Adamant1971

Well it's time to finally make an official revival thread for VanD's "Orangie". 1 of 6 known Continental Orange 928's, Euro build, never federalized, no passenger mirror, no rub strips, no sunroof. I can't bring myself to post pictures of the stripping as it was a rusty bastard. Ha Ha.

Anyhow the chassis is with my painter now and should be done in April or May. The car had a previous bad re-paint and had already been stripped past the electrostatic primer during that horror of a paint job, runs and all. We found much filler in the rear quarters and both front fenders were garbage. The body shop measured and she is straight so that was a relief.

Last week he started cutting out and welding up the rust spots and began the blocking process. He has been working the metal as much as possible to reduce the amount of filler that will be required. But as you can see the rear quarters were a mess.

scoper

Looking forward to this story. Sounds like an early VIN.

GregBBRD

Nothing to these 928 restorations.....

drooman

Awesome

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Mrmerlin

Based on the front end photo the front bumper shocks or Euro CANS are pushed in you can fit used shocks the extended position is 70 mm measure them before you put them in it’s a whole lot of work to swap them
Good luck on your project

Adamant1971

Thanks Stan, I will measure them again to be safe, but here is another angle. When assembled the front bumper was aligned.


And some pics of a few shinny bits.

olmann

Wow! Beautiful restoration going on! Great journey.

Brian Racine

Looking good Adam. Make sure those crest points are facing your valve stems ;-)

monkez

This looks like a fantastic project!

Adamant1971

Will do Brian, just a test fit. Ha Ha

Thanks, in a few weeks there will be some colour laid down.

M. Requin

Actually, that would be 180 degrees off. The point of the shield (not crest) should be directly opposite the valve stem. As shown in:

86 WSM


92 GTS OM

I'm my own Enzo...Cheers!

Adamant1971

I am going to blame my wheel refinisher for the incorrect placement. Ha Ha

linderpat

The other thing from that picture which I've said before, is that if you squint just a little bit, you can see the evolution of the 16" phone dials to these beautiful Cup 1's. My favorites are the Cup 1', except for the early OB's, where the 16" phone dials look best.

Simon928

Looking great Adam! I'll have to drop by in the spring to see it in all its glory.

Adamant1971

Mostly straight and primed. Next doors etc off and my painter will get some colour down.