I am rebuilding a 1965 911 and need some help

[peterppp]

front seats are missing, did the originals have head rests, wooden steering wheel, black seats carpet etc ? head lining .
where was the windscreen washer pump mounted and what spec was it?9 bag in wing)
I need wheels .date stamping seems to be all that people care about!!
was there a cut out in the front dash/scuttle for a speaker?
did they have a heated rear window
what size was the hole in the inner wings for the wiring loom to lights front and back. someone has put in a later loom with large multipin connectors
what went in the oblong hole on the left hand side of the car in the scuttle? some sort of connector for the loom ?
I there anyone out there who I can talk to re these and other stuff with this car
Peter

 

[Mike Ruddy]

You need to be on DDk.

 

[KIRK]

As you are probably aware a1965 911 is a very rare car. Porsche being a small manufacturer, in the early production period of the 911, often used up parts still in stock belonging to earlier production periods. So trying to tie down the specification of your car will be difficult.
My interest is in the LWB cars so I am unable to help you. You may be better advised joining
ddk-online.com (UK based) and
early911sregistry.org (USA based)
Both are free to join and after introducing yourself and your project you should be able to post questions.
Ad for number matching/ date matching : it is not an obsession with everyone but perceived value of cars is enhanced somewhat by appropriate dates for an early 911.

 

[MikeChampion]

I have an original 1965 SWB car that is in build at the moment. It was the Porsche Cars GB press car, so came with many useful reference docs and photographs for how the interior and other areas were assembled. PM me for contact details if you want and I should be able to guide you through to what should be the correct specification for your car.

Note the wiring loom position and specification in '65 was different RHD vs LHD, thus the positions of the bulkhead holes need to be aligned to this. There are also differences in the very early (late-'64 build) cars vs the later ones, so knowledge of the exact build date at the factory will be helpful here. If you don't know this, it can be obtained from the chassis number.

Washer bag sits in RH wing, behind the strut mount area. Pump mounted just in front of this, under the scuttle panel RHS.

Carpet most probably charcoal haargarn velour.

Should be a speaker hole in the dash top metalwork, but the vinyl dash top trim is one piece, with a perforated area above the speaker location. I had to punch-out every hole individually to replicate this correctly in this car.

Rear window is heated by warm air nozzles located in the corners of the parcel shelf that take air heated from the heat exchanger circuit.

Regards,

Mike.

 

[Robin]

We have some information available about the very early 911s but some more details about your car would help to answer your questions, is it a 901 or a 911, Chassis number, engine number, gearbox number, LHD/RHD, etc? Are you doing the work yourself?

There are quite a few 1965 2litre cars that have been, or are being prepared for racing in the 2Litre Cup series. Many of those cars have been prepared by the excellent bodywork and engine preparing businesses. So there is a lot of knowledge about all aspects of the model, that they have within their employees. Obviously that information would normally be at a cost to the cars owner.
There is also the question should PCGB give you this information or should it be available only to Club Members?

It is always good to find that another car is being saved, as has been said in earlier postings, there are not many very early cars around, so please come back to us to see what we can do, PM me if preferred.

 

[38F3E1]

I have an original 1965 SWB car that is in build at the moment. It was the Porsche Cars GB press car, so came with many useful reference docs and photographs for how the interior and other areas were assembled. PM me for contact details if you want and I should be able to guide you through to what should be the correct specification for your car.
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Sounds an interesting project Mike. I have recently been emailing with the owner of FG****C which was also a 1965 Porsche GB press car, although not manufactured until summer in 1965 so assume not the same one. I notice from the front picture of your website a very very early UK 912 in Light Ivory undergoing restoration, what's the story on that one?

Ian.

 

[MikeChampion]

I have an original 1965 SWB car that is in build at the moment. It was the Porsche Cars GB press car, so came with many useful reference docs and photographs for how the interior and other areas were assembled. PM me for contact details if you want and I should be able to guide you through to what should be the correct specification for your car.
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Sounds an interesting project Mike. I have recently been emailing with the owner of FG****C which was also a 1965 Porsche GB press car, although not manufactured until summer in 1965 so assume not the same one. I notice from the front picture of your website a very very early UK 912 in Light Ivory undergoing restoration, what's the story on that one?

Ian.

Hi Ian, as is always the way, the story is long, and not one I have the time to write on an internet forum, but it is a very fine and interesting car that one. Hopefully one day soon I will be able to share some of these projects again back in the real world.

 

[38F3E1]

front seats are missing, did the originals have head rests, wooden steering wheel, black seats carpet etc ? head lining .
where was the windscreen washer pump mounted and what spec was it?9 bag in wing)
I need wheels .date stamping seems to be all that people care about!!
was there a cut out in the front dash/scuttle for a speaker?
did they have a heated rear window
what size was the hole in the inner wings for the wiring loom to lights front and back. someone has put in a later loom with large multipin connectors
what went in the oblong hole on the left hand side of the car in the scuttle? some sort of connector for the loom ?
I there anyone out there who I can talk to re these and other stuff with this car
Peter

Hi Peter, looks like a serious project you are getting into. The 1965 cars are rare as has been said and the original parts can be extremely difficult to source and therefore very expensive as a result. Date stamps on wheels is just the tip of the iceberg :- )

Kirk has mentioned two online communities who are very friendly and helpful and there are people on here who can help as well such as Mike. The club also has a technical resource for the early cars. Have you recently bought the car or have you owned it for a while? Are you doing the restoration yourself or getting others to help you?

Gook luck with your project.

Ian.

 

[38F3E1]

Hi Ian, as is always the way, the story is long, and not one I have the time to write on an internet forum, but it is a very fine and interesting car that one. Hopefully one day soon I will be able to share some of these projects again back in the real world.

Won't that just be wonderful !