DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

hot66 wrote:if you're spending that kind of money on an RS recreation , you might as well buy an original 2.4S that bar 3 major items is the same car as an RS Touring, 3 items being:

1. 2.7 barrels & pistons
2. Wider rear wheels
3. RS arches/ rear bumpers

Beyond that they are the same car , even the Ducktail spoiler was optional.

An early RS lightweight is a different beast, but you'd struggle to recreate it exactly down to the thinner gauge panels etc

964RS_DAB wrote:

Ian Gunney wrote:Welcome David

was your 996 originally owned by Ken Lowe by the way?

Ian

Yes I believe so

IanMcLeod wrote:

shoestring7 wrote:Am I right in thinking that a 'correct' RS rep would cost less to build than a S/T - assuming you started from the same place?

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Not sure these days because you can now by the correct lightweight RS steel panels from Porsche for bonnet, front wings and rear quarters at a significant price which would even up the shell costs between RS and S/T. A correct RS engine is no longer cheap plus I'm thinking stuff like correct RS petrol tank, lightweight glass, seats, etc are all likely to be in the S/T parts price bracket. So at the end of the day I'm not sure there would be a lot of price difference between a proper S/T replica and a proper RS replica.

Very few people ever build a proper replica of either because of cost. Building a mongrel hotrod makes much more sense to just drive and enjoy.

Or as James says if you are going big budget a standard S is probably a better bet.

Ian.

neilbardsley wrote:I know this doesn't exactly match your remit but have you seen this

http://www.canfordclassics.co.uk/galler ... -race-car/

964RS_DAB wrote:

neilbardsley wrote:I know this doesn't exactly match your remit but have you seen this

http://www.canfordclassics.co.uk/galler ... -race-car/

Thanks Neil

Yes I'm aware of this car, it looks beautiful and I'm sure it will have been created to perfection. The shell is a work of art.
For me, the engine spec. is too far away from what I'd like an ST replica to be. I've no doubt that the engine will perform very strongly, but I'd prefer something more in keeping with the original spec. From what I understand, building an ST engine with correct crankcases and all the hard to get bits like high butterflies - will be a VERY expensive day out!. Add this to the asking price of the car, and your talking BIG numbers. And.... it's still a backdate. I think I read the shell is from a later c.'76 car?