Printable Version of Topic

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 1 2012, 07:36 PM

The Type 456 interior is done!!! Its unreal!
Wait till I show you the rest of this '64C.. All in time.

BTW- Ferrari seats are a perfect fit in a 356!

Posted by: John Jentz Mar 1 2012, 07:49 PM

Looking good, Jake!

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 1 2012, 07:57 PM

Jentz,
These are crappy pics in a dimly lit corner of the upholstery shop.. The colors are unreal in person and especially in sunlight. The contrast with the 2012 GT3 RS color "Grey-Black" is unreal.

Posted by: Spoke Mar 1 2012, 08:00 PM

Excellent!

Posted by: RiqueMar Mar 1 2012, 08:00 PM

I was just about to comment that I love that Grey! Now I know why, looks great!

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 1 2012, 08:04 PM

Finding the paint code was a real bitch!! Sourcing the paint required connections in Germany!

Posted by: rick 918-S Mar 1 2012, 08:37 PM

Very nice, Can't wait to see the rest of it!

Posted by: JmuRiz Mar 1 2012, 08:40 PM

What kind of Ferrari seats are those?

I'd think the replica speedster seats would be less money.

Posted by: aircooledtechguy Mar 1 2012, 08:47 PM

To hell with the purists; they don't own it.

Lookin, spiffy!! I LOVE the smell of new leather interior. . .

Posted by: 76-914 Mar 1 2012, 08:49 PM

The color isn't my first choice but I'm old, hue blind and have no taste. That being said; beautiful and professional. Nice Good work.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 1 2012, 08:49 PM

The replica Speedster seats are Chinese.. I hate them and they are generic. These Ferrari seats were great quality and they are super comfy. They also fit the confines of the 356 perfectly and gave a different look to the interior that wasn't normal.

The bright red is leather, the blood red is suede. Nothing here was "purchased", its all handmade, to include the headliner. I am having a lot of fun with this one.
The color wasn't my first choice, but I wanted a "loud" car that makes a statement and can really stand out in a crowd of "regular" (boring) 356s. This style couples vintage European sports car styling to the modern American "Hotrod" of today.. Exactly what the car is.

Posted by: draganc Mar 1 2012, 09:07 PM

great design and color picks....but....jake c'mon a cup holder?? LMFAO!

but what the heck, it's your car.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 1 2012, 09:18 PM

Yep.. Its a upholder because I make everything functional. I DRIVE my cars!

Posted by: oldschool Mar 1 2012, 09:35 PM

....who did your stuff man... love it.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 1 2012, 09:56 PM

An old friend of mine way up in the North Carolina mountains... He does mostly 32 Fords and the like. If anyone wants to use his services I can get you in touch. He is unreal!

Posted by: JmuRiz Mar 1 2012, 09:58 PM

Glad you'll be driving it, I wish I didn't take the metro to work

PM me the details on the seat bases, I have stock ones in mine but it may be nice to have more support for spirited drives. It's funny, I drive the 356 harder than I do the 914...for now

Posted by: KaptKaos Mar 1 2012, 09:59 PM

Nice workmanship. You really must like red!

Can;t wait to see finished pics.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 1 2012, 10:20 PM

The seat bases were fabbed from scratch.. These seats were really easy to mount and thats one reason that I used them. The rake they have is perfect.

I drive 88+ miles per day, thats how I put 160,000miles on my 912E in 8 years. I won't drive the car all the time, because I share the driving load between my Double Cab, '88 911, Beth's 79 Vert, my '79 Iltis and on rainy days I drive my 03 Duramax.. No matter how hard I try I can't build something only for show.

The intense red is actually part of my branding for the car. When you see it all come together you'll understand.

Posted by: tod914 Mar 1 2012, 10:44 PM

Very tastefully done Jake. Love those arm rests on the door panels.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 1 2012, 10:55 PM

I am with you... The stock stuff really just sticks out in the middle of nowhere.. Billy made a mold from scratch to build these from and he did the same thing in Beth's Vert. They are super comfortable and add different styling.

I get the car back on Tuesday and I'll post some better pics and a few of the exterior as well. I have to re-d some suspension pieces and go through the tranny and change the gears out for some super tall ones to use the torque of the engine I have built for it..

Then it's time to have fun with the purists! BUT I probably won't go to many Porsche events with it, I'd rather crash the Hotrod shows where I can actually enjoy myself instead of having the shit bothered out of me!

