911 24S Targa - Art-Restoration

Porsche 911 2.4S Targa. The car seemed to be in good enough condition when it arrived, but the surprises are going to follow one after the other during the dismantling.

At this stage of disassembly, the hull seems heavily chewed, traces of repair are visible, but we do not know yet what it hides.

Start for chemical pickling, chemical derusting and cataphoresis.

Discovery of anomalies upon return from cataphoresis.

Underneath the putty, rough repairs appear.

Presence of patches and rusty areas. The window for the car radio has been enlarged roughly.

SC style holes have been cut in the dashboard. The floor is badly damaged.

The rocker panels are gnawed, the fenders are hammered. The rear wing cheek has been roughly modified. The rear crossbar is also deformed.

The main new parts to be changed are shown on the ground…. Beginning of the sheet metal work.

The first step is to restore the floor.

Repair of the intermediate wall and floor supports.

The docking edges of the floor are rebuilt to new before presenting the floor in position.

Adjustment and welding of the floor.

Welding of Targa reinforcements.

Repair of dashboard anomalies.

Now it’s the turn of the front cell repair.

We are going to change the front face, the front floor, the front spars and the nose of the front wheel arches.

Adjustment and welding of the front floor.

Adjustment and welding of the front face and the half-beams.

Now we move to the repair of the right rear wheel arch.

Manufacture of the oil filter support area.

Change of the rear crossbar.

Adjustment and welding of the rear wheel arch.

Repair of the bases of the arch.

Repair of the lower body and the right jack support.

Adjustment and welding of the lower body reinforcement plate.

Adjustment and welding of the vertical reinforcement and the bottom of the door legs.

Fitting and welding of the inner Targa reinforcement.

Adjustment of the external hydraulic circuit.

The structure of the hull is finished, we move on to the repairs of the openings.

The undercarriages are dismantled and sandblasted.

Then they are chromated and a baked epoxy paint is applied.

The restoration of the engine begins with its disassembly and metrology.

Crankshaft and engine block are still in original standard dimensions.

Many parts specific to the Model S have been replaced by Model E parts.

We need to find the S parts to put the engine back in its original configuration like pistons, cylinder heads, throttle bodies, intake pipes and injection pump.