I did one of these cars a few years ago and still have it. It has already been a great toy to own. Maybe I missed you explaining why you are building an ST replica on a targa body? Inside the front the floor pan normally rusts out and you end up replacing the two piece suspension mounts. This gives you the chance to fit the correct long nose bonnet valance sections and that would make the front wing repairs very easy while it was all out.
Hi David. We are making it out of a tagra as it's a customers car and that's what he wants :) Yes we have most of them sections coming to us and will be covered thank you :) 👍
@@yorkshirecarrestoration I'm guessing that's something you've seen more than once! - PS My 09 MX5 sailed through it's MoT this morning , no advisories nothing - and the tester said how shiny it was!
Love all your in depth repairs and restorations. I do remember 40 plus years back you could get oversills or cover sills designed to do just that…quick MOT fix!
I recently saw a video where a chap, allegedly a professional body guy, explained he wasn't going to cut out the rust on the bottom of a VW T3 sliding door but instead stick a repair panel right over it. Yes, stick on, he explicitly mentioned adhesive rather than welding.
@@viffe87My guess is the customer has either owned it for some time or he bought it expressly to do this conversion. Few cars of this age are going to be in good condition because of the usual dip in value making it uneconomic.
Hi. I had good success with the jp dansk panels. But that green rear number plate panel you have was a really bad fit (not anything like the original shape) ended up using a genuine porsche one. Looking forward to watching the project progress. 👍👍
I have a little experience of Porsches this era and although they were mostly galvanised by the early 80’s , they do rust eventually , some early 80-81-82 Porsche 924’s the galvanise treatment was so strong they are very rust resistant and would probably survive the apocalypse along with cockroaches 😂 , steel is very thick too , my 1992 944 had a dent and the dent master guy said the metal was to thick for pdr , good to see full panels replacing patches , looking forward to watching this
Good going! Looking forward to seeing the progress! I have a Vw t2 double cab that I’m quite far into. It had 3 sets of sills on both sides! All laid over each other. B posts and c posts were non existent behind them. Not entirely sure what was holding it all together😂
JP group ere in Denmark, BIIIIG company... they actually manufactor Original Porche Parts For Porche, so many of the non OEM parts from them are the same as OEM..just without the stamp...
My wild guess of costs! Bodywork including panels fitting and painting. At least £25,000. Engine and Gearbox strip, repair and rebuild and install at least £15,000. Interior say £4,000. Total at least £44k. At the end you get a car that looks like an 911ST but the chassis number is a Carrera some years younger. I guess this will take some 4 months to get everything sorted!!! You are being brave to do that job when there are so many bodges in the cars history!
Hi Eddie we don’t know about costs only our own as the car and panels are all supplied by the customer as this is not our car , we are only doing the bodywork and welding :)
By the by lads have you seen Mechanic Jacks rusty car repair. On You tube. Have a shuftie how these boys repair rusty cars. Promise it's sumthin else.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love your videos,but I am baffled why you dont have a body lift so you don't have to work on the floor, and on your knees. Believe me, as you get older, it will become a real pain to work that way. Best wishes!
RUST has Lightened this car too make it faster 🤣🤣 the early 70s 911s were known as 'widow makers' because they would swap ends on you lightning fast next thing you are around a tree or buried in a hedge 🤣I sort of understand spending big money on a car that is a bit special, but an MX5 is almost they are everywhere and the ones i,ve seen on here have their owner a Fortune!!!!!!!! I hope the New parts are Good Quality, well made NOT el cheapo Taiwanese rubbish!!!!!
Thank you, Steve, for taking us through the rolling Meccano kit of a 911. Gonna be great, proper job!
Hi 👋🏻 Buddy. What love about your channel is that nothing fazes you 😊 Great banging tunes too 👍🏻
Thank you Steve, well I live fabrication and I deffo love a challenge so maybe that's why :) 👍
Woo y'all barely got to that baby in time to save it. You guys rock.
