what is an 'early' 3.4 996?
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Huntsman said:
ethomas said:
Spotted this on eBay this morning, it looks like a ridiculous amount of car for the money:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-911-3-4-996-Car...
A smidgen over 7k for a manual 911... MOT history isn't spotless but for that money, who cares?
suspiciously cheap?https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-911-3-4-996-Car...
A smidgen over 7k for a manual 911... MOT history isn't spotless but for that money, who cares?
I’ve been chasing a high (from about 75) speed vibration since I got the car - new front shocks/forks/tie and track rods and a 4 wheel alignment had never fully sorted it .... got all four wheels balanced in a Hunter roadforce system yesterday and ite finally perfect!
Not cheap at 70 quid but then how much is high speed steering worth? ;-)
Also fitted the positive Y cable between starter and alternator and car cranks quickly for first ever time and charges better as well - the lazy hot start problem has disappeared too
Did the rear ARB bushes (clunk gone) and the GT3 air ducts to the front arms
Also fitted new plugs as been in for a while - immediate difference there when over 4K
Not cheap at 70 quid but then how much is high speed steering worth? ;-)
Also fitted the positive Y cable between starter and alternator and car cranks quickly for first ever time and charges better as well - the lazy hot start problem has disappeared too
Did the rear ARB bushes (clunk gone) and the GT3 air ducts to the front arms
Also fitted new plugs as been in for a while - immediate difference there when over 4K
ATM said:
richthebike said:
LordHaveMurci said:
richthebike said:
Have now got copies of the invoices for the C4 Cab rebuild. Anyone else talking to the seller?
Go on, what was the ballpark total, £13k+?As has been said, if I like the character then the engine can go into the C2. Sell the cab with my 3.4 in it and I've got a 3.7 for not a lot of cash.
If not, sell on the cab next summer. It won't have cost much.
For info, the service history is great up to 80k miles or so. Then very patchy.
MOT history then supports a hypothesis that it has been run on the cheap for a while.
However, it's got a newly rebuilt lump in it, and I have asked for evidence of replacement 996 consumables (anything suspension related, rads, condensers, paint etc). Let's see.
If it finds it's way to me then I'd be ditching that rear spoiler for a start!
MOT history then supports a hypothesis that it has been run on the cheap for a while.
However, it's got a newly rebuilt lump in it, and I have asked for evidence of replacement 996 consumables (anything suspension related, rads, condensers, paint etc). Let's see.
If it finds it's way to me then I'd be ditching that rear spoiler for a start!
Got my car back from paint today, and have to say it looks a very decent job. They also filled in the number plate mounting bracket holes (I’m now using a small stick on front plate) and ran the machine polisher over the rest of the car.
Spoke to the owner, and he’s happy for me to pass on his details. Pm me if you’re interested - they are based in farnborough.
Spoke to the owner, and he’s happy for me to pass on his details. Pm me if you’re interested - they are based in farnborough.
Chris Stott said:
Got my car back from paint today, and have to say it looks a very decent job. They also filled in the number plate mounting bracket holes (I’m now using a small stick on front plate) and ran the machine polisher over the rest of the car.
Spoke to the owner, and he’s happy for me to pass on his details. Pm me if you’re interested - they are based in farnborough.
We need a pic of this stick on plate.Spoke to the owner, and he’s happy for me to pass on his details. Pm me if you’re interested - they are based in farnborough.
ATM said:
We need a pic of this stick on plate.
Going to have to order another one - the one I bought months ago didn’t survive being in the back of the car, folded, in 37*+ last week and had some creases in it I couldn’t remove. So I just stuck it on without measuring or levelling... in other words, it’s not straight 
Edited by Chris Stott on Wednesday 31st July 21:18
I doubt it 
But I have the full plate and I’ll stick it on with double sided tape for that.
Looks much cleaner at the front without the ugly plate and bracket to me. Looked even better with no front plate at all, and I did contemplate just going without one, but the wife will do her nut if I do that (too long/boring to go in to here). I’ll get away with the little one... I think... I hope. Maybe.
But I have the full plate and I’ll stick it on with double sided tape for that.
Looks much cleaner at the front without the ugly plate and bracket to me. Looked even better with no front plate at all, and I did contemplate just going without one, but the wife will do her nut if I do that (too long/boring to go in to here). I’ll get away with the little one... I think... I hope. Maybe.
Elsewhere: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-PORSCHE-911-996-Ca...
99, 3.4 man, non-roof, M030, 123k. History looks good, big jobs done. £11k.
Promising.
99, 3.4 man, non-roof, M030, 123k. History looks good, big jobs done. £11k.
Promising.
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