DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Awesome

Looks almost finished Gary

Stunning.

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Todays update:

Painted and rebuilt the handbrake assembly, didn’t quite go for the final fit as the handbrake cables are still attached to the rear suspension and I’m not putting that on yet!



I put the gearshift rod down the tunnel, lucky I remembered that one before putting the engine in… so it seemed only right to fit the gearstick and my custom knob



Also fitted the lid release cable, repainted and straightened(ish!) the engine grille and gave the DDK badge a little polish.


Then I started to lay out the loom in the engine bay which led me up inside the lid to put the number plate lights in. After 30 minutes I’ve abandoned it till tomorrow as I was losing my shite trying to hold it all together whilst getting the screws in!

All forward steps Gary

Darren65 wrote:All forward steps Gary

Yes, it’s coming together, just so frustrating when a 10 minute job takes an hour!

I’ve ordered some new M4 stainless screws and fibre washers from ebay tonight so these lights will wait until they show up.

Hopefully a stack of hoses will show up tomorrow so I can plumb in the tank breathers and the washer jets, but I’ve found one of the jets is damaged so I need to order new before I can finish that area.

That's a tight spot around the washer jets, at least with everything fitted. The clip holding the clevis pin into the nearside hood strut is a particularly tricky job. Budget two hours for popping that in.

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The washer jet is why that area isn’t getting built up for now. I’ve done it many years back with the wipers etc in which wasn’t fun!

No problem for me with the gas struts, been popping them on and off during the metal work loads of times

However they are probably coming off and being replaced by a stick. They are a bit strong and lift the bonnet profile when shut, and gaps are everything!

Are you having bonnet centre fuel filler? Iirc it's the tank filler pipe that makes the strut so difficult. I suspect you don't have the same parts in the way.

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RobFrost wrote:Are you having bonnet centre fuel filler? Iirc it's the tank filler pipe that makes the strut so difficult. I suspect you don't have the same parts in the way.

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No centre fill for me. Normal flap

I’m going to make a stay like this:



My new washer pump arrived today from Amazon… who knew? It’s exactly the same as the original but less rusty and broken looking The old one still worked, but for £14 it was worth a punt.



I’ve just ordered another box of parts from the friendly neighbourhood dealer so hopefully the washer jets will be in there and I can get the system in.

Then I can finally get on with the rest of the underbonnet!

It’s like Xmas all over again

Trim materials have arrived!


Should be enough stuff in here to redo dash, door cards and parcel shelf.

This is going to upset the originality purists



They sent me the wrong weave of the vinyl, so the correct one should be here in a couple of days.

Plan is:
Alcantara headlining, sunvisors, dash top flat section, rear of parcel shelf.
Brickweave dash radio/heater/switch panels
Vinyl door cards and dash cowl/top roll.

I’ve got a scrim foam, trim board and lots of glue, so let’s see what I can make!

Looks great Gary. Like the fabric choices, best thing I did was flock the dash and door tops; nice and tactile every time you get in it….

Alcantara .. brave man .. personally I hate that material as had / have it in cars & i feel it looks old and worn before its time ( admittedly in contact areas )

Agreed contact areas are a no for me as it’s really hard to clean, but the other bits should be ok. Having said that we do plenty of Alcantara steering wheels and seats at work!

Alcantara as a product has improved over the years so it no longer turns green at the first sign of sunlight, so that side of things should be better.

Bottom line is none of the trim on the dash or parcel shelf is original anyway so no great loss!