markturner1960
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Hi, OK, I am a newcomer here, having only recently realized a long time ambition to own another Porsche....I had a 944 back in the day, 1987....
Anyway, now the proud owner of a 2003 GT3 mk2 in speed yellow. I also own an E92 M3 in interlagos blue, that I have completed an extensive upgrade and renovation program on, please look here if interested: http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=146810
The previous owner of my GT3 had lavished some love on her, installing the rollcage, factory nomex seats and only racked up 1000 dry miles in 6 years. She also recently got fully serviced and the air conditioning condensors replaced.
Overall condition is very good, but I am one of those owners who likes their car to be as immaculate underneath as on top.
As soon as I got the car up on my lift, I knew there was some work to be done. The car had been sprayed with a protective layer which has limited corrosion, but left an unsightly appearance. I need to get all this off, get the aluminium polished up and protected and all the underside looking as it should.
So, my first plan is a thorough clean, followed by a trip to centre of gravity for an Ohlins R&T damper upgrade and full geo with all bushes etc upgraded and replaced.
I have brought an IPD plenum and 84mm throttle body, together with the requisite 997 MAF housing and adaptors to beef up the intake. My other plan is to replace the exhaust and get it remapped. However still in the pondering stage of which exhaust to go for ( See other thread..)
So thats the background, I have managed to spend a few evenings and a couple of days at the weekend, removing the wheels, undertrays and arch liners etc, so the car is as exposed as possible for cleaning.
Initial cleaning has revealed its going to be a long and dirty and awkward process. Lots of awkward spaces to get into, although I have brought a compressor,, some air tools and a soda blasting kit to help. Good old air drill and some wire brush attachments are proving pretty good as well. The soda blasting is good, but very dusty. Anyway, here are a few pictures to show initial progress:
Will keep the updates coming, the M3 is in the paintshop currently getting the stone chips from this summers road trip sorted, so I am hoping to get the majority of the cleaning done before it comes back, as it has to live under the GT3 on the lift....
Anyway, now the proud owner of a 2003 GT3 mk2 in speed yellow. I also own an E92 M3 in interlagos blue, that I have completed an extensive upgrade and renovation program on, please look here if interested: http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=146810
The previous owner of my GT3 had lavished some love on her, installing the rollcage, factory nomex seats and only racked up 1000 dry miles in 6 years. She also recently got fully serviced and the air conditioning condensors replaced.
Overall condition is very good, but I am one of those owners who likes their car to be as immaculate underneath as on top.
As soon as I got the car up on my lift, I knew there was some work to be done. The car had been sprayed with a protective layer which has limited corrosion, but left an unsightly appearance. I need to get all this off, get the aluminium polished up and protected and all the underside looking as it should.
So, my first plan is a thorough clean, followed by a trip to centre of gravity for an Ohlins R&T damper upgrade and full geo with all bushes etc upgraded and replaced.
I have brought an IPD plenum and 84mm throttle body, together with the requisite 997 MAF housing and adaptors to beef up the intake. My other plan is to replace the exhaust and get it remapped. However still in the pondering stage of which exhaust to go for ( See other thread..)
So thats the background, I have managed to spend a few evenings and a couple of days at the weekend, removing the wheels, undertrays and arch liners etc, so the car is as exposed as possible for cleaning.
Initial cleaning has revealed its going to be a long and dirty and awkward process. Lots of awkward spaces to get into, although I have brought a compressor,, some air tools and a soda blasting kit to help. Good old air drill and some wire brush attachments are proving pretty good as well. The soda blasting is good, but very dusty. Anyway, here are a few pictures to show initial progress:
Will keep the updates coming, the M3 is in the paintshop currently getting the stone chips from this summers road trip sorted, so I am hoping to get the majority of the cleaning done before it comes back, as it has to live under the GT3 on the lift....