DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Dougie,, I must have passed near your front door on Wednesday this week as I was on holiday and took "Helga" for a jaunt through Girvan, Stranraer, Newton Stewart, Girvan then home to Dundonald. Crackin weather, crackin roads, classic Porsche, doesn't get much better (even with carb proble...

Hi Mike. The body has had some paint, measuring about 450 DFT on the flat panels and the history file documents this. I guess this can be expected with over 160k on the clock. I am pretty relaxed about the original seats (apart from when actually sitting in them). I just could not see myself ever re...

Yes Mike. Spotted you in the Disco but were almost past when I twigged it was you. The car is just about driveable but the main problem is under light load it stutters and when I stop the engine the No 1 Venturi fills with fuel so flooding No 1 cylinder. Remember you commented that there was a "...

Thanks to all for the welcome, hope to meet someday. I am also hoping for some help from the forum on a particular problem that I have with my RH carb which I have posted in the Tech questions section. Dougie, that's right, another member in SW Scotland (South Ayrshire)! Where you at? Mike retells a...

Hi Has anyone come across a problem with a Venturi filling with fuel after shutdown. My carbs are Solex P40-II4s that have "benefited" from Carbex total rebuild service (in the interest of courtesy I wont comment on this). I have returned the carb to them once but it was returned unfixed. ...

Hello to All Finally, after a chance meeting with Mike "210bhp" who encouraged me to post, I have broken cover and emerged from the shadows. I have been a paid up member of DDK for around 6 months now and have really appreciated this fantastic resource. I have always hankered after an earl...