DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Out here in the wilds of northern Japan, and not being in any significant way mechanically capable, I would appreciate any views on what might be going on with my engine (67 911S). The carburettors were rebuilt late last year, but with delays in getting them back, the snow beat me to getting a chanc...

G'day Andy No, you can't take Queen off the top. Queen was not only a wonderful rock group, but also a significant bridge between rock and so much else - right up to opera. I listen to a lot of classical stuff too, but my basis is R & B. But when I listen to, for example, Bohemian Rhapsody - as ...

Far too many to list, but . . 1. Queen - top by a VERY long way. 2. Rolling Stones 3. Pink Floyd 4. Bob Dylan (incl. Travelling Wilburys, etc) 5. Santana 6. Eric Clapton (incl. Cream, Derek & the Dominos, Yardbirds, etc, etc) 7. Neil Young (incl. Crosby Stills Nash and Y, with The Band, etc, etc...

If Rob has gone bust it would not surprise me at all. He was a pleasant - but very hard - man to do business with. And he certainly appeared to have no interest in shipping overseas. Not to Japan anyway. Maybe it was just that, but while I did manage to coax one order out of him for something for my...

Just wondering if that piece is available to buy anywhere, already vinyl covered? Or whether anyone else might have a spare one to sell? Mine was in bad shape when I found the car, and I had it recovered by a local saddler - only place I could find - and it remains in less than good shape. It is not...

Thanks for the updates guys. Much appreciated. I did eventually get the correct terminology - seems there are a few ways to say it, but yours is definitely one of them Nick. Arigatou gozaimasu. I am currently in Canada till close to the end of the month, but before I left I managed to borrow a sandb...

That gives me some more to work on Graham. Thanks. I know I can get them zinc plated locally - though one more issue was that he seemed to be saying that you can't re-zinc plate over an original zinc plating - particularly if it has rusted or been damaged in places. Does that make sense? Or maybe my...

Many thanks Nick. I hadn't expected the reclining mechanisms would be on the same side. Seems an odd layout - was there any particular reason? To see if I can more correctly identify them, I took a few photos of one of the seats today. Grateful for confirmation that they are what I think they are - ...

Thanks very much Nick. Now all I have to do is find out how to say "clear passivated zinc plating" in Japanese and I'm home and hosed. In the meantime I'll get them all cleaned back as best I can and ready to go. Looks like I'll have to take a couple of photos of the seats. I'l try to do t...

Hi Tim I have seen lots online that look exactly like mine, without headrests, described mostly as "Original Early Recaro Sports Seats 1966-1968". I thought that they gained headrests after 1968 - but who am I to know? Which raises another question. I found today on Amazon Japan a book cal...

Finally got some fine weather today and managed to pull the seats out of my car. I'm having the rubber padding and webbing straps under the driver's seat re-done, and want to clean up the frames and rails underneath at the same time. The basic frame looks like it is just painted in a matte (or semi-...

Thanks again Nick. That's the visual reassurance I needed. I do like the look. Not the final use for the wheels, but I'll get some enjoyment from them in the meantime. So now all I need to do is find a pair of 7mm spacers locally. Really appreciate the advice from all respondants. Thanks DDK. Cheers...

Thanks Nick. Sorry, but in my northern Japan isolation here, I am really starved for information - other than what I can get from the web. All the pictures I see on the web of 911Rs have slightly flared wheel arches. Mine have absolutely NONE. Just the original straight guards. Will the 7" whee...

Thanks very much guys. I'm still not sure I understand WHY - but I'll keep this example for next time I want to post something and use it as a template. For me, computers are fine for word processing and for reading DDK - anything else is a total mystery. But thank for trying to explain. And thanks ...

Thanks Nige Sorry to pursue this issue here, but I really have to get it right. When I click on the "Share" button above the picture on Photobucket, this is what I see: <a href="http://s427.photobucket.com/albums/pp351/GregLund/?action=view&current=DSC03583.jpg" target="...