche 911S Coupe "Walter"
Black/Red 1967 Alfa GTJr. Coupe "Nero"
Italian Red 1994 Ducati 900SS/SP looks fast standing still
Italian Red 1957 Gilera 150 Sport
Ahhhh the sixties... I envision myself one early Saturday morning wearing plaid shorts, black shoes with white socks smoking a cigarette heading to the hardware store to buy a bag of nails.
SWB cars are an acquired taste however once acquired theirs no turning back.
It does appear that matching date codes is the least of things.
Rich Spritz
1959 BMC Huffaker Mk1 Formula Junior racecar
1967 Porsche 911 racecar
1969 Porsche 911T
1970 Winkelmann WDF2 Formula Ford racecar
1973 Merlyn Mk24 Formula Ford racecar
2007 Porsche 997C4 cab (totaled by an idiot running a stop sign)
2014 Porsche 991 TurboS cab
2019 Cayman GTS (wife's)
Yeah, I get it. But since I'm taking on this project, I was just wondering how "true" is "true enough". Apart from the quarters, the parts I'll be changing you wouldn't know what came on the car from the assembly line and what didn't. It won't look like the same car when I'm finished with it. Some would say, just run it as is and enjoy it. Some would say, I'd never even attempt a project like this and that I was crazy (which might be true!) Some would say, challenge accepted!
Dan
ESR member 4002
1971 911T project
1999 Boxster
2001 Porsche 996 Cabriolet 4
Isn't that the entire basis for the trade in porsche parts that half the owners are updating / modifying and half the owners are backdating / restoring and eBay take 20% out of the middle!!!!