DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Gary, this thread is one of the best on DDK and should be a must read for anyone considering early 911 ownership!

You're a top man for sharing your trials and tribulations, not everyone bears their soul like you, let alone the undersides of their car....
Good luck with the restoration work, as we all know it will be well worth it in the end, just takes a few bob to get there.

Thanks Mike,

It's just a car, was built by man and can be built again. I just need to get some of those Super Mario dungarees (and a lot more hair!) and I'm good to go!



I like to think this photo is my car on it's way down the track

its going to be epic Gary

This will be be a big box. Or three.

P221B Parcel shelf 1972-76 LWB
P227B Parcel Shelf Support Bracket (1970-73)
P225 Rear lid hinge brackets (pair)
P225S Rear decklid strut bracket (1972-89
P260AL Rocker Panel Support, left 1965-73
P260AR Rocker Panel Support, right 1965-73
P285 Rear crossmember latch panel 1965-83
P236L Inner fender rear left, 1965-89
P236R Inner fender rear right, 1965-89
P280SL Longitudinal Member/Torsion Tube Repair Area, Left
P280SR Longitudinal Member/Torsion Tube Repair Area,right
P214 Jack receiver plate 1965-86
P212CL Outer Rocker Panel, Left (1969-73)
P212CR Outer Rocker Panel, Right (1969-73)
P250R Windshield post cowl repair panel, right
P250L Windshield post cowl repair panel, left
P255BR Door Hinge Post Bottom, Right (1965-89)
P255BL Door Hinge Post Bottom, Left (1965-89)
P280A Torsion bar end bushing 2
P213L Inner rocker panel, left 1965-89
P213R Inner rocker panel, right 1965-89
P218 Front half floor pan
P219 Rear half floor pan

I've ended up single sourcing (other than 1/4s) as:
A: I'm lazy
B: The RD panels look spot on, highly original (even the right sill drain holes Mike!) and hopefully they will fit as a set
C: RD communication and discount was excellent (still adds up!).

I hope not to use the whole floor or inner sills. However I need the full floor edge front to back on both sides so the Dansk panel isn't big enough and the RD cost is the same for 2 full floor halves or two floor edges, so you may as well buy the whole thing! They are from the same tool.

I've tried to predict the 'whilst I'm in there' jobs other than for the front end of the car. Last time I went near that it was solid enough so other than redoing some 15yr old substandard repairs (mine!) to the bottom front corners under the battery boxes I hoping to keep that all together.

I've bought the torsion bar area repair panels and machined repair tubes and will redo my work from a few years back.

I plan to start at the back with parcel shelf, screen corners and rear crossmember. Again I might not use all of that panel as the area the stickers attach to and engine mounts are fine, it's the bit underneath that's mainly GRP.

I want to/ don't want to start this in equal measure.

Epic is the word James!

Deep breath and have a plan.
I'm 1 month behind you, starting in late August, lots of time as I'm retired, but a lot less money....lots of time, lots of money never come together except for a few on here.

When I first did mine I had a job like yours and mine took 8 months of welding weekends and every evening when I was in the UK, there's a target for you to beat.

Get going so I can watch and learn for when I get there. ; I wish I had done a neater job but I'm no Barry Carter.

That is a 'horrible' list to see!

There was no internet when I did mine, and no repair panels except a few from the 'new' company called Dansk, OEM panels are a good idea looking back at my photo album.

However, satisfaction will be immense.

Gary71 wrote: I may regret starting this!

.....not a chance!......no doubt you'll make a wonderful job of this

I have a sorry looking NSF wing that I'll gift to the cause, hope it helps.......consider it a small thank you for pleasure I'll enjoy following your thread.

Best of luck

Awesome.

Look forward to seeing you progress Gary. Sure you will do a great job.

Hi Gary,
One note regarding the RD P280 torsion tube repair sections. We encountered a manufacturing error in those bits - generally pretty nice but the threaded posts (into which the spring plate retainer bolts fit) are about 4mm out in rotation so don't fit the Celette. To be fair, in use they would probably fit the spring plate retainer OK. We had to grind them off and start again.
https://www.safetycolours.com/porsche-9 ... a-problems
If there's any option to have them delivered with the studs loose (ready for you to weld on), that might be better!
Cheers, good luck, Richard

Thanks, I’ll speak to Restoration Design and see if they’ve picked up on it.


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Good luck Gary. Looking forward to the updates.

Might as well start with a familiar job, pull the engine and box out!

Yup.....you gotta start somewhere.....

Nice one Gary :o)


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Good luck Gary. Looking forward to your progress.