DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Mr.Bardsley: I hope you'll pardon my confusion, but could you clarify your post? I take it to say that the ammeter was first installed between the batt and the regulator, but caused a voltage drop, so you wired it between the batt and the regulator and the gauge stopped working? As to the thread, so...

Mr.Bardsley:

If you please Sir, that was not a "jab" at you.

You side-stepped the thread subject to plug the Registry, so it seemed fair to offer balance on that particular subject, nothing more.

No personal insult/injury intended.

With all due respect Sir, as an ex-long-time Member, I would submit that that is a matter of opinion.

Well, of course, the air cleaners will have to make the trip separately; the carbs will make it tho (and I too use IDFs). And you'll have to mind any fuel hard lines, etc. Don't forget the lines/linkage at the front of the housing; it's a bear to work them after insertion. Then there is the matter o...

Murry was benched!?! Talk about your giant slice of irony... Back in The Great Unpleasantness, he was one of the chief Attack Dogs for the Status Quo, when some folks raised the quaint idea that the Reg. should be run according to Hoyle. What a yuk! Of course, one could not help but wonder at his Je...

Mr.P: Yes, it's customary to do the engine in/out with the 2pc. apron in place. That doesn't mean it's not tricky tho. It starts with clearing the carbs, and finishes (if the car is old enough) with the pre-heat funnels. I like to use a floor jack with a lift dish that lets me do a little strategic ...

If one may be so bold, do I understand correctly that you have "wedged" one fender and not the other? A tricky business what with the square-ness of the shot and all, but it seems to my old eyes that the butt is noticeably asymmetrical in the shots above. As an aside, this mod (called &quo...

I've always favored the Factory's solution for more flow that was realized with the twin-grill lid. But driving a T-1 leaves few options in this regard, leaving one to consider alternatives like louvers, like 'em or not. After buying a second lid to modify (a second grill and maybe a ducktail...), l...

In addition to all the usual perks of running on 12v, there is the valuable bonus that the 356's wiring ampacity is doubled under 12v. Thus, the issue of overtaxed wiring is simply eliminated (unless, of course, one wishes to run a couple Flamethrowers on the headlight circuit....). Plus, native 12v...

The Trusty Coupe has seen more than its share of open road work, and most often at 3.5K rpm/70 mph and its always been happy as a clam. Even in adverse conditions (Nevada, Death Valley, Monument Valley, etc.) in season, its hummed along nicely, abiet with 220-230 deg oil and 60lb of pressure. To put...

Mr.Roberts: To each his own, and if your price of masochism is "originality", stick with six. The Trusty Coupe has been at 12v since I did the conversion in the mid-eighties, and I have never had reason to regret it. The one advantage from doing the deed so long ago, was that small body ge...

Mr.Roberts: Well, there are a few ways to work this, but all involve a fair amount of ingenuity and a bunch of work. On the other hand, you could save the work on the gearbox until the tub is back at your digs to work on it. It's just a small change to the critical path diagram, but saves a bunch of...

$.02 worth: If you're willing to ship out to the U.S., I'd be hard pressed to think of anyone better than Hollywood/Palo Alto Speedo. By the by, I've listed them this way because one bought the other some years ago, but before or after, both are at the top of the game. Of course, neither's services ...

Mr.Rendle: “Cheap”? When I said cheap thrills, I was referring to inexpensive tires and DIY tweeks, a cost paradigm applicable to any old crock. As to your slant, “yeah” there too. I’ve only had one 356, which I acquired in 1980 when they were still pretty reasonable. I bought it in the Bay Area whi...

Yeah, there’s no getting around the fact that these days, the lowliest econobox or the plumpest truckette can outdo most of the Great Olde Crocks we all know and love, in most any action involving motion. In most cases, most vehicles perform in ways we would have had to pay big bucks for back in The...