What should I do next to my 993?!

What should I do next to my 993?!

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Mario149

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7,750 posts

177 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Had my 993 a bit over 4 years which is the longest I've ever owned a car by quite some margin. Car gets driven on road and track. Have given her quite a bit of TLC over the years (full details bar the last service here: http://www.pistonheads.com/members/showServiceHist... and her current spec is:

993 C2 manual Cab
Koni FSDs + M033s
Superpro bushes
New top mounts all round (Centre Gravity, checked and replaced a few other bits a couple of years ago)
OMP strut brace
Carnewal RSR mufflers (gratuitous vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HzC5cbTkcQ)
Clear lenses on front
HID Kit
Calipers repainted in red and overhaul
Paint and fit front air ducts
Dash clocks refaced in white

I'm starting to get an itch to upgrade/tweak her a bit more. My musings....

- Interior is commensurate with mileage so I do daydream about a retrim about once a year but the cost appears to be pretty mega.
- Cab hood lining could do with some TLC and other than that the only thing that bugs me is the fact that the speedo overreads by 10%+ but apparently this is pretty normal
- remap by Wayne Schofield, although last time I tried to get hold of him I had no joy despite repeated attempts and he is miles away. Also worried about changing the character of the engine too much
- Quaife/Wavetrac LSD, but lots of money to buy and esp fit unless you're doing a clutch etc at the same time I believe, not sure it's worth it.

Was wondering what thoughts people had and whether I'm missing anything obvious?

stichill99

1,040 posts

180 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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I think having read your list of modifications you have already done,the next obvious thing would be to trade it in and do the same to a coupe! You could then add good looks to the list of mods.Why do all that to a cabrio

Mario149

Original Poster:

7,750 posts

177 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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stichill99 said:
I think having read your list of modifications you have already done,the next obvious thing would be to trade it in and do the same to a coupe! You could then add good looks to the list of mods.Why do all that to a cabrio
Haha! Expensive! Basically, because it doesn't have super stiff springs etc on it now, it's fine that it's a Cab without the added torsional stiffness of the Coupe. I'd rather save my money and keep a car that I know is mechanically sound, rather than start from a relative unknown

soin

18 posts

193 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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964s look better in coupe form however the narrow body 993 looks far better in cab form

soin

18 posts

193 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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i have the LWF and rs clutch conversion and i can vouch for that being a fantastic mod with regards acceleration and on the move pick up

Mario149

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7,750 posts

177 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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soin said:
964s look better in coupe form however the narrow body 993 looks far better in cab form
Flattery will get you everywhere biggrin

Freshly detailed yesterday, roof cleaned and resealed....


Mario149

Original Poster:

7,750 posts

177 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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anonymous said:
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I'm surprised it took you so long to post that biggrin

Solarized

436 posts

140 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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Mario149 said:
Flattery will get you everywhere biggrin

Freshly detailed yesterday, roof cleaned and resealed....

Looks great

SRT Hellcat

7,017 posts

216 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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Beautiful. Definitely go with Wayne for a re map. You will love it. If you don't you can always put a standard chip back in. ZF diff would be okay as well. 1998 had clear indicators so not an issue. I like the look but prefer ambers on 3.2's and 964's. Although I did put clears, front and side on my own 964 many years ago

supersport

4,040 posts

226 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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The best mod is more miles biggrin

IMI A

9,410 posts

200 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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pretty car

Slippydiff

14,744 posts

222 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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IMI A said:


pretty car
yikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikes

What's next I ??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S3HKmncgdw

Mario149

Original Poster:

7,750 posts

177 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Slippydiff said:
IMI A said:


pretty car
yikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikes

What's next I ??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S3HKmncgdw
Noooooooo!

Mario149

Original Poster:

7,750 posts

177 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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supersport said:
The best mod is more miles biggrin
beer

soin

18 posts

193 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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great pic, the 993 cab is pure class, much in the same way as the old mercedes sl convertible are, i love mine


IMI A

9,410 posts

200 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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Slippydiff said:
IMI A said:


pretty car
yikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikesyikes

What's next I ??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S3HKmncgdw
Something like this cab would be perfect for the Summer - guilty pleasure!

Pickled Piper

6,334 posts

234 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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The bottom of the Porsche shield on the wheel centre caps should be pointing at the valve stems.

You should rectify this immediately.

smile

Mario149

Original Poster:

7,750 posts

177 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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Pickled Piper said:
The bottom of the Porsche shield on the wheel centre caps should be pointing at the valve stems.

You should rectify this immediately.

smile
hehe

On a slightly less cheerful note, my other half managed to reverse into the rear bumper of the car this morning while piloting our family battlewagon weeping Quite a feat considering the aforementioned battle wagon has rear parking sensors wobble So there's a nice 2"x2" graze through the thickness of the paint. Was quite upset about it this morning but have decided to use it as an excuse to get the bumper resprayed and tidied up. It's still carrying a few minor but visible-if-you-know-they're-there scrapes kindly added by assorted incapable-of-parallel-parking-without-hitting-other-cars idiots before we moved out of London.

mollytherocker

14,365 posts

208 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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soin said:
964s look better in coupe form however the narrow body 993 looks far better in cab form
Thats an interesting view that I have never heard before.

I suppose its all in the beholder an all that....

boxsey

3,574 posts

209 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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stichill99 said:
I think having read your list of modifications you have already done,the next obvious thing would be to trade it in and do the same to a coupe! You could then add good looks to the list of mods.Why do all that to a cabrio
If you're going to track it more I would agree with the above. I once had some pax laps in a 964 cab and felt rather queasy due to all the scuttle and shake. yuck