And so it begins.....the 904 project!
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Re: And so it begins.....the 904 project!
Ok, scary day, big cut done, it is currently two cars. We chopped the 5 inches out and you can see it's now as tight as a 904. Look for more updates on Monday when we seam it back up. Glad this part is about to be behind me in the build, I dreaded this part.
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Prepped the two pieces of the car to go into one tomorrow. Everything is lining up well and fitting nicely. Stay tuned.
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What was once two pieces, is one again.
Reunited, and it feels so good!
Now we are back to normal stuff like trimming out the front fenders and fitting the body, no more scary parts.
Sitting in the car is tight, but it feels as tight as when I sat in a real 904. My brother is 5'6" and sat in it, it is much more suited for him than me at 5'9".
Reunited, and it feels so good!
Now we are back to normal stuff like trimming out the front fenders and fitting the body, no more scary parts.
Sitting in the car is tight, but it feels as tight as when I sat in a real 904. My brother is 5'6" and sat in it, it is much more suited for him than me at 5'9".
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Here are some pre-welding shots, to show how tight we got it.
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Golly, you don't need that Momo sitting in there. Looks so out of place! Would be happy to pick that up from you, hehe.
Looks like it's coming along well! Keep it up!
Rhys
Looks like it's coming along well! Keep it up!
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Ok, it's all welded up, one car again. Now the real fun can begin!
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Re: And so it begins.....the 904 project!
You’ve been at this forever! I figured this was done five years ago! Thankfully, you’re normal, and this sort of work takes time! Keep up the great work. At the end you will have a 904–the most beautiful Porsche ever designed!
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Yeah, life takes over most days, at least when it comes to working on my own cars. Between this project, the aluminum 550 project, running a business and being an active dad, time is not always in the great abundance we wish it was. But luckily I just turned 46 so like Mick Jagger, I've got time on my side.Dan Lindsay wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:02 am You’ve been at this forever! I figured this was done five years ago! Thankfully, you’re normal, and this sort of work takes time! Keep up the great work. At the end you will have a 904–the most beautiful Porsche ever designed!
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Nothing terribly exciting today. Found an hour at the end of the day today and pulled the big wheels and big brakes off the back. Swapped them out for regular stuff.
Tomorrow should be fun though, my mechanic Rick is coming by to help me set up the suspension. I bolted it all up but it's not set up. The magic hands of the the Bavarian Rocket Scientist will be on display.
Tomorrow should be fun though, my mechanic Rick is coming by to help me set up the suspension. I bolted it all up but it's not set up. The magic hands of the the Bavarian Rocket Scientist will be on display.
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Today went exactly as planned. Rick came by and did in 45 minutes what it probably would have taken me 3 days to get right. It helps sometimes to bring in someone who has been doing Porsches before I was born.
Ride height is nice, set well, so I can start fitting the 904 body now.
I feel like this is like painting a car, 100 hours of prep for 2 hours of paint work.
Oh well, no one said this project was going to be easy, and it's cheaper then therapy.
Ride height is nice, set well, so I can start fitting the 904 body now.
I feel like this is like painting a car, 100 hours of prep for 2 hours of paint work.
Oh well, no one said this project was going to be easy, and it's cheaper then therapy.
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It's been so long since I started on this project I put some side by side pics to see how much the car has been transformed.
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Nothing crazy this week. After the cutting the car in half head game I decided to take it easy and tackle something that won't take much thought. Time to eradicate the yellow. I've always hated the yellow, and being a former racecar, EVERYTHING IS YELLOW!
It's a start.
It's a start.
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Well, it's tight but not too tight for a 10 year old! The kids went with me to the shop today and Max got to sit in the car, still too big for him.
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Ok, was able to sneak away today and get the plate steel cut fitted and welded in, so all in all a pretty good day. I need to finish out the welding but for now nothing is going anywhere and the fit was pretty good. It was nice to turn up the welder (thanks mb911) and do some real thick steel welding. It reminds of when I took my welding class in Brooklyn so many years ago, thick welds that were nice and flowing. It's a lot harder to get those kind of welds on 60 year old cars with sometimes questionable metal that is thin in many spots. This was welding like it was intended to be, a slow flow of metal, joining two thick pieces. It was quite refreshing!
Hope everyone had a nice holiday!
Hope everyone had a nice holiday!
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