DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

yep does look great it really has been a joy to follow the stages..

Nicks crew has done a gret job.. I am so pleased you are enjoying it after all that time in bits

NVH.
You don't get much of that in a 'modern'
Well in the ST you get all three in capital letters.
NOISE, VIBRATION & HARSHNESS.
And they are all great.
And there's a lot more of them in the ST than my 2.4S.

There's more wind noise from the vents. Strangely none from the back louvers but plenty from the front 'bubble' vents.
You can lessen it according to the direction they are swiveled to face but it's there. They do a surprisingly good job of venting though.
Then there's the noise from the engine. The exhaust. The intakes. The suspension. The brakes. The road surface. The wind. The lot.
It's great.
It's certainly not a calm place to be. No gentle Motorway cruiser. Not the car to get in and fall asleep on the way home from work. But it sounds lovely.
Is it too loud? No, I don't think so but it could be toned down if I wish.
The reality is that this car has no sound deadening, no sound proofing at all.
It has a lightweight carpet and that's it. As it is, I love it.
Get to know your four stroke engine. Intake, compression, combustion & exhaust. You hear 'em all.
Oh and no, it doesn't have a radio fitted.

Seeing loads out of that mirror then!

Glad you're enjoying the car - it looks great

sladey wrote:Seeing loads out of that mirror then?

Hmm... yeah, everyone said it wouldn't be much good and they were right. In normal driving you can see very little of use. However, leaning a little to the left means I can keep a careful eye on the rear wheel arch and make sure I don't scrape it as I reverse into the garage.
So, we'll consider it useful.

Notes from within the cabin.

The seats are excellent. Aside from looking pretty they are really supportive. They are firm (there doesn’t seem to be much springing in there) and they grip you & locate you well but remain quite comfortable. I’ll let you know more once I’ve done a really long journey.
There’s sufficient headroom to avoid ruffling my beautifully styled hair but - as with my other 911’s - only just enough when wearing a helmet.
I’m tall at 6’ 4” and overweight, but I do fit. I have the seats about 1” forward of their furthest rearward travel. Now I do like quite an ‘upright’ driving style with short arm reach and that’s not always easy with the seat pushed right back. I have fitted a spacer on the steering wheel (about an inch) which brings the wheel forward to me and it’s fine, works really well. The seat back angle doesn’t adjust easily yet it seems perfect out of the box. The only downside is the indicator stalks are now a rather long fingertip stretch away from the rim of the steering wheel.
That Prototipo is great, I love the smaller diameter and the rim is lovely to grip. I recommend those if you haven’t fitted one yet.
The harnesses are a good result too. They’re much easier to buckle than a full racing set-up but they secure you markedly better than a simple diagonal/lap belt.
The back of the cabin isn’t very accessible with the fixed seats and hoop roll bar fitted and that’s largely because of the diagonal bar but you can chuck bags and helmets back there. Or your Fortnum’s hamper.
The pedals are fine too. And no, you don’t need feet like a Geisha girl to drive a RHD car.
The bespoke pedal box built for this car has the pedals spaced a little differently to the standard set-up so one of my jobs is to fabricate a modified pedal board and carpet.
The gear change gate is a standard ’72 and it’s not the best. Perfectly usable but I have to be a little careful going down from fifth to fourth to ensure not graunching reverse. That’s not the case on my standard 2.4S so it’ll be fixed. Nick knew about that and has already pledged to replace it with a later, taller, ‘tower’ shift gate (from ’73 onwards, let me know if you've got one), which should let me stir the gears more confidently. The rebuilt gearbox though is fine. Just a standard 915. So, slowly does it.

have you thought about fitting an aftermarket spring loaded gate / shifter ?

hot66 wrote:have you thought about fitting an aftermarket spring loaded gate / shifter ?

Not a bad idea. Anyone know what sort of money they are, or who sells such a thing in the UK?
Does anyone here have any experience of one?

I think one or two on Impact Bumpers have fitted one - a search on there should yield something - there will be quite a bit on pelican

I presume James is talking about the wevo one

http://www.wevo.com/Products/Transmissi ... eshift.htm

Don't know of any suppliers over here - but I know kroggers on IB has a business acting as european supplier of a number of US products - don't know if he stocks wevo or not (his business is coolcava racing)

HTH

My old T/E ran a WEVO.

I loved it, very different to the standard shift. My mechanic recomended removing it when I had the gearbox rebuilt so I sold it to somebody over on IB, I know a lot of people over there run them.

I had a factory short shift fitted then swapped to a Wevo,the Wevos in a different league to feel and ease of use.They now do a classic that is less bling than the standard versions.
I have followed this thread every day,amazing car well done

hot66 wrote:have you thought about fitting an aftermarket spring loaded gate/shifter?

Thanks for your responses guys.
I've trawled through a mine of useful insight on the forums (Pelican/911S Registry/Impact Bumper, etc) and I've settled on the Rennshift.
One of those should be heading my way transatlantic soon.

The Wevo seems very well regarded and there certainly doesn't appear to be much between them. However, I didn't really want a short shift (just a more precise and confident shift) and the Rennshift allows more adjustment in that regard, it can be tailored with less throw reduction than the Wevo. Also the Rennshift ships as a fully complete unit. So I've plumped for that. I'll post up pics when it arrives and let you know how it performs.

Fitted the front bonnet hooks today.
'Looks better.

Ferry Man wrote:

nice shadow

John

John S wrote:nice shadow

Thanks John, I confess I hadn't even noticed. Pure serendipity.
The light was good though....