Before & After ~ Summer Transformation
08-18-2014, 12:56 PM
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I love the second pic of the wheels, mounts, walrods, ducts, lens, & suspension. That's what you wanna find under the Christmas tree. Great job
P.S. Where's the rooftop that you practice your drifting on? :-)
P.S. Where's the rooftop that you practice your drifting on? :-)
08-18-2014, 07:19 PM
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08-18-2014, 08:51 PM
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@smq42 : thanks 
I'll get more shots of the interior as soon as lighting allows. It is impossible to photograph interior in bright daylight with the sun. The new carpet is from Bob @ appbiz ( no affiliation yadadyaydayda). Its listed as a set for 964 but I was confirmed on the phone that it fits 993 too. The sliverknit is suppose to resemble the OEM carpetting, while they also offer "US spec pile " or something like that which is thinner. I went with sliverknit and am happy with it. Not too sure which OEM interior bits you are referring to as I didn't buy a single piece of extra interior panel. All i did was recover them in new carpet/ painted it red. All the vinyl/leather panels, I used a product called Leatherique ( again, no affiliation, just a satisfied customer) , I bought some red dye specified to resemble flamenco red ( they don't have a sample to go off of, so I told them to get it somewhere between carrera red and lobster red that they have listed on their website haha) and also got some black dye. At first I used a cheap harbor freight spray gun, but then I switched to using brush completely. It takes a while to do multiple coats as you have to let it dry after each coat, and you have to do like 4-6 coats. It remains sticky for a good couple weeks and actually peels off easily. I had to use tons of leather conditioner/protectant spray to buff it less sticky. But weeks later by now, it cures completely and is smooth and non sticky and barely noticeable that it is brushed-on. All in all, it cost about a grand in material and countless hours of labor ( but I don't think you can actually call it labor as I find it a rather enjoyable experience to go through)
@ble2011 :thanks the red sure freshened it up
@jg291446 : thankies
@EMBPilot A lift! I could totally have used a lift as it would've made changing the lower valve cover gasket easier.... ahahhahaha someday....
@Eurotrio thanks
@swmic a lot of work indeed, but twas fun. thanks
@nr1416 more pics coming right up once I find decent lighting
@Pags993 thanks ^_^ I think that pic is only stunning BECAUSE of the 2 speedsters , not my chase.
@NESTO yeep.... a giant garage with a lift wouldve been better, but I work with what I have
@Magdaddy thanks. I was aiming for flamenco red without having seen flamenco red in person. I believe boxster red is actually slightly darker brown than flamenco. Marvel comic? Yeah, but I don't exactly want a talking raccoon and a tree as partners o.o
@phoneyman thanks . esco is the only way to go for sure.
@pirahna me too! much better than grey right? thanks
@Tony_KB yep, those are RH 3.6 Speedlines. I think the 3 pieces wheel style works great on our 993s and make them a bit more aggressive looking.
@luckyJ I roam between north and south haha. It was quite a lot to DIY, but it was definitely a valuable learning experience.
@PRSWILL They weren't too bad when we bought the car. We took the seat out and just dyed them without reconditioning it.
@hennabav thank you ^^
@Grapeape red sure pops more than grey hehe that late night photo, I had a LED flood light in the car and as I walked around the back, the 993 was like holding up a flashlight to its face acting like a ghost o.o
@OverBoosted28 hehe early christmas this year. it was actually a sears parking structure top. It was completely empty except a cop was chilling in the corner ...
@ECS Tuning thanks . more pics coming right up
@promocop It was one of the events of the week-long Porsche Parade in Monterey where a few hundred Porsches gathered and rolled around the track.
