35SIXXX Posted 20July, 2023 Report Share Posted 20July, 2023 Thought I’d start a build on my 911. No plans to do anything major to it. Just a tidy up really. Biggest job will be to put an interior in it. Still getting ideas together for that. The first little projects so far: Added side mirrors. Tidy up the deck lid grille which I painted black. Couldn’t work out how to remove the chrome 2.7 badge, so ended up just taping it up. Turned out OK. TwoHeadsTas, tomo, Yeatesy and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 20July, 2023 Report Share Posted 20July, 2023 Very nice mate 🐸 Just a personal thing as I hate them, yet removing the bumper overriders will clean that rear up perfectly...in my opinion 👍 tomo and 35SIXXX 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeatesy Posted 20July, 2023 Report Share Posted 20July, 2023 Nice ride height 👍 TwoHeadsTas, 35SIXXX and tomo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 20July, 2023 Report Share Posted 20July, 2023 2 door Datto…nice 😊 35SIXXX and micknine01 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsh Posted 20July, 2023 Report Share Posted 20July, 2023 Looks the dogs nuts.....where did you get the mirrors from? 35SIXXX and tomo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted 21July, 2023 Report Share Posted 21July, 2023 4 hours ago, OZ930 said: 2 door Datto…nice 😊 And lovely white (such a good colour for them) 996 parked on the street 😁 35SIXXX, tomo, LeeM and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35SIXXX Posted 21July, 2023 Author Report Share Posted 21July, 2023 7 hours ago, Harsh said: Looks the dogs nuts.....where did you get the mirrors from? Kane at Zuffenhaus organised them. Not sure where he ordered them from, but they were roughly the same price as I could get them myself through Design 911. 9 hours ago, LeeM said: Very nice mate 🐸 Just a personal thing as I hate them, yet removing the bumper overriders will clean that rear up perfectly...in my opinion 👍 Yeah, I’m not sure I want to get rid of them just yet. I used to hate them, but they’re growing on me. I did wonder if anyone’s ever made a slightly smaller version of them. Maybe something closer to the 901 types 🤔 9 hours ago, OZ930 said: 2 door Datto…nice 😊 Well spotted. 2 door sedan from the US with an Sr20det. I’m impressed you can tell it’s a 2 door from that photo🤘🏼 4 hours ago, JWM said: And lovely white (such a good colour for them) 996 parked on the street 😁 Yeah it’s beautiful. Not mine I’m afraid. Harsh, tomo and JWM 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 21July, 2023 Report Share Posted 21July, 2023 1 hour ago, 35SIXXX said: Yeah, I’m not sure I want to get rid of them just yet. I used to hate them, but they’re growing on me. I did wonder if anyone’s ever made a slightly smaller version of them. Maybe something closer to the 901 types 🤔 I saw some on a car in the US somewhere that were at least half the thickness of the Australian ones. I vaguely remember the owner cut the horrendously massive US ones and sealed them back up 35SIXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 21July, 2023 Report Share Posted 21July, 2023 2 hours ago, 35SIXXX said: Well spotted. 2 door sedan from the US with an Sr20det. I’m impressed you can tell it’s a 2 door from that photo. No quarter window in the rear side window is the give away 😊 35SIXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 21July, 2023 Report Share Posted 21July, 2023 6 hours ago, JWM said: And lovely white (such a good colour for them) 996 parked on the street 😁 I didn't even notice that 😅 JWM and 35SIXXX 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35SIXXX Posted 21July, 2023 Author Report Share Posted 21July, 2023 1 hour ago, LeeM said: I saw some on a car in the US somewhere that were at least half the thickness of the Australian ones. I vaguely remember the owner cut the horrendously massive US ones and sealed them back up I’ll let you know how many hours it takes me to find it. LeeM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 21July, 2023 Report Share Posted 21July, 2023 43 minutes ago, 35SIXXX said: I’ll let you know how many hours it takes me to find it. I spent 15 minutes, so good luck! 😅🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35SIXXX Posted 26July, 2023 Author Report Share Posted 26July, 2023 On 21/07/2023 at 21:12, LeeM said: I spent 15 minutes, so good luck! 