Finally got the six chassis painted.

More pics pleeze...

Nice color I have always liked white cars!



Looking forward to pic,

here u go. sorry my files were too big.

Lookin' good! What color is that??

I like your color choice.

It's Tangerine. The color is a little different in real life (maybe my camera). It's Dupont with a clear coat.

Looks like there's a strong following for orage.

Glad you like it

I have an orange crate too..... not a teener though
Parked to the left of my 74 914
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It's getting the 73 RS treatment(if my other fender ever gets here)

Now that it's getting warmer (ok, So Cal is always warmer) you know what I mean.

I got motivated today and started on the wiring. NOS six harness and NOS fuse-box, both courtesy of Mr. Sager.

Under Dash

Headlight Bucket

Headlight Bucket

Tunnel

Rear Trunk

rear trunk

Lower Engine Compartment

Upper Engine Compartment

Man that is looking great.. hopefully someday i will be able to do that to mine

keep us posted..

I glued the new vinyl to the roll bar this weekend using 3M spray adhesive. Step 1; mask and scuff with a Scotch Bright Pad.

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After glue and trimming

next

last one for now

I'm sure you know that the area that would be below the side engine lid grills needs to be painted black.

Thanks for reminding me.

other side

BTW smg,

Your Sahara Beige is one beautiful machine. A friend of mine saw it in person at Datytona and said it was perfect.

cheers.

Can you give me any details of how you fitted the vinyl. It looks so professional. I'm just about to tackle mine. Did you trim the edges with scissors and how did you punch the holes?

wow,
I wish i had done that clean a job on my sail trim vinyl!
Everything is looking damn near perfect
Do you have a choice for an engine?

I said DAMN that looks good....I wanna paint booth too!!

I wished my wiring looked that damn good!

Thanks for the compliment. I'm no professional, but I did talk to a one before i tackeled it. Here's what I did:

1. Lay the aluminum trim pieces on the roll bar and attach with blue tape.
2. Using blue masking tape, trace the area where the glue should be sprayed less
1/4 inch inside, and lots of plastic to protect from overspray
3. Scratch the painted surface with a scoth bright pad, then remove any dust with
clean, dry cloth.
4. I used 3M Super 77 spray adhesive. Spraying roll bar and back side of vinyl
evenly.
5. Let dry for only 30-seconds. It is very tacky at this point but not dry.
6. While positioning, you need to "stretch" the vinyl, starting at the top.
Remember, it's very sticky, once it's on, it's very hard to move.
7. Wait a while, then peal back the masing tape and blue tape because there's
no glue there. Then trim with scizzors.
8. Once everything is where you want it, use a sharp scribe to poke holes.
then trimm around the poked holes with a sharp pointy exacto knife to make
the holes round.

There is a liitle patience needed at the top corners, kinda like gift wrapping.
BTW, all the stainless is new which makes the job look like a pro did it.

Good luck!

Thanks for the compliment.

This was a normal driving six 2.0. Way Too Slowww. My driving choice is high RPM with high HP and lower torque. What I chose was a perfect 7R case (I know that's hard to believe), all mods done by Ollies, 2.7 RS Spec., NOS Mahle 8.5 European Spec., New "S" cams (yes, I know they're peaky) I'll run Weber 40's. Everything in the motor is new. Should be in the 200-215HP range. We'll see.

My goal is to open the engine lid and look like a '70 period motor. No electronics etc.

It looks like you're no stranger to a paint booth. I checked out your thread, looking very cool.

Congratulations!

Thanks for the compliment.

I took my time getting the harness in. It's a PITA job. Also, new harness and Fuse block make any job look great.

Cheers.

beautiful pictures -thanks for the 'how-to' on the vinyl
Be very interested in seeing more progress pics

Got the hardware back from the plating co (thanks Bruce).

The front dust shields are modified to fit with Brembo 4-piston front calipers from a 968. I cut the tin, then sent to plater.

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more plated hardware using yellow zink.

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some more hardware

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and the nuts-n-bolts

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I also painted the black area of the engine lid.

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My neighbor told me I should pick-up the pace. If not, I won't be driving before 2010

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Got the NOS genuine 6 wiper motor installed. While I had the wiper transmission out, I disassembled it, cleaned and lubricated all parts and replaced the bushings,

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I had some extra time so I installed the New bracket for the CD along with a Bosch rebuilt CDI box.

I got the engine seal in there too. that was a PITA!

The rear deck hinges and new plastic rollers are in. I was thinkin' about using the updated brass rollers, but these look cooler (to me). The shoulder bolts should be body color, but I thought it would be a shame to paint them after the nice yellow zink plating job.

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The NOS front windshield seal went in easier than I thought it would, maybe because the aluminum channels are new?

I used Windex as a lubricant, maybe that was why it went in easy? Either way, it's in and looks great.

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Last items I did this weekend was installing the muffler heat shield and the genuine 6 transmission mounts. The freshly plated hardware looks cool, maybe a bit too brite, but cool.

I love this build, you have great attention to detail.
This car is turning out amazing, keep up the good work!

DAMN.............. this is great

I like it just the way it is....
Clean the rest of the crap out of the garage and just leave it on display...

Finish up the garage wiring....and for crying out loud...marble would look alot better than concrete...

Love the car.
Rich

Your bolts are so much prettier than mine...

You are doing an awesome job on that car!