Pichu

So the 964 is gone And I'm going to make a little thread about my 96 Arena Red Carrera. (Mostly to keep track of what I do with the car, post pictures etc). Nothing fancy sorry, I'm more into driving and maintaining/fixing things. My dream is to drive it in the winter!

My fav pic so far (also new avatar). Work I'm currently doing, the steering rack was leaking so took it out and redoing the seals!

Pichu

I like this pic of the steering rack for some reason.

911F1

Welcome, and enjoy working on your beautiful car! I always enjoy wrenching on mine.

Pichu

Thank you! The steering rack is back in, no leaks. I learned a few things;

1) Polish the rack! If there is any scratches etc, it's pointless putting it back to leak again.
2) Crack the plastic retainer clips in the rack then pull out the seals (pretty much impossible to do otherwise).
3) Tape the ends of newly polished rack.

The 933 is a bit too quiet, I think I will pull out the mufflers and do the bypass muffler mod (or more extreme, open the muffler up and do some welding). Or just leave the mufflers off and see how loud it is!

Pichu

Started to work on a loose clamp (on the heater flap), fixed that. Then I removed the passenger muffler, and made a turn down from the cat.

Kitty cat sounds like a LION now!! Total cost $10 (Cad). She is officially MY car now! Put 100+ miles on her yesterday and close to that today. Gonna drive'er till something on him breaks and then fix it and drive it some more!

Pichu

Cleaned the engine a little bit.

mpruden

Love it! What did you use on the varioram? I wish I could get mine to pop like that.

Pichu

I got a bit lazy. I left the car on, washed the engine bay, then used 'Always Black' and sprayed it, it basically made the engine bay pop. The intake was already really clean though.

My fan however...

Dr. Ferdinand

Looks great. I can't tell if your sound material is sagging (which is chronic for all 993s), but if so there is a great solution sold through a member (a plastic pad covering the sagging insulation). Pretty easy DIY and really buttons things up.

Pichu

Yep that is sagging. On my 60K Mile 964 it was almost all gone so I'm surprised this one is actually in better shape. When I pull the motor one day I will replace it

Dr. Ferdinand

No need to pull and replace it - it will do it again in no time. Best is to buy the pad cover, I have it myself and looks great. Caled PadKeeper, as seen here: http://porscheforum.com.au/topic/827...93-price-drop/

Pichu

That's a better idea in the mean time

Took it for a rip! He's roaring like a Lion now. Gotta get in as many miles before it snows (hopefully I have the ***** to drive him instead of parking).

P-daddy

What about the driver side? Can you post a pic of your turn-downs?

Pichu

I will be doing the LPMM but I want to keep driving the car in the meantime, so one side at a time. It sounds really mean right now, so I might keep it, but it does have a bit of a drone (no muffler will do that!).

I will post a pic of the turn down, it's just temporary so I don't burn my paint on the bumper.

Pichu

Taking amnesty on the turn down!

Got a free PPI and it turned up 3 pages of issues on the car (most were known but heres a list of them to keep track and fix).

fix cv's - ordered parts
fog lights cracked
shifter ? $400
replace tweeters with stockers
headlights have rock chips
exhaust bolts
plug wires -cap/rotor/plugs etc -ordered
alignment
new tires - toyo proxis r1r??
unscrew 993 rack bolt
gas pedal squeak
euro light - ordered
fogs -> vented $329 USD at suncoastparts.com
golden rod
shift **** - function first -white delrin, black base
- group buy transmission mount
shift boot - $39
shift boot http://www.redlinegoods.com/9119598shiftboot.php
rennline - $185 performted pedal set 4 + floorboard 85-125?

struts -used b6's just came up?
-might as well do bushings if these come out
lip?

Seperate list for when motor comes out;
-clutch
-fix leak at chain covers
-take off heads; send to Steve for better valve guides/rebuild! -fix/block SAI
-AC delete

body;
- powerpolish time! I'm scared because the car is red but.. it's time!

If I was a rich man dream list;
- 97 Ecu with Steve Wong chip and get rid of that damn immobilizer!!
- lobster claw rims (ok ok, I love these, probably only one here)
- one button stealth mod for lic. plate when it comes time to take pictures or pass radar buggy cam

so it begins

Here is the PPI the dealer did (attached).