Yes we did, a few more years ad i think this would have been hard work
A fantastic job on a car near the scrapyard. Wow
Thank you Peter :)
That's a lot to do, but it's going to be great to see a skilled craftsman at work.
Thank you :)
Some quality German rust on that beastie, Steve! But I have to agree, those Dansk panels look pretty good.
Hi Neil yes they are , and thank you for the Email this week :)
Glad I live in a country where we dont have to put salt on our roads, but great work lads.
yes salt is the killer :0 thank you :)
Not watched this yet but already know it's going to be a good episode. 👍
Wow the amount of work here is unthinkable ...... Keep us posted
its not too bad , well within our capabilities :)
I like the way you are explaining what you will do .👌😉
Thank you so much 😀
I did one of these cars a few years ago and still have it. It has already been a great toy to own. Maybe I missed you explaining why you are building an ST replica on a targa body? Inside the front the floor pan normally rusts out and you end up replacing the two piece suspension mounts. This gives you the chance to fit the correct long nose bonnet valance sections and that would make the front wing repairs very easy while it was all out.
Hi David. We are making it out of a tagra as it's a customers car and that's what he wants :)
Yes we have most of them sections coming to us and will be covered thank you :) 👍
Amazing amount of work.
That's going to keep you busy can't wait to see you get cracking on with it great vid 👍
Thanks 👍
unbelivelble work , as a painter for many years i can apprieciate what you do 💪💪💪💪
Thank you Jimmy , it is a lot of work haha
Look at them lovely panels! It's enough to make a 240 jealous!
It is nice to have premade panels :)
Really looking forward to this build.
thank you Mathew :)
You've got quite a job ahead of you and I'm always amazed how cars that look so good on the surface turn out to be rot boxes - eek!
yes they can hide a lot with a quick paint job.
@@yorkshirecarrestoration I'm guessing that's something you've seen more than once! - PS My 09 MX5 sailed through it's MoT this morning , no advisories nothing - and the tester said how shiny it was!
This will be a very good series to watch! This is definitely one iconic car to restore.
Yes a true Classic :)
Looking forward to this one 👍🏻
Same here :)
Love all your in depth repairs and restorations. I do remember 40 plus years back you could get oversills or cover sills designed to do just that…quick MOT fix!
I recently saw a video where a chap, allegedly a professional body guy, explained he wasn't going to cut out the rust on the bottom of a VW T3 sliding door but instead stick a repair panel right over it. Yes, stick on, he explicitly mentioned adhesive rather than welding.
@@Ragnar8504head in hands 😮
It’s alright for you ! Darren’s got to make his panels ;)
Guessing you mean Ryan and yes he dose :)
Wow it just shows what's lurking under that shiney paintwork, can't wait for the updates 👍
more coming soon :)
Just think, you could have bought that, as it looked deceptively brilliant….on the outside 😮
Did you know about the extensive work before you bought the car? Can't wait to see it finished, it deserves to be restored.
It's a customers car not ours :)
@@yorkshirecarrestoration Ah, I see:) Great car anyways and he should know the car is in good hands:)
@@viffe87My guess is the customer has either owned it for some time or he bought it expressly to do this conversion. Few cars of this age are going to be in good condition because of the usual dip in value making it uneconomic.
this one should be easy steve ? all those shiny new bits , no bending and cutting . just a bit of welding and slap a coat of jam over the lot 😁
hopfuly Karen :)
Great work, looking forward to the chopping and cleaning.
You and me both!
couldn't begin to guess just how much all those new panels cost. Really enjoying this build Steve. Nice one.
You and me both Steven :)
@@yorkshirecarrestorationOn the other hand, I rate this car as unutterably beautiful, it’s era is now achingly precious.
Looks overwhelming, but I’m in! 😉
Its ok, we have done bigger projects than this, this one is nice as we dont have to fab most of the panels :)
Hi. I had good success with the jp dansk panels. But that green rear number plate panel you have was a really bad fit (not anything like the original shape) ended up using a genuine porsche one. Looking forward to watching the project progress. 👍👍
Thanks for the tips!
