My '72 911T

[Waynester]

Proper post, great story & pictures.

Good to see it's being used as Herr Ferdinand Porsche intended...



I liked the fact that although the job went, followed by the house....the 911 stayed.

[BoRED S2upid]

Stewart-83 said:

I'd LOVE a classic 911.

If I ever do I think I'll have to book a night class in welding by the looks of it!

Same here. Luckily (by the sound of this thread) I opted for a classic Mini, its a lot cheaper to repair rotten panels on a Mini than I imagine a 911. Still the 911 looks amazing.

[gary71]

BoRED S2upid said:

Stewart-83 said:

I'd LOVE a classic 911.

If I ever do I think I'll have to book a night class in welding by the looks of it!

Same here. Luckily (by the sound of this thread) I opted for a classic Mini, its a lot cheaper to repair rotten panels on a Mini than I imagine a 911. Still the 911 looks amazing.

All the fabrication on my car has been from flat sheet, no repair panels You can buy some bits of it, but you are correct they are exceptionally expensive. You'd patch a front wing several times before admitting defeat, they are £750...Same goes for the rear quarter, and they are obviously a complete bh to fit.

At some point (maybe when my son inherits it!) it will get new rear quarters and front wings, problem is for me if you achieve perfection using all new panels, assembled as original then you'll never use it because it will rust like the original and be completely messed up again inside five years. So if you actually use it then patch for as long as possible!

Having said that it is currently hiding from the salt in the garage, so I'm a hypocrite

[gary71]

It was such a great looking afternoon today I thought I'd venture out into the Welsh mountains to stretch the legs on the 911 and play with my new camera. I've been experimenting with off camera flash to light the car, with mixed results, but it's something I need to try more of.

I need to take a car wash with me though! By the time you get out to these locations the car is filthy







Strangely enough the highest mountain pass in Wales was still covered in snow and ice... Didn't see that coming

I may, or may not, have felt the need to perform a doughnut or two before leaving.

Edited by gary71 on Thursday 3rd August 18:11

[Hairspray]

Beautiful car, beautiful setting

[Great Pretender]

>gobsmacked<

[OlberJ]

Excellent pics. And the spattering of mud on the rear is how it should look

[Stablelad]

Oh Mother!....that is fking epic!

Edited by Stablelad on Wednesday 17th February 00:11

[Fifer]

Can't believe I missed this thread firt time around!
Absolutely stunning.

[Otter Smacker]

If I had a car like that and parked in the same location, things would start to get a little more heated between me and car.

But there's nothing wrong with that is there? Only except for cold arse of course.

Edited by Otter Smacker on Wednesday 17th February 11:31

[clarki]

Stunning car - very jealous me!!

[BoRED S2upid]

First two pics would look good blown up and framed on my office wall!

[Eviltad]

Have you done any digital darkroom tinkering afterwards? A little more light on the car in that first pic would make it even more amazing.

[gary71]

All the pictures are edited to some extent. All except the shot over the engine cover are composites of more than one image. I have another picture with more light on the rear of car I'll bring into the mix and see how it looks. I'm also going to redo the first one to bring the background up a little.

Cheers to all for the positive comments

[CaptainSlow]

Now my desktop, fantastic picture

[gary71]

Tweeked number two in line with a comment on another thread to add a little more light onto the rear (and to put it back to the standard as shot crop). Luckily I had another shot to create another layer from.

New version:

Edited by gary71 on Thursday 3rd August 18:13

[Otter Smacker]

CaptainSlow said:

Now my desktop, fantastic picture

What?!

You have an image of 'This photo is currently unavailable' as your Desktop background?

[gary71]

ahh, sorry about that I've just replaced the original on Flickr rather than add a new post, sorry!

Edited by gary71 on Wednesday 17th February 22:02

[gary71]

Alternate treatment to the first one.

Edited by gary71 on Thursday 3rd August 18:14

[Stablelad]

gary71 said:

Alternate treatment to the first one.

Magic! Any hi-res that we might pinch?