Project Cars

We're working on the interior and glass installation on our 911 project.  It's nice to be on the homestretch on this long-term project.  

We installed a new Stoddard dashboard for our 911 over the weekend.  The new dash (SIC-552-051-037-09) is an exact replacement for the original Porsche dash pad and is a small chunk of change less expensive than the Factory versions.   

We have the majority of our 1973 911 back together and it runs just fine—we drove it out of our garage last weekend and turned it around before putting it back in.  Our cold Ohio winters and a lack of windshield kept us from driving further. 

It seems like we get the most work done on this project when we have time off from real work.  We took advantage of some unseasonably warm weather here in Ohio to put more parts on our newly painted 911. 

Seriously,  Reassembling a car after a full windows-out, bare metal paint job takes a lot of time. We're working on the car about 10-15 hours a week and it's not something that can be rushed.  We make little steps forward with each session and make progress every day.  

When our 911 was built, there was actually a worker who took care of painting a few portions of the car with a brush and a steady hand.  

Now that the freshly painted 1973.5 911 is back in our shop, we can start working on its reassembly.  

Now that our 911 is all one color, our next task is to color sand and buff the paint and finally start putting panels back on the car.  

There are watershed moments both in history and in automotive restorations.  Certainly putting the final coats of paint on our 911 qualifies as such a turning point in our progress.  Parts that were dull and grey are now bright and shiny, while pieces can slowly start to go back on our 40 year-old Porsche.  

This past weekend, we finally got to put down a few coats of Sepia Brown (Color Code 415) paint on our 911 Project. 

We think it looks awesome!