Knackered old Porsche with loads of miles - 996 content

[poppopbangbang]

ALBA MELV said:

Great thread.

How long do you plan to keep the 996? Until X miles, Y years old or simply until you feel it is time for a replacement?

Do you get bored of hooing across Europe with spare parts?

There isn't really anything I could replace it with that does such a good job. It's very much an all weather car and being 4WD with excellent stability control etc. does make it very, very good in wet and poor conditions. It also does the odd none work trip each year usually with some Rally type organisation or other.

I don't really get bored as a lot of the trips are essentially my commute to work so I'd be doing them anyway and much prefer to do them in this.

[TheLordJohn]

You've got an amazing job. Love the thread, and car.
Do you need an apprentice...!? Lol.
I am based in South Spain anyway.

(out of work HGV Mechanic!)

[LanceRS]

I'm not out of work, but I could be

On a serious note, love the car and seeing it being used properly. Certainly beats my commute and travel at work.

[chuntington101]

So with the additional stuff you have added to the car (extra tank, skid plates etc) has this had any impact on handling etc? How much weight have you added?

[jeremyc]

chuntington101 said:

So with the additional stuff you have added to the car (extra tank, skid plates etc) has this had any impact on handling etc? How much weight have you added?

You've read the thread, right?

OP said:

A lot of work went into packaging and weight reduction. The car has no aircon (removed to boost engine cooling as well as reduce weight, it will hold below 88 degrees at 6800RPM in 6th for as long as the fuel lasts), less sound deadening, a lot of Ti fasteners and excess threads removed, various bits of suspension that on the standard car are cast solids are now machined hollow items, exhaust system is much lighter than standard, no rear wiper, aircraft battery etc. etc. so whilst it has a lot of kit onboard and is 4WD it is actually only 13KGs more than a Mk1 GT3 and has fairly respectable corner weights for what it is:

[chuntington101]

i did but clearly missed that post! Very impressive considering what added lots on there!

[djdest]

Excellent thread and very interesting!
Not sure if I missed it, but I can only assume these parts that are transported are usually very small, given that the only space I can think of is the passenger seat/footwell?

[smudgerebt]

Who makes your Ti parts?

Or are they off the shelf porsche?

[outnumbered]

djdest said:

Excellent thread and very interesting!
Not sure if I missed it, but I can only assume these parts that are transported are usually very small, given that the only space I can think of is the passenger seat/footwell?

He said the rear seats have been removed to make a load bay of sorts.

[DanoS4]

Great thread

Another 996.1 owner (baby miles @ 107k!)

I toy with selling up and moving on, but firstly, I'm nowhere near tired of it and secondly, the bl00dy thing keeps going up in value

May end up keeping it and doing a Ross/Monica Porsche episode with the kids

Dan

[anonymous-user]

I notice you have no front number plate. Do you ever get bothered by the police either in the UK or Europe over it? I run a 993 with a very small front plate and seem to get left alone

Just one more question from me: did you personally pay for all this work to your car just because you wanted to, or has whoever you work for contributed to it due to them needing such a vehicle?

Great thread. Really fascinating car! Please continue posting

Would love to see pics of some of the journeys you do and what you transport!

[PhillipM]

Best thread for a long time!

• heads off the add a 'countermeasures' switch to car**

[djdest]

outnumbered said:

He said the rear seats have been removed to make a load bay of sorts.

It's hardly much room though! I can't help but think an RS4 or similar would be the obvious fast load mover!

[AH33]

Awesome

[Enricogto]

djsmith74 said:

Enricogto said:

tenfour said:

5potTurbo said:

bobski1 said:

That is seriously awesome & cool!!

Really am curious to know what it is used for...

OP already answered.
Motorsport stuff, not International Man of Mystery.

Well, of course that's what he said...

PPBB really does work in motorsport. His threads on the off season restoration of old F1 cars are epic!
Very nice write up and cool as usual PPBB!

Apologies for going off thread, but do you have a link to these F1 car restoration threads? Thanks

Here the are:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Warmfuzzies]

Enricogto said:

djsmith74 said:

Enricogto said:

tenfour said:

5potTurbo said:

bobski1 said:

That is seriously awesome & cool!!

Really am curious to know what it is used for...

OP already answered.
Motorsport stuff, not International Man of Mystery.

Well, of course that's what he said...

PPBB really does work in motorsport. His threads on the off season restoration of old F1 cars are epic!
Very nice write up and cool as usual PPBB!

Apologies for going off thread, but do you have a link to these F1 car restoration threads? Thanks

Here the are:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Some of us have seen these before, it's why I asked for more essentially.
Feed the hunger ppbb

[TacoExcellence]

That's awesome, what's it like being Jason Statham?

[coopedup]

What a brilliant thread, hat's off to you sir

[AnimalMother]

037 said:

Class! Think you have just won Pistonheads!

This!

Edited by AnimalMother on Thursday 16th June 10:41

[JackP1]

Brilliant effort!