Amber Gramps

Mo, fixinprsch has your next project ready for you

RK1

Mo,
That is a beutifull car. My good friend and neigber did a 73 project that took over 3 years.
He is a Rennlister but dose not post much.
Here you can see all the photos. http://www.tagmotorwerks.com/gallery...1enginerebuilt
BTW: Updates since the photos. PMO's are gone and replaced with full EFI.

Enjoy.

brakinglate

Awesome car, and nice colour, congrats....and well done for sticking in so long......

fixnprsh

NIce good inspiration, I have three years to assemble my engine and finish the rest, I may beat you!

Curious, why the bronze engine compartment and undersides?

mo_gearhead

RK1, Your friend's car is very nice! He certainly took many more pictures of his than I did during assembly. I did lose some pictures when it was on the rotisserie (most of my metal work) when my hard drive crashed in 2004.

Fixn: the 'bronze' color is actually Rustoleum, hand brushed paint. I did undercoat the wheel wells for road protection, but I have left the trunk, underbody, tunnel area and engine bay that way so if any future rust appears, I can see it and react quickly to stop it. It will not be 'masked/covered' by thick paint or undercoating.

RK1

Mo,
If it was not for guys like you and Paul these cars would have been long gone. I have had the plesure of driving these cars and they give one a feeling that is hard to put in words. Very much like trying to explain a very fine vintage wine.
Porsche ..... Ahhhhhhh. :-)

Kevin

rbcsaver

Mo,
Extremely nice and you have a gorgeous to be very proud! My bro/sister-in-laws live in SW MO. Are you a member of the Ozarks Region PCA? You know the saying, "I spent all my money on woman and cars, and the rest I just wasted."

Regards,
Steve

JV911

bloody brilliant!

mo_gearhead

Thanks guys.
Steve I know a couple of guys in the Ozarks area P-club. Have not yet made the decision to join them.

mo_gearhead

Ok, an update for those interested in the $ cost of this restoration project, the numbers are totaled and they came in just as I had anticipated (IE: running total in my head).

Here is a generalization of parts grouping:

Initial purchase price of car $4,000
Media blasting $450
Replacement sheet metal: floor pans, front suspension pan, door latch jams, inner/outer rocker panels, longitudinal’s, battery boxes, front fender supports etc. $2,100
Steel for constructing the ‘body cradle’ and rotisserie $ 290
Welding supplies and misc. sheet metal : rod, gas, etc. $ 220
Metal pieces deemed too far gone (rusty/damaged) to repair: Passenger front fender, taillight housings, fuel tank and front pan/bumper. $ 660
Engine rebuild: rings, rod/main bearings, intermediate bearing, rod bolts/nuts, gasket set, tensioner upgrade, chains/gears & misc. $ 1,385
Rebuild heads $1,130
4 rebuilt wheel calipers, all new brake lines, master cylinder, new front rotors rebuild pedal assembly. $735
New clutch, pressure plate, T.O. bearing, bushing, pilot bearing, etc. $ 333
Seals & misc.: Windows, doors, trunk, bumper, sound pad, gas flap, pedal pads, door switch covers, etc. $ 450
‘Fat Mat’ insulation, undercoating, “Must for Rust’ treatment. $ 275
‘Overkill‘: Momo wheel, SSI exhaust (used), turbo tie rod upgrade, H4 headlights, K&N filters, MSD ignition setup. $1,520

Final body work, paint and clear coat. $5,200
Porsche specialty tools. $ 265

There are MANY more items I also replaced: Wheel bearings, deco trim, battery, antenna, plug wires, clutch/speedo. cables, axle boots, banana bushings, ball joints, shocks, headliner, horn grilles, fuel pump, etc. along with misc. metric bolts/nuts sourced, Swepco fluid, etc.

The bottom line for ‘parts/supplies’ came to: $21,979.00

Now for my 5 years and 4 months labor: Oh jeez, never mind!!

I did farm out the heads to Walt (Competition Engineering), did everything else myself except the media blasting and paint …and thoroughly enjoyed the experience!

Just went for another drive yesterday A.M. …rolled over 490 miles on new engine.

jeff_c

Awesome job. Inspiring actually.

Thanks for sharing the details.

Jeff

der Mond

There is nothing like the lines of a simple 911 coupe and nothing like a 911 in silver! Congratulations!

1986951

Knowing you personally saved another one..."PRICELESS!"

Brings tears to my eyes when I think of my '68 911L....

Amber Gramps

$375.00 per month ($22,000 divided by 60 months done in my head) is less than the electric bill, less than our fast food budget, less than my girls BMX Nationals budget, less than my gas check from work(way less than I spend on gas), about what my Home Depot budget is per month, and so easily hidden in the budget that I can't help but think we should all be doing this kind of project. good job.

Mike Murphy

You are a god, because you have saved the soul of a 911 and brought it back to life. You will go to heaven.