A restoration, in detail
Porsche 930 Turbo Cabriolet 1989 — full restoration
A silver 1989 930 Turbo Cabriolet with the five-speed G50 gearbox. Six months of restoration at our Mougins workshop, from the bare shell to complete reassembly, shown step by step.
The car
| Model | Porsche 930 Turbo Cabriolet |
|---|---|
| Year | 1989 |
| Gearbox | G50, five-speed |
| Colour | Silver |
| Wheels | Fuchs |
| The work | Six months of restoration, at our Mougins workshop |
The work
Step by step.
01
Arrival at the workshop.
The starting point: the 930 Turbo Cabriolet as it arrived in Mougins, before any strip-down.
On arrival at the workshop, before the strip-down. 02
The strip-down.
Engine and gearbox come out of the body, then are fully dismantled in the workshop.
The drivetrain, taken apart piece by piece. 
Dropping the drivetrain. 03
The bare shell.
Cabin, front trunk, wheel arches: everything is stripped back to metal. The body shows itself as it is.
Cabin and trunk stripped back to metal. 
A body shell on its dolly, in the workshop. 
The silver body, stripped and treated. 04
The metalwork.
The bare metal is put right before any paint.
A wheel arch stripped before the metalwork. 05
Paint, then finishing.
The shell goes into the booth on its rotisserie. Polishing then gives the silver its taut reflections back.
In the booth, on a rotisserie. 
After polishing: taut reflections. 06
The engine and its cylinders.
The turbocharged flat-six is taken apart piece by piece, then rebuilt.
The engine being dismantled. 
Cylinders, before and after refurbishment. 
A restored engine, fan side. 
The rebuilt engine, then mated to its G50 gearbox. 
The Turbo engine, rebuilt piece by piece. 
From the engine to the quilted trim. 07
The G50 gearbox.
The five-speed G50 gearbox is opened, restored, then mated to the engine.
The five-speed G50 gearbox, restored. 
A reconditioned gearbox on the workshop bench. 
The G50 gearbox, overhauled and ready to refit. 08
Brakes and running gear.
Calipers refinished in black, steering rack, suspension arms, cross-drilled discs: every part is prepared before reassembly.
Every part restored before reassembly. 
Calipers, steering and suspension arms, ready for reassembly. 
A refurbished caliper, in close-up. 09
The underside, reassembled.
Engine, gearbox, exhaust and brakes return to their place. The underside is finished to the same standard as the body.
Engine and gearbox, ready to rejoin the body. 
The underside, engine and brakes refitted. 
The underside, finished like the bodywork. 
At the rear wheel: disc, caliper and engine in place. 
The rear end, fully reassembled. 
Underneath as on top, everything is redone. 
The rear axle, seen from the lift. 10
The result.
Six months of restoration later: polished silver, black hood, Fuchs wheels.
The finished 930 Turbo Cabriolet, on the lift. 
The front, restored. 
In profile, on Fuchs wheels. 
Leaving, on the trailer.
In the workshop
Before the mural.
The finished 930 Turbo Cabriolet, at our Mougins workshop.
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