DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

anglophone1 wrote:

Gary71 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:45 pm The work I’ve had since we last met I think I’ll count as new again…

yes, but what about the car?

Same

The work I’ve had since we last met I think I’ll count as new again…

I’ve used a similar massive crows foot in the past with success. Can’t remember about the tensioner, but I guess that’s the way.

Do you have the Dempsey book? Invaluable for this stuff

Bit of gravel inside the heat exchanger?

Should be a great meet
I’ll be in this 2.4T, with my wife

RobFrost wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:19 pm Ever have one of those days?



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You found a spanner in your oil cooler, that is bad luck

Certainly looks good value!

Got to test drive my new custom Alcantara cushions (thanks to my mums sewing skills) to help my elderly back. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240414/27cc0141fe081ea1487d33d13d3d0921.jpg Topped up the gearbox oil, before the big Euro run. I know it shouldn’t go down, but after a good few thousand ...

RobFrost wrote:Ok this MFI throttle nut on cylinder 1 is absurd. Please illuminate me on how it gets removed.







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Crows foot spanner?

Let me know if I need to send you a link Mark

Coming together Engine starts are always motivational particularly when covered in grinding dust and small burns!

Good stuff Mark. I can feel the pain of drilling that stud…

Still plenty of time to get that new alternator on, get the AC pumping and make us jealous for when we get those hot southern mountains

So with only a few weeks to go before another massive Euro road trip across some mountains I can’t put those jobs off any longer. Relative to Mr Slade I’ve got the easy prep!Engine is staying in :) Job list: - Look at points and decide they are still there and ‘ain’t broke don’t fix it’ - Valve clea...

Buzzzzz. Restore the stone chip. I have it on my 1970 S. Up to what height? Hard to say now the trim's off, new sill on and only the rear wing to go by, but I think mine were masked above trim height and stone chipped below. Sent from my SM-G988B using Tapatalk What trims do you have? Mine has the ...

Looks a fab project, and having been ‘personalised’ quite so much over the years there is zero inclination to make it anything other than your own spec. Enjoy the freedom!

And more gory bodywork pics please