rexpontius

Hi all,

The process of repairing the 86.5 from the fire damage is moving along slowly but surely.
I share a lot of pictures of the process on facebook, but FB sucks at finding back old posts/pictures.
So I will be sharing the pictures in this thread.

Stay tuned for more pics :-)

Cheers
Michel

Red Flash

Well, it doesn't look so bad for a fire. That is the good news.

There will be some time and money to put into it, though.

Any idea what caused it?

NickTucker

Wow, sad to see another fire... yea interested as well as to the cause..

SRaouf

Interested to know what caused the fire. was it a fuel or power steering hose? if so how old were they?

rexpontius

I’m guessing it was the fuel lines, once that started burning it also took out a ps hose, which explains the heat on the left side of the car.

fuel lines were replaced four years ago, but apparently not with the correct ethanol proof material (there is up to 10 percent ethanol in our fuel...)

rexpontius

Awesome service by constantine

Refurbed the brake master cylinder

rexpontius

The firewall insulation is also done and back in the car.

rexpontius

Put the brake booster back in the car today.

SteveG

"The greatest journey starts with but one step" Ripe cliche, but true. Best of luck.

Jason89s4

That was a mess...but you've made a ton of progress!
I recall that you found a "donor" car from Texas and had it running. But I don't recall "which way" you were doing the transplanting? (What parts were going where) And why?
Just curious on your thought process.
Jason

rexpontius

Thanks!

I am rebuilding the fire-damaged car.
The Texas donor car was in worse overall condition than the fire-damage car, which was in an A condition before it caught fire...

But I am really happy to have the donor car, without it, it would have been extremely expensive and difficult to source all parts.
It also helps to have an example to see what goes where :-)

Cheers

rexpontius

Help from my son

928 GT R

YES! Another Phoenix rising from the ashes.

I really appreciate your dedication to getting your beauty back on the road and looking fantastic!

+928

rexpontius

Harvey928

Looking good Keep up the excellent work.