Any Rennlisters from New Zealand?
05-13-2016 | 01:40 AM
Burning Brakes
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So just for the record Herman is officially off gentlemanly Sunday drive duty and now official track weapon again? Normal transmission has resumed...
05-13-2016 | 01:45 AM
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05-13-2016 | 02:38 AM
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From: Auckland, New Zealand.
Unconsciously I have hit upon an interior plan that mirrors the Turbo 3.6 interior and the rest of the car will follow the low mod route. It will be a reliable sorted car for an air cooled enthusiast.
05-13-2016 | 02:41 AM
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There's huge satisfaction expanding your skill base and this build will reinforce some existing skills and develop new ones. It will also test my ability to build to a budget. I have no intention of doing another Herman with so much replaced. Except maybe the clutch where it will have to be fairly new to avoid being replaced while I'm in there.
05-13-2016 | 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by John McM
There is that danger. The Cayenne may well end up parked on the road as I will need clear space in the garage when I do the engine and box drop. I don't intend to stop here but I will move cars on after I have sorted them rather than end up with a full parking lot.
05-13-2016 | 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by peterC2S
I'm seeing a retirement plan here John. Dodgy John's Restoration Shop?
05-13-2016 | 09:16 PM
Burning Brakes
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From: Kapiti - New Zealand
It's very tempting to keep Herman under a cover for dry weekend drives and thrash the higher mileage C4 at the track, but Herman is best suited for the harder work and has been track tested. Plus I can't afford to leave the door open even if everyone else is supposedly driving 7/10ths
Unconsciously I have hit upon an interior plan that mirrors the Turbo 3.6 interior and the rest of the car will follow the low mod route. It will be a reliable sorted car for an air cooled enthusiast.
Unconsciously I have hit upon an interior plan that mirrors the Turbo 3.6 interior and the rest of the car will follow the low mod route. It will be a reliable sorted car for an air cooled enthusiast.
.... just incase you need some inspiration
05-13-2016 | 10:06 PM
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Looking closely at the backdate at Rennsport I couldn't help critiquing the changes. This car will be as close to original as possible, albeit the interior will change from Linen to Black. I may even ditch the sports seats idea and just recover the OEM seats in black leather. I'm half hoping it will be so drive able that my wife will actually use it.
05-13-2016 | 10:13 PM
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Kapiti - New Zealand
Looking closely at the backdate at Rennsport I couldn't help critiquing the changes. This car will be as close to original as possible, albeit the interior will change from Linen to Black. I may even ditch the sports seats idea and just recover the OEM seats in black leather. I'm half hoping it will be so drive able that my wife will actually use it.
05-13-2016 | 11:10 PM
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Here's some excellent inc car footage from the Tasmania Targa. Vmax 269 kmph on on straight stretch! I think the translation of video to youtube has speed the footage up somewhat...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FToJ...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FToJ...ature=youtu.be