Paint Job

[ChrisW.]

I've just refreshed the paint of my car, and I've got a new car !

[Slippydiff]

Saw your old Zanzibar car last night Chris. Lovely.

[ChrisW.]

Yes, a lovely car --- all the more so for the work that David has done on what was a very original 10 year old

You'll see the Cayman reflected in the door of the 993 --- now that's another fancy colour !

Edited by ChrisW. on Friday 30th December 18:41

[mollytherocker]

ChrisW. said:

I've just refreshed the paint of my car, and I've got a new car !

[Esseesse]

Looks great

Where did you have it done?

[Phucker]

I could eat almost eat it!

[DAB964RS]

ChrisW. said:

I've just refreshed the paint of my car, and I've got a new car !

looking good Chris!

[Crimp a Length!]

ChrisW. said:

I've just refreshed the paint of my car, and I've got a new car !

Lovely.

[ChrisW.]

Esseesse said:

Looks great

Where did you have it done?

As everybody will know, I like to spread my work around and always like to feel that there is the hand of a Master in the work done.

So having asked around, I asked Mark Walker at Elvington if he would be interested --- the car is a one of one prototype after all !

I also had a set of original Clubsport wings in Speed Yellow that I had threatened to fit, so it made sense to get everything painted in the same "original" colour.

To say that Mark has taken a personal interest is an understatement, and the car now reflects his art.

No disrespect to others who may have done just as good a job, but I also have a soft spot for the up and coming

p.s. Thanks for your approval -- and David, I'll take that as a real compliment

Edited by ChrisW. on Saturday 31st December 10:09

Edited by ChrisW. on Saturday 31st December 10:29

[Trev450]

Looks superb

[cragswinter]

[Glassman]

[marky911]

Wow! Stunning car.

I take it this is the car that was featured in one of the mags lately as it was a sort of RS test bed at the factory and driven by the likes of Walter Rohrl?

Very interesting and a very important 993. Well done.

[ChrisW.]

It is indeed

Hence I have gradually accumulated a lot of the bits that may (or may not) have been tested on the car --- the CS spoiler set, the car has it's original Speedlines and I managed to get also a set of Speedline style mags of the centre lock variety used on with the 993 Cup cars --- but also with the five stud fixing.

The logbook from the time shows the dates, mileages, driver and signature, project number and cost centre from every journey the car took -- around 15,000 miles in all.

It is believed that the original engine was pre-Varioram and a new bench run-in Varioram engine was fitted when Porsche sold the car.

The original C51 ? 3.8 engine upgrade in the 993 was 285 bhp by comparison to the 3.6 272 bhp, and it cost a fortune. The Varioram 3.6 was then 285 bhp (though less torquey than the earlier 3.8) ---setting the RS up for the 3.8 Varioram.