My new project.........

Ian Donkin · Post by **Ian Donkin** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:00 pm

This is pure Porsche porn Mike - uber cool

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:37 pm

thanks for the kind comments guys, keep thinking it's taking ages but have to keep reminding myself the last one took 13 years!

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:32 pm

Looking good!!!

Hope I never see it in the flesh or it will start me off changing all sorts on mine

This is going to be so

Highfield · Post by **Highfield** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:45 am

Mike

Just looking fantastic, and really looking forward to seeing it when done.

The front / rear ARB - is being manufactured - interesting (by whol if we can ask) ?

The ARB that I aquired turned out to be an RSR item (the one Mike / Neil helped me out on in one of my threads), which is now with Steve Weiner at Rennsport Systems as he is restoring an RSR and needed an original.

Ira Ramin at Tarret Engineering also wanted it as he was looking in to also making replicas.

Ian

Highfield · Post by **Highfield** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:48 am

Mike

Off the wall thought - would you consider putting together a CD of all the photos from the build as a reference for others to flick through when doing their own cars - not as RSR but just interest and inspiration.

I thought Ferryman could do the same parhaps ?

Perhaps a photo reference CD available via DDK for MAcmillan ?

Or do you plan on publishing a book - 'An RSR in the making...'

Ian

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:57 am

Hi Ian, it's the front arb arm we are making ourselves, fits on the end of the bar and gives you the adjustment in it's length. This is a pic of an original one.

good idea on the cd, certainly got enough pictures!, but I think my book publishing days are long gone

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:23 am

Ian just gone back over your suspension post about the arb's and those are exactly what I was after! Teach me for not following everything on the forum, got any more laying around..............

Highfield · Post by **Highfield** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:49 pm

Sadly no more lying around, but interested in the repros as all the other items that have been made look great.

Have sent you an e-mail.

Ian

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:38 pm

This is the 380mm wheel I'm using just back from the trimmers. Thanks to Andy Lightweight who came up with the correct circumference for the RSR rim. By using the right combination of leathers for the double wrap it come to within 1mm! Also used a more gloss top leather to keep it in period.

The stitching is done by hand to replicate the factory X look, time consuming but worth it.

mycar · Post by **mycar** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:56 pm

That`s very nice, who did the stiching, it`s beautiful..... and a devil of a job.

Mike.

oliveR · Post by **oliveR** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:13 pm

Very nice wheel Mike!
Does it have correct #?
Very nice hockey puck too,restored or close to NOS?

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:49 pm

mycar wrote:That`s very nice, who did the stiching, it`s beautiful..... and a devil of a job. Mike.

Mike it was done in house by Southbound, they can send them away and have them done far more economically, but not quite the same.

oliveR wrote:Very nice wheel Mike!
Does it have correct #?
Very nice hockey puck too,restored or close to NOS?

Oliver it's a 804 10 wheel from the 914-6 with the correct countersunk holes in the back for the 911 canceling ring. The hockey puck body and ring are perfect but the leather is just average.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:48 pm

couple of shots of the Cibie Biode headlights I eventually found with the help of the early 'S' registry guys in the States. They look great through the clear lenses.

Finally for now, seems drilled hinges are the in thing

mrg3.6 · Post by **mrg3.6** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:02 pm

Mike wrote:couple of shots of the Cibie Biode headlights I eventually found with the help of the early 'S' registry guys in the States. They look great through the clear lenses.

Mike, you really hit the jackpot with the Bi-iodes - they will set the car off a treat

Martin

oliveR · Post by **oliveR** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:07 pm

Great combination,Cibié bi-iode/Hella clear lenses