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In for a penny.........

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Before $$$.......After $$$$$$$......great work on your car Thomas, looking forward to seeing it on the next run....it might get an anniversary run out to Lotherton :thumb: or before.... There could be a "North East" run out next Sunday 3rd June....keep watching...
 
So after getting up to date on the bodywork that has been done now for the next instalment.

Almost immediately after getting back from Lotherton Hall last year and after a year off the road I headed off to have the car serviced at local specialists D&G Porsche. Looking to have a major service performed and maybe sort out a few of the troublesome oil leaks. It soon became apparent that this was not a quick fix. The guys advised that the oil leaks were now so significant that we should consider the slightly bigger job of a rebuild. So after a huge intake of breath in we went!

Here we go again!
 
Can anyone tell me if there is a common fuse which would account for a lack of front fog lights, rear fogs and reversing light?


I have checked all bulbs and they look to be ok. I have no idea how long these haven't been working and the MOT man is not a happy bunny!!
 
Never mind I have it sorted - fuse 15 blown which when replaced has sorted all lights.

Happy days. Just two drive shaft boots to replace and back into MOT station.

Fun of owning the older cars!!!
 
Just realised that I never got around to detailing the next instalments of this overhaul. As I have just done a little more it's time to get caught up. Cricket is rained off today so I guess it's a good time to get to it.
 
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So after 8 years of ownership (and a lot of oil leaks in that time) the annual service showed things were going down hill and the time was right to dive in and rebuild the engine. Now it should be said that sealing the leaks was the only real concern as the motor was still pulling well but fresh paint being covered in warm oil just didn't sit well with me.
Anyone who has done a rebuild knows how this is going to go, an estimate is given and once you're started the 'while you're in there' list of jobs increasingly grows. Well I'm happy to say my rebuild is no different and day one of the build blew the budget out of the water! Heat exchanger on near side was completely shot. eBay to the rescue a very good used part was winging its way to me.
And so the work begins! :eek: :mechanic:
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The strip down revealed lots more additional items, the first being the heat exchanger. The used part from eBay arrived and was in excellent condition, I should have taken a photo but missing doing this. Tin ware was as expected in a poor state in places. Picking through the rust we rescued what we could and ordered in lots of new bits. Old tin was sent out for a gentle blasting and new powder coat. ££££££££'s rising all the time!
I had spent a few years considering this rebuild and seen many inspiring builds. Once committed to it trying to decide how deep to go can be a bit stressful. Go big and extend to 3.8, bling the thing, subtle refresh or just plain reseal. I decided that I would try to keep it looking stock (ish) but give it a light improvement just so it was obvious that some work had been done. Clearly the wallet would be taking another hammering.
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Thomas, I just tripped over your thread today... Boy that is some journey you have undertaken, I am full of admiration for all involved having done a fair bit of that myself on my own cars over the years, these days if I was fortunate enough to find a 964 or 993 I could afford, I would be very surprised if it did not have all the issues that you discovered. I suspect most air cooled cars will have suffered similarly by this time. I also suspect many of them would have been repaired using the usual rub down, perhaps some anti-rust treatment, a bit of filler and a coat of shiny paint, and for extra gloss, with a fancy polish process applied to finish it off... though over-spray and painted rubbers tends to give the game away..?

Great that you have kept a detailed photographic record of the repair process which would give any future buyer extra confidence to value the car appropriately relative to the market at the time..should it ever be marketed.

I hope that your engine related efforts provide the hoped for returns that you so obviously deserve..

Having worked on my cars over many years I ended up buying a concours condition car by accident, a friend suggested I MUST go to see it.. and being of pretty basic construction, the amount of effort put into it was very obvious to me... The guy who built the car owned a repair and paintshop and was an enthusiast of the marque, I think he rebuilt it as a rolling display of his workmanship, he did not use it much though did manage a trip to France, but if one has put that much physical knowledge, skill and effort into creating perfection, I imagine any time you hear a stone hit the paintwork there would be an ouch factor which may or may not have induced him to sell it..?

Me..? First day it was mine I took it up an unmade road, stones flying, to get it over with in one go for I wanted to use it, and I have done so, though not enough...(-:

Matters not a jot if you just want to create your vision of perfection and maintain it as such...whatever.. I take my hat of to you, I admit that I smiled when I saw a pic of you sitting in your beautiful car, so well worth all that you had and continue to invest in it... Well done sir and thanks for sharing.
 
Decisions, decisions! Just how much 'bling' and change to bring to the build? A bit of plating was an obvious choice to lift the tired looking fixings and fastenings. A bucket of bits were sent off and the returned parts look spot on. Here's a taster of the finish we went for.
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Looking good our kid :thumb:
I have a very good relationship with my plater.
The lottery is trying to identify all the parts when the come back :oops:
 
Strip down complete and nothing too much to worry about. A few more shiney bits ordered, some light machine work and a bit of powder coat and we'll be going back together
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