New Old Porsche (NOP) Blue has a new home. The 1974 Porsche 911 has been painted, everything but the front and rear bumper, and relocated to a spot out of the way from the busy activities at the shop. Warren found a patch of clear, mostly level ground and also arranged for a couple of five by twelve sheets of aluminum sheeting. Saturday we raked out some gravel to level things out and fill in some small holes, laid some plastic as a moisture barrier, followed that with some plywood, and then laid the aluminum on top. This will provide a good surface for working on NOP Blue, easily supporting jack stands, etc. and making rolling around on a creeper really easy.
I’ve ordered an enclosed canopy that will surround the Porsche and keep the moisture out in the coming winter months. This will be plenty big to work on the car. Other progress has been made: I’ve ordered a wiring harness from Painless Wiring. I’m sure this project will test the company’s name. Now I’ve got a list of “while you’re at its” including MSD Ignition modules and an optical replacement for the points.
Why NOP Blue?
If you look back in the archives you will see the inspiration for the Porsche’s paint scheme comes from Ducati’s “New Blue” project. Also, NOP is a computer science abbreviation for No Operation, which seems a perfect term for the car at this time.
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