DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

If there is one thing that PI$$ES me off more than anything else with old 911's it's the amount of money I've spent and continue to spend re-doing $hite workmanship by so called 'experts' after they billed previous owners a small fortune for screwing up rebuilds of mechanical parts, probably more so than it was in the first place before they got their hands on it....


GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

I feel your pain and sympathise with your wallet.

+1 from me to that! ^^^^^
Holidays are good to think things through, but this great project has a mass in itself now.

My 'slightly crunching in 2nd' 915 cost £2250 in parts alone to fix.

Have a good break from it all, the light at the end of the long tunnel will seem brighter!

You've got money left for a holiday?


Regards
Mike

210bhp wrote:You've got money left for a holiday?


Regards
Mike

He's having a week in Skegness (no offence to any Lincolnshire Locals!)

210bhp wrote:You've got money left for a holiday?

911hillclimber wrote: My 915 cost £2250

Yes, not too dissimilar to my bill.

The second rebuild went well, the only thing other than routine was to machine a part of the case flat due to corrosion.
That didn’t affect the gearbox action but helped ensure there were no oil leaks.
The gearbox was media blasted and everything stripped and cleaned.

Everyone of those dogs and synchro rings listed previously cost me in excess of a hundred quid, so, my ‘free’ gearbox rebuild ending up costing me rather more than I expected.
Still, I’ve got a properly built gearbox now.
The gear changes will be like a knife through… ...well, like a 915 gearbox.

LOL at " like a knife through a 915 gearbox" how true.

Excellent pictures of the gearbox. Mine is off to MB next week. Hope it comes back looking like that.

Hello Paul
I think you have cornered the market in a new line of gearbox porn
Great thread!

All the best
Ian F.