Porsche 356 Speedster

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The car as it arrived to our workshop with all the parts Turning the car on its side on the rotisserie Looking at the body, the car is in need off major restoration

 

This is a shot of the floor pans taken out and the sills removed The car returned from acid dipping which shows  the damage and rust every where you look

 

The rear end after acid dipping shows similar damage
The doors are extremely bad as well Side view shot after dipping Car red / brown primed, every section of car needed manufacturing

 

Rear end off the can and top of the N/S quarter panel manufactured Manufactured O/S rear wheel arch As the rear end is off, we notice how bad the damage is

 

Badly rusted bonnet and comparing it to the fabricated front bonnet section Making panels for the O/S rear engine section

 

Panels fabricated and welded in place
New original front nose welded in place Fabricated engine lid skin and trial fitting the grill in place Removed and fabricate sections, repair of the gear box tunnel panel

 

Front end turned upside down and trial fitted on the body This is how major the restoration was Fabricated O/S front guard and fitting in place

 

Fabricated O/S front guard welded in place

Fabricated N/S front guard and welding in place

 

Removed outer rear seat corner box section and re make tube
Fabricated panel Welding front floor section in place Car upside down and work is being done on the inner sill, primed and fish oil applied
Trial fitting fabricated N/S rear seat section This is the under body being worked on Both front and rear floor pans have been welded in place and gearbox tunnel is also welded in place
Under body shot of new sills welded in place

 

fabricated O/S wheel arch welded together with newly fabricated scuttle panel Working on O/S front guard
Fabricated lower rear end section Welded in new section on the dash where radio was situated

 

As you can see, this is the old radio panel compared to the new one
Checking the alignment of the front end All panels file finished and final trial fitting Fabricated N/S door skin, file finished and checking the gaps with the sill panel

 

Rear end being repaired and file finished Underneath the rear end section being primed and stone guarded

 

Trial fitting the front bumper bar
Trial fitting the soft top with the windscreen

 

Body being prepared for EP primer Soft top frame plated
Soft top frame painted Body in EP primer Front end with EP primer

 

Under body of car being rubbed and prepared for primer Engine lid and bumper bars being EP primed

 

Underbody being painted
Underbody being painted Outer body painted

 

Outer body painted
A closer shot of outer body painted This is how bad the rear suspension was

 

Painting the inside floor
The car out of the spray booth on a trolley The doors freshly painted Suspension and drum covers, Note as original how one side is painted and the other is plated
Fitting up front brakes Final drive fitted together and painted View after paint with front brakes on

 

Engine all assembled Just like new Chrome strips and doors fitted

 

Tuning the engine and tidying up the wiring Interior trim all complete along with the seat belts we put in New handmade tonneau cover in place as per original

 

Rear shot of finished product Another shot of the rear

 

Front view of this beautifully restored speedster
   
Another shot of the front after the final polish and detail    

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