Patrick's 1973 Martini RSR recreation Project

[acf321]

I am loving this thread Patrick, that car happens to be my favourite as well! Good luck with it all.

[patrick911]

Although I'm still busy with the dreaded underside protection, I have made some progress by completing at least the engine bay.
I have planned the car to be brought to Chequered Flag in October, so the pressure's on to finalise this pvc protection removal.
Bought a few bits & pieces as well. Managed to find a set of NOS Ate RSR brake fluid reservoir, and in the Netherlands I managed to source an adjustable Twin master cylinder RSR pedal box, but best of all, I was trying to source the oil reservoir overflow tank, only to find out that the ingenious Porsche engineers used a standard washer fluid reservoir for this. $55 at Pelican; that's a welcome change...

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[Oldskl60]

Keep them coming Patrick! Loving it!

Will you run rear shock tower strengthening brackets?

[patrick911]

Hi mate,
yes, i will.
I wasn't sure if this particular RSR I'm building had them at the Targa Florio, but the Konradsheim book on the Carrera RS lists all the changes the RS and RSRs went through throughout the season.
So that's when I found the #8 Martini car did have the rear shock tower strengthening brackets and the coilover springs.
Funnily enough, it also showed that this car was not yet fitted with a 10,000rpm Tacho, whereas every single replica seems to have one of those.

Question for the experts, the real R6 Martini car was at last weekend Goodwood Festival of Speed. It was recently rebuilt, as for years it ran in the later (and much wider) Le Mans trim with the Mary Stuart tail.
It now looks as it did during the Targo Florio race, but it has the windshield wipers as per LHD model, whereas back in the day, it was in RHD mode. Restoration fail, or did I miss something?

Targa Florio 1973:
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Goodwood last weekend:
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[jock69t]

Great work Patrick. As you probably know Hugh Hodges might have some information on your question about the windscreen wipers. If I remember correctly Hugh contributed to a large thread on Early S register about these cars. You probably have seen it but the current (Volume 94 Number 5) Motor Sport has an article on the restoration of R6 with a number of photos of the car at the Targa Florio and Group 5 specification in RHD windscreen wiper trim.

[Oldskl60]

Hi mate,
yes, i will.
I wasn't sure if this particular RSR I'm building had them at the Targa Florio, but the Konradsheim book on the Carrera RS lists all the changes the RS and RSRs went through throughout the season.
So that's when I found the #8 Martini car did have the rear shock tower strengthening brackets and the coilover springs.
Funnily enough, it also showed that this car was not yet fitted with a 10,000rpm Tacho, whereas every single replica seems to have one of those.

Question for the experts, the real R6 Martini car was at last weekend Goodwood Festival of Speed. It was recently rebuilt, as for years it ran in the later (and much wider) Le Mans trim with the Mary Stuart tail.
It now looks as it did during the Targo Florio race, but it has the windshield wipers as per LHD model, whereas back in the day, it was in RHD mode. Restoration fail, or did I miss something?

Targa Florio 1973:
porsche 1973 911_targa_florio_8.jpg

Goodwood last weekend:
36966068_201266730522799_3512327046673989632_n.jpg

Love your research!

[marcus_cottrill]

Looking good Patrick - keep the photos coming

[Terminator]

Although I'm still busy with the dreaded underside protection, I have made some progress by completing at least the engine bay.
I have planned the car to be brought to Chequered Flag in October, so the pressure's on to finalise this pvc protection removal.
Bought a few bits & pieces as well. Managed to find a set of NOS Ate RSR brake fluid reservoir, and in the Netherlands I managed to source an adjustable Twin master cylinder RSR pedal box, but best of all, I was trying to source the oil reservoir overflow tank, only to find out that the ingenious Porsche engineers used a standard washer fluid reservoir for this. $55 at Pelican; that's a welcome change...

36764816_1829546673775044_5147028677984256000_n.jpg

901-628-720-26-M350.jpgDSCN3312_fd2d3fc4-328b-4918-9306-7d1c5d2a614a_grande.jpgdsc03107.jpg

Nice scores you did better than me looking for a 68 washer bottle...I found a good one but costing 5 times what your new one cost
all for the lack of the motor holding bump otherwise the same bottle...at this rate you may well beat me to the finish line

[patrick911]

I doubt it very much Clyde,
With parts and shipment the way they are for some of these parts, I'll need to find a second job first and sell a kidney next, just to get the body completed.
Fuel tank, brakes & suspension will be next on the list, and i haven't even thought or started on the engine yet.

[Oldskl60]

i haven't even thought or started on the engine yet.

Dont worry, Clyde will lend you one of his

[patrick911]

Received the twin master cylinder brake pedal box today.
love the fact it looks exactly like the original (picture from a blue real RSR Konradsheim's book below) but the finishing and packaging could've done better.
I've seen this now a number of times with parts I've ordered, and maybe it's just me, but paying thru the nose for some of these parts, I'd expect perfection and nothing less.
Anyway, it's here so another item off the list.
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[e72phil]

So many of these parts are "cottage industry" stuff so finishing and packaging isnt great. But I agree at the prices they charge you, you do expect a reasonable paint job, or powder coating. Maybe they are striving for the real authentic look so they keep it rough looking ?

[patrick911]

good point Phil, in that case, they sure succeeded!

[marcus_cottrill]

Excuse my ignorance, I assume the lever connects to another dial or lever somewhere more convenient that than pedal box?

[patrick911]

i don't know i follow Marcus.
The clutch pedal is similar to that on the standard box which is the lever on the very right that connects to the clutch cable. The only thing different for the RSR pedal box is that the brake pedal activates two separate cylinders via the balance beam, which you can adjust to change the brake balance between the front & rear as those are separate circuits here. If you mean there's another way to change the balance, then no, that's not the case. It was an orderable option, to could change the balance from the dash, but not original so not purchased. Does that answer your question?