Posted by: tod914 Mar 2 2012, 12:41 AM

Why have the shit bothered out of you, when you can put it in their face instead Definetly do a few shows! With that quality of work, I'm sure you'll get enough compliments to put a grin on your face. A couple guys have Outlaws that do quite well at the PCA events, up here north of the Mason Dixon. Your interior guy has some skittles to say the least. It's all about enjoying it I'm sure you'll eat up many a stock car on track by the time it's said and done. Looking foward to more shots.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 2 2012, 06:26 AM

When I attend Porsche events and VW shows alike I can't have any fun because I get 10,000 questions about engines.. Sometimes if I go I can hide but with a car that pops this loud in every way that won't happen.

Billy is the best!! My Double Cab goes to him next but it will be alot more utilitarian than the 356.

Posted by: '73-914kid Mar 2 2012, 08:47 AM

I've never been a real 356 guy, but damn that looks good Jake. Great color scheme.

What are you going to be running as a powerplant? I assume type IV, but what are the details?

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 2 2012, 03:27 PM

Yes, MassIVe power for sure!!

The engine I have built on deck for it now makes the power in the graph below as a 2,430cc combo. I plan to use this one over the summer and fall, then swap in my 2,980cc Turbo engine. I want to take plenty of time to perfect that combo in my lab before it ever goes into the car.

Posted by: Smitty911 Mar 2 2012, 03:31 PM

Jake,

Nice looking wheels. If I'm not mistaken, your graph shows over 200hp. According to the HONDA followers you need VTEC to get that done.

Nice work, looking forward the full photo shoot.

Smitty

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 2 2012, 03:36 PM

The torque is all I care about on that graph, and where it is made in the RPM range. This is done with 9.8:1 CR, on pump gas with a camshaft with less than 295 degrees of duration and LE 200 heads. Its all in the combo.

Posted by: FourBlades Mar 2 2012, 03:44 PM

Can't wait to see the whole car...



John

Posted by: JmuRiz Mar 2 2012, 03:57 PM

Impressive specs for a 2.4....I'm guessing EFI?

BTW a 356 with 200hp would be a friggin' rocketship Mine with probably 105-110 does just fine on the street.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 2 2012, 05:46 PM

Nope.. No EFI on these graphs.. Just 45mm Dellorto DRLA carbs. FI doesn't make big peak power on these engines; it adds drivability. My engines never have drivability issues, even at power levels well over 200HP, and Dells that are properly tuned and modified drive just as well as FI IMHO.

This first engine will remain carbureted since it is a carb specific combo and has a crappy vacuum signature for EFI. The Turbo engine will run full Electromotive Engine Management when the time comes. If I am happy with the 2,430cc engine I might just leave it in place for good.

Posted by: sixnotfour Mar 2 2012, 06:00 PM

Grey/Blk is a cool color my buddy painted a RSR, my son's Golf mk4 and his personal 930 the same. All after we saw Ted Anthony's GT3 in The color.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 2 2012, 06:01 PM

Did you have one hell of a time finding the paint code???

Posted by: sixnotfour Mar 2 2012, 06:40 PM

my buddy has a shop & does a bunch of Porsches and has contacts.
we are lucky up here pnw is pretty Pcar rich.
Cantrell Motorsports, built the first car with the color, so they dug it up..


Attached thumbnail(s)

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 2 2012, 07:00 PM

Here is a little broader shot before the seats went in.. You can get an idea of the exterior color better from it. (still needs to be color sanded and buffed)

Posted by: JmuRiz Mar 2 2012, 07:14 PM

Cool color, 356 and 911 look really nice in that color. I also loved the old Audi dolphin grey, very similar.

Cool deal about the Dell 45s, those are awesome when setup right.
I haven't put in my cheap 6, but I couldn't afford that 2.4, as oddball-cool as it'd be.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 2 2012, 07:52 PM

In person this color looks different than any other Porsche grey color I have seen.. Deep and rich with a chocolate base...

Posted by: TJB/914 Mar 2 2012, 08:43 PM

Jake,

Beautiful color combo. You have a great eye for style.

Tom

Posted by: scotty b Mar 2 2012, 09:48 PM

Creaming

Jake, I'd like the guys number and info. I'm having a hell of a time finding a decent upholstry guy around here. Hard enough time I have bought a machine and was going to make a go of it myself But in retrospect, I really don't need another project right now

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 2 2012, 10:12 PM

Scotty... This guy is just a country boy and he doesn't advertise. Get with me and I'll give you his contact info.

Posted by: pete-stevers Mar 3 2012, 12:55 AM

Have to say... I really dig those colors....it pops

Posted by: 914 shifter Mar 3 2012, 01:30 AM

i like the reserve switch/valve/petcock under the dash still there ?

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 3 2012, 07:49 AM

Nope.. The car uses a fuel safe fuel bladder inside the skin of the original tank.
This car was a race car for 40 years, the true definition of an outlaw. It has extensive race history.

