Restoration of a 1968 Porsche 911 Back in February 2009, I concluded a deal to buy a very derelict '68 Porsche 911 from Florida. The car had been used as a 'hangar queen' for spares and bits of trim needed for other restoration projects. It was largely complete, but there was a lot of work required. It is alleged the car had lived its life in Georgia and had an original 65K miles. The car came from a known source and I was told the bodyshell was very sound, except for some damage to the front support for the fuel tank (where the car appears to have hit a high gate post or something similar), some rust to the floor of the gas heater cavity and some superficial corrosion elsewhere. The 2-litre 130 horsepower engine and the 5-speed gearbox needed complete rebuilds and there was no part of the carthat would not need work.  I picked the car up from the shipper in Southampton in May 2009 and my plan is to restore it as an 'as-new' 1968 911S with the engine suitably tweeked to around 190-200hp.
 I have had a movie camera in my garage throughout the process. The idea is that the restoration will be available for all to see and hopefully,when I run into the inevitable brick wall on what to do next, somebody will come to my help!
Video clips of restoration As at Summer 2010, the restoration process over the past year has been a part-time activity. The car has been stripped and the shell taken back to the metal. The corrosion has been dealt with and the repainting is in progress. The engine is being rebuilt by air-cooled 911 expert Nick Fulljames of Redtek, near Silverstone. On the rolling chassis, I am receiving guidance from Alan Drayson at Canford Classics in Bournemouth and Tony Outridge at Early 911 For Sale, near Chesham. For restoration products and consumables, I am indebted to Frost restorers equipment (www.frost.co.uk). I'm amazed the YouTube channel (petermorgan911) has received over 20,000 hits! I don't claim any film making expertise, so I'll apologise in advance for the quality of the camera work. I'll just turn the thing on and talk while I'm working. It's not Le Mans or The Right Stuff, but I hope you'll enjoy following this 911 story. If you want to contact me about what you see here, my email is peter@porscheinspections.com. There's a huge amount of work to do and once you've started something likethis, you have to see it through to the end or you just end up wasting time and (a lot) of money. Peter Morgan | 
