Guards Red 996
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e30m3Mark said:
Cracking car OP. I plan on having a 911 once I grow up a bit and sell the M3. The interior on yours look stunning given the age and mileage.
Nice to see it being run through the winter too! I run my M3 all year round and keeping the underside clean (or as clean as realistically possible) can be a bit of a ball ache but still worth the effort.
Will you be taking it on track this year?
Yes indeed, its going to be pressed into commuting duties tomorrow to give it a good long run!Nice to see it being run through the winter too! I run my M3 all year round and keeping the underside clean (or as clean as realistically possible) can be a bit of a ball ache but still worth the effort.
Will you be taking it on track this year?
That's certainly the plan, I would have liked to take it to Bedford in February with a few friends but its not the right month money wise! I'm hoping sometime in April/May something will crop up and I can take it out. Then knowing my luck something else will go pop and it'll be on axle stands on the driveway again!
Minor update, I seem to be slowly loosing coolant somewhere - the pump/stat seemed like obvious candidates given my recent work but they're (seemingly) dry. Bit of research points at the coolant cap, the part numbers ending in '.00' or '.01' being superseded and usually worth changing as a starting point. Mines a '.01', so I'm guessing its been replaced at some point! I've ordered up the latest '.04' version today, I'll fit that and keep an eye.
In the meantime, its running fine - the low temp stat holds the temperature gauge just a smidgen below 80 degrees.
In the meantime, its running fine - the low temp stat holds the temperature gauge just a smidgen below 80 degrees.
Nobbles said:
No steam (although it was in summer)... in fact my local indie used an endoscope to check. One of those irritating jobs where the part is relatively cheap compared to the work involved...
Yeah I've just had a look while idling and hot and can't see anything obvious! No coolant smells anywhere either really - I'll try the cap then go for the tank as the next step if that fails.Minor update, I got bored and had a tinker with the adjustable spoiler! Very easy to do, and I've put it up to the top position - I'm not sure if I like it yet...it may end up back as it was. Also much fun had in the snow, between it and the BMW the Porsche was better due to the LSD and extra weight over the rear wheels - Neither of them got stuck though!
Apprehensively excited about the little track session next month too. Common wisdom says the engine will implode right before it pendulum swings me off track haha!
Apprehensively excited about the little track session next month too. Common wisdom says the engine will implode right before it pendulum swings me off track haha!
Edited by CornedBeef on Friday 13th April 12:29
DoubleTime said:
The 996 is like that girl in school who no one really considered good looking until she got older and then had guys drooling over her in college/uni...
e30m3Mark said:
I love that. Do they do that adjustable section in carbon fibre? I'd like a slightly larger set of alloys (in anthracite) too.
I've never seen anyone offer up an aftermarket version, but they may well be out there as its the same wing as the GT3 version I believe. If I was going to change I'd really like it on a set of nice dishy BBS LM's! But to be honest I seem to like 99% of cars on LM's...Edit, as below -
Edited by CornedBeef on Monday 19th March 20:19
CornedBeef said:
I've never seen anyone offer up an aftermarket version, but they may well be out there as its the same wing as the GT3 version I believe. If I was going to change I'd really like it on a set of nice dishy BBS LM's! But to be honest I seem to like 99% of cars on LM's...
Edit, as below -
Cargrapic do a slightly larger version of the standard central rear wing section. If features a Gurney flap and is available in carbonEdit, as below -
http://www.cargraphicts.com/en/brands/for-porsche/...
I really quite like the cargraphics spoiler - I tried finding a price but I don't think their site enjoys a mobile browser.
Also Fast Bug, that looks so good covered in muck! Cars look so purposeful when they're all dirtied from the road. I missed out on that meet on Portsdown hill in the end, did it happen?
Also Fast Bug, that looks so good covered in muck! Cars look so purposeful when they're all dirtied from the road. I missed out on that meet on Portsdown hill in the end, did it happen?
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