DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Thanks guys, much appreciated !

Still buzzing today about it, and keep on finding myself listening to the engine......sad I know, but so good

But as with every milestone I reach......I am off to Asia for 2 weeks tomorrow, to sweat it out in shoe factories


Cheers
Chris

great news Chris

The bills have to be payed and if you can get a little extra making shoes for a couple of weeks, I say go for it.

Glad the engine went at last... it was bound to sooner or later.

I recognise that smile, it's a marvelous moment.

Hurry back,

Mike.

Nice one Chris. It is a big milestone, brilliant.

Looking for to seeing you and the car at CLM.

Regards
Mike

Quick update on the gearbox.....as I sit at Frankfurt Airport

The 911/01 flanges and the 914 flanges have the same shaft dimensions...








but with one major difference. The recess at the end for the inner part of the flange measures 10.0mm for the 911/01 and 7.0mm for the 914. The plan is the machine down the 914 flange so that it has the same 10.0mm recess...I thought that the resistance I felt rotating the flanges by hand was due to adding the oil...but it is a result of the inner part not sitting in the flange correctly, and in turn not allowing the Sun gear to rotate freely.

IGNORE THE SUN GEAR COMMENT



The next problem is illustrated below...the inner part #3 needs to align with #15 I have a feeling that I may need some jiggling to get it back in line...this is why everyone says only to remove one side at a time



Very helpful advice from Mr Bainbridge:

had a look at this end with a diff and flanges, all looked good, from your
diagram, parts No'2 are the sun gears and should be pulled on the splines on
the end of the drive flange, with the bolt No14 and the inner part No3 with
the circlip No 4 attached to No 3 to stop it pulling through the sun gear,
No' 12 and No' 3 become one with the bolt?washer No' 14/13 tightened, so the
sun gear is traped on the end of the output shaft between the end of the
splines and the No' 3 with the circlip No'4 fitted round it, the end folat
will now be from the sun gear and the outer end of the diff where the shaft
is pushed in, with the bolt tight.


I had a quick go yesterday and managed to get one side refitted using the 911/01 flange. It moved freely and had the correct IN and OUT Float movement Mike describes. I will try again with the machined 914 flanges..... but in another 2 weeks




Cheers
Chris

Good catch, shows how well parts interchange must be checked. Two weeks is nothing......

Hi Chris

Had a look at the videos. Is a magic moment when she started for the first time. Like a birth!

Finalising bits of wiring...



Working lights and flashing indicators...



Warning lights etc all in order ! Original idea of using toggle switches has been ditched in favour of using rebuilt original stalks and switches, looks so much better and cleaner...



Chris

…..CLM here we come!….




….your Polo Red car is lovely but I've already seen that!

Cheers,

Good job on the electrics - that's a really big moment too isn't it!

So looking forward to seeing this at Le Mans....

R

Lunchtime tinkering...

So where does this go ?








Its a Spring hatch mechanism, re-used to hold the Decklid open...









Hands-up, I cannot take the glory for this solution. I shamelessly stole the idea from Mike (ibmiked) on Early S Registry. Mike had made a video of his installation which shows the function perfectly, simple effective Engineering at its very best:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk2B0G0hhno


Cheers
Chris

Brilliant Chris.
Do you think it would work on a ducktail lid?

brembo wrote:Brilliant Chris.
Do you think it would work on a ducktail lid?

Hi Dougie,

I think it would work fine, the spring is strong. The more vertical the spring in the upright position, the stronger the setup will be. The only issue might be if you used the original hinges, the Spring might foul on the hinge as it folds down. You would just need to check the alignment.

Let me know if you need any other pictures / dimensions.

Cheers
Chris

Very cool Chris