😅🤔 After an hour or so, I haven’t found it yet 🤦🏼♂️ The silver trim window frames look awful on this car. The previous owner had painted them black at some point, and only removed 90% of the paint when they’d decided to go back to silver. I wasn’t sure how difficult it’d be to remove the remaining paint so I did a test this morning with some polish and a Dremel. Thankfully, it came off relatively easily, but I now have several hours in front of me to get them looking good. i also can’t rule out finding some damage under the paint. Maybe there’s a reason they were painted in the first place. Hopefully the work will be well worth it. hugh, tomo and LeeM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 26July, 2023 Report Share Posted 26July, 2023 19 minutes ago, 35SIXXX said: i also can’t rule out finding some damage under the paint. Maybe there’s a reason they were painted in the first place. Hopefully the work will be well worth it. Sadly, I can nearly guarantee that mate Most paint them when they start to see the brass coming through, as having them stripped and recoated isn't that cheap. @AndrewW wrapped his old Carrera frames himself. Labour intensive job, yet you could hardly tell it was chrome vinyl , so that might be an option for you if you know of a vinyl wrap mob in your state. Or have a crack yourself 35SIXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 26July, 2023 Report Share Posted 26July, 2023 On 21/07/2023 at 21:12, LeeM said: I spent 15 minutes, so good luck! 😅🤔 Me too … Apparently they are Fiat bumperettes http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/446394-bumperette-delete-ugliness.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35SIXXX Posted 26July, 2023 Author Report Share Posted 26July, 2023 42 minutes ago, OZ930 said: Me too … Apparently they are Fiat bumperettes http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/446394-bumperette-delete-ugliness.html I did find that car, but didn’t think it was the one. I don’t mind the look of them… but wonder how a standard bumper would look without the custom slots. Possibly too much flat space either side of the number plate? Will do some more research on those Fiat bumperettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 26July, 2023 Report Share Posted 26July, 2023 This was mine after I removed the overriders and pre backdate After taking all the rubbers off 35SIXXX, tomo and Harsh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 26July, 2023 Report Share Posted 26July, 2023 1 hour ago, 35SIXXX said: I did find that car, but didn’t think it was the one. I don’t mind the look of them… but wonder how a standard bumper would look without the custom slots. LeeM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeatesy Posted 26July, 2023 Report Share Posted 26July, 2023 35 minutes ago, OZ930 said: The paint job on the bumper is a bit rough 😉 35SIXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 26July, 2023 Report Share Posted 26July, 2023 Excited to see this progress mate, keep it coming. I’m all for embracing the impact bumpers though. 35SIXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 26July, 2023 Report Share Posted 26July, 2023 1 hour ago, Yellowbird said: The paint job on the bumper is a bit rough 😉 Yeah, dodgy back yard job. 😆 Yeatesy and 35SIXXX 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 26July, 2023 Report Share Posted 26July, 2023 6 hours ago, OZ930 said: Yeah, dodgy back yard job. 😆 I resemble that comment. Good stuff 👍 OZ930, 35SIXXX and Yeatesy 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35SIXXX Posted 26July, 2023 Author Report Share Posted 26July, 2023 10 hours ago, hugh said: Excited to see this progress mate, keep it coming. I’m all for embracing the impact bumpers though. Thanks Hugh. And thanks for all the insight leading up to the purchase of this car. Yeah, I’m liking the overriders more and more. I want the car to look simple and classic… not super modified. hugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35SIXXX Posted 27July, 2023 Author Report Share Posted 27July, 2023 13 hours ago, LeeM said: This was mine after I removed the overriders and pre backdate After taking all the rubbers off Personally, I much prefer it with the rubber strips than completely bare. LeeM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 27July, 2023 Report Share Posted 27July, 2023 I'd agree there @35SIXXX 35SIXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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