fatmike

I use Gene with Autohaus in Peapack Gladstone. He only works on air-cooled. On a typical day there are a couple of 356s in there, some SCs, etc. When he first my my 993 he said "I sometimes do the newer ones too" (meaning the 20 year old 993). He's very informal (kinda like an artist). I bring my car 25 miles each way. He doesn't do alignment.

Beautiful car BTW. I hope to see it in person one day.

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fatmike

Protosport in pompton plains would be a good choice to install suspension and do alignment. You need a specialist to do an alignment on the 993.

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spikej

Nice collection you've got there. Let's see pics of the other cars as well.

Knight

The prices of 993 hardbacks are literally ridiculous now, where to find them is also a big challenge. You asked for other options, look into the 996 sport seats. The price difference will blow you away and IMO they look pretty good in 993s. If you want to go non-Porsche, plenty of threads to keep you busy. Recaro PP and A8s look amazing too!

Beautiful color 993 there and welcome!

pp000830

If the previous owner installed LED illumination on the exterior lights this can cause the cruse control to stop working as well. Postings covering this and the work around on this site.

pp000830

I would not be in such a hurry to install the hard back seats. The leather covers tend to pop out easily. Seat replacement leather cover kits for them will cost more. If you are a long haul owner I would stick with the soft back seats.
Andy

pp000830

Here are other topics you will find on this site:

• Clutch
• Secondary Air Injector Pump
• 1st & 2nd gear synchros
• Differential repair
• Steering rack rebuild
• Replace power steering
• Replacement of hydraulic lifter cartridges
• Replace ignition wires
• Replace plugs
• Replace rotor & cap
• Replace Strut cartridges and or springs
• Replace suspension bushings
• Replace Internal distributor belt
• Replace Odometer gears
• Cleaning the Idle valve
• Cleaning the air flow sensor
• Door check strap fix
• Door seal repair
• Oil Filler Bellows
• Dual Mass Flywheel
• Alarm light on door
• High mounted tail light
• Airbag light
• High mounted stop light not working
• Window up/down switch
• Replace the car audio speakers
• Hard back sports seat leather
• Ignition Lock
• DME Relay
• Belts
• Key & Fob
• Illuminated Rear Center Reflector
• Automatic door locking
• Gauge Trim Rings
• Adding Cup holders
• LED Marker/Turn/Stop lights
• Oil
• Fuel System Cleaner
• OBD
• Kinematic Adjustment
• Turn signals & dead batteries
• The Cabin Pollen Filter
• Underbody Covers
• Leak Down Testing
• Body & Paint Work

nr1416

Welcome and congrats on a gorgeous 993. All Blues just work so well on these cars, great choice. Post more pics when you can!

Enso

Welcome, beautiful colour!

glenn

soundbehindyou

Zenith Blue Beauty - you will not see many twins out there! Congrats!

Dr. Ferdinand

Thx John, she has been a true delight!

Thx for the great feedback and pointers, I will start tackling the CC and hopefully it is the sticky pedal switch, but if not will certainly look through the module below the passenger seat per your experience.

Yup, that's the one! She's actually been a lifetime CA car short for the last 2-3 yrs (bought, serviced with full documentation, and resold by Carlsen Porsche in Palo Alto, CA - hoping the former owner(s) are here and recognize their car). Thx for your pointers, I did start with Steve Weiner but since he does not perform PPIs any longer, he referred me to Kurt @ Marque Motors - great guy and great operation. Did a good amount of work before I had her shipped (new control arms, oil change with filters, spark plugs, brake fluid drain, air and cabin filters, various small items, etc.) so she is all good to go from a maintenance perspective.

Thanks Emerald, I will certainly try that. Looks like she had been sitting a bit as the (new) battery had drained, so perhaps that is the trick. One reason I started with replacing all the fluids, starting with the antifreeze (I kid, I kid)

Hi Mike, thanks for the pointers, I will certainly make a note of Gene's operation. And likewise, would love to meet up so looking forward to the next gtg. Plan to do this weekends CnC @ Top Gear Porsche so pls let me know if you are there.

Sure, I will upload a few pics of the collection shortly!

Great to know the 996 seats are an option, I too happen to like them a lot!

Awesome, thx Andy - good weekend reading ahead of me for sure!

Agree, love the blues on these cars (was intrigued to discover that David Beckham's 993 C2S was this very color). I wanted to go bold, and while I now blacks and silvers seems the most popular, I was shying away from those in favor os something different. Ideally red and yellow were my top choices, but the Zenith exterior and classic gray interior work really well, simply love it!

Thx Glenn!

I figured as much! This one happens to be a fairly late production model, per the stats I've seen seems there were only 299 MY 1998 cars in the US, and this one was done a few months before the production line shut down on 3/31/1998!


Will be posting some pics of her stablemates shortly since you guys asked for it

Dr. Ferdinand

So as promised, here are some pics and info on the rest of the stable:

2008 Audi B7 RS4 (BUFFY)
Factory Love: Sprint Blue Pearl Effect, Soul Gray Leather, Premium + Titanium Package, iPod integration
Mods: EPL ECU Tune, STaSIS Ohlins MotorSport Coilovers with remote cannisters (for on-the-spot adjustment of rebound and compression), Strasse Forge 19x10 SM7 3-piece Deep Concave wheels (as pictured, also have 20x10 3-piece ADV.1s), Milltek DownPipes + Valved & Deresonated full exhaust, Euro Audi Exclusive Recaro Bucket Seats (front and rear), Euro RS 4 Steering Wheel, JHM Short Shift Kit, Alcon Stasis BBK w. Stainless Steel Lines, K&N Air Filter, 275/30/19-20 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Clear Cornered, De-amber'ed reflectors & blinker lenses, Ziza LED kit, Formula 1 Ceramic 45% Tinted, Lamin-X'ed headlights, ADR integrated Valentine 1, Lidatek laser jammer, upgraded 2010 Audi RNS-E head unit, DTH Carbon Fiber engine covers, R8 engine Caps, Dunlop 3Ds on stock titanium wheels for winter duty ☺























2011 BMW E82 1 ///M (ARABELLA)
Factory Love: Alpine White, Premium + Convenience Package, Heated Seats, Sirius, Harmon Kardon stereo, BMW Apps, #234 of 740
Mods: Renntech ECU Tune, Akrapovic Titanium Slip-On Exhaust + Wireless Valve Control + Carbon Fiber Tips, MadDad Midpipe, Forge Intercooler, K&N Drop-In Filter, P3 vent-integrated boost gauge, BMW Performance Carbon Fiber mirrors + trunk spoiler, RevoZport Carbon Fiber rear diffuser with ground effect, CF Roof Wrap, CDV-delete, IND gloss black grills/side gills/badges, LUX 5K LED Angel Eyes, 10mm H&R spacers, F10 BMW M5 Illuminated 6-spd ZHP gear ****, Llumar 50% tint, Euro 'Blackline' Taillights, rear Euro fogs enabled, Phillips SilverVisions, Escort 8500x hardwire, Orange stitched ///M mats, clutch stop, more in the works!











1988 BMW E30 M3 (BELINDA)
Factory Love: Lachsilber Metallic, Gray Leather Seats, Stock S14 2.3 4-cyl engine
Mods: Dinan Remapped ECU, BBS LMs 17” wheels, Billstein Shocks – otherwise all stock!

Jupiterfish

nice car(s) love that blue 993.

911F1

Nice Stable! Love, love, love the E30 M3 !

spikej

Sick!
I have a 90 M3 also and actually love driving that more than the 993.