wf758

John, I just spent the morning reading your thread. As many others have said, I really enjoyed it! Your car is stunning, but your/its story are even better. Thanks for sharing and documenting. Also, welcome to the silver club. I like your white, but the curves are beautiful in silver. Look forward to following your "mini" "light refurb" on the new 964. All the best from Texas. ~Will

John McM

Thanks Will. Some parts of the build were so manic I would have to revisit the thread myself to see what I did. It sure was thorough.

I take possession of the Silver car next Saturday. A mixture of excitement and trepidation. Have I jumped in where others fear to tread? Will I really want to sell when it's finished? What rational reason is there for having 2 C4s? All but the last question will be answered soon. Watch this space.

wf758

Definitely watching!

John McM

My new to me C4 has arrived. A new interior is first thing on the to do list

John McM

Mulling over interior options. I'm starting to think a Linen/Black interior might work.

964tit

Black carpet works!

John McM

Thanks for the vote Tiaan.

My Turbo 3.6 was Polar Silver with a Black full leather interior with Sports Seats. The pinnacle of 964 interiors for me.

It would be an expensive exercise to try and recreate that here. A full carpet change to Black and rejuvenated Linen seats is a good compromise. Otherwise I'm up for dyeing leather and leatherette, which may not look OEM quality even if it's good from a few meters.

First drive today. Woohooo. You can never have enough 964s!

John McM

I spent the weekend getting to know the car. First up was checking what history there was. It looks like it's been relatively reliable and well maintained.
140,000km Cat Bypass, Cup Pipe, performance chip, lowering springs.
183,438km New Clutch, RMS, Gearbox Input/Output Seals, Power Steering Belt.
192,000km 20k service.
227,000km A-arm bushes, alignment and 20k service
235,000km Indicator switch and new windscreen.

As the current indicated mileage is 238,000km I have no logical reason to drop the engine and box except to check the planetary gear

John McM

Faults discovered so far:
Battery won't hold charge
Water in right hand footwell and rear foot space
Odometer not working
Spoiler split at top
Spoiler alarm erratically coming on
Front badge bent (attempted theft?)
Door seals worn
Drivers window slow to move
Rear indicators all crazed
Drivers seat bolster in tatters
Rear seat pad deformed
Rear decal missing part of 'C'
Bump stops almost non existent.
Rear wiper arm broken.
Momo steering wheel too small and off skew
Engine mount leaking

The positives:
Smile straight
No obvious body damage or rust
Fan in good shape.
Minimal oil leaks
Drives very nicely, strong power, steady idle and gearshift is smooth
New windscreen
Gauges all clear and no cracks.

John McM

I bought a new battery. It's a traditional lead acid. However I plan to buy a LiFePO4 battery for the other car. 15kgs saving is too good to ignore

Next up I borrowed an original steering wheel to replace the Momo. Now I can see the speedo and it's more suited to the normal road driving I intend to do with this car. If I was tracking it I would go with a Mod 07

Raven 666

This looks like a great restoration project looking forward to seeing it come together ,,,,,Enjoy

John McM

Thanks. I'm going to keep this car at a general driving level, not a track rat build so that makes things easier. Plus I'm reusing parts I took off the White car, where they are better.

John McM

Tatty drivers seat temporarily replaced by a spare from the White car.

John McM

Black dashboard in great condition will match the interior condition post carpet change and seat refurb.

John McM

Old badge from the White car will replace the bent one. Period correct as both are 1990 cars