1953 Porsche 356 Cab Resto
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What they all said Jon^^^^^^^
Really nice work and thanks for all the photo's and progress reports... keep 'em coming!
Best regards,
Pete
Really nice work and thanks for all the photo's and progress reports... keep 'em coming!
Best regards,
Pete
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thanks all for your time to check out the progress.
More sanding with 40 grit followed by 80grit orbital sanding disc.Highlighted with wax and grease remover.
work cont. Rear right quarter
front right
front
More sanding with 40 grit followed by 80grit orbital sanding disc.Highlighted with wax and grease remover.
work cont. Rear right quarter
front right
front
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how the front started.
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interior before restoration
interior restoration
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Wow, that nose is so pretty, would be nice to leave it nakie...
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Hi Jon,
It is so nice to see that real craftsmanship still exists. I was wondering if you had to remove the nose, or that section, or ? to repair that area where there is no room behind to gain access? Also, it appears that you retained the original floors. How much effort did it take to do so? That car seemed to be a mixed bag of good and bad when you started. I like the approach of retaining all of the original metal when possible instead of replacing large areas to make the repair easier. Is your customer setting that tone or is this the only way that you do restorations?
Cliff
PS- Here is a picture of Harry Tidmarsh who did restorations for me and Fred Simeone of the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia. When Harry "restored" Fred's LeMans winning Jaguar C-Type, Fred cautioned him, "I want the car back as a Jaguar, not a Tidmarsh". Minimally invasive surgery was what Fred wanted. Sadly, Harry has passed on.
It is so nice to see that real craftsmanship still exists. I was wondering if you had to remove the nose, or that section, or ? to repair that area where there is no room behind to gain access? Also, it appears that you retained the original floors. How much effort did it take to do so? That car seemed to be a mixed bag of good and bad when you started. I like the approach of retaining all of the original metal when possible instead of replacing large areas to make the repair easier. Is your customer setting that tone or is this the only way that you do restorations?
Cliff
PS- Here is a picture of Harry Tidmarsh who did restorations for me and Fred Simeone of the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia. When Harry "restored" Fred's LeMans winning Jaguar C-Type, Fred cautioned him, "I want the car back as a Jaguar, not a Tidmarsh". Minimally invasive surgery was what Fred wanted. Sadly, Harry has passed on.
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This is one of those cars where it's tempting to give it a dusting of clear coat and call it a day. The car looks dazzling as it is.
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C J Murray wrote:Hi Jon,
It is so nice to see that real craftsmanship still exists. I was wondering if you had to remove the nose, or that section, or ? to repair that area where there is no room behind to gain access? Also, it appears that you retained the original floors. How much effort did it take to do so? That car seemed to be a mixed bag of good and bad when you started. I like the approach of retaining all of the original metal when possible instead of replacing large areas to make the repair easier. Is your customer setting that tone or is this the only way that you do restorations?
Cliff
PS- Here is a picture of Harry Tidmarsh who did restorations for me and Fred Simeone of the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia. When Harry "restored" Fred's LeMans winning Jaguar C-Type, Fred cautioned him, "I want the car back as a Jaguar, not a Tidmarsh". Minimally invasive surgery was what Fred wanted. Sadly, Harry has passed on.
Cliff,
Thank you for checking out my work.The 'nose' repair section is detailed on page 1 of this thread.
As for our approach ,our intention is to restore and keep as much of the original sheet metal as humanly possible,and that goes for all our projects.
Thanks for the added photos,very interesting.
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first stage featherfil Evercoat G2.
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