Can anyone tell me their experiences in relation to how long it took from their build locking to build start to build completion? Many thanks in advance.

 

My build date is 9/18,....order was locked late August. Actual build time does not take long but can depend on what options are chosen, it can be a few days or weeks before it is done.

 

My build date is almost around the same as yours but the factor that has delayed my production is the glass sunroof option. Am trying to work out when I should be getting my car, whether late Oct or mid Nov.

 

Depends. Depending on the options and whether there is a back order of certain supplies. My order was locked in late May, ordinal build date was 6/21, but has been delayed twice to 9/22. The glass sunroof was the delay. I hope to get the car if everything goes right in mid to late October.

 

Yeah, it can be a PITA sometimes,....

When I ordered my '06 Cayman S in late Sept. 2005 it was supposed to have a build date early November,....which it did, but went promptly to the "Exclusive Dept" for a few items that Porsche wasn't quite ready for. It stayed there for weeks and then got stranded in the factory over the Holidays. Then finally got on a ship in early January 2006 and I finally had it Feb 2. I should of had it in November.

Good luck with yours,....it can sometimes make you feel helpless for a bit.

 

I locked my build in the beginning of may for a build date completion of July 6. Car was completed 7/9 and arrived at the dealer 7/29.

 

Dochusar,
If my build date is similar to yours, hopefully I will be getting my car around the same time as you. I have fingers and everything crossed...the wait is killing me...only so many times one can watch YouTube vids of 991s and reread 991 forum posts!!

 

Braindoc1,
Was your build locked by the factory in early may with a build date in July? If so, that was quite a long lead time between lock and build.

 

Was discussing with a dealer today actually that if I can lock in within 1 week I will get it by mid-November

 

I posted a 5 part vid (ultimate factories) on how are 911 are build... check out post # 61.
Although it answers some questions re: prep time and logistics of "custom building" the 911 it does make ya wonder why on earth it takes 3 months for it to be delivered when it takes 12 hours for the damn thing to be build!

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...-thread-5.html

 

That's a great set of videos! It actually was more informative than the tour I had in 1980. There were a lot of things I had forgotten about and there was much more hand work when I was there. Fascinating paint process- 8 hours in the paint building!

Sid mentioned there are 5 parts. You really have to go to YouTube and find the parts individually; but they are all worth it.

I retired from Bell Helicopter and some of the processes are equally amazing. When you see the leather being cut in video, that's a similar process to the way we make a particular rotor head. Hundreds of clover-like shapes are cut like that out of pre-preg S-glass material, then placed on top of each other and put in a pressurized oven. The result is a merged, flexible piece of S glass that withstands thousands of pounds of tension from the rotor blades centrifugal force. Factories are amazing and I'm glad I got to spend part of my life contributing to the building of incredible machines.

Take the time to watch it; I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Thanks for posting it Sid

Chuck

 

My pleasure Chuck!
Now if only it would explain why our orders take 3 months to get to us When the actual car takes less than 24hrs to build...