DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Ha like the colour of your car timmo looking forward to catching up with every one at stanford hall
better to put names to faces , and cars ,i would swap my kidney for an early 911 but alass , dowt anybody would want mine after the damage my old drinking partner bd55 has done to it 4 last 22 years iv known him ha .

Few day working on my scruffy little car ,rebuilt solexes,and fuel pump after the fuel which has been sat since 81 ,had turnes to some sort of fluid which had blocked both of them solid , dropped oil which had turned to sludge fushed engine with 15 litres of chèap oil , new filter , re st tappets new points plugs fuel lines , all ready now for big turn on now , ready for rear end build rebuild now new brake lines too make up and stitch in new floors sort interior and se if i can get some niggly little wiring problems sorted , carnt wait to get it on the road nowmay be scruffy but it be another one saved

Nice work Paul, sounds like you are making progress!

Welcome to DDK...look forward to hearing more updates (and pictures )


Cheers
Chris

Scruffy little car up date ... after rebuilding carbs pump and all the other bits and bobs that go to making the car strike upshe fired into life on the first turn !!!!yep it smoked for first 5 min as it hasnt been ran since 81 and settled down to run nice a little tuninig of carbs and it sat running for hour without missing a beat happy days , dropped oil let it cool down check tappets again happy days , next job rear breaks rebuild new copper pipes etc oh in also rebuilt the door switches today also they where siezed solid but some soaking in oil for few hours and hay presto working interior lights

Aint it a great feeling when you bring an engine back to life

Congratulations

Pictures please

Sure is darren , when i finaly work out how to i will , if your going to stanford hall it be there .

Scruffy little car update ,,, spent the day cleaning 52 years of crap and oil off backend , up to my neck in gunk and degreaser . Managed to get swing arm on one side clean and back looking like one rear break stripped cleaned, gear box clean is not as id like it but getting there , not sure if to paint very thing or leave as is and wax oil it all , tommorrows job , new break lines and fuel line to put in , while under there noticed all rubber giters are shot so ha ho yet another job too do quite nice to look under there and see it clean.. so much easer to work on when it is

rear breaks rebuild new copper pipes

I realise that you may just have used `Copper` as a generic term BUT Do NOT use Copper for Brake Pipes - vibration will make it Work-Harden and eventually crack

Use Cupro-nickel (NI) - Trade Name Kunifer
It is readably available from numerous suppliers, usually in 25mt coils

Yep using the proper stuff mark just generic term used .

Scruffy little car up date ...trailing arms fear brakes painted satin black , calipers painted silver all looking ok , next job stich in new floor pans , when thats done all underside will be wax oiled black

Scruffy little car update ...managed to finished driver side underneath cleaned painted new brake lines etc ,front to back ., passenger side next up to my neck once again in gunk and degreaser , all jacked up cleaned found passenger side shock had its lower rubber mount hanging half way out which was rather strange , looks like it been like it for years !! Oh well was going to use rear shocks but theres no way of geting it back in its 3 times the size as the bit thats still in ,back on it tommorrow all being well

Pics added for Mr Lomas, looking good!

It looks ok from 10 feet away thanks simon rat look for me for a while ha

Scruffy little car up date ... progress bit slow at min , managed to get peddle assembly out and looked at , oh dear pretty rusty .throttle tube rusted through , out with grinder and welder new tube welded in and new bush trial fitted , needs blasting then painted only throttle bush needed replacing others spot on hay ho yet another job off list , floor next all being well .dont you just love um

Sruffy little car update .....spent last 2 days cleaning bulkhead of sound deadning what a fing pain ,as per usual found a few small holes just where parcel shelf meets rear panel and 2 of the little holder things have rotted through , i will get to stamford hall , i may not have any carpets etc :bu i get there shock: all being well i be starting on the floors in next week or so and while iv got the welder on the go i fill in all those little holes and bracket things ,happy how its looking bit of patina just found look not every ones cup of tea but it be on the road after 36 years sat under a lean to in florida