Project Cars

We have added a new prize the Stoddard collection – a 1982 911 SC. Not long ago this generation of 911 was considered too new to be a classic, and often lost in the shadow of the long hood cars. But in the past few years interest in the SC has increased dramatically as more people are appreciating these wonderful driver’s cars. 

What started out as a simple clean-up of the front suspension escalated quickly.  We're elbows deep in a complete freshening to make the bottom of the car as beautiful as the top.  

We spent some time on an in-ground chassis dynamometer to make sure that our 1973.5 911T's Bosch CIS fuel injection was performing as it should.  

We get lucky on the rust in the front of our 911 and don't have to replace the suspension pan.  

This week on Overhaulin' with Chip Foose, they will be fixing up a 1962 356. The show initially airs on Velocity Channel at 9pm on 7/29.  The work was done in conjunction with Rod Emory at Emory Motorsports and uses parts from Stoddard. You can see a promotional video of the project by clicking HERE

Our 1969 912's engine build is coming along. We've gotten the heads back from the machine shop and the engine is going back together with new bearings, pistons and cylinders. 

The fuel tank on any vintage car can be the source of much aggravation—and in many cases, it can be the cause of many a car's early demise.  We theorized that a rusty tank was one of the original reasons our car was laid up in a Montana barn for over a decade.  

Our 1969 912 soft window Targa is undergoing some engine and suspension work.  While we went through much of the car during its restoration, we left the low-mileage long block alone. Now it's time to go back through it and make sure it's up to snuff. We're also going to be fixing up the suspension with anti-roll bars and a wider (yet stock appearing) wheel and tire package. 

This weekend's project was sorting out the various lights on our 1973 911T and installing our rear window. We are in the final push to completion on this project and we're excited to get it on the road and sort out any more issues before we offer it for sale next month. 

We noticed a few lights out before we tore the car apart for paint, but decided that it didn't make a lot of sense to spend a lot of time trouble shooting.  The car is, of course, back together now and we're making sure everything works! 

We had a new windshield installed in our Sepia 911 project over the weekend.  We decided to go with the original manufacturer-Sekurit, with the same light-green tint that matches the rest of our windows and our factory COA documentation.