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:-) I try to drop a few little 'easter egg' comments to keep people listening

Thanks - as you can probably tell, I am not really used to this whole CZcams thing so really rely on viewers comments. I will aim for 10-15 minutes rather than 5 - 6 for the next one. I have just looked at the car in ther dreary rain and seen all I need to do to move forward. Nice comments help keep me motivated.

Me too, but my fame and fortune hasn't paid for a new house yet so I am stuck for space. I will try and get something sorted for the next episode though. Thanks fort he feedback, always appreciated and more comments are welcome.

Thank you. It makes all the carbon fibre splinters worth while. They are as painful and metal swarf splinters - but lighter and cooler :-)

The project is about fun, not money. The original bonnet, wings and bumper are in my loft so can always be refitted if necessary to sell it. You are right that I could have used almost any donor but the 911 seemed to be 'right' to me. I am lucky that I can afford to waste my money like this rather than in other ways but it is never meant to make money. It is Art.

True, but they also have some way of taking the scale model and scaling it up. this is a similar reason that I didn't use CAD as I only have a toy DS and a full size Porsche. I did a number of pencil sketches and it looked okay with the wide front and side vents in front of the wheel arch but when I looked at it in reality it just looked wrong. I guess I have to live wite the tools I have but I agree with the idea that scale models would be easier to change about before building things.

Theres definitely 3d scans of both the porsche and Citroen available! ​@@classiccarclips3292

The original plan was a full rebody, but when I got a good 997 instead of a knackered 996, I didn't fancy ruining the bits I couldn't unbolt and replace. I know what you mean about the sharp 'beak' on the front but hopefully by raising it and creating a new, different air dam I will get a morte harmonious shape. I really am learning and making it up as I go :-)

I did think about this originally, especially for the headlight, but the DS wing is the wrong length, width, height proportion between the door and wheel arch, wheel arch and bumper and any other dimension you can think of. Plus they are about 4 X the price of even a Porsche wing but thanks for the suggestion.

Weird shit I can do. It is normality I struggle with.

@waynekerr5645 thanks. 7am the very next morning and I am working on the headlight support design. 😉

Good Luck!! Don't be scared about starting with a coarse grit, perhaps 40, to shift the bulk of the material if you are planning to skim and repaint but try not to get to the metal. Once the top stuff has gone, drop to, perhaps, 80 to remove the last bits and get rid of the 40 grit scratches. When you are building it back up with filler and primer then block sand with 80 to get it flat, 120 to get rid of the 80 grit scratches, 180 to get rid of the 120 grit scratches, 240 to get rid of the 180 grit scratches, 400 to get rid of the 240 grit scratches...... Did I mention that sanding takes ages?

@@classiccarclips3292 thank you , appreciate the tips. it is working in my favor that sanding gonna take ages i need to spare up some money for other repairs

@@MexicanBatman Yeah, I know about the money challenges. Saving for an engine rebuild/upgrade to add a bit more torque while trying to fund the consumables like bloody sand paper through my art work NicksArtStuff.com Not enough money, not enough time and too much sanding 🙂

Sort of, thanks. Remember that this is the plug from which I make the moulds, from which I make the panels that I then have to fit to make the car... :-)

Much appreciated

Thanks 👍

Thanks - If you want to come down and have a proper look around some time, just let me know. Probably worth waiting until there is more to see than foam and dust though.

I just thought - share a link to that podcast and we can cross promote like the proper social media giants we aspire to be. Then just wait for all that free stuff I was accused of getting to get delivered to my door :-)

Thanks. I think so too. I have spent several hours since then getting the left wing together and am pleased with how it is going. That will be in the next episode along with, hopefully something more than hours of bloody sanding

Yeah, I am a bit happier now. I have just come in from the dark having spent most of this evening adding more foam and then cutting/ rasping and sanding it back off the other wing. If you want to see a video oif that lot, let me know, otherwise just watch this one again but in a mirror :-)

Thanks. It is just after all the bloody sanding and filling and then taking a rip saw to cut it up, but this morning I have a cunning plan, I think.

@@classiccarclips3292 Ah you see, a good night’s sleep and all is well.

Great comment, thanks! This will hopefully now help people taking either side off. If you want to see what I am doing watch the teaser (czcams.com/video/PlGSR6w2_hI/video.html) or follow the vlog : czcams.com/video/Q_RImHd5mQI/video.html

Thanks for the encouragement. It helps. I have woken up on Good Friday with a plan....

Bonjour et merci beaucoup!

Not sure what that means but sorry to see a sad face. If it is a reference to the Citroen SM, I loved the idea but I never really l liked the front end styling as much as the DS

Hi, thanks for the positive comments. I was really expecting to get flamed by the Porsche purists but the feedback has been mostly positive. Puzzled but positive. There will be more coming soon as the weather is warming up a bit now.

Yeah, I am quite interested to see what happens next too 🙂

Every part of an original DS is exactly the wrong size and shape, plus the headlights on a DS are crap and break easy.

Cheers - I managed toi get out and cut/shape the foam on the wings today so should be so very visible progress in the next episode (hopefully)

Because it is broken? Not sure and had to guess without a photo, sorry.

I ended up just binning it and buying a proper band saw. It wasn't worth the wasted time, effort and wood.

In my Scheppach HBS261, which looks identical, I changed the two allen key bolts (one above, one below the knob) on which the whole blade guide assembly slides for slightly wider (heads) and it solved the problem perfectly - no more play of the blade guide.

I think ?I have emailed you. Please reply so I know it got there

I keep telling myself - DON'T BUY CHEAP TOOLS. Then I go and buy some cheap crap and complain about it. I am the idiot in this case 😞

Hi - I used the decibel reader on my phone and at 40mph on a UK A road it was noisier than my Range Rover. You can hear the road noise etc. My Mercedes CL600 was near silent by comparison but possibly an unfair comparison. Range Rover was accurate and unless you are thrashing the petrol engine or just rolling along in the Leaf then there is little difference. Yes it is quieter at times but still lots of road noise there I assure you.

Mate thanks very much for your post. By mentioning Scheppach I was able to find the local supplier for their blades! Bought mine second hand. Thank you.

I have mine working now but a replacement blade made a huge difference. As you say, it is adequate for home DIY but as the comments suggest, pretty much everyone has had to fix theirs before it worked properly which is a shame as basic quality control should happen in the factory, not with the customer

Thanks! You have to find some way of adding a smile to your life after you have bought one of these :-)

It is why I love watching other people work. It is amazing what tips and tricks you can pick up

Replace the side ones with sealed bearings, not shielded and save the old ones for the thrust bearings. Shielded bearings aren't recommended for use where the bearing outer rotates as the grease can get thrown out. Of course the side bearings shouldn't be rotating at high speed but when I replaced mine with SKF ones I went for sealed.