DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Sorry and all that, don’t mean to tread on anyone’s toes, but is this not a bit like a re-invention of the wheel? It’s over 25 years since I restored a couple of 914s, but column switches seem to either have non-functioning contacts contained, or they don’t: as luck would have it I had one of each (...

Reinforcing plates & cable routing (note fibreglass bonnet) 914lights6.jpg Factory-fitted to a 916 9142330018-2.jpg An unintended consequence is that the weight of the lights means that the bonnet springs - even on their maximum setting - are no longer strong enough to hold the bonnet up. Can be...

Cibie 7” units work well: such as these https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/cibie-headlamp-units-7-52947.html They seem to be available most places, including eBay. The 914 h/lamp mount unit has to be cut away slightly to clear the sidelight bulb. Whether they would give any superior light output than the...

Those Cibie lights are designed as an accessory for the DS, and the bonnet on a 914 is not steep enough for them: as they are they would end up pointing at the sky, beyond adjustment. You will have to make up some sort of angled spacer on which to mount them, about 7/8mm at the rear tapering to 1mm ...

See http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=97987
And http://thelatebay.com/index.php?threads ... tor.52254/
Let us know how you get on

On two separate occasions, many years ago, I had 914 shells ‘dry stripped’ at the place down in Sussex (still there) which seemed to work ok. They also did work for Porsche GB, which was a powerful recommendation: they had a then-new 964 cabrio on which to strip the back end, which some lowlife had ...

Flexibles via thermostat on rear bulkhead same as pic above. Rigid stainless tube (it acts as a cooler in itself) up r/h sill to rear of front arch. Car had been fitted with a/c from new, so the holes were there: if not, they could be duplicated. Flexibles around front arch to cooler inlet. Routing ...

The 52mm VDO fuel gauge which is compatible with the 914 sender unit is (or was) their p/n 301 272 052 001 as below "for use with dip pipe sender unit". I say "was" as I got one over 20 yrs ago and they may not still do them. However the VDO gauges that are offered nowadays by th...

Oh and a original small fuel gauge was at least 900 plus !!! Que? It may be a challenge getting the right 52mm gauge that works with the original sender, but they are available and for about 10% of that. (Unless they mean the original item: but who has ever seen one, and would recognise it if they ...

But the idea of having to drop the engine every time you want to adjust the timing, or to attend to a critical job like replacing the fan belt, is simply impractical / madness. It can all be done with the engine in place: and without disturbing the integrity of the car (it's not called a 'firewall'...

Having since DMOR, you're right - for now. It appears to be the result of a cockup, why should anyone be surprised. In 2001 new legislation was passed as no. plates became LLNN LLL, governing the new plates & those issued prior to that. At the time both reflective plates and tax-free historics w...

You sure about that? My own understanding is that tax status (ie historic) has nothing to do with reflective plates (construction and use): that's 2 bits of legislation they'd have to change. If so the DVLA been very quiet about it: and since the introduction of ANPR the old bill have been a bit hot...

Shouldn't it have reflective plates?

Was James May constantly banging on about being in a 911 last night, while all the time he was in a 912 (or 902)?