Thought Id start a little thread to keep tabs on my ownership of the car.
Having previously owned a 996 C4s and Boxster S I was on the hunt for another 911. This came up locally and seemed good on paper but it took me 4-5 weeks to have a look at it. When I did I was a little hesitant as the bodywork was a little rougher than I hoped for. Thought about it for a few days then put in an offer that worked for me given work required and it was accepted. Id kind of wanted a little project to work on as well so wasn't looking for anything perfect.
Base spec of the car is Zenith blue, 3.4 cable throttle with sports seat black interior, M030, Sport Design wheels and factory LSD/TC set up.
Main thing for me was the engine had been replaced by local OPC in 2010 (bore scoring on cyl6) with a new one so its only done 30k on that engine, its an AT code so apparently it has the later non serviceable IMS bearing as well as a few other later changes.
Sadly the original gearbox gearbox was whining a lot so the gearbox was replaced with a good 3.4 unit with LSD, original was apparently so worn it was not doing anything. Clutch slave, new arm etc were all done at the same time just before I bought it.
So far Ive done 1000mile in the car and done the following:
- 9mm front spacer and 15mm rear spacer.
- Changed oil /filter out to Miller NT
- Cleaned and treated the leather.
- Cleaned and treated any small rust bubbles to prevent spreading.
- Door striker gaskets to prevent rust.
- Silicon intake hose to remove resonater. (didn't do as much as it did on my 3.6 C4s)
Issues so far are loose / detached AC pulley center which Ive removed and bought a new pump to put in.
Clutch has started slipping so looks like I'll need to do that soon (its on 90k miles) and looks like one of rear silencers is cracked so that needs welded. Ive also got a sticky tappet when cold so I'll monitor that but it seems better with new oil.
PLan is to keep it relatively standard but next upgrades after the clutch and flywheel expense is done are:
- Fit the LTT thermo Ive got sitting.
- OZ Alleggerrita 18in wheels in titanium.
- 200cel x-pipe cats mated to the Gembella silencers currently fitted.
- Sort paint - front bumper is quite bad but might just get both side done on the car so its all nice.
- Retro style side decal in matt grey to match wheels.
- Door mirrors replaced to tie into wheel and stripe colour.
That's about it then I think. Just drive and enjoy for a few years and then take stock.
Any feedback or suggestions welcome. I'll add some photos later as well.
Having previously owned a 996 C4s and Boxster S I was on the hunt for another 911. This came up locally and seemed good on paper but it took me 4-5 weeks to have a look at it. When I did I was a little hesitant as the bodywork was a little rougher than I hoped for. Thought about it for a few days then put in an offer that worked for me given work required and it was accepted. Id kind of wanted a little project to work on as well so wasn't looking for anything perfect.
Base spec of the car is Zenith blue, 3.4 cable throttle with sports seat black interior, M030, Sport Design wheels and factory LSD/TC set up.
Main thing for me was the engine had been replaced by local OPC in 2010 (bore scoring on cyl6) with a new one so its only done 30k on that engine, its an AT code so apparently it has the later non serviceable IMS bearing as well as a few other later changes.
Sadly the original gearbox gearbox was whining a lot so the gearbox was replaced with a good 3.4 unit with LSD, original was apparently so worn it was not doing anything. Clutch slave, new arm etc were all done at the same time just before I bought it.
So far Ive done 1000mile in the car and done the following:
- 9mm front spacer and 15mm rear spacer.
- Changed oil /filter out to Miller NT
- Cleaned and treated the leather.
- Cleaned and treated any small rust bubbles to prevent spreading.
- Door striker gaskets to prevent rust.
- Silicon intake hose to remove resonater. (didn't do as much as it did on my 3.6 C4s)
Issues so far are loose / detached AC pulley center which Ive removed and bought a new pump to put in.
Clutch has started slipping so looks like I'll need to do that soon (its on 90k miles) and looks like one of rear silencers is cracked so that needs welded. Ive also got a sticky tappet when cold so I'll monitor that but it seems better with new oil.
PLan is to keep it relatively standard but next upgrades after the clutch and flywheel expense is done are:
- Fit the LTT thermo Ive got sitting.
- OZ Alleggerrita 18in wheels in titanium.
- 200cel x-pipe cats mated to the Gembella silencers currently fitted.
- Sort paint - front bumper is quite bad but might just get both side done on the car so its all nice.
- Retro style side decal in matt grey to match wheels.
- Door mirrors replaced to tie into wheel and stripe colour.
That's about it then I think. Just drive and enjoy for a few years and then take stock.
Any feedback or suggestions welcome. I'll add some photos later as well.