DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Rustytubs wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:40 am Fantastic work, your fabrication and metal bashing skills are awesome

Sadly not my skills. But yes, Barry does know what he's doing!

A little before and after: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c0f610d482e969f2bf11d6/1696955279251-O9IAUI9J1KQW2BGN1O1B/_DSC0206_adj.jpg?format=400w https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c0f610d482e969f2bf11d6/1696663061738-7SSPRBQJJJOLGSIB7ZQ4/image-asset.jpeg?format=400w htt...

Seat Pan and Bulkhead - all done for now: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c0f610d482e969f2bf11d6/1709189769206-UTIWKEVUW07H2MAJN7E0/DFCD7CF4B56B405185EB137547AF39DA.jpg?format=800w https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c0f610d482e969f2bf11d6/1709189768043-3OTZ0G7C9A9E57PNHZ...

I also have these, if not already sorted.

Hi Mark
Old post so you are probably sorted, but let me know if not. I have one.
Cheers, Richard.

Does he grind both sides as you could see the area readily from the engine side? Of course! Barry is Mr "Are you sure that's a new bit? Where's the join?" The repairs are quite hard to spot while in bare metal, and once in paint you'd really never know (based on my previous experience wit...

Rear Bulkhead (end) Repair Not obvious, but I also had to restore the little bracket as the entire base had been peppered with spot-welds. Therefore I had to cut the base away, weld In new metal than spot-weld it in place in advance of welding the repair in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/conten...

It's a yes from me! Looking forward to it.

Rear Inner Wing Repair Note the dummy spot welds carefully formed to be just as nasty looking as the originals. There’s no way of actually getting a spot welder into this area because the rear outer wings are there, but these welds are quite visible normally. So the hand-held welder is used, with a ...

Great stuff jp. Thanks for posting.

jtparr wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:15 pmSurrey

Also Surrey

Lightweight_911 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:45 pm Now, the question is , what will replace it ? ...

That''s a slightly faint popcorn emoji... looking forward to finding out....

The RH rear seat pan was pretty rusty. Here Barry fabricates a new one: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c0f610d482e969f2bf11d6/1708857669265-V6YI225A3NQQ1T3P3MYN/B6AE5166F6254E5FA6F32B353E1A0B43.jpg?format=800w https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c0f610d482e969f2bf11d6/17...

. Agree - the floors look to be in excellent condition but I'm guessing from your comment above that this is going to prove to be something of a 'red herring' ... . Not really Andy. It’s a fantastic shell overall. As it should be, for the price I (over) paid! But the fiddly bits add up. I reckon in...

Floors now all straight other than under the centre-tunnel, which we'll do when on the spit. These are the original floors. Lovely. This kind of luck will not last... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c0f610d482e969f2bf11d6/1706903630773-S1HN7I4EX13YZ6AF4TGH/IMG_6559.jpeg?format=800w ...