Posted by: Jaymann Mar 5 2012, 11:51 AM

Wow!! That car looks awesome,I am starting to believe, that the devil might really live in Georgia.Jaymann

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 5 2012, 12:20 PM

The Devil theme sounds good.. I hadn't thought of that!

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Mar 5 2012, 12:36 PM

I visited an establishment in New Orleans once, the interior of which looked very much the same as this car.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 5 2012, 01:22 PM

I am sure that trip had a happy ending.

Posted by: Woody Mar 5 2012, 06:43 PM

I just put a roll bar and harnesses in this. I am truly a fan of an interior like that if done right. Well done Jake.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 6 2012, 01:33 PM

Sweet!! Mine is brighter though!

Posted by: Woody Mar 6 2012, 02:04 PM

Yes it definitly is. You're upholstery guy is amazing. I also dig the paint. Beautiful combo.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 6 2012, 02:08 PM

Just wait till I get the car back at my shop and get some good pics of it in the bright sun!

Posted by: Woody Mar 6 2012, 02:24 PM

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Mar 6 2012, 03:56 PM

I just love it when people "outlaw" a 356. Especially when they enter in a 356 Concours. That just makes some of them old 356 CW guys nuts.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 6 2012, 06:42 PM

No concourse crap here.. I'd probably end up in jail if I went to one!
I am building this one for me.... and well, the guy who will buy it from me when i decide to sell it :-)

Posted by: falconfp2001 Mar 6 2012, 07:00 PM

Never liked red but your door panel design is wicked. Would love to see that in black Naugahyde.

Frank

Posted by: stuttgart46 Mar 7 2012, 08:23 AM

If a hot rodded 356 is an outlaw, what do we call a hot rod 914?
Car looks incredible Jake. I hope I get to see it in person someday.

Posted by: scotty b Mar 7 2012, 08:25 AM

A money pit

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 7 2012, 09:00 AM

You'd be surprised.. It costs the same to restore this car as my Wife's beetle.. Interior and paint cost the same and while some of the rest parts are a bit more money they are OEM.

BTW_ When I took the car to the upholstery shop I had no idea what I wanted.. I did exactly what I require my engine purchasers to do when they choose my services. I deferred the contrast and design completely to the upholsterer and told him that he was the specialist. I didn't ask how long it would take or how much it would cost, because my experience with Billy in the past proved that my expectations would be exceeded and the cost would be fair for the days of his life that would be spent creating the interior. I am a fairly poor design artist with anything except the inside of an engine and I am smart enough to realize that.

What you see here took him 150 hours to create and the price was fair for that much time and top of the line materials. I am blown away with what he did with the interior and now this is pushing me to take the car even further "off the chain".

At the end of the day a 356 is an investment, especially one with documented race history as rich as this one.. It has been an "outlaw" since it was new.

Posted by: mepstein Mar 7 2012, 09:59 AM

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Jake- I like the fact that you are building the car the way you desire. Mark

Posted by: KaptKaos Mar 7 2012, 10:00 AM

NARP

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 7 2012, 06:54 PM

Thats the only way I have ever built any of my cars. I'll be perfectly happy if it never even attends a PCA or other "Porsche event"..

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 8 2012, 10:07 PM

Look at that POP!! Glass is in, won't be long now!

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 14 2012, 05:50 PM

Back from the upholstery shop..Time to make it happen..
Can't wait to get these steelies off it to see what its going to look like with Fuchs.




Once its color sanded and buffed its gonna be a slick bitch!

Posted by: JawjaPorsche Mar 14 2012, 06:27 PM

Looking good! Maybe I will see you driving it around Cleveland when I visit my mother!

Posted by: Woody Mar 14 2012, 07:26 PM

Very nice Jake. That's some real eye candy there.

Posted by: Dave_Darling Mar 14 2012, 07:37 PM

I dunno, I think Fuchs are overdone on 356es. Maybe Mahle gasburners would look good on it?

--DD

Posted by: JawjaPorsche Mar 14 2012, 07:46 PM

How about moonies? Your 356 has that retro look! Kinda gangster!


Attached image(s)

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 14 2012, 07:57 PM

I kind of agree, but maybe they need to be under stated a bit with a matte finish on the spokes.. I have 4 sets of the bastards so I'd hate to go buy something else. Mahles don't do anything for me at all.

Posted by: JmuRiz Mar 14 2012, 08:11 PM

Gasburners or 951 or 964 spare tire rims...I've always liked those, but my wife'd kill me if I bought stuff for one car when the 914 and Benz need work.

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 14 2012, 08:22 PM

The whole space saver rim deal doesn't appeal to me at all.. It will be Fuchs I just don't know what scheme to go with.