I thought I'd start a new and easily searchable thread on here to document OLE911's restoration. I'm giving myself this year to complete it, but won't punish myself if it takes a little longer... (Oh MUCH longer 
) ...*Skip 4 years and a rego change to TYP901... page 70 for the end results 
In the interest of completeness, a little on the history of this 911t as I'm aware. It is an August 1969 build and it was delivered to Hamiltons as an Aussie RHD delivery. It was delivered in Ossie Blue, equipped with a sportomatic and no sunroof. It was purchased in early 1970 and went to a doctor in Canberra. Some time later it ended up in Melbourne and appears to have had around 5 owners before I got it in Brisbane circa 2000. It apparently had rust removed (sills and pans) and painted in Melbourne circa 1996.
When I bought it I was actively looking for an early 911, despite the advice I was given to buy the latest I could afford with a galvanised body, I had a feeling it would be a better long term decision to choose a narrow bumpered long nose toy. The current Arrow Blue colour grabbed me immediately - it is very vivid in the flesh and cameras/computer monitors often don't do it justice.
The car was missing so much of the original interior that it looked nothing like a 911 inside. Someone had also deleted all the anodised bright work in favour of the later 'blacked out' look. But it had also had SC flares added along with a set of 7&8x15 Fuchs and quite a nice stance.
In 2001 I was posted to Townsville where I spent a lot of time on the water working. In the brief breaks I had, I set about returning the bright work, getting rid of the chrome from the fuchs (yes they were chromed), and restoring the interior to a basic black. A lot of the brightwork had been sanded to key the black paint so the anodise was rooted. I removed what was left and set about polishing all the alloy to a fine finish (thank you Mothers). I did notice some "minor" rust in the floor which I resolved to get around to...
The car has been all around Queensland and had various iterations from the strange car it was when I got it, to an RS replica, track whore, and now to a sort of period "sports purpose" road car. There's not much I haven't cleaned up or replaced at some time or another. I've also built the RS spec engine in the car and replaced the sporto with a 915 I also rebuilt (the original stuff is still with me for the matching number anoraks).
Anyway, today began the full front to back body and paint restoration. The car will be repainted in the original Ossi Blue (I will definitely miss the Arrow Blue) but it will keep the flares and wider wheels, and will still be a hotrod in preference to a nut and bolt concours resto. The following photos cover about 5 hours in the garage today.
The last photos are of the support/flipping dollies I'm considering. The Octagon idea is one I've pinched from various sources (mainly Wevo and Gary Emory in the States). They are easy to use and don't take up as much room as a rotisserie. The final photo is of a an early car in Ossi Blue...
) ...*Skip 4 years and a rego change to TYP901... page 70 for the end results In the interest of completeness, a little on the history of this 911t as I'm aware. It is an August 1969 build and it was delivered to Hamiltons as an Aussie RHD delivery. It was delivered in Ossie Blue, equipped with a sportomatic and no sunroof. It was purchased in early 1970 and went to a doctor in Canberra. Some time later it ended up in Melbourne and appears to have had around 5 owners before I got it in Brisbane circa 2000. It apparently had rust removed (sills and pans) and painted in Melbourne circa 1996.
When I bought it I was actively looking for an early 911, despite the advice I was given to buy the latest I could afford with a galvanised body, I had a feeling it would be a better long term decision to choose a narrow bumpered long nose toy. The current Arrow Blue colour grabbed me immediately - it is very vivid in the flesh and cameras/computer monitors often don't do it justice.
The car was missing so much of the original interior that it looked nothing like a 911 inside. Someone had also deleted all the anodised bright work in favour of the later 'blacked out' look. But it had also had SC flares added along with a set of 7&8x15 Fuchs and quite a nice stance.
In 2001 I was posted to Townsville where I spent a lot of time on the water working. In the brief breaks I had, I set about returning the bright work, getting rid of the chrome from the fuchs (yes they were chromed), and restoring the interior to a basic black. A lot of the brightwork had been sanded to key the black paint so the anodise was rooted. I removed what was left and set about polishing all the alloy to a fine finish (thank you Mothers). I did notice some "minor" rust in the floor which I resolved to get around to...
The car has been all around Queensland and had various iterations from the strange car it was when I got it, to an RS replica, track whore, and now to a sort of period "sports purpose" road car. There's not much I haven't cleaned up or replaced at some time or another. I've also built the RS spec engine in the car and replaced the sporto with a 915 I also rebuilt (the original stuff is still with me for the matching number anoraks).
Anyway, today began the full front to back body and paint restoration. The car will be repainted in the original Ossi Blue (I will definitely miss the Arrow Blue) but it will keep the flares and wider wheels, and will still be a hotrod in preference to a nut and bolt concours resto. The following photos cover about 5 hours in the garage today.
The last photos are of the support/flipping dollies I'm considering. The Octagon idea is one I've pinched from various sources (mainly Wevo and Gary Emory in the States). They are easy to use and don't take up as much room as a rotisserie. The final photo is of a an early car in Ossi Blue...
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