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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:54 pm
by Nick Moss
And the noise... marvelous
Interestingly, I dove Vic's car on Saturday afternoon as he lives on my route back to Sussex. His car is much quieter, which I can't explain as his car also has SSIs, despite reving it higher that I have Paul's car.
As James says, the fun starts around 5K. I would say you have just about run it in by now. Drive it like you stole it
BTW I love the blossom picture!
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:51 pm
by bob tilton
I think we need more pics...please.
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:06 pm
by yoda
What a fantastic thread and a lovely set of wheels. I think anyone would be delighted to have that sitting in the garage.
Great car.
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:48 pm
by Ferry Man
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:37 am
by bob tilton
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:32 pm
by Ferry Man
Ahh but, did need something.... a Marken Weltmeister decal.
Lovely.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:36 pm
by Ferry Man
I've now got the leather wheel back and installed.
The smaller size helps and it feels much better.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:40 pm
by Ferry Man
This was a nice little treat. I hadn't shown you this before but Nick presented me with a gift upon collecting the car.
Superb. Thanks Nick.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:54 pm
by Lightweight_911
Sorry to nit pick Paul, but seems a shame to use an incorrect decal...
the originals were only ever written in german:
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:54 pm
by Ferry Man
You're going to think this plate looks a little scrappy.
Well don't. The earlier respray to Guards Red hadn't been done with any care and the paint code plate had been completely obliterated. I didn't take a 'before' picture but trust me it was covered in red paint and seemed unsalvageable. I'd got a modern reproduction plate that I could have used but it was just too clean and it didn't seem right to punch numbers onto it. I don't like the idea of faked tags even if it's only the paint code one.
So, I couldn't really resort to solvents without damaging the text underneath and therefore I had to carefully pick away with a scalpel and gingerly remove the layers to reveal the original numbers.
It had been important to restore the original Metallic Green so it was important to preserve the original paint code plate too.
I'm pleased to have been able to preserve it. Little things eh?
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:58 pm
by Ferry Man
Andy,
Now I'm going to lie awake worrying about that!
I'll just have to find a German one now.
Why would anyone reproduce them in English
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:01 pm
by Lightweight_911
Paul - the best reproductions are made by Robert Gross in Canada.
You can get them via the Early 911S Registry :
http://www.early911sregistry.org/WeltmeisterDecal.html
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:09 pm
by Ferry Man
Thanks Andy. I'll try (again).
I do love the Early 911S forum. Excellent place to be. Fascinating and informative.
Second best thing to DDK.
But, I've tried twice to buy stuff from them to no avail.
Fax your order, etc. Phone. No joy.
Them boys need to get techno'd up and take PayPal and online ordering. I for one would buy.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:16 pm
by Lightweight_911
I used to get batches of these directly from Robert - if you have any problems ordering from the S Registry let me know & I'll order one for you.
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:47 am
by hot66
I am so looking forward to seeing your car
. I have a 380mm wheel fitted to my car & it is a huge improvement over the original 400mm
