1973 RSR evocation

Highfield · Post by **Highfield** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:47 pm

Dan

More photos please. Is the entire car red now or orange ?

Have you retained the door cards / trim or gone with an alternative racey option ?

Has the engine been high butterflied yet ?

I like the electric kill buttons outside - I need those for the Alfa.

Good on you for taking a solid base car and moving it on to what you want - that is what cars are for.

I must blag a passenger spin one day.

Ian

squirdan · Post by **squirdan** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:06 pm

abm ... yes they are waterproof buttons for fire and cut off...seemed a neat solution

phil ... not sure the weight yet

ian ... all tangerine yes, no white or sepia left

doors still trimmed in basketweave w/ glass windows

jason ... i know what you mean but when i look at some of the shell and rust repairs people undertake I amazed and in awe...of the craftsmanship and the bill ! at least with this car I knew it was solid and as per Ant's advert, the 2.7 RS spec engine would always have a good residual value. sometimes think i should have just waited till the right car came along though. eg. Milou's ST

more photos as per requests. anyone coming on the classic day at Silverstone will have the opportunity to see how badly I drive it

74rsman · Post by **74rsman** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:02 am

Hi. Where did you get the short manifolds abd what exhaust system is on it. Thanks

squirdan · Post by **squirdan** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:00 pm

one for the history file!... from this week's Autocar magazine

squirdan · Post by **squirdan** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:24 pm

new wheels from Group 4 still 7F and 9R

it might just be the newness but I think I prefer these to the Fuchs

Darren65 · Post by **Darren65** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:27 pm

Very nice

DustyM · Post by **DustyM** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 8:47 pm

Very cool look.

What tyre size are you using on those?

Cheers
Jon

vicpolky · Post by **vicpolky** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:28 pm

As I said at on the day, your car looks great on those wheels Dan, they really look really purposeful and vintage.

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:58 pm

Don't do it for me. Look mickey mouse compared to the fuchs

Maybe it's the colour? All black may have been better, but I still say fuchs leave them standing...

squirdan · Post by **squirdan** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:46 am

I see a certain M Walker has just taken delivery of a set... so expect these wheels to go viral

Post by **Bootsy** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:22 am

The wheels give the car a completely different look - nice to have both to chop and change. Looks more period for some reason with the Gp4 wheels although could be the location and image filter that's doing that!

Sam · Post by **Sam** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 2:41 pm

squirdan wrote:I see a certain M Walker has just taken delivery of a set... so expect these wheels to go viral

Never knew Murray had an old Porsche.

orkneydave · Post by **orkneydave** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:45 pm

Sam wrote:
squirdan wrote:I see a certain M Walker has just taken delivery of a set... so expect these wheels to go viral
Never knew Murray had an old Porsche.

He just has a thing for nice wheels!

squirdan · Post by **squirdan** » Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:20 am

I am slowly moving towards FIA spec, mainly because at some stage I want to race it, and partly because I think a car like this having papers helps its value

its a funny one as some of the changes are retrograde in nature from a performance point of view

no photos yet but my 3 litre mfi engine is built and will be swapped in over the summer. Sticking with low butterfly for now, phase 2 will be slide throttle. Bilstein RSR dampers are on. And the brakes are ready to be fitted as well (plus modified rear arms).

I never thought I'd use the phrase "Brake Porn" but clean and box fresh they have a sculptural slightly sexy quality...i also never realised the 930 type brakes were made by Brembo!

all parts removed will be transplanted to the hotrod

Darren65 · Post by **Darren65** » Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:43 am

They are gorgeous

.....this is the plan for the Mongrel.

Looking forward to seeing how these get fitted as I understand some modification is required, rear fins shaved(?) etc....please post full details

Very cool car Dan, you're doing a great job.

DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker