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1971 911 2.2 Targa ‘S.Trim full restoration from Alicante (Spain)


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Hi guys!!

I’m very proud to share this fantastic restoration thread.

A Soloporsche.com friend, is making an amazing full restoration. The car is a “Matching Numbers” 1971 911 2.2 Targa ‘S.Trim’, and the owner and restorer is Mr. Josep Vicent from Alicante (Spain), though he’s worldwide famous as a musician, film composer and orchestra conduct.

Nevertheless I prefer to show you the pics and translate (to my best knowledge) the thread.

Josep purchased a black 911T Targa, that was almost heading to the scrapyard, from an owner in northern Spain.

The origins of this car are in USA, as It was a US specs car, imported to Europe, through Holland. The car needed lots of hours to be reborn to its perfect condition, but the shell seemed to be quite free of rust. So, It was the best argument for Josep to get the car and begin this awesome project.

Their story began around the first days of June 2011.

Believe me if I tell you that he is a man with a very special touch when doing a restoration like this. Experienced enough to know that something like this could turn into a nightmare, as you know.

In his own words; “you need lots of passion and affection everyday” “this is a blank check task, and everybody knows that adversities will come undoubtedly”

Josep Vicent is deeply in love with his 911, and shares with us every step in the way, and progress made by the specialists around him.

He thought that the car would need a name, and called her ‘Black’ (honouring the shading, matt exterior color she had when they met). Latter we will find out that the car went out the factory in original silver paint.

I am impressed seing how he is controlling every little detail, managing the whole project, with a perfect team work between the different specialists who are taking part in this restoration (bodyshell, paintshop, Porsche specialist mechanic, interior leather upholsterer, and so on...). Former restorations made by him were MB Pagoda, Le Baron, Toyota FJ40, and several classic boats!

Josep has a Porsche classic engagement and is completing a Spanish Porsche Classic Pre73 Registry too.

Here you can see some pics of ‘Black’:

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Here you have the Toyota FJ40 fully restored by Josep some years ago: (nice car… and one of the most reliable vehicles you could see)

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Some pics of ‘Black’ going to be reborn:

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The car had been parked in a garage for years. She was too dirty, including rat nests that were found in the engine!!

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One of the most important decision is to contract the proper professionals to do the best job. He chose Salvador (from Talleres Astur) as a mechanic to overhaul the engine and dismantle the car. A man who was many years head of mechanics at Porsche in Brussels, and who also has commited himself to the project. Josep was very happy to see how ‘Black’ kept up without major rust evidences, so he could say that this purchase was the correct decision. ‘Black’ had originally left the Porsche headquarters with the comfort-pack equipment, including 5’5x14” Fuchs rims. Initially he prefered to restore these 14”Fuchs, not going for 15”...

Pics with some progress:

Josep happy to see how it began.

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This is Salvador, the Porsche specialist.

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Josep was going to choose a Silver exterior paint color, with lots of doubts about tonality and paint code. He played around with the idea of using Slate Gray, similar as Steve McQueen’s 911, … or perhaps the early 356 silver, aluminium inspired

Difficult choice, night after night he kept lurking about an ultimate silver… Some examples:

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Users gave him some advices about colors:

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But the most important was going on around the engine rebuilding proces...Here is a pic with new cylinders and pistons. The engine was in very bad shape...

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More images with exterior paint advices from other users:

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Green:

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A 356 in Slate grey

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Different Slate tonalities:

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Back to Black!.Pics showing the shell in very good condition:

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A Fuch rim after a sweet polish to check how they could look:

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Incredible to see this!!!!!!!!

‘Black’ had the factory original Porsche oil filter installed yet! after 40 years!!!!

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Josep tried to share his decisions with everybody. Here’s a picture asking for advice about exterior paint:

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Josep purchased a butterfly center horn for the original steering wheel:

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Look at the early horn center button, and the new black leather with the Porsche crest embossed to replace the old one:

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Some pictures to see the Slate Grey, the Silver, and examples of former boats restorations, including 28 sleves finishing coat...

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Josep found this on ebay:

The original rear muffler cover trim (similar to Steve McQueen’s 911) thinking about installing it… not sure… perhaps he would present it at the end of restoration to check…

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In Steve’s car looks like this:

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He was a bit confused to see how the Slate appears in a Targa: A bit boring?

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Example of Slate code 6001 in an early 911:

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He purchased on ebay the original 1971 911 Porsche Blaupunkt original autoradio.

