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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. 

After a fresh coat of paint, there's nothing more frustrating than dealing with new rubber seals—even the ones we make with perfectly correct profiles can be a pain to install.  Here are some tips to help things go smoothly...

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.  

Ron Goodman is a customer of ours from Australia—He has an impressive collection of projects at his shop...

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.  

Chris Kimmelshue found a 1973 911S that had lead an interesting life—complete with some modification history from Brumos Porsche in Jacksonville, Fla. which was counterbalanced by some dubious metal work. The before pictures don't look bad—but isn't that how all big projects start? 

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.  

 Keith Martin of the Roanoke, Virgina-based Martin's German Service sent us a thank-you note for our help in his shop's latest project.  

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.