Mongrel Street Racer
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- Darren65
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Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Some things I find pretty incredible!.....
When I started this build the plan was always that the engine would be a 2.5 twin spark unit, how that was to be achieved I had no idea.
As I got into things the spec became more detailed and leaned towards the early ST motors to include high butterfly induction. At this point I figured I really needed a proper distributor and purchased an excellent reproduction Magneti Marelli twin spark dizzy from Ben Coles.....
.....some time later it was highlighted to me that the dizzy I'd purchased was an RSR type for later 2.4 cases and wouldn't fit my earlier 2.2S engine without serious modification.....
....I mentioned this to Ben.....'ah' he said 'not a problem, a few people have enquired about the earlier dizzies so I'll make a few and add them to my product range'.....
...fast forward a few months and I collected my perfect facsilime reproduction early type Magneti Marelli twin spark distributor from Ben Coles this week, perfect in every detail and dyno tested to perform at a perfect 13º curve.....
....I find all this totally ming boggling and pretty f**king astounding!
What a fantastic Porsche community we enjoy!
Full details of Ben's amazing work can be found here..... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=49521
Cheers,
When I started this build the plan was always that the engine would be a 2.5 twin spark unit, how that was to be achieved I had no idea.
As I got into things the spec became more detailed and leaned towards the early ST motors to include high butterfly induction. At this point I figured I really needed a proper distributor and purchased an excellent reproduction Magneti Marelli twin spark dizzy from Ben Coles.....
.....some time later it was highlighted to me that the dizzy I'd purchased was an RSR type for later 2.4 cases and wouldn't fit my earlier 2.2S engine without serious modification.....
....I mentioned this to Ben.....'ah' he said 'not a problem, a few people have enquired about the earlier dizzies so I'll make a few and add them to my product range'.....
...fast forward a few months and I collected my perfect facsilime reproduction early type Magneti Marelli twin spark distributor from Ben Coles this week, perfect in every detail and dyno tested to perform at a perfect 13º curve.....
....I find all this totally ming boggling and pretty f**king astounding!
What a fantastic Porsche community we enjoy!
Full details of Ben's amazing work can be found here..... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=49521
Cheers,
Darren
72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
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Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Wow !
Keith...
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Re: Mongrel Street Racer
THAT is a thing of rare beauty!
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....and talking of things of beauty...Mitch wrote:THAT is a thing of rare beauty!
I'm lucky that there's not much I need to run past my wife to get an OK.......in fact, although there's not much I could get past her if she chose to take an interest, the reality is she doesn't really care and allows me to get on with things.
I repay that trust by only doing things that I believe are 'right'....
......with my projects that means doing the things that maintains what I'm trying to achieve whilst being pragmatic!
Although very much on my 'wish list' the one thing I thought I'd stay clear of, at least until after my car is complete, is rally equipment.....no doubt highly desirable although essentially expensive jewellery that I found hard to justify and not strictly needed.
Alas, one drunken evening sat in front of Ebay 'I slipped' and purchased a sensibly priced plastic cased Heuer Monte-Carlo, the rationale being that I could find a matching Master-Time to complete a pair at a fraction of the price of a matched Rally-Master set......the slope I was on sure was slippery and the Monte was quickly joined by a Halda Twinmaster, map lights, cables and T-gears!
The plastic cased Heuer Master-Time however proved to be more elusive and after a period of 6 weeks or so my wife enquired why night after night I spent all my time looking at stopwatches on eBay?........sheepishly I explained my desire and my 'sensible' solution.......her reply was that I'd given her no indication what I wanted for my forthcoming landmark birthday and a matched Rally-Master set would make a fitting gift!
A short time later she purchased these ......
.....I opened the clocks once they arrived and it would appear they were never removed from their mounting plate, inside the movements look brand new. My wife has now hidden these away squirrel like to be wrapped and opened in a couple of months time.
After purchase the German seller informed me that the clocks belonged to his late 93-year old Grandfather who raced extensively during his lifetime and had owned the clocks from new. A little research into his Grandfathers name highlighted the races he entered and who he competed against including a certain Walter Röhrl....one 1972 document highlighted a mass of racing 911S's however that would have been too much icing and these clocks were fitted to a BMW 2002ti...still pretty cool...
....a pretty special gift from a woman I've been with for over 30 years since my teens ....
....the clocks will help complete my 'ideal' Hot Rod and I think it'll end up pretty damn cool.......
.....but then it'll never, ever be anywhere near as cool as my wife!
Cheers,
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Darren
72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
I shall just pass my iPad to Jenny, but a few days ahead of my 40th.
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You're a lucky man Darren. Nice clocks and your wife does sound cool
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Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Thanks Thomas, I'll need to pick your brain regarding servicing requirements.
Cheers,
Cheers,
Darren
72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Special clocks and special wife there Darren
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Re: Mongrel Street Racer
What your wife?Darren65 wrote:Thanks Thomas, I'll need to pick your brain regarding servicing requirements.
Cheers,
Best leave you to do that without my tips
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Vintage Heuer, Omega, Zenith and other vintage watches - http://www.heuerheritage.co.uk
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However if you want me to service the clocks I have a man who can
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Vintage Heuer, Omega, Zenith and other vintage watches - http://www.heuerheritage.co.uk
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Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Have I ever told you about the time my wife bought me a wooden chopping board for my birthday.hot66 wrote:Special clocks and special wife there Darren
Not quite as special as your clocks.
John
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Maybe John but I bet you're capable of servicing yours!
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Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Well it only needs a wipe down after use.Bootsy wrote:Maybe John but I bet you're capable of servicing yours!
John
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Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Getting confused here....
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Something about a man ... a chopper ... and a wife that needs servicing, sladey