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    • Custom Designs and Restorations
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  • Restoration Wednesday
    • All Restoration Wednesdays, Latest Ones First
    • 1964 Honda CT200
    • 1972 Honda CT90
    • 1972 Porsche 914 1.7
    • 1973 BMW Bavaria
    • 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S – Sold
    • 1984 Honda Elite 125 Gold – Sold
    • 1974 Porsche 914 1.8 – Sold
    • 1987 Porsche 928S4 – Sold
    • 1971 Porsche 911T – Sold
    • 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 Ravenna Green – Sold
    • 1987 Porsche 944S – Sold
  • Porsche Missing Engines
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Restoration 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe

Restoration Wednesday
4 Sep 2013

Restoration Wednesday

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Had the front rotors turned and all new bearings packed inside.  If you recall, I originally decided to replace only one outer bearing that was bent since the other fronts seemed ok.  Despite new grease all the way around, the … Continued

Restoration 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe
Restoration Wednesday
7 Aug 2013

Restoration Wednesday

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  The seats were covered yet the passenger side was perfect underneath.  However, the driver side tells the tale of much butt causing a rut.  To be expected at this point in its life as the cushion loses pushin’, the … Continued

Restoration 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe
Restoration Wednesday
31 Jul 2013

Restoration Wednesday

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Time to get the red out.  As much as I hate red cars, I do love silver accented with red.  Putting on the fiberglass front bumper really dictated that the back be balanced out with red.  I bought this fiberglass … Continued

Restoration 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe
Restoration Wednesday
24 Jul 2013

Restoration Wednesday

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Filing down bumps from over cranked alternator bolts. File snapped which actually made the work much easier. ’81 SC fender with ’71 headlight.  Soon to be wall art. When we last left Groosh in his Garage, there were elements of … Continued

Restoration 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe
Restoration Wednesday
17 Jul 2013

Restoration Wednesday

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Bent, probably on install, top portion. 55 amp alternator pulled apart. Old vs. new brushes. Length of wire controls how much spring loaded brush is revealed. Pulled the wheel finally and found a bent cage around the bearings on the … Continued

Restoration 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe
Restoration Wednesday
10 Jul 2013

Restoration Wednesday

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Typically a week would go by and I’d be feeling pretty good about my progress.  Say hello to progress.  Yeah, that would be about it.  I placed the 2013 Porsche Parade badge on my grille.  What happened to the alternator?  … Continued

Restoration 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe
Restoration Wednesday
27 Jun 2013

Restoration Wednesday

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Maiden voyage was last Wednesday.  The car has been running out great.  A couple of problems prevented me from taking the 911 to the 2013 annual Porsche Club of America Parade in Traverse City about four hours north.  First the … Continued

Restoration 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe
Restoration Wednesday
19 Jun 2013

Restoration Wednesday

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    He lives! After a bearded start in the garage with static timing and carburetor rough-in, we bled the brakes, dropped the car and pushed it outside.  My friend Keith, a 1981 Porsche 911SC Targa engine rebuilder and PMO … Continued

Restoration 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe
Restoration Wednesday
12 Jun 2013

Restoration Wednesday

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• Valves adjusted, thanks Roy.  Roy was in town and helped that day• Grey powder coated top valve covers back in place, my custom touch• New Weber carburetors installed, thanks Keith for gaskets• Some throttle linkage pieces in place with … Continued

Restoration 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe
Restoration Wednesday
5 Jun 2013

Restoration Wednesday

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    Had a bit of a Craigslist find last week.  A heapin’ bunch of what I thought were just ’75 and ’79 911 body parts.  But it turns out the guy had some ’65 911 stuff mixed in like … Continued

Restoration 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe

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