It all started back in October, when my car was in a little hit & run. I had a baseball size dent in the rear quarter right at the bumper. While it was in the shop, I decided on getting the bumper & hood redone. Also removed the bumperetts, & license plate holes. Then did a full clear bra on the entire front end with out any relief cuts.

Then comes X-mas, full ROW M030 suspension & Walrod bushings from FD Motorsports. Did the install last weekend. Guess what? my factory M030 shocks were STILL GOOD(!) after 100,000+mi!!! The bushings were in good shape as well. The install was ok, the bushings were the worst part, but I got it down now. Come to find out, I didn't have the steering rack brace, & I wrecked one of the lower ball joints removing the control arms. FD Motorsports to the rescue again, with great parts @ great prices! I know the ball joints are OEM, as they scrapped off the metal Porsche part # on the ball joints! Cost less then 1/2 the dealer to boot!

Also needed some new rubber, I wanted to run a little wider tires, what do I find a nice set of NB TT's for sale locally. With very bald rear tires. Yokohama AD 08's to the rescue!!

February also marked my 3 year anniversary with the 95 C4. I picked her up in perfect shape & 67kmi, now just over 104kmi. Almost every option int he catalog is on this car. This has been one of the most reliabel cars I have ever owned. While I may have paid more for the car, it has been worth every penny! Only 2 things have happened in the 3 years, sans general services, 1 AC recharge, & one OBC bulb. Bone stock when I got her now she sports......

Interior,
Porsche Traffic Pro radio with ipod cable
ALM shifter & e-brake
996 steering wheel & leather airbag
removed the cassette holder & put in the storage cubby

Exterior
removed bumperetts & license plate holes
Euro clear lens
HID kit
full clear bra
"993" rear emblem
Big oval exhaust tips
painted engine fan & housing

Performance
Porsche Motorsound package (take off from the C4S)
18in NB TT (solid spoke =-() Yoko AD08 rubber
RS pulley
BMC air filter

First pics when I picked her up.



Bringing home the tt wheels, yup, they all fit.


Interior


Engine during the suspension install


Yes, I drove on ICE with these bald tires! The C4 did AWESOME!



Bumper modification




Suspension & wheels





The C4 hanging with Scarlet, I LOVE this car! It handles so well now!


I think it's time to change my sig, neither car looks like that anymore.

 

Well done!


Andreas

 

I dig your engine fan!!! Nice job for sure

 

Nice!! I really like the TT wheels on the 993. Searching for a set for my 993 nb. Nice job on the engine!
JJ

 

Wow, those are some nice upgrades. Looks great!!

I hope the ride home with all the wheels in the car wasn't long. I tried that once and had a stiff back for a couple of days

 

Looks great. Well presented pictures that are simple and good, like your car. I can relate to your love of the 993. It truly is a pleasure to own and drive!

 

Nice! Love the clean look of the front bumper, and that's one clean engine!

 

Beautiful........ What did you use on the plastic and rubber parts in the engine bay?

 

The engine compartment is beautiful- nice job! I also love the euro-clear no-bumperette turn indicators.

 

All the good stuff, nice and subtle. I like it!

 

Einszett plastic cleaner, then Einszett Vinyl & rubber. The pics make it look better then it really is, it was a bit on the dirty side.

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Thanks guys, yes, I like the OEM+ look, & really LOVE how clean the front end looks, it should have come form the factory this way.

It was around a 45mi drive. I was totally comfortable. If you do it right, there is plenty of room for the driver.

I'm going to sell these as soon, as the budget permits a set of hollow spoke or Speedlines.


There was a Euro charity group drive this Sunday. Did a little over 350mi, most on fun twisty back roads & RT 101 in the mountains.

The suspension is great. However, I think the progressive rate springs can be a little bouncy, & I wish the stock shocks had a little more compression & rebound dampening. I think it drives a little smoother then the US M030 kit.

Of course I took a few more pics, my first try @ HDR photography.






A couple of others...







I am in TOTAL LOVE with my car again. It handles so night & day different from stock, then 18's do add a bit of harshness, & you can feel the heft of the wheel. But man, just THROW it into a corner, & it sticks! The grip is unbelievable! I know the sticky rubber also helps. I am going to eat up the Auto-X corse this year!!!!

 

Car is looking awesome, and some great pics...

By the way what is HDR Photography?

 

HDR stands for Hight Dynamic Range... If you're familiar with photography, you end up taking a series of photographs up to -5ev to +5ev across and combine them digitally or in a dark room. It captures the details in the shadows and the highlights that are usually missed in a single exposure. The human eye has about 4 times the visual range compared to that of a camera sensor, when it comes to light resolving. HDR tries to close the gap.

 

HDR basically brings out all the deeper tones, & contrast. It can also look very over processed. It's harder to do then you think.

Regular pic used to help make the HDR


HDR

 

Thanks for the Photography lesson...