DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

. Since it's ~ 13 years since I last owned an early 911 I'm a bit out of touch with regards to the quality of some of the aftermarket parts. What is the general consensus on the best bonnet struts these days - or are they all a waste of time & I'm better off fabricating a fixed length hinged sup...

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Very nice !

Is that one of your photos Jason - if so, what are you doing north of the river ? !!

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. In parallel to the interior refurbishment, I was continuing to clean up the front luggage compartment. Initially, once the Perlon mats had been removed, it looked like this: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53634432257_9a257fcc68_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53634426557_bd84a69893....

- how did you get the dials out? Brendan - the '70-on cars did away with the retaining brackets/threaded studs on the rear of the instruments &, instead, utilised 'concertina' rubber seals to hold them in the dash - so they are much easier to remove/replace. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...

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Just a suggestion on your posts - I think you're more likely to get interest if you state what the parts are (& a brief idea of their condition) rather than just the ebay listing numbers ...

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. Ok - time for a brief update ... - just to re-iterate, my current plans for the car are just to generally clean/tidy it up & add a few personal touches along the way - all without spending too much money ! As mentioned earlier, the interior was looking very 'tired' so, after replacing the fron...

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What was the show Jon ?

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The wheel arches wouldn't sit lower but there would be a smaller gap between the top of the tyre & the wheel arch.

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They're 911R rain shields - bought many years ago from the US ...

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I've used the 4-branch yoke - need to modify it slightly- without any problems:

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- converted from LHD ...

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