2001 996 C2 CSR

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Seemed OK. Then tried to fit the standard belt buckle. It won't go.

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I've bought a universal belt buckle to try for size. It connects with the car's seat belt fine. Once attached to the seat mount it looks fine. It can go through the hole provided - thats just a bonus I guess. I can't really take pics of me in the seat but it is very snug against my hip and not proud of my [chunky] waste. Ok I will try a pic. Most people will probably sit on it when climbing in and then need to fish it up. I think it will work. I'll bolt it all into the car and try it.

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ATM said:

I've bought a universal belt buckle to try for size.

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Currently testing this in my 986 with the borrowed [from here] Pole Positions. It is much better than the standard buckle with bucket seats so I will order some more for both cars. Will get some pics.

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Longer seat belt buckles to try. These should be plenty big enough.

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trails said:

Have you got the wheels on yet?

No

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trails said:

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No

Tease.

Ok
Ok
Ok

it will happen but there are no seats in the car and the dashboard is in pieces.

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Macron said:

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Found some mould growing on the door panels - front and rear. Treated with Rice Vinegar. Let's see if that prevents it coming back.

Is that a known treatment? Gen question!

Found it on Google. Something about the PH of Vinegar damaging the mould - or killing it I guess. Can be used on leather jackets and it is natural.

Mould came back so I've now brought this into the house so I can attack it with more cleaners and keep it dry.

Bottom of the panel felt wet but I've inspected the vapour barrier and it's well sealed so I think this is just caused by general condensation from the colder weather and the car not being used.

After a day or 2 the windows started misting up slightly even though the car is just sat outside. I'm assuming these water droplets form in the car and then stay there and therefore it just gets more and more damp inside.

I'll give the door card a going over with various anti bacterial cleaners and then refit.

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trails said:

Are you happy with them?

Not sure

I'm getting used to them. I'll give it a few weeks and see how I feel.

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Titanium bolts for bucket to mount

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Filibuster said:

I'm such a sucker for small things like these. Beautiful!

I read somewhere - I think from slippy but cant be sure - about the importance of getting the right bolts for stuff like bucket seats. The bolts that came with the seats looked like cheese. So I feel better about my powerfully built bottom being held in with some Ti bolts. They are teeny tiny so they need to be really strong. Some of my friends had trouble getting into the Pole Positions. I cant see those people having a chance of fitting into these buckets.

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Seat out

Found one of the bolt heads pretty chewed up and the standard bit didn't fit. I tried an assortment of different bits and I felt lucky to get it out. New bolts will be ordered.

Sourced these Titanium equivalents which should fit fine. Simply m10x25mm with 1.5 thread pitch. I didn't go for simple hex tops as the access isn't great for a traditional hex socket - although they might have fit fine. These seemed the best compromise to me.

So I can fit the seats now but I need to finish off the ignition switch first.

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Ignition switch replacement

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Mikeeb said:

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Trying this one for size. The Pole Positions are being donated to a different car.

How’s it fitting?

Not great

Finally got the car all back together and spent some time just sitting in it. Decided I don't like the seat or seat position. Basically I'm far too high and the steering wheel feels too low. My knees are almost wedged to the bottom of the steering wheel - which is made worse by the massive seat wings which prevent them separating and moving to either side of the wheel. Got a pic to try to explain but it's not great.

So not sure what to do next. I jumped in my other 996 which has standard 997 seats and it feels so much better. So I could do that which is easy enough.

Or I could think about different seat runners [or brackets or mounts] for these buckets to try to position them better or lower.

Or I could borrow a bucket seat mount from my 986 and see if this improves things. It has BBI hardware and the Pole Positions which were in this car - shown below. You can see this offers a lot of options.

Currently loving the setup in my 986. Previously this had some standard 986 seats and then more recently 987 seats but both gave me not quite enough leg room. I'm not sure if the love is because it's the Pole Positions I love or the seat mounting position or a combo of the 2.

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MOT Passed

I'd forgotten how stiff the car is. Been around 5 months since I last drove the car or maybe even 6.

Looking at the side mounts I could drill some holes lower down. Currently only have 2 holes which I'm using. Or I could bolt some different side mounts to the runners. Will investigate.

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Little update

Not used the car since the MOT. Tried to use it a couple of weeks ago and the alternator wasn't charging. Being an idiot I still tried to drive the car and it died. The battery meter on the dash got below 10v and the lcd display on dash was almost too dim to see before it cut out.

So I decided to take the alternator off my other 996 and put it on this one. Job done and the car is now working again. A few pics....

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Fitted some upgraded ginger headlamps with modern projector type zenons for dipped

Almost got the full house but not quite there yet

Sidelights



Dipped and Sidelights



Main beam and Dipped and Sidelights



Fogs and Dipped and Sidelights



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