Restoring a 1968 Porsche 911L

The last several months we've been able to do a lot of work on the car despite the horrid weather. The car is currently in the final stages of block sanding. We will be shooting a hi build urethane surfacer next where the blocking starts all over only with finer grits of paper. This is where we begin to approach the final refinishing stages before topcoat. Enjoy.

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Here is Ken blocking out the drivers door edge. Oh when does it end ..... Rick sanding the rear quarter panels.
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Rick and his dad fitting the rear engine lid. What a PITA! Here is the hood after Ken shot texture on the underside. Here is the hood before a build up of surfacer. Hmmm....
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This is what you get for your hard work .... Here is the front bumper. It's looking good. Here is Ken removing the rusted out fuel filler ring.
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Here is the rusted out ring. Rust is so lame. Here is a fuel filler section from a 912. Everything is scrap except for that inner ring! Here is Ken cutting out the section he needs.
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There is the ring. Here it is cleaned up and ready to be welded in. Here is a test fit of the ring before welding.
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And here is the ring installed. Lot of work for a stupid catch to hold the rubber fuel filler seal! Here is a good pic of a wet down side view of the car. You can see the finish start to take shape. Nice to see the car back with fenders on!
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Here is Ken checking some lines on the rear lid. Jim blocking the front fender ... more.. Keep going Jim! Another coat of poly! So far 2 gallons and counting. 80% of it is sanded off.
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Another shot from below the rockers. Side view. Looking very nice. Weidman's wheels! Took a trip up to Orville to pick up the new wheels. Now we really need to get this done!
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Here is Harvey at work installing the new rubber. Rick detail sanding the rain gutters.


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Last updated: 3/15/05