DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

I told you I am a Porsche nut. Dont worry about the driving fun; in the meantime this is my driving fun. I may have to sell her to fund the works (but my wife has stopped coercing me into disposing of her :wink: ) So over the next two years..... http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2853/11826173526_59a86c7...

OK, complete bodywork, and then what to do with the chassis number? As far as I can see, it's rusted away on the original shell. So, in the end there will be stamped something, this thread will live forever on the interweb (cached by several sources) The car will be very hard to sell.... Barwaut, I...

Emerging from a Christmas of floods and power cuts at my daughters I have only now got the time to read and respond. I understand and in many ways agree with Andy's and Bill's viewpoint, advocating "cut there losses and bale out" and I guess then break up the parts and sell piecemeal? I kn...

Out of the blue Bonhams put me in touch with a previous owner who has the original log book

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Work and winter and family have slowed all progress but now I can start to research the history

I did a bit of research to find out how to remove the clocks. Later models you can just pull out the instruments but these early 911's have a retaining bracket to which the speedo and tacho are bolted. The only advantage of all the corosion I found is that I had pretty easy access but a lot of coros...

Well done John I think you can safely assume they are original to your engine and the car. So, complete matching numbers, engine, gearbox, chassis, webers. What about the date stamp under the steering wheel on the hub? Regards Mike Finally I got to the Steering Hub Mike. The horn ring came off easi...

I will have a look Mike when I get back (I'm in the USA just now on business). Under the steering wheel on the hub - I take that to be the steering wheel hub. I am putting the chassis up on axle stands so it is more accessible for examination. Just before that I took these pics: http://farm8.staticf...

Well Mike,

It has taken me a couple of weeks but finally got out of home duties to snap this. Yes there is a small "S" where you described.

Thanks Mike will go exploring tomorrow
John

I am finding this fascinating - I'm sure all you experts know this but I am learning as I go. The code from Weber is confusing 40 IDA3C and 40 IDA3C1 The prefix 40 is clear, the prefix always indicates the size of the throttle plate, so these have 40 mm throttle plates The suffix (following the pref...

Here are the carburetors http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/9562605098_964f200c04_b.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5515/9562605414_23719f6bc4_b.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/9539777849_fe9386b132_b.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7313/9542576468_7ef99fd5f3_b.jpg http://farm6.staticflic...

Dug out a couple more old photos Confirms the reg was ORT 395E These from the Top picture the PCGB AGM in Spring 1976 near Bromsgrove In the lower picture at the Summer Concourse that's me on the right with beard, long hair and blue jeans http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5465/9548088833_6305c7e352_o.jpg

I wouldn't be surprised if the door is from a 1972 car as it is in significantly better condition than the shell. The owner seems to have assembled various parts to renovate the car between 1979 and 1983.

Now I find posting pictures is a cinch let's take a look at the Gearbox First the numbers On the bottom of the gearbox is 901/02 and 103044 http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2852/9546880945_2fb22de4fb_b.jpg On the side 22/66 http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5519/9549674700_b8240fa33a_b.jpg The big pictures...

Thanks everyone - persistence pays (I need to practice some of that for LYY 911D :) ) Nick You are right there was one N/S door (the most complete one) http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2831/9539583655_2b4816775c_z.jpg with a number 059 stamped on it http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7340/9539570161_aeff160...