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Now I've got to find an Italian made Tecumseh 172cc electric start motor......good luck.

Reconstructing the back panel with a fabricated glass piece molded with a bent piece of stainless steel. I'll bond it to the rear with resin, blend it in and recut the rear slots. Went to a junkyard on Friday and bought some used tail lights from a Honda to get the red and yellow reflectors. I'll have to fab these as that are a combo of red/yellow.Click to view attachment Click to view attachment

I think that I found one of those under my couch cushion last week. Let me double-check...

Cool project - I am enjoying the updates.

This is probably what Wayne was referring to

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This place has all sorts of Martini Stripes

https://magnagrafik.com/

Yeah I saw the early version in the black but I didn't see any versions in black with the snorkle air intake. Its a cool color combination though and I have thought about it. Given that two of them are already in the white theme it might be kinda fun to do the black. What are the thoughts on it affecting its long term value and collectibility?

Thanks for the website referral. I'll check it out. I've got a great friend that works for HPI Racing ( R/C Cars) and he does all of their graphics. He has volunteered to help me create all of the authentic decals in proper scale for the body. He came over and saw what I had and said he would take over the graphics.

If they only made 5 of them like yours, I'd stick with the original color. In the long run , I think you'll retain the collect-ability.

Bonded fabricated rear fiberglass panel to the body and beginning to trim it out. Next I have to get back to reinforcing the rear wheel arches and body area around the rear naca ducts as the body flexes and keeps cracking the gel coat and glass work. The rear wing and supports have cracks at the joints that need to be redone. The front end is in very good shape.
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It's been awhile but I have finally moved on to the next phase of the body restoration. After trying to repair the cracking gelcoat I decided to have a professional take over and repair the gelcoat.I delivered the body on monday to a boat repair shop in Dana Point and it will take about a month. I've also located a Tecumseh 5hp industrial gas engine with an electric start that is on its way. I've now got a couple of options for engines. Going to start on the frame repair this coming week so I hope to be able to add more to this thread as the body and frame progress.
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Picked it up from the Dana Point boat shop that was doing the re-gelcoat. Awesome job being that it was all done by hand.
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I think Todd from LA Porsche Dismantler owns that one. I know he has one stashed above his office.

Thanks jeff. I'll have to follow up on it. My understanding is that there were only five of these built. I'm about to post some pics of one that sold last summer that was once owned by the former owner of A.I.R. Products the fiberglass guys in SoCal.

Some great pics I found to help me in the restoration of mine.

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Looking for and/ or considering making a miniature Prototipo wlheel.

this is such a cool project!

Thanks. You should hear the reactions when I tell people I'm restoring a go kart. It's like grow up........until you tell them how significant a vehicle this is.

NOW would be the perfect time to pull some molds offa' that thing. Sell a few copies and that would give you a free 936JR to keep.

Yeah, the boat repair guy and I gave it some thought. Heck maybe that's what he did ! He has had it since the end of April !
Heck now you got me thinking about it again.
Thanks Jeff.......

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Dan at AIR made five of them.....all were slightly different ..fixed rear wing or raised wing
The one in the previous post with the Red 959 belongs to Morse...He has a Real 936 so a junior is only fitting....It was in Canepa booth at Monterrey

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It's really dirty.....


been in storage

Very cool...I had not seen this thread.

Let's make some for next Temecula 914 Fun Day...if I can get my hands on a body....ANYONE????



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Stigg , did you buy yours from M Harley ?? from WA.

No I bought it from Dan McLaughlin at AIR Fiberglass........They made custom Porsche fenders,spoilers,and fabrication on repairs .... They repaired a Porsche Kremer for one of my customers..... very nice work!
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Wow! I'm so glad that you finally chimed in! History on these is sparse. I'm in the process of repairing the frame as it was damaged. The original motor was long gone and I have secured another Tecumseh 5hp with electric start. Its beIN fitted as apart of the repair and aligned with the transmission. Going kinda slow but it will be done right. Maybe ready for 2018 Rennsport or Monterey Auctions we'll see. I need some $$ to fund my two 914 sixer projects. This belongs in someone's mancave or serious Porsche collection.

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A bit more than pulling molds off it,made from a heap of small parts to make this body it just isn't that easy.
When you repair a glass body you relieve the cracks in the gelcoat with a die grinder and fill the grooves with resin and rovings or chop up glass mat and add it to a little resin,then go under the body and find why it cracked to start with,thats how you will know.

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You are absolutely right! I studied the body when I had it in the backyard scraping the rhinoliner off of it. The body is very complicated and the sections are incredible. A 3D scan of it would be cool.

Had to pull the frame from a friends shop because he was too busy. Had one of my shop welders work for me after work hours and get the front section reattached. Butt welded 1" square tubing not the strongest. Put some strap pieces on the inside and outside. Also removed the differential unit and can now get it off to sandblasting and powder coat. Can't wait to get I back.

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Sold at RM Sothebys Auction. 100 of these made and spread around the world.

Found this youtube link and it's probably the 5th car built by A.I.R..

Some good details shown that will help me with the rebuild.

Obviously appears to be in Japan.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL4VhvIQU-U

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That should be some incentive to get that project done! Talk about validation!!!

Recently moved to Irvine and am able to finally squeeze some room in to get back to the chassis. Built a rolling frame to be able to reassemble the chassis at a comfortable height for my back. I thought I had possibly contracted COVID as I had a coworker infected so I prepared for some possible quarantine time.

Cleaning and refreshing suspension pieces first. Then I have to design and fab a new brake pedal /master cylinder set up up front.

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Car seen at the Petersen Museum may be at Canepa in Scotts Valley. Worth a call, maybe?

Cool project for sure!

Yes it was Canepas car. Porsche Guy, Ken Morse, sold it to Canepa. Morse and I have talked and when I get it a little further along he wants to come over and see it. That would be cool since he is the creator along with McGlaughlin from AIR.

Morse claims that they built four cars but my research shows that there are five. So that will be an interesting discussion when we meet someday.

Up in Monterey to see family and make a side trek to Canepa to see the Morse original 936 mini. They are closed but allowed me upstairs alone to see the museum display. Hoped to see some areas to help with my reassembly but found that this original was built quite different. Anyway took a few other photos to help me. Fun trip and many thanks for their hospitality.
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BAT

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-porsche-936-junior/

According to Kerry Morse our cars were the inspiration for the Jules version that Porsche released. Supposedly Dr Porsche sat in the Morse car and they tried some minor marketing in Germany at that time.
Watching the BAT auction to get a feel of the current market. They made 80-100 of the Jules version and there’s only five ‘Morse’ creations. Much more rare. I hope to colaborate with Kerry to do a story on the karts creation process.

Jules versions were made in Poland and ours were made in the USA.

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Sooooo... restoration started in 2014...six years and still not quite done, about normal for a car restoration
But percentage wise you'll likely make money on this car.


Cool project, great find.

Yeah. Life stuff keeps getting in the way. Wife started renovation of her Parents old RV and guess who got stuck doing stuff only to have her lose interest and sell it off.
I’m happy to get back on it and will take my time and have fun doing it.

Frustrating time trying to align the rear axle and the bearing blocks. A center support next to the diff (see pics) causes interference if the bearing blocks are are not level to it. I suspect that the chassis mounting pads are also not flat, or level with each other.

My have to bring it back to work and put it on my big surface plate and measure everything for shims. Ughhhhhhhhh.

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Trying to make lookalike bbs wheels.
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Reassembled the front suspension and steering rack. Added the wheels with the BBS cooling fin ‘look’ that I’m working on to see how it looks.
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They look great (cooling fins) to me.