Sal 965

Smokin,

Thanks for the vote but i'll going to post a picture of my car after tomorrow's North Wales Run. I have been waiting till i could take a picture with its new registration mark - i think you may move me up your list then!!!!

mark lintott

A few from the Turbo wannabee bunch.

Great thread by the way.

robbed666

My favourite view of mine

Smokin

Rob... Did you buy that wide body or have it done that way? What type of conversion is it?

Chris M.

Much prefer the way the car looks now to my original pics. Still needs lowering though....



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Sal 965

Here's one just for you Smokin.

Credit also to Computamedic for 'plate inspiration'.

robbed666

I bought the it that way. It was what attracted me to this car. The car has Turbo front wings (fenders), and grafted on metal rear arches. I've spent some time under the rear, and the workmanship of the conversion is very good (unlike some of the horror stories you hear about turbo body conversions). I'm running 18's, but I do have a problem with "bumpsteer".
A four wheel alignment is on the cards.
What type of conversion it is I don't know. I'll have to sit down and go through the mountain of paperwork I got with the car. The only problem is the car is a German imported car, and most of the paperwork is in German. The munber plates have "Ruf 911 artistry Ruf technology" imprinted on them. What ever that means ?

Smokin

Rob... A RUF conversion? Hmmm... Sounds expensive. You should hook up with a German friend and have them read your paperwork and make notes on each one for future reference.

Sal... You've converted me to liking yellow! I like the angles that really show off the wide body. It just looks so massive.

I suffer from "Turbo Envy!"

Computamedic

Steve,

I like it!!! That plate is just PERFECT. I'm really looking forward to seeing these two together in June!!!


Regards


Dave

Sal 965

Dave,

It just seemed obvious - it's Big and it's Yellow (i suppose similar thinking for the Carrera 4)

Greg_L

After about 8 hours cleaning, claying, waxing, polishing
Well worth it though - i love the reflection of the rake on the door. .

bhensarl

Wow, Greg that's beautiful. What'd ya use to clean 'er up?
Brian

Greg_L

Hi Brian,
i used a Zaino kit i got from a friend over here. They are based in New Jersey i believe.
I started off with a washing up liquid wash, then i clay-barred the whole car (like plastercine you rub on to remove every tiny little spot of krud), then 4 layers of anti swirl wax (buff in between each), then 3 layers of show car wax (buff in between each with gloss enhancer spray) . A friend uses zymol and i think this stuff gives a deeper shine. My arms hurt for a couple days though !!

Thanks for the comments!

Smokin

What a beautiful shine! Looks great!

One question though... You upgraded to the clear lens and bumperttes but you still have the flags?

Greg_L

Ha , yeah they're on the list . The list is long !