DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

I have made a bit of progress today. I took the angle grinder to the girl, it was quite enjoyable. The offside rear quarter came off first.



then the offside outer sil came off.









It looks as if there wasnt much holding the front and rear of the sill to the rest of the shell

Any way that was expected. Now to the nearside rear quarter.



you can see where the original stone guard or underseal has missed the top of the inner wing.

Stripped the under seal and quite a bit of corrosion but the chassis leg looks good.









Well best get on with stripping the offside

johnM wrote:I have made a bit of progress today.

Now there's an understatement.

Great work John.

I'm liking the not messing about approach!

Definitely the best method

to be fair, that doesn't look that bad John

Ferry Man wrote:

johnM wrote:I have made a bit of progress today.

Now there's an understatement.

Great work John.

Gary71 wrote:I'm liking the not messing about approach!

Definitely the best method

I decided to approched it in a bold and butch manner.

hot66 wrote:to be fair, that doesn't look that bad John

I don’t think it is too bad, Barry is popping round tomorrow so he will know better. I was expecting to find rot but most of it seems to be relatively easy to repair......I think.

Bold work John. My hat off to you for that.
Do I see light ivory here and there now?


Regards
Mike

Great stuff John, thats what I call getting stuck in!

myatt1972 wrote:Great stuff John, thats what I call getting stuck in!

210bhp wrote:
Do I see light ivory here and there now?


Regards
Mike

Yes Mike you do, and yes it will??

You can see the piece of foam that was put in during assembly at the factory between the inner and outer skin.



and after its been removed



I have given the inner wings a quick wire brush and they don’t look too bad.







Just might be worth saying that the tops of the inner wings right at the rear of the engine bay had very little protection on it probably due to the area being awkward to get to, its going to get some better protection when it goes back together.

Kind Regards

John

I see a nice set of REAL RS arches, NOS RS rear quarters and lovely 8 inch minilites on a light ivory body with the original plain engine lid. Lovely.

Regards
Mike

210bhp wrote:John

I see a nice set of REAL RS arches, NOS RS rear quarters and lovely 8 inch minilites on a light ivory body with the original plain engine lid. Lovely.

Regards
Mike

You little bugger, you have only put a spanner in the works, mmmmmm a light ivory car similar to richards 2.4 but with am early front valance.

johnM wrote:

210bhp wrote:John

I see a nice set of REAL RS arches, NOS RS rear quarters and lovely 8 inch minilites on a light ivory body with the original plain engine lid. Lovely.

Regards
Mike

You little bugger, you have only put a spanner in the works, mmmmmm a light ivory car similar to richards 2.4 but with am early front valance.

You know you want to .... although you also realise you'll need to upgrade to a 2.5ST SPEC screamer

hot66 wrote:....you have only put a spanner in the works, mmmmmm a light ivory car similar to....
You know you want to

Do it! Go on, go on we could form a club or a least a local chapter of the L I L C (Light Ivory Lightweight Club)
Impressive start John

I agree - go for it !

Ian