Restoring a classic 911 - advice needed
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Long story cut short - me and my dad are after a restoration project and I suggested a classic 911. He wasn't too sure when I first mentioned it, but I think he's warming up to the idea. I know I'm jumping in at the deep end for a first project, but I like a challenge.
Before we seriously look into finding the perfect car for us, it would help a lot if we got some advice from people that have had past experience of restoration. I know these questions would depend a lot on the car, but a rough answer would help a lot!
- How much roughly are we looking at to fully restore a run down or bare shell vehicle?
- Are parts difficult to get hold of?
- Where is the best place to find a 911 that is run down/bare?
- Is there anything I should know before starting?
Any advice/help would be appreciated!
Before we seriously look into finding the perfect car for us, it would help a lot if we got some advice from people that have had past experience of restoration. I know these questions would depend a lot on the car, but a rough answer would help a lot!
- How much roughly are we looking at to fully restore a run down or bare shell vehicle?
- Are parts difficult to get hold of?
- Where is the best place to find a 911 that is run down/bare?
- Is there anything I should know before starting?
Any advice/help would be appreciated!
Most parts are available, but expensive when compared to restoring, say, an MG. Rust is expensive to sort depending on how good you are with a welder. Figures are difficult to guesstimate as it depends on how involved you want to get, how much time you're willing to spend making old parts good and the level of finish you want to achieve. It could be anywhere from £10k to £100k. Good luck though.
Good choice of resto. Get yourself on www.impactbumpers.com there are plenty of threads on this subject and some very knowledgeable guys.
All the best of luck
All the best of luck
911mick said:
Good choice of resto. Get yourself on www.impactbumpers.com there are plenty of threads on this subject and some very knowledgeable guys.
All the best of luck
No,no he said classic All the best of luck
Petrolhead95 said:
Long story cut short - me and my dad are after a restoration project and I suggested a classic 911. He wasn't too sure when I first mentioned it, but I think he's warming up to the idea. I know I'm jumping in at the deep end for a first project, but I like a challenge.
Before we seriously look into finding the perfect car for us, it would help a lot if we got some advice from people that have had past experience of restoration. I know these questions would depend a lot on the car, but a rough answer would help a lot!
- How much roughly are we looking at to fully restore a run down or bare shell vehicle?
upto 80k
- Are parts difficult to get hold of?
yes
- Where is the best place to find a 911 that is run down/bare?
they all seem to fetch to much these days
- Is there anything I should know before starting?
matching numbers are key, don't pick a lower spec car do a S or some thing rare
Any advice/help would be appreciated!
Before we seriously look into finding the perfect car for us, it would help a lot if we got some advice from people that have had past experience of restoration. I know these questions would depend a lot on the car, but a rough answer would help a lot!
- How much roughly are we looking at to fully restore a run down or bare shell vehicle?
upto 80k
- Are parts difficult to get hold of?
yes
- Where is the best place to find a 911 that is run down/bare?
they all seem to fetch to much these days
- Is there anything I should know before starting?
matching numbers are key, don't pick a lower spec car do a S or some thing rare
Any advice/help would be appreciated!
rubystone said:
Biggest problem is cost of acquisition. Even lowly T basket cases are fetching between £34 and £49k at auction. I would be surprised if a decent resto on them will be less than £50k done properly. You may be better off buying a 914...
The US is still the place to find reasonably solid restoration projects, and for a lot less than the optimistic prices asked by UK vendors. Importing is easy and more reasonable than you might have heard - 5% tax only on classics.>SS7
mrdemon said:
Petrolhead95 said:
Long story cut short - me and my dad are after a restoration project and I suggested a classic 911. He wasn't too sure when I first mentioned it, but I think he's warming up to the idea. I know I'm jumping in at the deep end for a first project, but I like a challenge.
Before we seriously look into finding the perfect car for us, it would help a lot if we got some advice from people that have had past experience of restoration. I know these questions would depend a lot on the car, but a rough answer would help a lot!
- How much roughly are we looking at to fully restore a run down or bare shell vehicle?
upto 80k
- Are parts difficult to get hold of?
yes
- Where is the best place to find a 911 that is run down/bare?
they all seem to fetch to much these days
- Is there anything I should know before starting?
matching numbers are key, don't pick a lower spec car do a S or some thing rare
Any advice/help would be appreciated!
