- April 29, 2013
- TwinSpark Porsche Parts
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on New Porsche Fuchs Wheels in 11 x 15″ RSR Finish
EB Motorsport has just released its second-generation Fuchs 11 x 15″ wheel. Seen here prepared for EB’s FIA World Sportscar Masters Championship Porsche racers in RSR finish, the Gen II wheel retains the lightweight strength of the original, but uses a closer radius on the rim edge to perfectly replicate the original Fuchs alloy wheels.
Period wide 15″ Fuchs are a lottery. The wheels have been raced hard for over forty years, with unimaginable fatigue lying under the surface. One cracked rim can send a proper competition RSR into the wall, with far more costly damage to repair than simply replacing the rare and highly prized period magnesium wheels at £5,000 a pair.
Priced around half that, EB’s 11-inch Fuchs are high quality reproductions that can take the knocks and will last for years.
EB Motorsport machines the front section [...]
- April 9, 2013
- R Gruppe Europe, TwinSpark Porsche Parts, WEVO
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on WEVO 901/911 Transmission Side Covers for Porsche
WEVO has released its latest transmission side covers. Designed for the magnesium housing version of the 901 series transmissions – officially known as the 911 transmission, the WEVO version has a cable bracket that is peculiar to the OE version of the clutch cable and release mechanism, and is therefore a bolt-on solution.
The all-new WEVO 911 gearbox side covers are anodised grey, to protect the metal and avoid confusion with other version side covers. They are a similar tone/hue to the bare magnesium of the 911’s transmission.
Hayden issues a cautionary note with these parts. “Bolt-on refers to the interchangeability of configuration. Good work practices assume the installer will check for bearing pre-load and CWP backlash, as would be normal if a [...]
- April 2, 2013
- TwinSpark Porsche Parts
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on Techno Classica 2013 with Porsche Classic
Just over a week left until I’m in the car and on the way to Essen for the 2013 Techno Classica. It’s my seventh successive year attending the event, and I’m not bored with it yet.
Porsche Classic will also attend the world’s largest classic car show from April 10-14, 2013. Stuttgart’s stand will again form part of the VAG exhibition in Hall 7 and pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911.
As well as a restored 356B Carrera GT, four 911s will be brought to Essen. Leading the classic charge is a 1964 example currently being restored by Porsche Classic and a 1965 example, straight out of the museum. I’m guessing that’s the grey and red car: always a [...]
