1990 Porsche 911 964 Carrera 4
1990 Porsche 911 964 Carrera 4
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Sean_Jaymo

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18 posts

237 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Hi All,

Thought it was about time that I posted up about the old girl! I've had her since May this year and all I can say is that she is a beaut! Never really owned a "proper" car before this. Came from a background of a few dubs and still have a Corrado VR6 in the garage as my little project!

Anyways, onto the 964!

AS I said I bought her in May with 118k on the clocks and a good history, Car had done 19k in 11 years so that left it with a few problems to deal with due to lack of use, but nothing major!

Anyways Pictures of her when I bought her.







Since I've had her, not done anything to the exterior, apart from a good clean! Inside, the alarm has been changed and the archaic sound system has been bought up to modern standards. It's still not a brilliant system but when you have a sound like that out the back, who cares!

Since I bought her, I have done 6k and a tour of some dusty naff desert so I haven't got as far as anything too impressive on her. Mainly getting her up to a decent standard and stable base to move on from. She is used everyday as my daily and she is better for it!

Recent photos









Mod's on her are the 17" Twists, which I want to change for something else, but not sure as to what yet. Cup mirrors and steering wheel. Decat exhaust and a remap of some sort? She put down 292Bhp and 255 lb.ft on Surrey Rolling Road's roller a few weeks back.

Martin_Hx

4,023 posts

226 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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jimmyjam

2,444 posts

247 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Love the 964, gorgeous. Unusual colour too

Proxy

825 posts

192 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Gorgeous looking car mate!
Love the shots in the woods with the snow - those look superb.

LOVE the colour too.
There's a black one that sits across the road from my office, I spend most of my day drooling over it cloud9

Liam79

413 posts

279 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Stunning mate, great colour which you don't normally see!

thirsty

726 posts

292 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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What a ride. Classic.

Ali2202

3,815 posts

232 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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I completely agree!....but then I would! wink

Otter Smacker

6,524 posts

222 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Very, very nice OP!

Bet it's quite a bit of fun in these snowey conditions.driving

George Matthews

268 posts

197 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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That is an absolutely stunning 993 you have there! Well and truly jealous.

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Sean_Jaymo

Original Poster:

18 posts

237 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Cheers Guys!

I must admit I grin to myself every time I drive it and tend to laugh to myself after taking it down a particularly satisfying bit of B road!

The colour is a special Porsche request colour called Velvet Red, I think there are only 4 or 5 in the country and even fewer with the Linen leather colour combo!

In this weather, I'm quite surprised with how it is behaving, admittedly, we haven't much snow worth talking about in West Oxfordshire but on the slippery bits of road we do have, it's been impeccable! It is 4WD though so that means a lot in those conditions.

It's a 964, but then I think you have to be a bit of a closet geek to spot the difference in most air-cooled Porsches! Well actually, Most Porsches! I'd quite happily have a 993 to replace her with tho!

Edited by Sean_Jaymo on Thursday 9th December 18:02

robsco

7,875 posts

204 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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George Matthews said:
That is an absolutely stunning 993 you have there!
964 George... smile

V8 TVR

319 posts

217 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Looks very smart. From what model do the wheels originate from?

Rouleur

7,409 posts

217 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Lovely lovely lovely. I'll have one one day.

Did you specifically want a C4 or were you not fussed about which transmission it happened to have?

petrolsniffer

2,546 posts

202 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Very nice lick

Sean_Jaymo

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18 posts

237 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Unfortunately, They are not genuine Porsche wheels. Genuine Turbo Twist wheels come in 18" and up as far as I am aware, These are heavy replicas that I am after changing.

I wanted the C4 specifically as I have not had a "proper" performance car before and I am aware of my limits so I thought I would opt for the security of the extra grip!

V8 TVR

319 posts

217 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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I wouldn't bother changing the wheels, they look superb. The later door mirrors look spot on too.

CaptainSlow

13,179 posts

240 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Lovely, does it live outdoors?

Sean_Jaymo

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18 posts

237 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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It does for the time being, Until I shift the project out of the garage that is!

Leigh996tt

3,858 posts

253 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Sean, lovely looking pice of pork, well done. You don't see many in that colour and has had some tasteful mods done so far. Must have a strong lump kicking out the 290 odd horses over the 250 standard with the remap and the decat.

Personally speaking, regarding the wheels I'd go for some 17" cup 1's and get it lowered slightly, really makes a big difference to it's stance.

See the picture of my old car in my profile for reference wink

sawman

5,155 posts

258 months

Thursday 9th December 2010
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Lovely porsche - A pal of mine in canada has an identical car - he only takes it out in the summer though