The journey to Vesuvius.....Not Back in Black
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By far the best modification done to my 993 is the re-geared box. It is just so sweeeeeeet!! Winding up the gears from 1...2...3...4...5 the rpm only drops to about 5100-5200rpm, which means I'm putting down all the power the engine can produce. The redline comes so fast it really feels (and sounds) like driving a street bike.
I can't wait to see what it is like after the S/C install...
#49
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Hey Cactus,
I 'll try and shoot some more pics, but there are several in multiple threads floating around.
The regear might interest you, in that I took the poor mans approach. I spent some time talking over my needs with Matt at Guards Transmission (303-530-1094) I was thinking of doing the popular route where you replace 3,4,5, and move 5th to 6. I do not plan on tracking my car, and I enjoy road trips, so Matt suggested a different route. He ran the numbers and came up with something similar to a 996 cup car. I have a 97 box, so 1 and 2 are fixed. He suggested changing 3 and 4, and leaving 5 and 6. This works great for adjusting the power band for "canyon carving", but keeps the highway economy as well. It was a good compromise for me, and is more tailored to how I will use the car. I would have had to do something different if I wanted to track it. I figure the new regear, RS LWF, RS cams and intakes with RS motor and transmission mounts, coupled with the SSK and Golden Rod...... She should be sweet.![burnout](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/burnout.gif)
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I 'll try and shoot some more pics, but there are several in multiple threads floating around.
The regear might interest you, in that I took the poor mans approach. I spent some time talking over my needs with Matt at Guards Transmission (303-530-1094) I was thinking of doing the popular route where you replace 3,4,5, and move 5th to 6. I do not plan on tracking my car, and I enjoy road trips, so Matt suggested a different route. He ran the numbers and came up with something similar to a 996 cup car. I have a 97 box, so 1 and 2 are fixed. He suggested changing 3 and 4, and leaving 5 and 6. This works great for adjusting the power band for "canyon carving", but keeps the highway economy as well. It was a good compromise for me, and is more tailored to how I will use the car. I would have had to do something different if I wanted to track it. I figure the new regear, RS LWF, RS cams and intakes with RS motor and transmission mounts, coupled with the SSK and Golden Rod...... She should be sweet.
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#51
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Hey Chris,
I dropped the car off at the body shop late Monday. The shop is in Kentucky,and I live in Tennessee. I dropped in before heading home on Tuesday, and they had already done the headlight washer delete. It was just shiny metal![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Mike (Arena993) has agreed to drop in and keep me updated. I left a camera so the progress could be documented.
I had already stripped the car prior to delivery, so as to get a better deal on price. There is a bad spot of rust below the windshield on the right cowl. He will cut out the bad spot,and weld in new metal.
This will be a full glass out respray, and color change. I will be going with Vesuvius, with the Silver trim. I am also doing bumperette delete along with washer delete.
I can't wait to get it back. I will try and keep everyone posted.
I dropped the car off at the body shop late Monday. The shop is in Kentucky,and I live in Tennessee. I dropped in before heading home on Tuesday, and they had already done the headlight washer delete. It was just shiny metal
![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Mike (Arena993) has agreed to drop in and keep me updated. I left a camera so the progress could be documented.
I had already stripped the car prior to delivery, so as to get a better deal on price. There is a bad spot of rust below the windshield on the right cowl. He will cut out the bad spot,and weld in new metal.
This will be a full glass out respray, and color change. I will be going with Vesuvius, with the Silver trim. I am also doing bumperette delete along with washer delete.
I can't wait to get it back. I will try and keep everyone posted.
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Emerald, this is OT, apologies to all, but I noticed your tag in the original post. "AT".
Get on the trail often? I live about 30 miles from Springer.
Keep the updates coming on the car, please.
Get on the trail often? I live about 30 miles from Springer.
Keep the updates coming on the car, please.
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Yeah....the shop is top notch. They do some incredible work there, but I am not too sure about some of the characters that hang out around there....
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