Before we seriously look into finding the perfect car for us, it would help a lot if we got some advice from people that have had past experience of restoration. I know these questions would depend a lot on the car, but a rough answer would help a lot!
- How much roughly are we looking at to fully restore a run down or bare shell vehicle?
upto 80k
- Are parts difficult to get hold of?
yes
- Where is the best place to find a 911 that is run down/bare?
they all seem to fetch to much these days
- Is there anything I should know before starting?
matching numbers are key, don't pick a lower spec car do a S or some thing rare
Any advice/help would be appreciated!
Every single one was still available, although they did apologetically tell me that some would take a couple of days as they have to come from Germany.
SS7
shoestring7 said:
mrdemon said:
Petrolhead95 said:
Long story cut short - me and my dad are after a restoration project and I suggested a classic 911. He wasn't too sure when I first mentioned it, but I think he's warming up to the idea. I know I'm jumping in at the deep end for a first project, but I like a challenge.
Before we seriously look into finding the perfect car for us, it would help a lot if we got some advice from people that have had past experience of restoration. I know these questions would depend a lot on the car, but a rough answer would help a lot!
- How much roughly are we looking at to fully restore a run down or bare shell vehicle?
upto 80k
- Are parts difficult to get hold of?
yes
- Where is the best place to find a 911 that is run down/bare?
they all seem to fetch to much these days
- Is there anything I should know before starting?
matching numbers are key, don't pick a lower spec car do a S or some thing rare
Any advice/help would be appreciated!
Before we seriously look into finding the perfect car for us, it would help a lot if we got some advice from people that have had past experience of restoration. I know these questions would depend a lot on the car, but a rough answer would help a lot!
- How much roughly are we looking at to fully restore a run down or bare shell vehicle?
upto 80k
- Are parts difficult to get hold of?
yes
- Where is the best place to find a 911 that is run down/bare?
they all seem to fetch to much these days
- Is there anything I should know before starting?
matching numbers are key, don't pick a lower spec car do a S or some thing rare
Any advice/help would be appreciated!
Every single one was still available, although they did apologetically tell me that some would take a couple of days as they have to come from Germany.
SS7
they stock service parts it is when you want to do a build with the correct light finish on old rare cars etc it gets harder
doing a 911 T would imo cost more than it's worth for a proper rebuild, but I guess the T has been dragged up by the E which has been dragged up by the S which has been dragged up by the RS.
the latter ones you can spend the cash and make money the T is a tough call and the bottom of the rung.
but as these were only 10k or less not even 5 years a go it's gone a bit crazy.
again buying a matching numbers car is key.
But what do I know :-p
doing a 911 T would imo cost more than it's worth for a proper rebuild, but I guess the T has been dragged up by the E which has been dragged up by the S which has been dragged up by the RS.
the latter ones you can spend the cash and make money the T is a tough call and the bottom of the rung.
but as these were only 10k or less not even 5 years a go it's gone a bit crazy.
again buying a matching numbers car is key.
But what do I know :-p
mrdemon said:
they stock service parts it is when you want to do a build with the correct light finish on old rare cars etc it gets harder
doing a 911 T would imo cost more than it's worth for a proper rebuild, but I guess the T has been dragged up by the E which has been dragged up by the S which has been dragged up by the RS.
the latter ones you can spend the cash and make money the T is a tough call and the bottom of the rung.
but as these were only 10k or less not even 5 years a go it's gone a bit crazy.
again buying a matching numbers car is key.
But what do I know :-p
The economics are different if you're doing much of the work yourself. doing a 911 T would imo cost more than it's worth for a proper rebuild, but I guess the T has been dragged up by the E which has been dragged up by the S which has been dragged up by the RS.
the latter ones you can spend the cash and make money the T is a tough call and the bottom of the rung.
but as these were only 10k or less not even 5 years a go it's gone a bit crazy.
again buying a matching numbers car is key.
But what do I know :-p
I'd look for a mfi T that was as complete and as solid as possible; bodywork on these is complex and can be very expensive to repair.
SS7
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