996 GT3 FS

[Slippydiff]

Harris_I said:

My Cup wheel has rubbed away over the years. Alcantara does not wear well. Once it rubs down it's hard to grip, so I find I need gloves with a rubber coating to grip properly.

Has it worn down ? Or has it turned into a well polished, matted mass that looks almost like tired leather ?
When it's new, Alcantara looks wonderful, but unless it's cared for, or god forbid, your hands sweat it rapidly starts to look distinctly secondhand.

[Slippydiff]

993rsr said:

Mmm, looks familiar, here it is being driven steadily through Pouhon, courtesy of Jochen:

Close, but no cigar.

We have a winner JC :

[Harris_I]

Slippydiff said:

Has it worn down ? Or has it turned into a well polished, matted mass that looks almost like tired leather ?
When it's new, Alcantara looks wonderful, but unless it's cared for, or god forbid, your hands sweat it rapidly starts to look distinctly secondhand.

Not sure, if I'm honest. Probably a bit of both. It's done several seasons of sprints and club racing in hot conditions (always with gloves on).

If there is a way to bring it back to life, I'd love to hear.

[SFO]

Harris_I said:

If there is a way to bring it back to life, I'd love to hear.

try cleaning a few times with microfibre cloth rinsed in warm water with added concentrated lemon juice

[lemmingjames]

Alternatively, you can get suede shoe cleaner and a brush and try going over it several times.

If it's not worn bare but it's just discoloured, you can use angelus suede dye on it (suede shoe dye) to bring it back to new

[barchetta_boy]

Here's mine



Also just added a quick release steering wheel boss and a Sparco aftermarket wheel. It was only £165, is very nice in Alcantara and feels great. The Porsche / momo cup wheel is £500 - £1000 depending on where you look, which doesn't seem value to me, and since my car is modded to hell and back anyway, I went with the value option.

Not the best pic of the wheel, sorry

[SidewaysSi]

That looks fantastic! Is it in addition to the 993RS?

[Benja_Exige]

barchetta_boy said:

Here's mine

That to me looks just about perfect! Got any more pics and details?

[barchetta_boy]

Yes, in addition to the 993RS Clubsport replica 3.8 which I still have (but which is for sale now).



The GT3 is a year 2000 model, Comfort, with 90k miles on the clock. It has been crashed on circuit at least once or twice, and been repaired by the best in the business.

It now has a full Manthey Racing set up - K400 carbon fibre induction kit, lightweight flywheel and exhaust, Manthey KW dampers, 6 pot calipers with Alcon floating discs, cup diff - all the mods you would want. Pushing about 400bhp.

Off to Zandvoort in it tonight for a 2 day track day - my first time on circuit with it! Can't wait.

Cheers,

Joel

[993rsr]

barchetta_boy said:

Yes, in addition to the 993RS Clubsport replica 3.8 which I still have (but which is for sale now).



The GT3 is a year 2000 model, Comfort, with 90k miles on the clock. It has been crashed on circuit at least once or twice, and been repaired by the best in the business.

It now has a full Manthey Racing set up - K400 carbon fibre induction kit, lightweight flywheel and exhaust, Manthey KW dampers, 6 pot calipers with Alcon floating discs, cup diff - all the mods you would want. Pushing about 400bhp.

Off to Zandvoort in it tonight for a 2 day track day - my first time on circuit with it! Can't wait.

Cheers,

Joel

Your GT3 in a previous life was the Polar Express?

[Harris_I]

Thank you, SFO and lemming!

[Benja_Exige]

barchetta_boy said:

Off to Zandvoort in it tonight for a 2 day track day - my first time on circuit with it! Can't wait.

Love it Joel, looks just right and sounds like it’s got the setup to match. That’s my kind of GT3.

Have fun at Zandvoort, I’m off there (and Zolder) next month with the Caterham.

Edited by Benja_Exige on Sunday 18th August 12:40

[lemmingjames]

Harris_I said:

Thank you, SFO and lemming!

If you go down the redying route, please watch the angelus videos (on their website) on the how to guides.

You'll also need a heat gun or hair dryer to help speed up the drying process otherwise you'll have black coloured palms for a long time :crying:

[Digga]

Benja_Exige said:

barchetta_boy said:

Here's mine

That to me looks just about perfect! Got any more pics and details?

Such a race colour for the non-RS 996; looks great.

[nxi20]

barchetta_boy said:

Also just added a quick release steering wheel boss and a Sparco aftermarket wheel. It was only £165, is very nice in Alcantara and feels great. The Porsche / momo cup wheel is £500 - £1000 depending on where you look, which doesn't seem value to me, and since my car is modded to hell and back anyway, I went with the value option.

Just to add that the Momo wheel is available without added Porsche tax for about £220 - it's the Model 07. https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/momo-model-07-stee...

The advantage of the Momo over your wheel is the 70mm dish which brings it closer to the driver. However, some people can't get on with it because it is more of a stretch to reach the indicator stalk.

[Cheburator mk2]

993rsr said:

Your GT3 in a previous life was the Polar Express?

Yes, then it went matte black and now it’s white

[LaSource]

996 celebration from Zandvoort

[Sandy59]

Great picture, and from my favorite track to date

[Digga]

In a world where "sports" cars are looking ever more like super or even hypercars, sprouting vents, winglets and other nonsense (not all of which are wholly necessary, or even aesthetically pleasing) the 996 GT3 just looks so pared-back and sleek. Discrete even, but very right.

[Yellow491]

Totally agree there digga,the mk1 looks so right,great pic.