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Finally - got my 951 running - thanks to all for their help

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Old 04-27-2008, 11:05 PM
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Default Finally - got my 951 running - thanks to all for their help

Well, I finally got my 951 on the road. I bought it in November in the US and it was delivered in December (when there was already 2 feet of snow on the ground). Having done some reading, I am a low skill wrencher, I started a few small projects that grew and grew...

I have learned a ton and owe my thanks to many of you for helping me figure stuff out. Thank you everyone for all your help!
Over the past 4 months, I have
  1. Changed the dash, added carbon fibre dash trim and converted all dash lights to LEDs
  2. Replaced the stereo and all four speakers
  3. Delete the venturis and replaced all the vacuum hoses
  4. Did a general clean up under the hood
  5. Replaced all of the radiator hoses and learned
  6. Replaced the injector seals
  7. Upgraded to Hella H4s with a lighting harness
  8. Fixed the cooling fans (rewired resistors)
  9. Upgraded to 17" wheels

Finally started and ran the car this weekend... Drove it today... I love it!

Here are some pictures

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Old 04-28-2008, 02:42 AM
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Looks great! Is that carbon kit from jager? Lets see a pic of all the LEDs!

Oh yeah, did you see a improvement by rewiring the resistors?
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Yes it is a Jager kit. Excellent quality.

Yes, the resistor rewiring made a huge difference.... The fans both work now
Old 04-28-2008, 08:46 AM
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If it drives as well as it looks, no wonder you're happy with it!

I really like the color matched Cup wheels, 'a la 968 Club Sport.'
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Hey, nice wheels... they look familiar. I need to update my avatar with my new ones.
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Looks nice! Nothing like self satisfaction after completing a job!
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nice



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