964 Newcomer! Amethyst content
03-02-2014, 03:24 PM
#31
Racer
Thread Starter
Alright, sorry for lack of updates. I've been working a lot of overtime hours at work on my night shifts, which has ultimately kept my progress to a minimum. Not to mention, the winter months more or less keep the car stored away in the garage where I can't even think about touching it.
Despite the cold, I did manage to get my H&R coilovers installed and got to enjoy the car for a few weeks before the first snowfall. The car runs great and I did find a couple things I needed to address, such as the passenger window switch, the rear spoiler grille and a sensor and resistor in the hot air duct in the engine bay that had my cabin blower motors on the fritz. All costs of repair were pretty cheap and extremely straight forward. Still with minimal oil leakage coming from the underside of the car, which I am extremely pleased with. I deemed the car trust worthy enough not to worry about much else. I did decide I would get a primary muffler delete installed as well.
As she sat.
I mentioned before I was pretty keen on getting myself a set of BBS E26s and it wasn't long before I got in touch with Brian once again about sourcing a set. He was able to get me a set faster than I anticipated and I made the plunge on the only set of wheels I really ever imagined owning for this car. Pretty pricey, but completely worth it.
Few pictures JUST before first snowfall.
Initially I wasn't too happy with the way the fronts of my E26s sat as they were only 8.5" wide when I was expecting 9" with a much lower ET. Thankfully, I spoke to Brian and he was generous enough to re-lip and re-barrel them exactly how I was expecting... extremely happy with the accommodation and not a bad thing I can say about the guys at Rotiform.
Much happier with the way they fit now.
With all that extra OT I've been collecting parts, soon to be installed.
Hoping to get the car entirely ready for Water By the Bridge in Louisville, KY March 22nd. I have all the brackets and sliders, but just need to find the time to get it all sorted out and installed. I know most of the pictures are crappy cell pictures, but I'm hoping I can get some really good pictures of the car at the show when it's closer to the way I envision my 964 being.
Despite the cold, I did manage to get my H&R coilovers installed and got to enjoy the car for a few weeks before the first snowfall. The car runs great and I did find a couple things I needed to address, such as the passenger window switch, the rear spoiler grille and a sensor and resistor in the hot air duct in the engine bay that had my cabin blower motors on the fritz. All costs of repair were pretty cheap and extremely straight forward. Still with minimal oil leakage coming from the underside of the car, which I am extremely pleased with. I deemed the car trust worthy enough not to worry about much else. I did decide I would get a primary muffler delete installed as well.
As she sat.
I mentioned before I was pretty keen on getting myself a set of BBS E26s and it wasn't long before I got in touch with Brian once again about sourcing a set. He was able to get me a set faster than I anticipated and I made the plunge on the only set of wheels I really ever imagined owning for this car. Pretty pricey, but completely worth it.
Few pictures JUST before first snowfall.
Initially I wasn't too happy with the way the fronts of my E26s sat as they were only 8.5" wide when I was expecting 9" with a much lower ET. Thankfully, I spoke to Brian and he was generous enough to re-lip and re-barrel them exactly how I was expecting... extremely happy with the accommodation and not a bad thing I can say about the guys at Rotiform.
Much happier with the way they fit now.
With all that extra OT I've been collecting parts, soon to be installed.
Hoping to get the car entirely ready for Water By the Bridge in Louisville, KY March 22nd. I have all the brackets and sliders, but just need to find the time to get it all sorted out and installed. I know most of the pictures are crappy cell pictures, but I'm hoping I can get some really good pictures of the car at the show when it's closer to the way I envision my 964 being.
03-02-2014, 03:25 PM
#32
Racer
Thread Starter
Update for everyone:
Rollbar and seats finally in
Rear wiper deleted
How she sits
Next up, alignment and a good spring detail and she's all ready to go
Original linen power seats are up for sale as well as the wiper assembly!
Rollbar and seats finally in
Rear wiper deleted
How she sits
Next up, alignment and a good spring detail and she's all ready to go
Original linen power seats are up for sale as well as the wiper assembly!
03-03-2014, 07:04 AM
#34
Man those wheels really set the car off, I was not expecting that.
How much did they set you back?
Digging the seat as well as the roll cage.
Mine actually had a roll cage fitted before I bought it at some point.
How much did they set you back?
Digging the seat as well as the roll cage.
Mine actually had a roll cage fitted before I bought it at some point.
03-03-2014, 12:31 PM
#41
Racer
Thread Starter
Thank you everyone for the compliments!
Paul, it's a DAS Sport rollbar I purchased second hand from a member here. It was a little challenging to get installed, but well worth what I paid for it. It's a very nice looking unit.
The sizes and offsets are as follows:
F: 17x8.75 ET40 - 205/45R17
R: 17x10.5 ET32 - 235/40R17
Sent you a PM regarding your question, but thank you!
F: 17x8.75 ET40 - 205/45R17
R: 17x10.5 ET32 - 235/40R17
Sent you a PM regarding your question, but thank you!
03-03-2014, 12:33 PM
#42
Racer
Thread Starter
