Marc in AK

Thanks to Rennlist, Gert, P-car, Heineken, and the Girlfriend (use your imagination) managed the DIY over a weekend....some learning along the way. Will post before/after ride heights if I ever get my wheels back from the powdercoating shop.......Only 4 month of winter left....what to do next???AK

C4S_fan

How would you rate the DIY on a scale 1-10 (1 = easy, 10 = hard) ?

DJF1

Where did you install the heineken?

Looks good...not sure about the position of your drop link though.

Marc in AK

oh oh...please explain.....

Midnight C4S

Hey AK, Looks like I'm going off the board and into the suspension upgrade soon as well. Wish I had enough know how to do it myself like you have but I most certainly don't. Can you drive that thing up there anymore or is she truly put away for 4 months?

paradisenb

They look nice. I also would like to know who hard the install was.

Do they all ship with a Heineken? One in each box?

Congrats on DIYourself.

Marc in AK

4-ish on a 1-10 scale for me for first time with instructions and the right tools. Could do it all over in 3 hours probably. Beer sold separately and may have something to do with droplink position AK

kkim

Great job, Marc!

Errr... what about the drop link position? Looks about like mine does... I hope it's not wrong!

Father of 3

Very nice. You will like the look of your car 10x. Are you gonna use it as a snow plow for a while?

mleds

Great job!!!!

Jeff A 993

There's nothing quite like seeing a 993 up on jackstands. Oh the possibilities...oh the $$'s.

Mine will be on stands soon, going through the same (winter arrives a little later in Michigan).

Noticed that you also painted the hubs silver. Looks good, planning to do the same (my 5-spokes really show all).
What kind of paint did you use? Was it high-temp? Is it required?

I am also thinking about polishing the muffler (to further clean up the under-fender area).

How many ounces of Heineken are required for the entire job?

enjoy -- Jeff

TroyN

They're fine, assuming you don't have RS or TRG bars, which mount under the control arm instead of above. Congrats!

993Dave

AK: it all looks great. But, 3 hours? Seriously? I'd love to do this mod somewhere down the road, but, frankly, it scares me. Your post gives me some hope, though (unless you're an experienced auto mechanic). I'm somewhat handy -- I rebuilt, retiled and regrouted my bathroom floor over Thanksgiving, and the toilet hasn't fallen through the floor yet -- but car repair is not something I've ever tackled. If I ever decide to try this, would you mind if I PM'd you (a whole bunch of times) for advice?

Anyway, congratulations. Too bad you can't drive the car for a while, but it will be great when you can. Thanks for sharing.

Marc in AK

I am no mechanic, just an overeducated weekend warrior and wannabe. It took me 2 days but after doing it I could rip through it again easily. If you can tile your floor, you can do it. I used the archived reports, p-car and Gerts instructions, and beer. I got all the appropriate tools as well. You will find many non-mechanics on this site who have done this project over the years......PM me anytime as I love to talk about this stuff. AK

Surj-993C2S

Absolutely - the instructions from Gert are very clear and (once you start) become even clearer!!

As is usual with these things, the first one (for me) took the longest but I managed to get them all done in a day (at leisure - although Gert never shipped me any Heinikens ).

And dont worry about the Hazet tool thingie, Gert shows you how to do it without...

Definitely worth doing yourself if you can (then take it straight down to the shop for alignment and corner balance )