Great work and looking forward to the cutting!! It seems the seat removal took as long as stripping the whole car 😂
taking the seats out was a pain as someone had used the wrong bolts and it must have taken them days to put them in
I have a little experience of Porsches this era and although they were mostly galvanised by the early 80’s , they do rust eventually , some early 80-81-82 Porsche 924’s the galvanise treatment was so strong they are very rust resistant and would probably survive the apocalypse along with cockroaches 😂 , steel is very thick too , my 1992 944 had a dent and the dent master guy said the metal was to thick for pdr , good to see full panels replacing patches , looking forward to watching this
Hi Chris, im looking forward to doing it :)
Great video 👍 Check the lower front torsion mount pressing it's got a hole and gets filled with dirt etc
Thanks for the tip!
The second green panel you showed us looks just like the rear panel behind the rear number plate.
It was, in my hast I placed the wrong panel on the floor to talk about haha. We don't know if the back end needs this yet :)
Can't wait to see how this turns out Steve, loving the series already.
thank you Dan :)
Good going! Looking forward to seeing the progress! I have a Vw t2 double cab that I’m quite far into. It had 3 sets of sills on both sides! All laid over each other. B posts and c posts were non existent behind them. Not entirely sure what was holding it all together😂
probably the same as whats holding a lot of classic cars together , Sheer love of classics :)
Don't think the fella who bought this expected all this work . Having said that can't wait to see end of job 😊
Reminds me of a giant Airfix 😀just no glue involved.
haha kinda like that but you have to cut your own pieces out :)
JP group ere in Denmark, BIIIIG company... they actually manufactor Original Porche Parts For Porche, so many of the non OEM parts from them are the same as OEM..just without the stamp...
they are nice :)
Nice new panels😎👍
Yes and well made :)
My thoughts are that the Porsche liked going to the seaside, and near to the Beach for most of its life.
I think maybe it did
Bloody hell mate!!
We got this :)
My wild guess of costs!
Bodywork including panels fitting and painting. At least £25,000.
Engine and Gearbox strip, repair and rebuild and install at least £15,000.
Interior say £4,000.
Total at least £44k.
At the end you get a car that looks like an 911ST but the chassis number is a Carrera some years younger.
I guess this will take some 4 months to get everything sorted!!!
You are being brave to do that job when there are so many bodges in the cars history!
Hi Eddie we don’t know about costs only our own as the car and panels are all supplied by the customer as this is not our car , we are only doing the bodywork and welding :)
Sheet i wish ai cold get that many panels for all the cars usually it's just the outer sill and rear arch or nothing. 😮💨
We usually have the same problem :0
a little disapointed by that rusty "deutsche qualität car"... Lot of work Steve, but for You, so easy.
Hi Leo , i know what you mean and thank you :)
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By the by lads have you seen Mechanic Jacks rusty car repair. On You tube. Have a shuftie how these boys repair rusty cars. Promise it's sumthin else.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
not yet :)
I want to see some actual repairs lol...
first things first :)
Love your videos,but I am baffled why you dont have a body lift so you don't have to work on the floor, and on your knees. Believe me, as you get older, it will become a real pain to work that way. Best wishes!
sorry too long too explain this but look at the other comments :)
First
you were :)
Just talk no grinder?
Watch the next episode it's all grinder and no talk :)
RUST has Lightened this car too make it faster 🤣🤣 the early 70s 911s were known as 'widow makers' because they would swap ends on you lightning fast next thing you are around a tree or buried in a hedge 🤣I sort of understand spending big money on a car that is a bit special, but an MX5 is almost they are everywhere and the ones i,ve seen on here have their owner a Fortune!!!!!!!!
I hope the New parts are Good Quality, well made NOT el cheapo Taiwanese rubbish!!!!!
Hi Barry , yes they are very good quality and from a reputable supplier :)