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[JTR70]

Direct overlay for comparison:
356A tail skin clamped directly to this T5 tail for further confirmation regarding this shape discrepancy. Clamped...

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This is a full on 356BT5 tail skin factory installed on this late 356AT2.

Took a hard detailed look as to why this factory T2 rear bumper...

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Always interesting to see the creative ways guys come up with to do things wrong. Five hours on a bumper I can surely imagine as the time slips by quickly...

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Rear bumper to body reveal and contour issues.

Shortly after sending the mock up shots in the previous posts to the owner, I was made aware...

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More rear bumper component confirmation fitment:
Crawled under the car to add the exhuast funnels to confirm ample clearance with the body's lower...

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Strut tube work:
A heavy bar with my floor jack made for the most straight forward and easy correction on those curled over tabs. Only a matter...

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I don't doubt your skills for a second John. A man who can build his own dyno from scrap parts can figure out just about anything that gets thrown his...

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Bumper Iron finishing After several sounds of heat and readjustments to both halves I finally had the needed approach angle along with the eyelet alignment...

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Bumper iron sculpting:
A brief and small window into what turned out to be a constant repeated process of shaping these irons to not only fit into...

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Rear bumper trial fitment:
Irons on both sides mounted for the first time.
First test fit. Notice how wide this bumper swings away at...

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Thanks a lot Roy. We were expecting the rear bumper to go even quicker but as it turned out it became more of an in depth dive than I could of imagined....

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LED's are the only way to go. He includes the blinker unit but its for the later T2 plug in socket that the T1's don't have. Have you got one for this...

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Minor residual crash damage:
Bottom skirt needs a little ironing out. The back end of this car has never been hit hard but it was nerfed at some...

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Begin rear bumper fitment
Original bumper (not to this car) and a new reproduction bumper iron set.
All the threads had to be chased first....

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Last mock up
Now onto the rear bumpers' final fitment.

Thanks for looking.

Justin...

[JTR70]

Finishing up the front bumper.
Trying out this HD industrial epoxy sealer system I got from a buddy of mine. Its recommended for heavy equipment...

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Looks like it was a nice turnout of cars. Is front bumper of your 912 black on purpose or is that on the to do list?

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Rusting from the outside inward is the best you can hope for. Nice to see it was such a straight forward repair. The finished product looks great in...