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How to combine the exterior and the interior? Natural brown leather, or perhaps red…?

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As a curiosity, he found this picture (a 911 finished in Slate Grey with red stripes)

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Nevertheless he likes all black leather interior, but this other combinations too:

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Josep wanted to share with us an old newspaper article where his mechanic Salvador received a “Porsche Spain Prize”

More images in the important process of obtaining the final color:

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Lots of test: solid, metallic, different Slates…. Silvers…

He did a complete combination task including interior natural leather tones combined to exterior slates and silver

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At the end of June, Josep ‘decided’ to go for Slate combined to natural tan leather:

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Another pic found of an early 911 in a beautifull grey:

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Josep ready to start up!! hahaha....

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Almost totally dismantled, Black was ready to go to the body repair shop to be sand blasted:

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During the process of dissambling, they noticed 4 different paint color sleves! Yvory, black, red, blue,… silver…

The original paint was silver!!!!

So….. when Josep could see the original Silver after dissambling the interior carpet, he had a smile and thought, that ‘Black’ really deserved to be reborn as a Silver 911!!!! With the original Silver Glasurit code to match those metallic early tones…

The problem solved itself, Black had asked for his own color...

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The classic Targa bar comparing the original Silver interior:

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Dashboard was sent to the upholstery shop to be restored

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Here you can see the final combination chose by Josep. A Silver exterior paint, and the black/tan leather interior, he explains to the followers about the purity of basic materials:

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There is another problem: the engine cylinder heads need to be replaced!!!

Bad luck…

Color could be: SILVER METALLIC GLASURIT 90-E ‘two compounds’.

Some pics from a ’71 911 in this color:

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The same car in the cabin:

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But finally Josep decided to change…… and here is the chosen: An old Silver used in the first Gmund 356 owned by Dr. Ing. Ferdinand Porsche, now he started the proces of finding that specific paint code

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(He renamed the car as ‘Silver Black? Ha ha)

Some more pics:

Cylinder head ready

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Remember that this car is ‘Matching Numbers’!

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And here, trying to place the Blaupunkt to check It’s perfect match...

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The car is going to receive the sandblasting process:

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Come on, Black!!!

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3 pics of sandblasting:

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sharing these pics of nude ‘Black’:

After dissambling, dismantling, cleaning, sandblasting, etc, the car was ready to go back to the repair bodyshop.

An small rust focus appears, that will be repaired with a new panel welded.

Look at the driver’s door how it looks after an old bad repairing job.

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More pics (gearbox and engine):

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Josep is enjoying every detail and is living the whole process as a part of his life!

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I suggested him to install the rear chromed bumpers without rubber, as I don’t like it at all, and he was thinking about it referred to the chromed/contrast with exterior silver paint.

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Here’s ‘Black’ in the repair shop: (It was ready to receive the first prime)

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These picture were an inspiration source for Josep:

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40 years ago in 1971 began this story. A pic from the Porsche Factory (this car could be ‘Black’)

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The engine looks very very pretty!!

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Original decals and cloth!

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Some of the bodywork neede to be aproached with old technics, a hamme and real master skills!!!

A new team member!! 55 year-experienced bodyrepair worker!! He came to solve the problem!!!

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This is a fantastic report indeed, thanks a lot!

I'm wondering how you came to Carpassion? From my view it's anything but usual that a Spain is registering at a german forum to post a complete report...

Anyway, thumbs up! And hopefully we'll see more!

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At Talleres Astur, the 2.2 flat 6 proces goes on!!!

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Josep asked us what we think about this rear defense:

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Nobody liked it!hahahaha

3 photoshoped pics about the rear badges. Josep was thinking about deleting the 911 emblem. As He is man who likes to share with other people, soloporschers told him to maintain all the badges.

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Some of us told him to place golden rear emblems instead of silver plated ones, as they were period correct.

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More pics about the engine assembly:

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The shell and the rest of body panels were totally repaired:

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The rear engine lid in perfect condition:

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Look at Black’s soul:

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Look at the body throttles restoration. Awesome pictures!!!!!:

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Josep found an original engine lid interior decals set (he found an OEM tool kit too):

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More pictures and more progress!! Black’s bodyshell has been restored and repaired. She received primer and now she’s ready for paint! In the paintshop, they’re using high quality materials (primer, paint, coat) and now they have to do a very fine work to complete this body restoration and assembling the rest of the car. The restoration is going on very quick ‘cause Josep Vicent is managing perfectly every step of the project and controlling the timing, periods, and the rhythm between different professionals involved in it.

