1965 Porsche 356 C

Posts : 442 Join date : 2007-12-25

Spring Break is just 2 weeks away for me @ work Very Happy

... this thing is about to go to paint !! cheers

Posts : 86 Join date : 2007-12-07

Pourman wrote:: Well the Metal in older Porsches has alot of Zinc in it , so sandblasting creates too much heat , which could warp the metal body panels ... I was instructed to have it Media Blasted to prevent the warping , as media blasting doesn't create excessive heat in the Metal

media blasting is just little plastic beads like the inside of a beanie baby. or glass.

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Posts : 442 Join date : 2007-12-25

Yes , some places also use Pecan shells , Walnut Shells , or some other natural media as well ... looking at doing this in the coming weeks ... I'll snap some pics of the media and the process ... gonna chronicle the entire build Wink

Posts : 22 Join date : 2008-02-03

fixing and restoring old vw's is my hobby, right now im workin on a link pin beam thats narrowed 7.5 inches thats going under a friend of mines 1957 oval-window ragtop beetle.

heres my 57 oval-window ragtop bug, sittin on porsche wheels and ghia disc brakes.

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Posts : 442 Join date : 2007-12-25

NICE !! ... Fuchs wheels polished / chromed and slam it FTW cheers

... saw many AWESOME Bugs in Cali ... Stinger ?? Shocked

Posts : 22 Join date : 2008-02-03

haha stinger FTW
between me and my bro we have 2 1957 oval window ragtops and a 1956 oval hardtop

that oval is mine, his oval is flat tan and flat olive green slammed, narrowed and fully built 1914, eagle 110 cam, 1.6 ratio rockers, hardend pushrods, 044 heads, scat forged crank, ceramic coated merged header, stingerweber idf 44's..... hmm ill remember more when im sober.

im waiting on his drop spindles and weber idf 44's to come in so i can put his car back together.

my car is fresh paint, disc brakes, porsche 5 lug conversion, 3 inch drop spindles, O.G. Porsche "heart" wheels... the damn wheels are worth 2500 for the set. thankfully i didnt have to buy them. haha i got them from an old guy who didnt know what he had Very Happy

fresh interior, fresh rag, you could eat off my undercarrage. Very Happy

oh and a GREAT site for everything vw and porsche is www.thesamba.com/vw

it will become your best friend

Posts : 22 Join date : 2008-02-03

oh and heres my 73 vw beetle, i bought for 300, put new pistons, slammed the shit out of and sold for 1200 to fund my 96 camaro ss

i wish i would have kept this bug Crying or Very sad

the beam was narrowed 5.5 inches

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Subject: Re: 1965 Porsche 356 C Sun 02 Mar 2008, 1:38 am

-Pourman Looks like its coming along nicely Fred. Should be a beut when its finished.

-96ss I take it you know Corry Richardson... your ride looks familiar. I helped him with the fasty's setup. Its fun as hell working on these old rides.

Posts : 22 Join date : 2008-02-03

KrUnK_KrIs wrote:: -Pourman Looks like its coming along nicely Fred. Should be a beut when its finished.

-96ss I take it you know Corry Richardson... your ride looks familiar. I helped him with the fasty's setup. Its fun as hell working on these old rides.

Yea i know corey pretty well, i also helped on the nasty ( doing the brakes and getting it to run)
i worked on the marsh for a while, and kept it for about 6 months, and the beam off that yellow and primer bug is from the marsh.