DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Having seen (at the Fairmile last week) some of the parts that are going into Mike's engine I can only say that the attention to detail is stunning.

thanks for the kind comments guys, including Ferry Man about my 'madness' nothing my wife's not been saying for ages..........

oliveR wrote:Awesome Mike!
BTW i can supply for 3.0 RSR pistons

Thanks Oliver, I think those are CP's but the engine builder seems to have a thing against American pistons. They may be billets too another no-no, something to do with the grain direction.
Have to say I like the American prices though, even with this exchange rate

Out of interest I hear that the guy who set up CP used to be at JE before he went on his own.

Stunning attention to detail as always Mike and documented with your usual skill too.

With all the travel etc. how do you find any time for the day job?

Ian Donkin wrote:With all the travel etc. how do you find any time for the day job?

Thanks Ian, ah yes the day job, the way things are going I may have more time to spend on the car soon

Mike wrote:the way things are going I may have more time to spend on the car soon

Oh dear. Neil's worst nightmare. You, with more time on your hands.
Do you contribute to his rent & rates?
I trust you do at least make the coffee for him while you're clogging up his working day?

have to say I have been offered a camp bed in the corner of the workshop

While waiting for the new pistons and liners to arrive to begin the engine build, been amusing myself detailing the dash and steering wheel. The only picture of the interior of a 'werks' Martini car I can find, is one of the Targa Florio RSR in the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart (although I won't even begin to go into the history of that particular car!) That's what I'm going with, a few more finishing touches to go yet.

I'm still not convinced you've used the right stitching on that wheel.

Bootsy wrote:I'm still not convinced you've used the right stitching on that wheel.

oh no, not the NOS thread again.......

Mike

What is what look like a 'plaque' to the right of the heater controls ?

Ian

Mike - you need to put a space between 'licht' & 'sch' (for schalter) on your label

- & you already know my thoughts on that steering wheel centre ...

Lightweight_911 wrote:Mike - you need to put a space between 'licht' & 'sch' (for schalter) on your label

Currently writing this from Switserland, the switser deutsch pronunciation does indeed sound a bit like lichtsch rather than licht. It might be that Helmut, the mechanic at the Targa, had a swiss mum?



Bert[/i]

Lightweight_911 wrote:Mike - you need to put a space between 'licht' & 'sch' (for schalter) on your label
- & you already know my thoughts on that steering wheel centre ...

well if the spelling and wheel centre were good enough for the Porsche Museum.............
and before anybody points it out, the paint on the wheel centre just hasn't started cracking up yet, and as I painted it, I'm sure it will very shortly!

Your attention to detail never fails to amaze me! Top stuff.y

thanks Tom, the labels are only trial one's, still looking for the right dymo machine to give me the correct size.
The kiddy's talking dymo machine at £7.99 (including batteries) gives the right spacing but doesn't come with full stops or hyphens.
Oh the problems I have with this build