We usually see many long time restorations. Josep knew his target and prepared it meticulously.

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More pictures showing the engine almost finished. As you can see, he decided to go for hydraulic chain tensioners (great upgrade):

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He ordered a new set of Fuchs 6x15 rim set after deciding to reinforce the car’s STrim, front bumper is a 2.2S one.

Then he decided to sell the early 5,5x14 Fuchs rim set to anyone who could appreciate them in other Porsche…After reconsidering, he decided to keep also the original set, “Matching numbers” with the car.

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One more picture of the external components...

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(The rear grill was too damaged to be restored, so Josep decided to go for a new one)

The next days the schedule will be:underbody gravel protection, bonet interior, and floor, interior area paint, engine lid, and front hood adjustment....

Look at the bodyshell: feels like silk....

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In this special image you can appreciate all the different color layers since bare metal to the last ‘Black’ one...long life…long history...

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Josep is quite a perfectionist. He likes to check and have total control on every little detail: “Direct contact and comunication with everyone of the specialists involved is the only way to succed”, he says. “we need to keep up with deadlines without rushing the project”

Here some pictsures in meetings with specialists.

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And below is the upholsterer:

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The core, closer to be finished

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Black begins to appear as a new car:

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This is Erik. He has been doing an excellent restoration job, artistic, recovering early patina’s, cleaning the parts up, detailing, etc

We left a throttle bodies part left to be restored. Look at the pictures before and after:

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Historic details were sandblasted

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As he told us, the new Fuchs set was coming. He purchased them from an spanish Porsche rallye champion legend: Antonio Zanini (European Champion driving Porsche and Ferrary....)

They had an interesting meeting and Josep was very pleased to receive several advices from this fantastic Porsche expert. He found out Zanini was a music lover...hahaha

The rims were in black finish, needed to be polished:

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More parts ordered:

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More advances in the bodyshell works

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BLACK!!!!

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From USA, OEM parts:

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Found in Australia: the original ashtray

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And a lifeguard kit to break the windshield in case of accident, “if we have to smash something in our 911, lets do it in Style!!!” hahahaha:

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An answer from the Porsche museum gives the finall push to the paint codes...

"The silver color of the museum cars is Porschesilber 980, made from Sikkens. All Historic museum cars (550 Spyder, 356 Nr. 1 (K45-286), 356B Carrera GT) are painted in this color. Additionally that color is the same color for BASF/Glasurit and is named Por 936 and the number is 91109590380936."

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So he tried to find this paint to make several to test. Finally purchased 1 lb to be tested on some panels.

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New headlights, tail lights…

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Placed for adjustment

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The dash

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Interior components dismantled

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Dash restoration: Josep wanted to keep the same dashboard as Black had installed for more than 40 years. Dificult job, it was really in bad shape...Finally found an specilist to make it posible!!!

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Upholsterer and restorer

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Several interior trim finished. The leather has a very nice and soft feel...

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The floor was sealed with waterproof, and rusty prevention asphalt coating, as every welded seam joint was too

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Sealed

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New bonnet hinges

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The last steps in the engine assembling. All the screws, bolts, stainless, cupper oiled, endless protection

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Original owners manual with its cover

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And several images showing the first primer coat:

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Testing upholstery

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The rear deck lid grill. Just back from chrome specialists...Josep didn’t like it!!! so he wants it to be sandblasted and pulished for an early vintage patina...

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The steering wheel hub. They restored every detail, as cupper tabs:

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The Targa bar placed on:

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what a great job! very exciting to see such passionate pictures :-))!

But the car won't end up in "new condition", i think it will get to "way better than new condition"

Probably Porsche himself would be proud O:-)

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Look at this: the engine finished and waiting to be placed on!!!

It's really a beauty!!! :wink:

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Here you can see several pictures showing the underbody gravel protection and some of the advanced assembling. These parts looks awesome!

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I'm posting Josep's comment:

'Hi guys! The new 15" Fuchs rims are back, after the polish and paintjob. It's not an easy task, due to some difficulties as polishing end corners with the machine.

You ought to achieve to bare aluminum and follow polishing...

Just finished they look glossy, but going by time they get matt finish... pure materials!

I love them!:D:D

Look at the wheels... we can admire them now

By the way, I couldn't resist the temptation to dress Black with one wheel'

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CLOSE UPS!!

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