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Lots of progress on the 911 rat project, but no pictures to share for right now. I am getting closer and closer to being done for now and getting the car back on the road, although it will evolve over time and never really be "done". I thought I'd share something else though - another Porsche...

New Driving Lights Finally got my driving lights ordered and then finished one today. Another is in process. These will mount in the front and will supplement the main headlights. The cylinders are junk air cooled 2.7L Porsche 911 units. The lights are Hella (I am very happy with the...

I'll try to get the car out of the shop in the daylight to get some side shots. Today I ordered the headlights that remind me of a WWII gas mask in Post #6 of this thread. It's my first big expense for this project, $355, ouch! I think I'm going to hold off on doing anything with the front...

What To Do With The Front Fenders? Finally, I cleaned up the oil cooler piping just for fun to see what it would look like without grime all over it. It’s a combination of brass and copper piping. Now I face a real dilemma that I’ve discussed on here before – leave the front fenders off or...

Body Work Mostly Done I got a lot of body work done, doing the final finish on some hole filling and surface rust/paint repairs. The big 1980’s style “flag” mirrors were removed, leaving behind four big holes on each door. I welded in plugs and have smoothed out the final surface. I have...

2013 First Update Well, I made some good progress last weekend that I want to share. Things have been slow on my build as I was working on four other cars doing non-project regular maintenance and repair work (new fuel lines, mass air flow sensor, rewiring job, oil changes, etc.). So, I’ve...

Exhaust Done My factory is in the middle of an annual shutdown. Being gone to work 14 hours a day, including weekends, does not leave much time for work on the car. Last night though I stole an hour to get my exhaust finished up. I cleaned up the stock heat shield/skid plate and welded in...

More Progress So, my plan is to eventually go with a two tone look as the interior is already black and white. I want to paint the hood, rear trunk, and roll bar covers all flat black and have the rest of the car flat white. I have a lot of body work to do though, the rear engine lid is a...

Progress Made some progress on my project. I just bought a welder and I cannot weld well, but I started with something that won't be seen. I built a baffle to allow me to eliminate my muffler, clean up the rear end, and drop some weight. Without my muffler the exhaust is a straight run and...

Yup, yup, yup... that's what I'm really leaning towards now is putting the front fenders back on, but not the bumpers. I will then use rectangular tubing (less of a 4X4 look than round tubing IMHO) and expanded or perforated metal to make front and rear bumpers. I have been kicking around the...

I understand where you guys are coming from. Ya gotta understand though where I am coming from. I am a Porsche guy through and through. So I already have some pretty Porsches (see my intro). I don't really need another pretty car. But I do have this project and have very little money into this...

Ah, I see what you are saying. I had not realized that this was a standard convention (which is not to say that this car could not be unconventional), but I have looked through the volksrod picture thread (the most comparable rat rod) and I see what you are saying. I do see that some cars will...

Front End Pics Okay, and here's the front end. The big question here is whether or not to clean up and reinstall the stock fenders with a custom front bumper (2X3 tube, same as rear), some custom lights (not pop-up, but in the same location as stock), and LED turn signals. These are...

Photos of Rear Okay, finally, here are some better photos. First the rear end. The plan is to build some small bumpers out of 2X3 tube to go on each side of the rear, just below the taillights, painted flat black. The muffler isn't mounted in this pic, down the road I will do something...

I'm limited as to what I can do with "Paint" at work... But here's an approximation of the general layout. Imagine the headlights in the same position, but with the bumpers a couple inches lower on each side. I originally drew this with the bumpers in the stock position, but I would now like...

I think the sketch helps... I'm not sure I care for the turn signal stalk sticking up there by itself now that I look at it. I can always mount it directly to the car body or on the upper bumper mount. Another option may be to put turn signals in the bumper instead of the wire mesh and bezel...

I am still working on getting some better pictures of my car. I wanted to get it lowered first as I knew this would have a dramatic effect on the overall look, which is does. I've got it roughly lowered for now and will try to get some pics tomorrow. For now though I wanted to share my vision...

Holy Crap!!! Nice find TDK. I love it! I wonder if that build ever got finished. Where'd you find that? Never mind, I found the build thread, it is still in progress. Kirk

My Current Cars Pictures have been requested... Here's what I've got right now that is road worthy: A 1972 Porsche 914 with Chalon body kit, wheels, custom interior, and low. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3880198/1972-porsche-914 A 2000 Porsche Boxster S with Gemballa body kit, wheels, GT3...

More Pics Got it. I will get the car out of the shop and get some better overall pictures for a better view of what I've got. It will be a few days though as I have family flying in for a visit starting tonight... :cool: Kirk