DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Darren65 wrote:Just one last thing....

Well not quite!

Decided to post here as it was part of the restoration that wasn't quite right....

I had a quip from a friend who said my car 'looks like an SC backdate'......purely good natured banter but my he knew my incorrect rear slam panel was a niggle and was teasing me for highlighting the fact it was wrong....

.....so, time to get that fixed.....



...anal detail I know and not really necessary but then I can so why not?.....fortunately made more straitforward with the repair sections kindly supplied by Barry Carter...



...from a little research I've concluded the rear slam changed in 74 with a small rectangular outward pressing to the left which also altered the left sticker pressing shape which mirrored the pressing on the right until then. The actual curves of the panel remained the same shape as the earlier cars until 78 SC's which they then became more angular. These 78 style panels are the ones that are sold today. The lozenge shape outward pressing is the most obvious sign of a later panel, you can see that Barry had always at least removed these....



....a bit of welding, metal work and paint....



....and now looking just like a 72 car should ....





And there you go.....finally finished!

Cheers,

The details are what makes it

Backyard Breeder just about sums me up! ......(or should it be backdoor!)

This is a better way to close the thread ......



Cheers,

Fffrrrgghhhhhhhh.

Frghhhh.

Farghhhhhhhhhh.

Simply compliments...car is stunning... Just read the article on classic porsche...

And feel responsible for any of us now slave to original resto for being now confused and strongly willing to switch to hot rod transformation!!

Thanks Max,

This car is what I originally had in mind for my 2.4E although decided to keep that totally original.........I find myself appreciating period 'modified' cars more than any others these days, think I'd struggle to ever build another 'stock' car again.

Max911 wrote:Simply compliments...car is stunning... Just read the article on classic porsche...

And feel responsible for any of us now slave to original resto for being now confused and strongly willing to switch to hot rod transformation!!

Do bear in mind that anything "custom" always takes 5 times longer to do.... Which adds up

Yes, great article Darren. Thanks for the mention, much appreciated.

Dave

stretch wrote:Yes, great article Darren. Thanks for the mention, much appreciated.

Dave

Credit where credit's due.......I must be one of the few people who doesn't claim your stuff is genuine NOS!

Looks fab Darren - was great to hear it in all its glory on the Le Mans track. Great article. And top photos too