DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Yes I have several but not home till 9th September if you can wait.

914 for Sale £16500 This is a well sorted and very good condition car. Owned by me for 11 years covering on average 3500miles per year including touring Europe for the Porsche 914 international events. 1974 car originally supplied in New Jersey USA, imported to UK in 1990’s Now running 2056cc engine...

Robster wrote:Hi Jon, if the are the same springs on the car when you bought it from me, they are '165's. Regards, Rob

Yes Rob they are.
I am “softening up” the car to see if I can persuade my wife to come out in it with me and as a trial for my six build.

I know of one 914 owner on here that his spring/shock set up is way too hard for his wife’s back that she won’t get in his 914 and he turns up at 914 events with his wife in a Triumph stag! ] :hello2: :hello2: Just about to go out to the garage to change my springs now. Think I have a set of std on...

I know of one 914 owner on here that his spring/shock set up is way too hard for his wife’s back that she won’t get in his 914 and he turns up at 914 events with his wife in a Triumph stag! ] :hello2: :hello2: Just about to go out to the garage to change my springs now. Think I have a set of std on...

Great, thanks for the advice.

I have decided that I want to build my project car for touring and comfort. I already have a hard low sports version so the next one is for me and the wife to tour with. So, which shock absorbers should I chose? Out of the many makes available which ones will give the most comfortable ride? Most web...

camperco wrote:We have one too if above offer doesn't work out. Near Banbury.

Thanks Angus but I picked up the bonnet from Glynn yesterday
Cheers
Job

I did mine ok.
Didn't bother to take the handbrake mechanism out as it can be greased in situ and that is all that's needed.
I did find the O rings supplied from mittelmotor were too fat. Couldn't make them fit at all. Luckily I have a big box full of O rings so I just found some that fitted better.

Thanks glynn, I'll send you a pm
Cheers
Jon

I need a decent bonnet for my 914 project.
I'm not building a concours car but I don't like rust!
Anybody got one they want to sell?

KS wrote:

To me there appears to be a bit of a stereotype going on here

23e Heure wrote:

OMG, where is that?

I used modern screen adhesive/mastic. It doesn't have an activator you just need to apply a primer to the glass surface. It has worked fine for three years and counting.
To be honest £300 from porsche sounds like a fair price and you know the quality will be good.

Pelican Parts list them all. If you're not in a hurry it only takes a little over a week for things to come from the states.