Noahs944

Alright, here is "another" for you . My '88 is a daily driver here in western Canada (even in winter whenever possible). The car is a commuter, used for touring (up to 9 hours of driving on rare occasions) and it'll begin to do auto timed track events, hopefully increased racing in the future.

The inspiration of the build is what I've seen on many Rennlist builds; minimalist, great handling, attractive & reliable.

Having gone through the engine & suspension & some other areas, this car is already a good performer. I will look to advance those areas in the future, but for now the interior & exterior will get weight reduction and a fresh paint job.

pontifex4

Cool project, Noah! Have you seen the white S2 that Chads996 did in Georgia? It was a few years ago, but I remember really liking it.

Noahs944

At your suggestion I googled Chad's build. WOW! A real beauty!
Thanks for the heads up Charlie.
Colour will be gloss black exterior, gloss white interior. Here's inspiration for the **** pit.

Dougs951S

I reccomend not doing the interior in gloss white, glare could be an issue. My stripped interior will be a matt grey.

Noahs944

Rear bumper. Real happy with the results so far.

Noahs944

I was worried about that actually. Was planning white because it's so surgically clean. Was also thinking it mike help keep things cool, but my eyes don't do well at night with lights & reflection, so maybe we should stick with noir.

Noahs944

This is like this:
http://early911.bksites.net/r-gruppe

Noahs944

I didn't count but guess we ended at around 230 holes. The bottom flange remains untouched until I sort out what to do for a bicycle carrier. That's my excuse anyway... I'm exhausted :P.

Noahs944

Track-day Wilson! Removing all sound deadening & insulation, motors, electrical, linkages & creature comforts. Except for A/C & heater. Those will stay. Damn, the seam seal & glues make prepping the body SO MUCH MORE WORK >


Plan on maximizing the weekend to continue removing the seam seal & paint on the interior. Haven't decided on stitch welding the seams. Thoughts on that?

FrenchToast

If you seam weld everything remember you'll then lose the galvanization on all those areas, unless you re-galvanize the shell.

I don't think there is much seam sealer inside. It's mostly just the factory liberally applying undercoating.

There is seam sealer on the fenders and other panels, maybe that's what you're talking about.

I'd leave most of the undercoating on, especially if it's still a street car. And extra specially if you drive it in the winter.

Consider removing the hood insulation too. Just my opinion though.

+1 on maintaining low reflectivity in the cabin.

Noahs944

Thank you for the heads up. I found maybe 25-30 pounds of seam sealer throughout the cab. A very time consuming effort. GOOD CALL French Toast on the undercoating, it will stay (lots of salt on these roads).

Thanks you guys for the comment on reflectivity... I should seriously consider your advice.

Noahs944

The doors (& more-so the operation of windows in the doors) is an area of concern for me. I WILL be removing the window motors & eventually replacing the glass with lexan, but for the time being it'll be factory glass. I need a solution to allow ventilation through the doors before I feel confident of deleting the a/c.

So if anyone has ideas on a lightweight door/window solution for daily highway travel (ie: low wind noise) I am all ears!!!

67King

It's not. I was worried about it in my car, and had thought that I would glue down a layer of thin vinyl over the trunk area if it turned out to be, but the concern was totally unfounded. The 968 I just bought, which is black, will have a white interior, as well, since the contrast makes it easier to find things (e.g. fire extinguisher/release) in the event of a fire.

Here's a shot of mine. It is a race car, but for whatever reference. Dash is a home made fiberglass one wrapped in a thin vinyl. There are more pictures on my Photobucket page, http://s569.photobucket.com/user/67K...?sort=3&page=3. Cage is on pages 3 and 4.

ZR8ED

Looks good so far, though I would caution you on taking too many creature comforts out. (a/c mainly) I spent 10 years working on my Datsun Z car to make it more like a track car. No interior, etc. not even a radio. By the time I had it the way I liked it, I was married, and I wanted to drive the car more..ie take the wife out for dinner, take it to work, vacations, cottage trips etc and I found I actually drove it less, as it became noisy, smelled of fuel/exhaust, and was hard on the back for long trips. I then spent another 10 years making it more comfortable, and another 5 years making more hp to cope with the extra weight again. I would have done it differently had I known then what I know now.
It was one heck of a beast on the track though, and I had no fear of vipers and their ilk.
Good luck and have fun working on the car just the same!!

V2Rocket

I admire your dedication, and that bumper turned out pretty cool.

I would rhino-line the interior or something similar...this thing will be LOUD and unbearable on the street for more than an hour or so...better have a thick-padded helmet.