Body was completely
stripped to bare metal in winter of 1996. Early front end damage
evident and repaired. Some earlier collision damage evident on
left front and panel fit fair.
Patch panels added to both sides of car including
lock post and rocker panels. As noted earlier, underside had
been restored and was in primer so majority of work done to body.
No major rust evident that wasn't replaced by patch panels.
Shown in primer prior to paint. Final primer
coat tinted to resemble final color VW Chinchilla. Color between
two greys offered by Porsche in that era.
Fresh from paint which was 2 stage, basecoat
clearcoat. Final assembly was done within 1 month of final paint.
Engine
was rebuilt with 1720cc big bore kit, lightened flywheel, SC/912
Cam. Run on test stand was 5 to 6 hours. Tuning and tweeking
prior to installation in the car. Sheet metal painted with gloss
black, all fuel lines, screws and valve covers and plated parts
were zink plated then steel wooled to semi gloss finish.
