How about a Jethro 911 ???

How about a Jethro 911 ???

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Fast Bug

11,597 posts

160 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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The early 3.4 996 thread is a good source of info as well smile

Cheib

23,113 posts

174 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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I'm tempted to take my 997 GTS into RPM/JZM to see what they can do with it. I know ROM have a 997 demo car with some of the upgrades they offer. Don't have any interest in going for their CSR look or carbon ducktail spoiler etc just some subtle upgrades to things like suspension or perhaps a LFW. Or I may just leave it as it is as I really like it as it is!

FocusRS3

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3,411 posts

90 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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Fast Bug said:
The early 3.4 996 thread is a good source of info as well smile
Great Tks .

I’ll keep my eyes peeled in the classifieds too

bgunn

1,416 posts

130 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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FocusRS3 said:
I see the value in one of these. Care free motoring, not caring about mileage etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6jCiB9dt0A
ppbb's old car, too.

FocusRS3

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3,411 posts

90 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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bgunn said:
ppbb's old car, too.
Who that ?

Chris Stott

13,188 posts

196 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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Pop pop bang bang. He has a thread in readers rides... 300k mike 996.

mikey P 500

1,236 posts

186 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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Jethro's car make me wish mine was more interesting colour than silver.

bgunn

1,416 posts

130 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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mikey P 500 said:
Jethro's car make me wish mine was more interesting colour than silver.
I know that feeling. I had an Arctic Silver 986, and when I found my 996, it was pretty much spot on what I wanted being a very early 3.4 C2, no sunroof, few toys so light and 'mechanical', but you guessed it, it was an Arctic car..

I adore it, but I do wish it was guards - I think the 996 looks great in a really bold colour; but safe colours were key in the late nineties..

Heathrow

444 posts

129 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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FocusRS3 said:
Going to keep my eyes peeled for a modded car.

I’ve been down this road previously myself ( not with a 996) and then ended up selling only to never retrieve the sum I’ve spent.

That said I at least had the enjoyment of choosing the spec .

As much as I like the CSR builds, for rhe kind of money they are asking for the top model I’d just go and buy a 996 GT3.
I sold my 996 CSR and eventually bought a (stock) 996 GT3 which I still own! The CSR handles better with a more aggressive turn in and exploitable rear. It also feels lighter footed due to having less weight. Aside from the specialness of the Mezger, really the CSR is one of those things that's more than the sum of its parts.

Obvs if you need to get out soon after the mods then you're always going to take a bath. Also 996 C2 + choice mods is still well shy of 996 GT3 money.

CarreraLightweightRacing

2,011 posts

208 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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Heathrow said:
Also 996 C2 + choice mods is still well shy of 996 GT3 money.
Not always wobble

LordHaveMurci

12,034 posts

168 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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CarreraLightweightRacing said:
Heathrow said:
Also 996 C2 + choice mods is still well shy of 996 GT3 money.
Not always wobble
hehe

edc

9,231 posts

250 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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Cheib said:
I'm tempted to take my 997 GTS into RPM/JZM to see what they can do with it. I know ROM have a 997 demo car with some of the upgrades they offer. Don't have any interest in going for their CSR look or carbon ducktail spoiler etc just some subtle upgrades to things like suspension or perhaps a LFW. Or I may just leave it as it is as I really like it as it is!
Isn't this what forums are for? You figure out roughly what you think you want to do with the car/what you don't like/what you want to enhance etc, you see what others have done and their effects, you go to a few meets and try a few cars with some of those mods, then you get it done.

Silent1

19,761 posts

234 months

Sunday 18th November 2018
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I’m wondering if jethro’s car used to be owned by poppopbangbang?

Paynewright

659 posts

76 months

Monday 19th November 2018
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Yes it was PPBB’s car.

richthebike

1,733 posts

136 months

Monday 19th November 2018
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Nothing wrong with silver. Get one bought. Get it how you want it. Use it hard as much as you can.


Heathrow

444 posts

129 months

Monday 19th November 2018
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LordHaveMurci said:
CarreraLightweightRacing said:
Heathrow said:
Also 996 C2 + choice mods is still well shy of 996 GT3 money.
Not always wobble
hehe
The exception which proves the rule biggrin

Steve Rance

5,435 posts

230 months

Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Heathrow said:
I sold my 996 CSR and eventually bought a (stock) 996 GT3 which I still own! The CSR handles better with a more aggressive turn in and exploitable rear. It also feels lighter footed due to having less weight. Aside from the specialness of the Mezger, really the CSR is one of those things that's more than the sum of its parts.

Obvs if you need to get out soon after the mods then you're always going to take a bath. Also 996 C2 + choice mods is still well shy of 996 GT3 money.
The thing is that you can adjust the chassis in your GT3 to be sharper than your CSR. It already has most of the right bits on it chassis wise. Just a sharper geo would probably do it.

I do see the attraction of building something special from a stock 996C2 but with 996GT3’s still largely unrecognised by the market I’d still rather raise the extra steam and buy one of those instead. The cost of financing the extra cash will be more than outweighed by the increase in residentials. The hardware differences between a C2 and GT3 are light and day.

On saying that the 996 platform is very good and if you were in the mind to, you could create a lovely little hot rod. I’m not a value obsessed person but I’d still be putting my money in GT3 which in my experience is still one of the very best drivers cars ever built.

Heathrow

444 posts

129 months

Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Steve Rance said:
Heathrow said:
I sold my 996 CSR and eventually bought a (stock) 996 GT3 which I still own! The CSR handles better with a more aggressive turn in and exploitable rear. It also feels lighter footed due to having less weight. Aside from the specialness of the Mezger, really the CSR is one of those things that's more than the sum of its parts.

Obvs if you need to get out soon after the mods then you're always going to take a bath. Also 996 C2 + choice mods is still well shy of 996 GT3 money.
The thing is that you can adjust the chassis in your GT3 to be sharper than your CSR. It already has most of the right bits on it chassis wise. Just a sharper geo would probably do it.

I do see the attraction of building something special from a stock 996C2 but with 996GT3’s still largely unrecognised by the market I’d still rather raise the extra steam and buy one of those instead. The cost of financing the extra cash will be more than outweighed by the increase in residentials. The hardware differences between a C2 and GT3 are light and day.

On saying that the 996 platform is very good and if you were in the mind to, you could create a lovely little hot rod. I’m not a value obsessed person but I’d still be putting my money in GT3 which in my experience is still one of the very best drivers cars ever built.
Sound advice as always. I am contemplating replicating the KW v3 and aggressive set-up from the CSR onto the GT3. Your comment made me rethink though - might be best to see what impact the geo and cornerweighting has first of all and then see about the suspension upgrade as a phase 2.

Steve Rance

5,435 posts

230 months

Wednesday 21st November 2018
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If you do decide to go the KW route I’d go KW Club sport. It’s a better damper for the money same calving as the race damper

Heathrow

444 posts

129 months

Wednesday 21st November 2018
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Agree. Clubsport gives the perfect road/track balance.