Finished
1973 Porsche 911 2.7
Marque
Porsche
Year
1973
Duration
14 months
Hours
2,140 hrs
Engine
2.7 flat-six, rebuilt
Colour
Light Yellow
The story
A tired US-import 911T with a later 2.7 engine, returned to the road as a sympathetic fast-road car with its original colour.
Full photographic survey and paint depth readings. Found filler in both front wings and the battery boxes.
New front pan, battery boxes, both kidney bowls and inner wings. 312 hours of metalwork.
Engine rebuilt to 2.7 spec, gearbox rebuilt, suspension and brakes refreshed throughout.
“They sent photographs every Friday for fourteen months. When I collected it, it felt like the car I bought, only better.” — Richard, Cheltenham
Work done
- New front pan and battery boxes
- Kidney bowls and inner wings replaced
- Engine rebuilt to 2.7 spec
- 915 gearbox rebuilt
- Two-pack Light Yellow, matched from original paint
- 400 shakedown miles
Build timeline
Week by week, from survey to shakedown
Stage 01
Full photographic survey and paint depth readings. Found filler in both front wings and the battery boxes.
Stage 02
Stripped to a bare shell and media blasted. Underside rust was worse than expected around the kidney bowls.
Stage 03
New front pan, battery boxes, both kidney bowls and inner wings. 312 hours of metalwork.
Stage 04
Epoxy primer, seam sealer to factory pattern and two-pack Light Yellow, matched from paint behind the dash.
Stage 05
Engine rebuilt to 2.7 spec, gearbox rebuilt, suspension and brakes refreshed throughout.
Stage 06
Trim, wiring and glass refitted, then 400 shakedown miles before handover.
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