lee's porka 911 C4 (996) project thread

[996lee]

thanks for all the compliments guys ;-)
the stuff I used is called a scuffmaster kit from here

http://bespokeleathering.com/leathercare/buyonline

the pack I went for came with a cleaner and conditioner and the the conditioner is awesome and leaves that new leather smell for weeks!
the leather repair I went for the 250ml bottle and so far ive used half a bottle and done 3 complete interiors with it

(have the pics of the before and afters on my old motors if anyone wants to see?)

@angrydog got a few bits planned wheels refurb as have a bit of laquer peel on the lips
a nice exhaust and a private plate are my aims for the year!

[Croutons]

996lee said:

(have the pics of the before and afters on my old motors if anyone wants to see?)

[being quite sad] yes please, esp if you've used the same bottles and have just tweaked the toner (given they seem quite particular about the dye mix matching a particular make/ model), so would be interesting to see how much variation you think you can get away with, given black is not always black, but lets be fair...!

[996lee]

ok heres my old e36

heres the befores and afters

before

after




before


after


before


after



and then after doing just the bits that needed it it made the other bits look a bit shiney so basically ended up doing the whole interior
and it basically looks brand new!







and my ex wifes audi tt

before








and after



still drying in this pic but you get the idea

[TheAngryDog]

996lee said:

thanks for all the compliments guys ;-)
the stuff I used is called a scuffmaster kit from here

http://bespokeleathering.com/leathercare/buyonline

the pack I went for came with a cleaner and conditioner and the the conditioner is awesome and leaves that new leather smell for weeks!
the leather repair I went for the 250ml bottle and so far ive used half a bottle and done 3 complete interiors with it

(have the pics of the before and afters on my old motors if anyone wants to see?)

@angrydog got a few bits planned wheels refurb as have a bit of laquer peel on the lips
a nice exhaust and a private plate are my aims for the year!

Bespoke really know their stuff. They are highly rated on a BMW forum I use, both their products and service are highly thought of.
I'll be investing in some of their products when I get my next car to keep the leather in good condition.

A nice exhaust will open the sound up nicely

[996lee]

funny you should say that as just secured myself these





I really wanted the kline setup but at 1800 quid it made 300 for these worth a trial to see what I think

[996lee]

exhaust turned up today 8)





just waiting on my exhaust fitting kit to turn up now! and i'll be sure to do a before and after vid :wink:

wish it would of had it fitted before Wednesday as had a meet up and drive with some other Porsche drivers over brecon
a couple of pics of that

[996lee]

got the dansk exhaust fitted today





may treat my self to some new stainless sports cats now as they are looking a bit old next to the new back boxes

and did a small before and after vid that does them no justice but you can clearly hear the sound difference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBSRm48wRa4&fe...

[appletonn]

I've fitted some of the Dansk boxes to my '98 C2 too & they are perfect for what I wanted - slightly louder at idle, no droning on Motorway but a lovely howl as the revs rise.

Car looks great btw

[996lee]

appletonn said:

I've fitted some of the Dansk boxes to my '98 C2 too & they are perfect for what I wanted - slightly louder at idle, no droning on Motorway but a lovely howl as the revs rise.

Car looks great btw

cheers buddy which variant did you go with?
I've not driven it on a motorway since so hoping there is no drone as made that mistake on my old car and motorway journeys were emotional and very anti social lol

[appletonn]

From what I understand there are the two variants, 'standard' Sports silencer boxes & then 'Super Sound/Sport' boxes?

I went with the regular 'Sport' boxes as I wanted to release some more flat 6 sound without any droning or scaring pensioners!

[996lee]

yes I think your right on the pensioner scaring lol as I did set off an alarm or 2 yesterday

and I may be wrong but I think there is 3 versions (an oe equivalent / then the sport which is supposedly a PSE sounding equivalent / then the super pensioner scarer lol
and just had a search for your car buddy and she looks nice
did you manage to get the hartech plan transferred over?

[996lee]

another small update

always thought the wheels looked a bit lost in the arches so purchased some 15mm spacers



before shots







and after





looks much better imo
not taken her for a spin yet but hoping all is well driving wise

[appletonn]

996lee said:

yes I think your right on the pensioner scaring lol as I did set off an alarm or 2 yesterday

and I may be wrong but I think there is 3 versions (an oe equivalent / then the sport which is supposedly a PSE sounding equivalent / then the super pensioner scarer lol
and just had a search for your car buddy and she looks nice
did you manage to get the hartech plan transferred over?

Yep, had to get an inspection done at Hartech, but not the full Gold Service (had only been serviced by Hartech 3 months earlier!), so wasn't too painful in the end.

Its had a new AOS fitted (as part of inspection) & I've fitted the Dansk boxes along with 2 new track rod ends & flushed & bled the brake fluid.

Its used about half a litre of oil in the 1500 miles I've covered thus far & I'm using for proper journeys, warming it up gently but then using all the rev range when I can!

Great car to drive, just so alive

Ref the Dansks, I think mine are the PSE equivalents in that case as they are definitely louder than stock, especially when you rev it out, but still would allow me onto a trackday

Edited by appletonn on Thursday 6th August 14:29

[996lee]

I hear this about a lot of 996's but mine hasn't used a drop!

[appletonn]

996lee said:

I hear this about a lot of 996's but mine hasn't used a drop!

Well they are supposed to use some according to the manual!

I'm quite happy with a bit of oil usage, especially at 130k miles!

Seems to use a bit when driven hard, but once it's dropped from top mark, doesn't seem to use any more

[996lee]

noticed not long after fitting the new exhaust that it was blowing slightly from a slit in the exhaust flexi section (no idea if this happened in transit or while fitting or after etc) but while driving to a garage to see if this was weld able I heard it get worse and sure enough it had split all the way through



so a new section has been welded in instead of trying to bodge it back together



however now I know they are odd and its giving me ocd problems :lol:

[n_const]

Hi lee, this may come across as a bit strange lol. Are you in the military and with someone called Emily ? I know a Lee with an almost identical Porsche and is living in Cardiff.

[996lee]

couple more updates

1st off I know they've been fooked for a little while but finally got round to swapping out my air con condensers



and new ones fitted





and a more marmite mod that i'll test and see what I think but I liked them on my bmw so will give it a whirl

metal pressed plates



and what they look like fitted

[996lee]

I'm sure there is lots in the same boat but gutted on the photo bucket cluster not a prayer I'm paying that for hosting so jumped ship to postimage
But will get round to updating this with new pictures and a quick recap of the mods so far

And to test the new photo host

[996lee]

Most recent mod is a lightweight flywheel and sprung clutch
Which I'm absolutely loving