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Well it’s been a long time since an update, have been away a fair bit with work and used the car a fair bit over the summer.
I am currently working on a front end refresh, it will become apparent why with pictures!!
Front end stripped off.
Cleaned/checked the frunk etc
Rads/condensers are in excellent condition as were replaced not long ago.
However the radiator brackets not soooo much!!!
This is how she stands currently, fortunately I managed to remove the brackets without removing rads/condensers. I now have a big list of bits to order from Porsche....
I am currently working on a front end refresh, it will become apparent why with pictures!!
Front end stripped off.
Cleaned/checked the frunk etc
Rads/condensers are in excellent condition as were replaced not long ago.
However the radiator brackets not soooo much!!!
This is how she stands currently, fortunately I managed to remove the brackets without removing rads/condensers. I now have a big list of bits to order from Porsche....
Currently the car is away having the whole underside/arches stripped back and repainted/stone chip protected, its costing a lot however with the lack of underseal protection on the GT3’s it’s well worth it and will be better than new when it comes back, I’m pretty certain that most of them will need this doing at some point and I wanted to get it sorted before it got really bad. I put in a massive list of parts with Porsche which I collected yesterday, and I’ve just spent the morning cleaning/scrubbing all the plastic shrouds/shields/arch liners and will coat them this afternoon.
£900 worth of Porsche parts!! 
New radiator mounts.
All new undertrays!!
£900 worth of Porsche parts!! 
New radiator mounts.
All new undertrays!!
Today marked the return of the car from the bodyshop where it’s had a complete underside & under arch restoration. It’s also had a number of items blasted/powder coated, all new undertrays fitted and is now better than new underneath and good for another 20 years!. It’s as per the factory in terms of colour/overspray areas and it’s had 4 litres of wax applied on various areas. It was a pretty big outlay financially but well worth it in the long run and I’m pretty certain that all MK’s will be needing doing.
Started working on the car early doors and had the back end back together well within 2 hours:
I then started working on the front/centre rad supports and all the ducts etc, I bought all new bolts/nuts/clips etc etc and full cleaned/degreased all plastics before giving them a thorough coat of plastic restorer. The rads/condensers and all exposed bolts/fixings were given a coat of ACF50 anti corrosion spray. After it was all back together I ran it up to temperature to make sure radiators were all warming at the same time and aircon was nice and cold. My OCD is somewhat expensive sometimes when I end up buying all new everything, however if I ever come to sell her the pile of receipts is ever increasing and the necessary jobs have been carried out!!
Once the bumper is back on its service and MOT time, get the refurbed shocks & new springs on, give the suspension and geo a check over and then get out and give her a good thrashing! Can’t wait to take her to Le Mans!!
Started working on the car early doors and had the back end back together well within 2 hours:
I then started working on the front/centre rad supports and all the ducts etc, I bought all new bolts/nuts/clips etc etc and full cleaned/degreased all plastics before giving them a thorough coat of plastic restorer. The rads/condensers and all exposed bolts/fixings were given a coat of ACF50 anti corrosion spray. After it was all back together I ran it up to temperature to make sure radiators were all warming at the same time and aircon was nice and cold. My OCD is somewhat expensive sometimes when I end up buying all new everything, however if I ever come to sell her the pile of receipts is ever increasing and the necessary jobs have been carried out!!
Once the bumper is back on its service and MOT time, get the refurbed shocks & new springs on, give the suspension and geo a check over and then get out and give her a good thrashing! Can’t wait to take her to Le Mans!!
One of my all time favourite cars, despite only haven driven it’s younger sibling in 991 form I absolutely love these 996s.
Much respect for delving into this car at home in such depth and paying such attention to detail. I find your posts very interesting and refreshing to see.
All the best with the car and I look forward to seeing further updates.
Much respect for delving into this car at home in such depth and paying such attention to detail. I find your posts very interesting and refreshing to see.
All the best with the car and I look forward to seeing further updates.
Big Tomm said:
One of my all time favourite cars, despite only haven driven it’s younger sibling in 991 form I absolutely love these 996s.
Much respect for delving into this car at home in such depth and paying such attention to detail. I find your posts very interesting and refreshing to see.
All the best with the car and I look forward to seeing further updates.
Thanks appreciate the comments! Not a very exciting picture by any means however another £70 spent at Porsche means I have everything needed to finish a few small jobs, she’s off for a service and MOT at Wrightune in Wallingford on Wednesday and then will be getting some miles on her.Much respect for delving into this car at home in such depth and paying such attention to detail. I find your posts very interesting and refreshing to see.
All the best with the car and I look forward to seeing further updates.
Well the car is finished and I drove her to service/MOT this morning, its been 7 months since I’ve been behind the wheel and I’ve forgotten just how bloody good a car it is!! I managed to get some photos of the underneath when it was up on the ramp:
During the underbody restoration at GTR Motorsport:
All new undertrays/fixings etc and 4 litres of wax oil:
Here she’s is back on the road:
During the underbody restoration at GTR Motorsport:
All new undertrays/fixings etc and 4 litres of wax oil:
Here she’s is back on the road:
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