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Re: WCSTA -25- 10164Three pieces

#136 Post by Trevor Gates »

Thanks Ryan. Yes having the car on the rotisserie I made has been invaluable in getting to the underside of the car and to be in a comfortable position for fitting panels and welding in.

A bit of a delay on the updates as I’ve opened up my own 356 metal werkshop and am taking on customer 356’s.
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More... (inner cowl and A pillar bracing + exterior)
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#144 Post by Trevor Gates »

Extending a panel. A little step by step demo.
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#145 Post by Trevor Gates »

Where I’m at currently. :D Fitting the passenger door, front fender, rocker, door threshold and aligning the door. Super time consuming. Successes here are measured in millimeters and sometimes fractions of. :shock:

Thanks for checking out the progress!
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#146 Post by Ed Pimm »

Looks good, keep the glass far away from welding and grinding. Hot metal will pit the glass instantly.
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#147 Post by Vic Skirmants »

"A bit of a delay on the updates as I’ve opened up my own 356 metal werkshop and am taking on customer 356’s.
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That is good news. You do some good work.

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#148 Post by Trevor Gates »

Vic Skirmants wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:26 am That is good news. You do some good work.
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#149 Post by Trevor Gates »

Making more progress on the passenger side - almost done re-constructing and welding in these panels. Since I started off with basically a shell and a few parts I’ve never considered this a restoration to 100% stock appearances, however I don’t want a wild modified “thing” that looks dated right after it’s built. Therefore, I’m pulling parts from the proverbial Porsche parts bin and one of the changes I’m making is I’m changing the flat A/B/C rocker for the earlier curved/rolled Pre A rocker. I love the look of the car being lower but still having the drivability. I don’t know if most people would even notice, but I think Porsche got it right the first time and should’ve continued with the curved/rolled rocker. Modifications to make a Pre A rocker on my A are below. Additionally, instead of doing an overlap weld as the factory did to attach the rocker panel, I’m using a butt weld. Any questions please ask.

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#150 Post by Joris Koning »

Looking good Trevor!
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