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I do wonder how long it takes you to do an insurance questionnaire:
Make?: Porsche
Model?: Um, 964. Ish
Year?: Good question. 2016?
Any modifications?: Right then. <Rolls up sleeves>. Starting at the front bumper...
Thanks for all the kind words. Glad I uploaded it now.
Originally Posted by PaulW_964
Great read Richie, the car is looking great.
Having seen the car in the flesh at various stages throughout the build, I can confirm that albeit perhaps a little insane, Rich really is a talented bast**d!!
Thanks Paul... "insane" – guilty as charged. I can still remember taking you out for a run in it just after I'd bought it – didn't put you off buying one though!
Originally Posted by browse964
A great personalized Porsche! Was the 997 steering wheel a direct fit? Airbag works or deleted?
Thank you. Sadly the 997 steering wheel isn't a straight swap. I removed the hub from an old 964 steering wheel, modified the back/bore of the 997 wheel and then bolted the hub onto the new steering wheel.
My car wasn't fitted with airbags so there's no airbag in the new wheel. To help avoid confusion for future owners of the car I removed the "Airbag" motif by filling and sanding.
Below are some images so you can see how it was done. The new steering wheel was originally beige (it was hard to find a black one that didn't have PDK buttons). I resprayed the plastic parts and re-dyed the leather.
Previously I adapted an earlier 997 wheel to fit (here's the link). But I thought the circular design of this newer version better matched the round instruments.
I do wonder how long it takes you to do an insurance questionnaire.
Well, I have declared it all, including the roof. Luckily a lot of it is covered by "Body modifications: YES". The premium didn't really alter much either.
Just visiting some other forums and saw your post...you might be one of those gifted and creative people , not sure what you do but Singer and Outlaw folks have nothing on you.
As a huge fan of stock Porches , I am still very impressed with the build.
09-06-2016, 02:57 PM
