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How To Repair and Improve Your Wiring For High Power H4 Headlight Upgrade

September 17, 2021 by Tom Perazzo Leave a Comment

Before you upgrade to H4 headlights, make sure your wiring is up to the task. My 1974 Porsche 911 factory wiring was over taxed and [Read more...]

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Is Double Clutching Necessary Today?

April 4, 2021 by Tom Perazzo

If you're a car enthusiast who loves shifting gears in a manual transmission then this article is for you. We enjoy the mechanical process [Read more...]

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Porsche 356 Front Suspension Versus 911 Complexity

August 23, 2020 by Tom Perazzo Leave a Comment

I've been working on my 911 and 356 suspensions back to back and the comparisons are interesting to say the least! Porsche 356 [Read more...]

Posted in: BLOG, Uncategorized Tagged: Porsche 356 Restoration

Porsche 911 Restomod Custom Seal Closeout Panel

May 29, 2018 by Tom Perazzo

This week I completed the front end backdate on my Porsche 911 Restomod project. Before the RS style bumper installs in its final position, [Read more...]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: 911 Hood Backdate, Porsche 911 Hood Seal Install, Porsche 911 Restomod, RS Clone Project

1973 RS Porsche Backdate Process. DIY Sheetmetal Hood Extension

May 29, 2018 by Tom Perazzo Leave a Comment

This week I continued the 1973 RS Porsche Backdate process on the front hood. After the outer skin modification, the inner hood support [Read more...]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: 1973 RS Porsche Backdate, Porsche 2.7 RS Backdate, Porsche 2.7 RS Clone, Porsche RS Tribute, RS Backdate

Metalshaping With An English Wheel

May 9, 2018 by Tom Perazzo

In this episode, I began metalshaping with an English Wheel.  To start I shaped the inner skin with an English Wheel in a similar way I did [Read more...]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: English Wheel, English Wheel Metal Fab, English Wheel Shaping, Metalshaping with English Wheel

TIG Welding a Patch Panel on My Porsche 911 Fender Backdate

April 15, 2018 by Tom Perazzo

Click here to skip to the TIG Welding a Patch Panel video below In this episode I finally finish TIG welding the last patch panel to the [Read more...]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Porsche 911 Backdate, Porsche 911 Fender Signal Boxes, TIG Weld Autobody, TIG Weld Patch Panel, TIG Welding

Porsche 911 Backdate Project – DIY Work Begins on the Front Fenders

January 1, 2010 by Tom Perazzo 2 Comments

Click Here to skip directly to the video if you are in a hurry In this episode I begin fabricating the brackets needed to convert this [Read more...]

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Porsche Sheet Metal Fabrication From Scratch for Fender Backdate

January 1, 2010 by Tom Perazzo 2 Comments

If you're in a hurry, skip right to the video here. In this episode I fabricate sheet metal brackets that go underneath the headlights to [Read more...]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: bead roller, Classic Car Restoration, Hotrod Build, Metal shaping, Porsche 911, Porsche Backdate, Porsche Longhood, Porsche Sheetmetal Fabrication

Porsche 911 Lightweight Bumper – Rear

January 1, 2010 by Tom Perazzo

This week I modified and installed a Porsche 911 lightweight bumper on my backdate project. So, I decided to try a hybrid bumper approach [Read more...]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Lightweight Porsche 911, Porsche 911 Backdate, Porsche 911 Bumper Backdate, Porsche 911 Bumper mods, Porsche 911 FIberglass Bumper, Porsche 911 Lightweight Bumper

How to Form a Patch Panel | Porsche 911 Project

January 1, 2010 by Tom Perazzo 2 Comments

If you're in a hurry...here's the direct link to the video here This week,  I continue to work on the various brackets used to support [Read more...]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Classic Car Restoration, CNC, Form Patch Panel, Hammerform, Hotrod Build, Metal shaping, Porsche 911

Porsche 911 Classic Restoration

January 1, 2010 by Tom Perazzo 9 Comments

This video series highlights the technical details of my Porsche 911 classic car restoration.  I'm starting with a stripped out shell [Read more...]

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