DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

As always it's the people and the stories from the cars. Here is one about Peter's 356 https://www.pressreader.com/uk/classic-porsche/20190425/282720523375488 Hopefully, the chap that finished restoring his 912 the weekend before will join the forum and tell his story. Sent from my M2004J19C using ...

A6BE7EE7-ECA2-40B9-9D2D-97F9CCD90213 by Vee Racer, on Flickr
A paddock full of Stuttgart’s finest at Fakenham racecourse earlier this morning. Great to see a fellow air-cooled 4 cylinder out to play too.

I drove it! Joined some likeminded people of R12 PCGB for a coffee and a chat. Then took it on for a blast up towards the coast to clear the cobwebs out from 6 months of hibernation. Perfect! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52819204151_1025b21aaf_b.jpg BDED48AF-FD12-4944-B030-22FDA9C4067E by Vee...

Is that an adaptor in the oil pump cover for an external cooler? I think I'm right in saying no air fans in Formula Vee so you try to channel air over the heads and use an external oil cooler? Sent from my M2004J19C using Tapatalk You are correct Neil. The crankcase is effectively bare (no fan shro...

I would love to see anything thing to do with the formula vee race car, or am I being stupid and jumping to conclusions. I've probably got the wrong end of the stick as usual..... :lol: Karl No, not jumping to conclusions at all Karl, and happy to share more if anyone is interested. I do as much of...

hashman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2023 5:41 pm I'd be very interested to see more......

Karl

Not sure exactly what it is you’d like to see more of Karl, but I’m sure I’ve got plenty left to show. Let me know and I’ll be happy to keep the story going. Thanks

Looks fab Peter. Are you racing this season? Hi Hugo, Thanks for that. That’s certainly the plan. Unfortunately I’ve still got a bit of work to do before we get back out on track… https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52685227343_c6530785f5_k.jpg 53BBABF8-B141-46D6-AA45-341F73963CA6 by Vee Racer , on...

First steps taken to bring the 356 out of winter hibernation: refurbished driver’s seat (thanks to Garry at Classic FX trimmers) fitted, and the engine fired up after 6 months sat idle (and without flattening the 6v battery- yay!). Looking forward to getting back out on the road for the upcoming eve...

Only way to prove they seal. White spirit is so old school. Blood for the win :) Whilst it is a way of checking the seal, I was actually checking the head volume so I can work out the compression ratio. And whilst quite a bit of blood has been spilt during this build, it’s actually Jizer that has b...

Winston Teague wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:39 pm What heads are those? I'm slowly trying to get my head around VW/Porsche engines.....W

They are VW Type 1 (single port, 1300cc) from my Formula Vee race engine.

Today I’ve be mainly grinding & lapping! Race season starts soon… https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52685152025_064dacde6b.jpg 5A5E0181-23B3-42CF-9552-8E9174BBE423 by Vee Racer , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52684729871_df8514652a.jpg F86BF0E6-989A-4243-8E12-BDCB5C7360D0 by Ve...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52684229037_bfe06dd0a2_z.jpg A1CAA647-B326-4BF8-9496-892D3367E818 by Vee Racer , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52685242298_908458383b_z.jpg 28C5F883-4605-4A0B-AE1B-4D79A4A1B403 by Vee Racer , on Flickr Still admiring the handy work and magnificent...

This looks a great event and I’d be happy to take the 356 along and add to the display if there’s still space. Let me know.

A3 & Desktop just ordered so many thanks for sorting that.
Can’t wait to see it,
Peter

I have a few, but let’s see how these go (full fat versions available): https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52409993988_269eb3bee4_z.jpg 71AB6D21-28FF-414D-8C85-DC5B87D256C6 by Vee Racer , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52363022782_b435e3ee13_z.jpg 7B4F4137-7FA8-4FB8-B630-4476BB34589B...