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The restoration process has begun. It's been 5 years in the making


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2 hours ago, Dreamr said:

Couple of detail pieces for the new paint ... gotta love parcel delivery day!

New bonnet emblem and rear “Porsche” decal.

Still a few more bits to arrive yet but patience is the order of the day ..

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I hope that badge is period correct year wise, these badges have changed slightly over the years if you look closely.

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2 hours ago, TINGY said:

I hope that badge is period correct year wise, these badges have changed slightly over the years if you look closely.

Thanks for the heads up ..

I did quite a bit of research on the badges .. this is the right badge for my year.

It is however an “updated” part number for my year. I think there is a SLIGHT difference between the original and this one, but it’s all you can get now. The only way to get the old part numbered one is to buy used. I did think about that but ultimately decided on a new one.

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34 minutes ago, Dreamr said:

Thanks for the heads up ..

I did quite a bit of research on the badges .. this is the right badge for my year.

It is however an “updated” part number for my year. I think there is a SLIGHT difference between the original and this one, but it’s all you can get now. The only way to get the old part numbered one is to buy used. I did think about that but ultimately decided on a new one.

Well.  If the bonnet badge is not period correct the whole thing's fu@ked & should probably be burned.  GLWF.

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6 minutes ago, Jason E said:

Well.  If the bonnet badge is not period correct the whole thing's fu@ked & should probably be burned.  GLWF.

I tried ...  but I obviously don’t know how to block someone on this thread cause you’re still here .. 😏

Cheers! ...
 

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So the paint journey for the 924 Turbo is finished .. I bought her home today 😀

There is still the interior journey to start yet, which will consist of new seats from Germany and a new carpet set from Victoria. The wheels will get refurbed, then it's just odds and bods as time goes on ..

Enjoy the final photos of the paint resto ending with the ceremonial fitting of the new emblem to compliment the new paint .. BTW .. it looks far far better in person that in the photos (And my crap camerawork doesn't help either)  

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38 minutes ago, Crayon GT3 said:

Congratulations, the car looks wonderful. Must feel good to have some sweat equity in the mix too, rather than 100% outsource. Can I ask where you ordered the seats from in Germany please?

Thanks for the kind words .. loved every minute of helping and was more than happy to do it ..

Got the seats from Werk924 in Germany. As you can probably see by their name, they are 924 specialists.

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2 minutes ago, Dreamr said:

Thanks for the kind words .. loved every minute of helping and was more than happy to do it ..

Got the seats from Werk924 in Germany. As you can probably see by their name, they are 924 specialists.

Awesome! Thanks for the tip on Werk924, I'll check them out. Looking forward to seeing the updates as they come.

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33 minutes ago, Crayon GT3 said:

Awesome! Thanks for the tip on Werk924, I'll check them out. Looking forward to seeing the updates as they come.

Their site is in German but it’s not hard to navigate. Go to the “shop” tag to see stuff for sale, and anything can be copied and pasted into Google translate for english translation.

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21 minutes ago, Dreamr said:

Their site is in German but it’s not hard to navigate. Go to the “shop” tag to see stuff for sale, and anything can be copied and pasted into Google translate for english translation.

Just took a look, they've got some awesome products. Also saw that one of the owners had passed away from COVID which reminds me how fortunate we all are as we sweat over the minutiae of our beloved cars. What a luxury!

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6 minutes ago, Crayon GT3 said:

Just took a look, they've got some awesome products. Also saw that one of the owners had passed away from COVID which reminds me how fortunate we all are as we sweat over the minutiae of our beloved cars. What a luxury!

I spoke to Thomas there and the story goes that he wasn’t feeling well one day and didn’t come in to work. Thomas call him 2 days later to see how he was and he said he was still feeling under the weather.

He passed away the next day. It took him 3 days from not feeling well. 😔

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  • 7 months later...

So .. I've been a bit slack in updating this thread, so apologies to those that have been following it.

Since my last post, I have had new seat covers made and delivered from Germany and semi fitted (waiting for the carpet to be done before putting them back in) and made a decision on the wheels and had them refinished.

Under the threat of @KGB, I did go with the black / silver option, and I've gotta say, it's probably the best money I've spent. They finish off the new paint work incredibly.

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1 minute ago, Dreamr said:

So .. I've been a bit slack in updating this thread

 No shit? 😅

 I've a love/hate thing with pascha interiors. I'd love it in my car, yet I'd feel like I'm on acid at the same time 🤯

 Black n white definitely a good choice mate. Looks great

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13 minutes ago, LeeM said:

 No shit? 😅

 I've a love/hate thing with pascha interiors. I'd love it in my car, yet I'd feel like I'm on acid at the same time 🤯

 Black n white definitely a good choice mate. Looks great

I deserved that! ... 🤣

It's a funny thing, the old Pascha ... it really is a love it or don't fabric. It was actually a deciding factor in me buying the car. Just love it!! ...

 

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