Knackered old Porsche with loads of miles - 996 content

Knackered old Porsche with loads of miles - 996 content

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treetops

1,177 posts

158 months

Monday 13th June 2016
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So a Motorsport courier...if it wasn't time critical you'd be in a van.

It's not really glamorous is it? I bet you do it just because it's fun.

leglessAlex

5,454 posts

141 months

Monday 13th June 2016
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Is is all kinds of great. Top PH marks to the OP biggrin

eltax91

9,880 posts

206 months

Monday 13th June 2016
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Awesome. Seriously seriously cool.

poppopbangbang

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1,840 posts

141 months

Monday 13th June 2016
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treetops said:
So a Motorsport courier...if it wasn't time critical you'd be in a van.

It's not really glamorous is it? I bet you do it just because it's fun.
I engineer our cars at the other end because that's fun but the journey is part of it. If we have late parts/upgrades then I'll generally carry them as normally I'll head out after the trucks. Realistically any excuse to blat about the place is a valid one wink

poppopbangbang

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1,840 posts

141 months

Monday 13th June 2016
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EJH said:
How are the LEDs? Do they scatter like some HIDs can or are they better? Suspect someone who does serious miles (and things properlt) is in a place to know!

Great thread and thank you for sharing!
They are in a H7'ish package and the reflectors have been modified to cut the beam pattern down so there is very little scatter. They are much better than most HIDs, draw less power and provide a much better quality of light, these are passively cooled too with a heat sink in the wheel arch to disipate the heat whereas a lot of aftermarket ones are fan cooled which is fairly brave all things considered.

Edited by poppopbangbang on Monday 13th June 22:38

EJH

934 posts

209 months

Monday 13th June 2016
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poppopbangbang said:
They are in a H7 package and the reflectors have been modified to cut the beam pattern down so there is very little scatter. They are much better than most HIDs, draw less power and provide a much better quality of light, these are passively cooled too with a heat sink in the wheel arch to disipate the heat whereas a lot of aftermarket ones are fan cooled which is fairly brave all things considered.
Sound excellent and very well done! Thanks for a detailed (and interesting) explanation!

2Btoo

3,426 posts

203 months

Monday 13th June 2016
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treetops said:
So a Motorsport courier...if it wasn't time critical you'd be in a van.

It's not really glamorous is it? I bet you do it just because it's fun.
You say it like it's a bad thing ... smile

Cfnteabag

1,195 posts

196 months

Monday 13th June 2016
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poppopbangbang said:
I engineer our cars at the other end because that's fun but the journey is part of it. If we have late parts/upgrades then I'll generally carry them as normally I'll head out after the trucks. Realistically any excuse to blat about the place is a valid one wink
What an awesome way to earn a crust! I don't suppose you have room for a soon to be unemployed mechanic to navigate/spanner/make the tea?

Warmfuzzies

3,984 posts

253 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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poppopbangbang said:
treetops said:
So a Motorsport courier...if it wasn't time critical you'd be in a van.

It's not really glamorous is it? I bet you do it just because it's fun.
I engineer our cars at the other end because that's fun but the journey is part of it. If we have late parts/upgrades then I'll generally carry them as normally I'll head out after the trucks. Realistically any excuse to blat about the place is a valid one wink
Any more F1 tales, I used to enjoy your old threads on the tech.

John D.

17,856 posts

209 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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djsmith74 said:
Apologies for going off thread, but do you have a link to these F1 car restoration threads? Thanks
Go on the OP's profile and look in the topics he started. Probably around a year ago.

tenfour

26,140 posts

214 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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Ha! So there I was, just surfing the net for saviours of the universe and the like, and I happened upon this old photo of the OP:



Mazin' what you can find on the internet these days...

grumbledoak

31,534 posts

233 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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OP, thanks for sharing. Love the car - far more interesting than the legions of untouched 911s that hide in garages or adorn our streets as if they were decorative.

tenfour

26,140 posts

214 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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Rensko

237 posts

106 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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Would this make it the highest mileage 996 around?

300k is a fair effort biggrin

chrisga

2,089 posts

187 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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Absolutely love that this car is doing what it was designed to do and being used blatting about Europe at top speed! Good work OP.

ALBA MELV

387 posts

156 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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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?

crashley

1,568 posts

180 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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This is by far and away the most interesting thing i've read on PH for a while. Car and job sound fascinating.

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

100 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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Wow, this is fantastic.

I love the attention to details and the scope you have gone to in order to have this built for purpose. Fantastic.

MrVert

4,396 posts

239 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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What a fantastic car OP! Great job!


Joe5y

1,501 posts

183 months

Tuesday 14th June 2016
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I think I love you!