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Re: Restoration 1964 356C Coupe 217115

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 1:27 pm
by Harry DeNoers
58 Cab, that's awesome. Kevin moves at his own pace . . . .

Re: Restoration 1964 356C Coupe 217115

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:17 pm
by Harry DeNoers
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Re: Restoration 1964 356C Coupe 217115

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:20 pm
by Harry DeNoers
My poor baby. Naked and all alone.

Re: Restoration 1964 356C Coupe 217115

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 4:06 pm
by Glen Hamner, Jr
Hi Harry,

That nose doesn't look so bad. Sure there is material there other than only metal, but, how deep is it? If only a skim coat, you're fortunate to have something that original.

Whatever you decide to do about coatings over bare metal, do take advantage of what is now available. The metal that was lost over the years to rot was no accident. Its the coatings that protect, seems what was used in the day was not what they anticipated.

Zinc is an excellent protector. Porsche used in on the 911 beginning some time in the late 70's. Our '80 911 has shown the benefit of this improvement. I'm at about the same stage as you, maybe just a bit further along. Still evaluating the alternatives for an undercoat material. I'm thinking a zinc based epoxy primer with a seal coat over that.

Re: Restoration 1964 356C Coupe 217115

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:50 pm
by Alex Parmenter
Harry,

Resto is looking great, always good to see a car on a rotisserie getting a proper resto!

In response to your earlier question about 6volt, I'm a fan of originality and keeping it 6 volt. My 65 coupe is still 6 volt and runs great! With a modern optima battery, Leo's headlight and hot start relays I have no problems at all. I spent some time on my car cleaning all the contacts and it made a huge difference.

Keep us posted as the resto progresses

Re: Restoration 1964 356C Coupe 217115

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:25 pm
by Harry DeNoers
Chrome has been sent off for replating.
Instruments sent off for restoration.
Body panels ordered.

Conversion Causing Conscience Crises for backslidden Outlaw

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 1:02 pm
by Harry DeNoers
What do i do to make things right? Last year I bought a 64 Coupe, with great excitement joined the Registry, and started the 'RESTORATION'. I started a topic for my restoration under the 356 Projects forum.

Recently I experienced spiritual crises resulting in conversion (?) or backslidden (?) condition resulting in resulting in the project becoming a mild (?) Outlaw.

Is there a way to move my topic (Restoration 1964 356C Coupe 217115) under 356 Projects to the Outlaw corner, so I don't upset my Restoration brothers, or do I just suck it up and start and new topic under Outlaw and hope they don't find out.

I'm new to this Outlaw thing and i guess I am still trying to hide out.

Thanks,

Harry

Re: Restoration 1964 356C Coupe 217115

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:12 pm
by Greg Bryan
Harry has requested his thread be moved to the Outlaw Corner forum - what can that mean???

Re: Restoration 1964 356C Coupe 217115

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:35 pm
by Harry DeNoers
Hi Greg. It looks like I am going to take this project mildly outlaw . . . It will be the first Outlaw that Andy Daughtery has ever be part of . . Wow! Actually he has a very mild outlaw he and his dad did, but he very rarely does anything but restoration to original.
Can the thread be moved . . Or do I just start a new conversation there?
Harry
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Re: Restoration (Now going mild Oulaw) 1964 356C Coupe 21711

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:07 am
by Greg Bryan
It is moved to Outlaw Corner - better start looking for some of those aluminum spare wheels to install.

Mild Outlaw 1964 356C Coupe

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:13 am
by Harry DeNoers
OK, so here is the short story. The car is now totally disassembled and media blasted and we have found, rust, rust and more rust with considerable front end wreck damage a front right fender and nose has been replaced (really crappy job).

The car does not have the original engine, or nose, doors reskinned at least twice . . So probably going to replace doors.

Seats have been recovered at least twice and about a third of the hardware is not original to the car.

So, rather than restore the car to 100% factory spec, decided it is a good car to take mild outlaw. All of the structural and body work will be 100% restored, but will lower the car about 1.5" give the bumpers a GT look and move them closer to the body. Black leather interior and silver exterior. Hood has to be replaced - removing hood handle. Black out all window chrome and 15x5.5 Fuchs of course . . .

Add a few horses to the engine and off we go . . .

Re: Restoration (Now going mild Oulaw) 1964 356C Coupe 21711

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:15 am
by Harry DeNoers
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As you can see the abundance of Swiss cheese is adding hours to the bodywork . . . . .sigh

Re: Restoration (Now going mild Oulaw) 1964 356C Coupe 21711

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:16 am
by Harry DeNoers
Looking for replacement doors . . . .or we will replace full skins on the two from the car

Re: Restoration (Now going mild Oulaw) 1964 356C Coupe 21711

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:53 am
by Harry DeNoers
This is the car I saw on I75 traveling through Atlanta that convinced me to build 'my Porsche' instead of just another red/red 356 original.

Re: Restoration (Now going mild Oulaw) 1964 356C Coupe 21711

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 3:08 pm
by Harry DeNoers
Making Progress