Knackered old Porsche with loads of miles - 996 content
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As it was a nice day today and it was clean here's a few more pics of it in nearly fresh paint..... as I've already taken the shine off it with a few stone chips
It's due service shortly which will be the usual fluids, water pump and sphericals. It's probably due rear subframe bushes too but I'll have a look at that once under there!
It's due service shortly which will be the usual fluids, water pump and sphericals. It's probably due rear subframe bushes too but I'll have a look at that once under there!
rdodger said:
Haven't you got solid rear subframe mounts? I thought you would have done that already? Don't they have the benefit of lowering the car maintaining the geometry?
It's a road car, as such no I don't have. bks to that for 1000's of miles in one go, especially when so much else is solidly mounted to the subframes themselves . Good condition relatively soft bushes are perfect here and retain a small amount of necessary compliance whilst keeping NVH sensible. Mine has no issues with geometry as the rear toe and castor are adjustable in addition to the standard camber adjustment so it's easy to setup where you want it at even silly low ride heights.
poppopbangbang said:
It's a road car, as such no I don't have. bks to that for 1000's of miles in one go, especially when so much else is solidly mounted to the subframes themselves . Good condition relatively soft bushes are perfect here and retain a small amount of necessary compliance whilst keeping NVH sensible.
Mine has no issues with geometry as the rear toe and castor are adjustable in addition to the standard camber adjustment so it's easy to setup where you want it at even silly low ride heights.
Ah yes I was forgetting all the spherical bearings you have.Mine has no issues with geometry as the rear toe and castor are adjustable in addition to the standard camber adjustment so it's easy to setup where you want it at even silly low ride heights.
Will you be looking at standard mounts in that case?
ferrisbueller said:
Boring practical Q, do you have many issues with clearance on Ferry ramps, chunnell, general access etc? Looks like you're running pretty low, so the front lip must see some action?!
Not really the front splitter is a 6 month replace item and is bolted rather than on the standard plastic clips. It will scape the nose occasionally on very unusual approach angles etc. but it is fine over speed bumps etc. I have no time for having something that needs to 45 degree across a speed bump or can't do speed cushions so the setup of the car is very much with this in mind. The rear dampers also run a lot of low speed compression damping to stop the rear/sump/manifolds scraping as the rear wheels drop off something. I'm happy with the compromise between usability and performance on this setup, it did take a bit of dicking around to get it there but it can do a tight London carpark, it can do the ring, it can do a cobbled street and it can do an autoroute so all round I don't think I could get it much better as a package.
Spent the last few days reading this cover to cover, and thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it.
Superb levels of engineering and thought gone into a very special car.
Utterly brilliant to see a car so enjoyed and maintained/improved we way this has been. Thanks so much OP for sharing, its been one hell of a ride, and i wish you many enjoyable miles to come.
Frayz
Superb levels of engineering and thought gone into a very special car.
Utterly brilliant to see a car so enjoyed and maintained/improved we way this has been. Thanks so much OP for sharing, its been one hell of a ride, and i wish you many enjoyable miles to come.
Frayz
Paynewright said:
I think we need a car fest ‘Milton Keynes’ or meet and greet in the hangar at the next Sunday Scramble.
Come on PPBB your public demands an audience with..... :-)
I think we will have some F1s at the last Bicester of the year so I'll probably be down there in the 996 anyway. If people genuinely want a look round a very well used 20 year old Porsche I'm more than happy to oblidge Come on PPBB your public demands an audience with..... :-)
frayz said:
Spent the last few days reading this cover to cover, and thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it.
Superb levels of engineering and thought gone into a very special car.
Utterly brilliant to see a car so enjoyed and maintained/improved we way this has been. Thanks so much OP for sharing, its been one hell of a ride, and i wish you many enjoyable miles to come.
Frayz
Thank you. Superb levels of engineering and thought gone into a very special car.
Utterly brilliant to see a car so enjoyed and maintained/improved we way this has been. Thanks so much OP for sharing, its been one hell of a ride, and i wish you many enjoyable miles to come.
Frayz
Just stumbled across this thread whilst searching for aerokitted 996s... a great read!
I have a low mileage E46 M3 which I should really keep as a garage queen (or sell) rather than modify, but the 911 itch just never goes away... an early, aerokitted 996 with a 3.7 would be my idea of perfect!
I have a low mileage E46 M3 which I should really keep as a garage queen (or sell) rather than modify, but the 911 itch just never goes away... an early, aerokitted 996 with a 3.7 would be my idea of perfect!
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