Zenith Blue Porsche 996 911 C2 Manual Cab
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shalmaneser said:
Which Dansk box did you get? Would be interested to hear some sound clips! I've got some second hand Dansk boxes which also had a busted flexi - got that fixed for £20 or so but they're pretty loud and I'm concerned they might be too much for a track day....
They're the Sports exhaust but have had a bypass pipe fitted between the two outlets (gundo/fister depending on who you speak to) which makes them even louder/nicer!Only video I've got is a couple of small blips on the drive...I'll have to see what they're like properly next week!
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Air con leak found...under the front clip on the low pressure (larger) pipe.
Plenty of cutting later and I got them separated at the join under the car - remaining bolt had to be drilled out.
Getting the new pipe in is a right faff - the other end of the pipe is under the frunk next to the battery...so it's wheel off, wheel arch liner our, carbon canister out and fuel filler neck loosened and moved out the way. Then lots of head scratching as you try and work out how on each you're going to route it to get it in.
Anyway, got there in the end!
Regas later this week, I'm praying there are no more leaks!
I'm still enjoying admiring it...
Plenty of cutting later and I got them separated at the join under the car - remaining bolt had to be drilled out.
Getting the new pipe in is a right faff - the other end of the pipe is under the frunk next to the battery...so it's wheel off, wheel arch liner our, carbon canister out and fuel filler neck loosened and moved out the way. Then lots of head scratching as you try and work out how on each you're going to route it to get it in.
Anyway, got there in the end!
Regas later this week, I'm praying there are no more leaks!
I'm still enjoying admiring it...
shalmaneser said:
Looks great - I love those wheels. Glad to hear she's running sweet!
Me too! 
Thanks - I really like the wheels, too, they add a nice OEM+ look and save a good chunk of weight.
Since we're talking about wheels, I've had the Eagle F1 5's on for a few months now - really impressed. Fantastic grip and comfort, they seem perfectly suited to the car and offer great value, too.
GR_TVR said:
shalmaneser said:
Looks great - I love those wheels. Glad to hear she's running sweet!
Me too! Thanks - I really like the wheels, too, they add a nice OEM+ look and save a good chunk of weight.
Since we're talking about wheels, I've had the Eagle F1 5's on for a few months now - really impressed. Fantastic grip and comfort, they seem perfectly suited to the car and offer great value, too.
Annoyingly I forgot to take photos, but I put aside a day to get the car up with all the wheels off and wheel arches linings out.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but was pleasantly relieved to find only minor levels of dirt, and no signs at all of any corrosion on any of the structural items. In fact, apart from some slight surface rust on the suspension bodies and wheel liner fixing brackets (now all treated and protected) it was completely rust free!
Phew.
Looked inside the sills, again, completely clean - I filled these with Bilt Hamber Dynax S50.
Cleaned everything else up and protected it with a spraying of Bilt Hamber Dynax UC.
Took off undertrays under the car to check for any trapped dirt or corrosion - nothing really found so cleaned up and also protected with the UC.
I doff my cap to the previous owners for making my life a lot easier - it was clearly well looked after, garaged, and not taken out on salty roads!
I wasn't sure what to expect, but was pleasantly relieved to find only minor levels of dirt, and no signs at all of any corrosion on any of the structural items. In fact, apart from some slight surface rust on the suspension bodies and wheel liner fixing brackets (now all treated and protected) it was completely rust free!
Phew.
Looked inside the sills, again, completely clean - I filled these with Bilt Hamber Dynax S50.
Cleaned everything else up and protected it with a spraying of Bilt Hamber Dynax UC.
Took off undertrays under the car to check for any trapped dirt or corrosion - nothing really found so cleaned up and also protected with the UC.
I doff my cap to the previous owners for making my life a lot easier - it was clearly well looked after, garaged, and not taken out on salty roads!
FastAndy said:
I owned and loved its twin ran if for 5 years and 45000 miles and hand on heart the most reliable car I have ever owned. The BMW E93 that replaced it well that was the total opposite. I really fancy another but this time as a weekend project car I owned a lovely Le Mans Blue E93 335i for 3 years - I absolutely loved that car! Only thing that went wrong for me was the water pump let go, fortunately sorted under warranty.
shalmaneser said:
Alwise nice to find a clean sill. Have you cleared out the rads too? Well worth doing.
Yep - had the bumper off to replace the air con condensers, so gave it all a good clean out then.To be fair there wasn't much crap in there, it obviously wasn't a neglected process in previous ownership compared to some I've seen!
I spotted a bit of rust on the battery tray, so thought I'd get it out to inspect and sort out so it didn't get any worse.
It wasn't too bad - just a bit of surface corrosion. So I wire brushed and wheeled it, treated it all with some rust converter, sprayed it all with BH Atom Mac and then put 3 coats of black paint and 2 coats of lacquer on top.
I'm happy with the results, nice to know it wasn't too bad and now won't get any worse.
Wasn't striving for visual perfection as you don't see any of it anyway...!
It wasn't too bad - just a bit of surface corrosion. So I wire brushed and wheeled it, treated it all with some rust converter, sprayed it all with BH Atom Mac and then put 3 coats of black paint and 2 coats of lacquer on top.
I'm happy with the results, nice to know it wasn't too bad and now won't get any worse.
Wasn't striving for visual perfection as you don't see any of it anyway...!
mercedeslimos said:
Jesus if you saw the one in my old B5 A4... How the battery didn't fly side to side is beyond me, the whole bracket was rotted away!
I've seen some shockers on other 996's, so wanted to make sure I got to this one early.
As a bonus, everything else in the vicinity was looking very healthy indeed!
GR_TVR said:
mercedeslimos said:
Jesus if you saw the one in my old B5 A4... How the battery didn't fly side to side is beyond me, the whole bracket was rotted away!
I've seen some shockers on other 996's, so wanted to make sure I got to this one early.
As a bonus, everything else in the vicinity was looking very healthy indeed!
mercedeslimos said:
GR_TVR said:
mercedeslimos said:
Jesus if you saw the one in my old B5 A4... How the battery didn't fly side to side is beyond me, the whole bracket was rotted away!
I've seen some shockers on other 996's, so wanted to make sure I got to this one early.
As a bonus, everything else in the vicinity was looking very healthy indeed!
It's just in front of the windscreen - between that and the luggage compartment.
996's (and probably other 911's) suffer with blocked drain tubes as well. I think they usually result initially in wet interior carpets, followed by damaged alarm modules that sit under the seats.
Fortunately I've been through all my drain tubes and made sure they are all nice and clear, and flushed through with water.
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