911S"L" update

Like most projects, sandblasting reveals all of the sins, and this chassis was no exception. Rust was found in the usual places of a 9 series; the floorpan, the front suspension pan, rear window area, etc.

The chassis is looking much better than it did after disassembly!

It still needs about 30 hours of detailing; removing little clips here and there, welding in screw holes from the screwy previous owner, and removing the last bits of undercoating that the blaster couldn't reach.

After that, it will be off to the fab shop for the rollcage.

If you've noticed, I've been posting consistently for the last few days....don't get excited, my pace on the project is not that quick, I'm just getting the readers up to date.

In the beginning...

After successfully campaigning a 1957 356 coupe for a number of years, the "project itch" needed scratching. The 356 is a great car and fun to race, but I was needing a new challenge.

The logical next step was the 911; newer technology, better parts availability, more powerful, yet still vintage. Plus, nothing sounds better than the flat six at 7,000+ rpm! After researching the rule books, it appeared that the 1967 model would be the most widely accepted by the various vintage racing organizations. That narrows it down.

It would have been fairly easy to buy a complete, ready-to-race early 911, but what fun is that?! Half of the enjoyment/battle comes from the building of the car(and being the mildly OCD type, I like knowing every nut and bolt in a car that could potentially kill me).

So, the hunt began for the perfect project car. Not much of a hunt really, just a phone call to my friend Pat who happened to have a '67 laying around in his backyard. After a couple beers, a deal was struck and the 911S"L" (the L meaning "Lightweight") project was officially underway. It's funny how the beginning of a project and the end of a project are always signified by a beer...

As you can see, it's was a true "project car" needing new floors, rear seat bottoms, suspension pan, etc. Somehow, I couldn't see the rust...all I could see was shiny paint and numbers on the doors.

Stay tuned.

Rennprojekt is up and running.

Stay tuned for the build details of a 1967 Porsche 911S "Lightweight" spec vintage racecar.