Impulse porker.... 987.2 cayman
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Where to start... an elusive mate from this parish @bracken bought a boxster...
This started an itch. I always wanted an aircooled 964 but they remain perpetualy out of reach. So i always liked the cayman after a mate did some work on one.
This then went from idle musings to sod it. But i had some paramiters... needed to be a .2 manual 3.4s with bose.
Half a bottle of red later i was bidding on a very nice black 987.2 with some nice bits on it via collecting cars I baulked at 18k. (Sold then apeared 4mths later with 7k of repairs back on colecting cars.)
So i spied a clean one 4hrs away. Roped my old pal in for a road trip. Hes merseysidish and im an emigree in Dumfrieshire.
We met up just to look at it. And it escalated. Tidy 987.2 in meteor grey. Good history. Solid ex owner. I drove it home!
So missus wasnt suprised...
Its ace. Unfortunatly i hit a pothole on the dalvine pass and snotted 2 tyres in the wet. But hey. Its a risk up here.
Its done 3k in my ownership and had a trip to aberdeenshire that made my portable concencse angry. How ever she does like driving it.
Clutch was getting tired and it needed a service so currently its getting a ninemiester flywheel as i accidently hit the button.
I took the exhaust off to do the clutch and some how ordered a topgear valved exhaust.
I need to be more carefull...
Anyway.... I blame @bracken entirely!
Big steve Mc aproves
This started an itch. I always wanted an aircooled 964 but they remain perpetualy out of reach. So i always liked the cayman after a mate did some work on one.
This then went from idle musings to sod it. But i had some paramiters... needed to be a .2 manual 3.4s with bose.
Half a bottle of red later i was bidding on a very nice black 987.2 with some nice bits on it via collecting cars I baulked at 18k. (Sold then apeared 4mths later with 7k of repairs back on colecting cars.)
So i spied a clean one 4hrs away. Roped my old pal in for a road trip. Hes merseysidish and im an emigree in Dumfrieshire.
We met up just to look at it. And it escalated. Tidy 987.2 in meteor grey. Good history. Solid ex owner. I drove it home!
So missus wasnt suprised...
Its ace. Unfortunatly i hit a pothole on the dalvine pass and snotted 2 tyres in the wet. But hey. Its a risk up here.
Its done 3k in my ownership and had a trip to aberdeenshire that made my portable concencse angry. How ever she does like driving it.
Clutch was getting tired and it needed a service so currently its getting a ninemiester flywheel as i accidently hit the button.
I took the exhaust off to do the clutch and some how ordered a topgear valved exhaust.
I need to be more carefull...
Anyway.... I blame @bracken entirely!
Big steve Mc aproves
duncancallum said:
Unfortunatly i hit a pothole on the dalvine pass and snotted 2 tyres
How does that translate into English,a) A pair of flats and recovered by the AA/RAC?
b) Significant damage to two tyres that didn't go flat but needed replacing?
c) Two tyres knackered and a pair of damaged rims as well?
But leaving that aside, enjoy! A bit of mid-engine glory with good parts/specialist availability. Excellent.
Gave it a service and a check over and all is good. Apart from the air con.
Been getting some miles in it and enjoying it. More i use it the better it is. The valved exhaust and lighted flywheel have really made a positive change to the car.
Next job i think is a MMi install. I have some ppf to put on the front bumper too. And whilst thats off i will check the condensers and put some grills on to protect the rads.
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