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PROJECT 911
PARTS IS PARTS
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED FOR A 1970 911T
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and we got to know each other on a gent’s golf trip to South Lake Tahoe. Over wine, he mentioned a ’69 911 coupe he was finishing and a green 1970 911T Targa that was stripped. I just put that in the back of my head for the time
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would be preferred, the idea of
a Targa has merits. How tough could this be? – Just buy a car in parts and put it together. Kind of like Legos.
I visited with folks like
Sean Reardon, past KCRPCA President, to get an idea of what
I was getting into before I made any decisions. Looking back,
he was spot on! (Thanks Sean!). Figure what you think it will cost. Then double it, and that’s only if
YEARS
And so it begins!
you really manage your progress and do most of the work yourself. Also, double your time estimate.
It was my 60th birthday gift
to myself and we cut a deal
on the project. The body was completed. All gone through, primed, painted in the original Metallic Green per the Certificate of Authenticity from Porsche. Yep, I’m one of those suckers for a green car.
There was a small wrinkle. No parts list or diagrams, but “all the parts are there”. Famous words that would bite me in the backside soon enough.
So, I grabbed my enclosed race trailer and loaded up JUST THE BOXES; then another trip to get the car. So, all of those parts go into that little car? That should have been my first clue that this wasn’t going to get done very quickly.
BOB being. A few years went by and I CHARLESWORTH needed a project. While a coupe
I knew a business owner from some mutual clients
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