@Knight yeah.... boxster red flamenco red lobster red carrera red... I actually haven't seen most of them in person, but whatever this is, it turned out the red I wanted and it mostly resembles the photos of flamenco red i've seen online so yeap , flamenco red it is
@Spyder_Man thanks for the confirmation it is satisfying to know that I managed to get it close enough to factory original
I'll get more shots of the interior as soon as lighting allows. It is impossible to photograph interior in bright daylight with the sun. The new carpet is from Bob @ appbiz ( no affiliation yadadyaydayda). Its listed as a set for 964 but I was confirmed on the phone that it fits 993 too. The sliverknit is suppose to resemble the OEM carpetting, while they also offer "US spec pile " or something like that which is thinner. I went with sliverknit and am happy with it. Not too sure which OEM interior bits you are referring to as I didn't buy a single piece of extra interior panel. All i did was recover them in new carpet/ painted it red. All the vinyl/leather panels, I used a product called Leatherique ( again, no affiliation, just a satisfied customer) , I bought some red dye specified to resemble flamenco red ( they don't have a sample to go off of, so I told them to get it somewhere between carrera red and lobster red that they have listed on their website haha) and also got some black dye. At first I used a cheap harbor freight spray gun, but then I switched to using brush completely. It takes a while to do multiple coats as you have to let it dry after each coat, and you have to do like 4-6 coats. It remains sticky for a good couple weeks and actually peels off easily. I had to use tons of leather conditioner/protectant spray to buff it less sticky. But weeks later by now, it cures completely and is smooth and non sticky and barely noticeable that it is brushed-on. All in all, it cost about a grand in material and countless hours of labor ( but I don't think you can actually call it labor as I find it a rather enjoyable experience to go through)@ble2011 :thanks
the red sure freshened it up@jg291446 : thankies
@EMBPilot A lift! I could totally have used a lift as it would've made changing the lower valve cover gasket easier.... ahahhahaha someday....
@Eurotrio thanks
@swmic a lot of work indeed, but twas fun. thanks
@nr1416 more pics coming right up once I find decent lighting
@Pags993 thanks ^_^ I think that pic is only stunning BECAUSE of the 2 speedsters , not my chase.
@NESTO yeep.... a giant garage with a lift wouldve been better, but I work with what I have
@Magdaddy thanks. I was aiming for flamenco red without having seen flamenco red in person. I believe boxster red is actually slightly darker brown than flamenco. Marvel comic? Yeah, but I don't exactly want a talking raccoon and a tree as partners o.o
@phoneyman thanks . esco is the only way to go for sure.
@pirahna me too! much better than grey right? thanks
@Tony_KB yep, those are RH 3.6 Speedlines. I think the 3 pieces wheel style works great on our 993s and make them a bit more aggressive looking.
@luckyJ I roam between north and south haha. It was quite a lot to DIY, but it was definitely a valuable learning experience.
@PRSWILL They weren't too bad when we bought the car. We took the seat out and just dyed them without reconditioning it.
@hennabav thank you ^^
@Grapeape red sure pops more than grey
hehe that late night photo, I had a LED flood light in the car and as I walked around the back, the 993 was like holding up a flashlight to its face acting like a ghost o.o @OverBoosted28 hehe early christmas this year. it was actually a sears parking structure top. It was completely empty except a cop was chilling in the corner ...
@ECS Tuning thanks . more pics coming right up
@promocop It was one of the events of the week-long Porsche Parade in Monterey where a few hundred Porsches gathered and rolled around the track.
@Knight yeah.... boxster red flamenco red lobster red carrera red... I actually haven't seen most of them in person, but whatever this is, it turned out the red I wanted and it mostly resembles the photos of flamenco red i've seen online so yeap , flamenco red it is
@Spyder_Man thanks for the confirmation
it is satisfying to know that I managed to get it close enough to factory original
08-18-2014, 09:14 PM
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Wow, what a transformation. love to see more interior pictures. Great job.
08-18-2014, 09:27 PM
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Don't take this the wrong way-but I saw your thread on the C2 motor mounts, and you didn't strike me as the type who would work on their car, for some reason.
It's quite impressive that you took this project on, and jumped into it head first. Both the interior and the suspension by themselves are not exactly quick projects. Well done!
Now, you have a tip and a 6 spd. I would've loved a tip on the way home from Monterey last Saturday...
Now, a warning about how expensive all those tools you're going to want, are going the be...
It's quite impressive that you took this project on, and jumped into it head first. Both the interior and the suspension by themselves are not exactly quick projects. Well done!
Now, you have a tip and a 6 spd. I would've loved a tip on the way home from Monterey last Saturday...
Now, a warning about how expensive all those tools you're going to want, are going the be...