Red 930 Turbo in "Total Transformation" from: Knox Details

[Knox Details]

Hello everyone,



I am just in the mood for putting these together and honing my write up skills lately so I figured I’d drop another one on you.



It is my pleasure to present to you, my paintwork rejuvenation and preservation detail on this beautiful 1986 Porsche 911(930) turbo.



What an amazing piece of machinery. The 930 Turbo is an icon among sports car enthusiast around the globe and a legendary figure in the evolution of the Porsche 911 Turbo. With a 0-60 time under 5 seconds and a top speed of over 160 miles per hour the 930 Turbo had longer legs than just about anything on the streets every single year it was produced. To this day its 3.3 liter flat six air cooled power plant propels this vehicle at an astonishing rate when you run its massive turbocharger full spool. The 930 Turbo was in fact so fast it caused Porsche a number of lawsuits when it got into the hands of an inexperienced driver. This particular vehicle has been specially tuned and upgraded with a larger intercooler and exhaust system that really put the icing on the cake.



Keep in mind this vehicle has been exposed to the elements for over 25 years. That’s older than a lot of people who will be reading these very words. The old single stage paint was in dire need of some proper attention and every other exterior surface was just begging to be properly assessed and treated.



I am thankful and blessed I was able to lend the best hand I could and get this one back standing up strong and tall. Here is this Red Porsche 930 Turbo transformation back to life. Enjoy!





Thorough decontamination and prep work begin.





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My test section responded well so I pulled her out in the direct sunlight for further examination.



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Closer examination shows a drastic improvement, however some deeper imperfections remain.



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I got the beast back inside and got busy.



The detail:



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The tail end of these cars are quite intricate (especially around the rear window) and require a lot of time and careful work to get right.



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Looking like it should now. Paintwork rejuvenation continues...



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Here is some evidence of wet sanding left behind by a body shop.



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After.



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Transformation of the rear quarter panels.



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That`s more like it. Here is the other side.



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One at work.



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The final product:



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Time for some fun in the sun.



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Hope you enjoyed!



Tim Buxton

[imported_OverTimeDetail]

wow thats amazing!

[Brad B]

Beautiful! Really nice work. I have detailed a few of these and know how tedious working with that paint can be. Came out great.

[mikenap]

Very nice! Still looks good after all this time.

[kakeuter]

Incredible work, great little car.



-Kody-

[Scooby24]

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[C. Charles Hahn]

Looks great, Tim! You restored that one back to good-as-new condition!

[Lotuseffect]

Great work Tim. Good eye on the body shop sanding marks. I love those old whale tail Porsches.

[gmblack3]

Stunning work Tim! Can`t beat a red porsche done right.

[DeanSweet]

I am impressed. It looks new now!



One of the scariest rides in a car I ever had was is a 935 slant nose that had a totally rebuilt motor from bavarian coach werkes here in Dayton, Ohio(went out of business a while back). Some magazine was taking shots of two in the parking lot of the new building the company I was working for had just built. I walked up and offered every something to drink because it was a bit warm that day and we started talking about the shop they had and the cars. They offered me a ride in the slant nose and I exclaimed `Heck yeah!`... after cinching down the 5point harness we were off on the approx 3/4 mile road we were on. We hit 125mph in a very short and very loud amount of time and when he hit the brakes I thought my eyes were going to come out of my head. To this day I still want one of these cars. Right now I am waiting til after the kids are out of college.

[RaskyR1]

Great work Tim! Love the overhead 50/50 shots! ;)

[Ch96067]

After reading your beautifully written and documented post I was thinking, let `beautiful` or `stunning` not be taken by someone. Wishful thinking :).



Great revival and the overhead test spot shots are very original (to me at least)! Thanks a lot for sharing!

[Tru_Shine]

Gotta give you props on this one! very well done!

[white gecko]

Simply beautiful. Simply Beautiful!



Excellent work!





The classic porsches have been coming out in force lately! You, Dave S, Garry D, etc...

[autoaesthetica]

Great writeup Tim - it literally felt like a restoration type of documentation, very cool stuff.