What did you do with your 993 today
07-18-2020 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by stevensivak
Are there any metal pedals that allow one to remove the rubber pieces and only have metal?
https://www.rennline.com/Manual/products/304/
07-18-2020 | 11:58 PM
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07-19-2020 | 05:30 PM
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I wish! These are for another set of wheels I have been slowly putting together. Some day I will freshen up the set I got from you!
07-19-2020 | 06:50 PM
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07-19-2020 | 10:36 PM
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I went for a good, long drive today. Just a point-A-to-point-A drive. Probably over 100 miles. When I got home, my wife asked me where I went. She still doesn't understand why I would just go out and drive over a hundred miles to nowhere.
I have had my 1995 C2 for almost two years and just now I am feeling more comfortable, and better acquainted with it. I understand fully the more one drives a car, in different environments and circumstances, the more familiar and comfortable one gets. I'm getting there.
Outside of the pesky A/C that no longer works, it desperately needs a new suspension, tires, and alignment. The current suspension--JIC Magic--came on the car when I bought it. This just can't be what everyone raves about (and two different knowledgeable mechanics confirmed this, one who drove the car and one who just heard the words "JIC Magic").
I have driven the car about 2,000 miles and I am somewhat surprised at its oil consumption, which I have not been great at being able to measure with the kind of accuracy I would want to have. It got a very clean bill of health during its PPI from a very knowledgable air-cooled shop, so I was comfortable with what I bought; just not expecting to burn a quart for every 700 miles or so. When I tried reading the oil level on the dipstick, it was hard to see any. In part, this is because the oil is very clean and in part because it was probably a tad low and my eyes aren't so good. The oil level gauge (second from left, next to fuel) usually sits on the bottom, so much so that I asked a knowledgeable mechanic to look at it and he said it worked just fine. Didn't seem fine to me. But today, after I added a quart, it did seem to work just fine, so I will know in the future to understand what it does. I know I have read here on RL to basically ignore that gauge, but if it works, it's a good pair of suspenders to the belt of the dipstick.
Surprisingly, though this may just be a placebo effect, the car seemed to run a bit more smoothly after adding the quart of oil. Anyone else experience this phenomenon?
One other thing I toy with is replacing the 18" Twists with 17" Cup IIs, which came on the car from the factory but are long gone from it now. The 18s just look a little big to me. I'll probably pick up a set of Cup IIs and keep them both.
Really enjoyed the drive today. Feel lucky to experience it.
I have had my 1995 C2 for almost two years and just now I am feeling more comfortable, and better acquainted with it. I understand fully the more one drives a car, in different environments and circumstances, the more familiar and comfortable one gets. I'm getting there.
Outside of the pesky A/C that no longer works, it desperately needs a new suspension, tires, and alignment. The current suspension--JIC Magic--came on the car when I bought it. This just can't be what everyone raves about (and two different knowledgeable mechanics confirmed this, one who drove the car and one who just heard the words "JIC Magic").
I have driven the car about 2,000 miles and I am somewhat surprised at its oil consumption, which I have not been great at being able to measure with the kind of accuracy I would want to have. It got a very clean bill of health during its PPI from a very knowledgable air-cooled shop, so I was comfortable with what I bought; just not expecting to burn a quart for every 700 miles or so. When I tried reading the oil level on the dipstick, it was hard to see any. In part, this is because the oil is very clean and in part because it was probably a tad low and my eyes aren't so good. The oil level gauge (second from left, next to fuel) usually sits on the bottom, so much so that I asked a knowledgeable mechanic to look at it and he said it worked just fine. Didn't seem fine to me. But today, after I added a quart, it did seem to work just fine, so I will know in the future to understand what it does. I know I have read here on RL to basically ignore that gauge, but if it works, it's a good pair of suspenders to the belt of the dipstick.
Surprisingly, though this may just be a placebo effect, the car seemed to run a bit more smoothly after adding the quart of oil. Anyone else experience this phenomenon?
One other thing I toy with is replacing the 18" Twists with 17" Cup IIs, which came on the car from the factory but are long gone from it now. The 18s just look a little big to me. I'll probably pick up a set of Cup IIs and keep them both.
Really enjoyed the drive today. Feel lucky to experience it.
07-19-2020 | 10:48 PM
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Keep in mind the accelerator pedal does not have a cover and is not metal underneath. So if surface mounting a pedal cover to it keeps you up at night, you can ditch the whole thing and replace it with a Rennline adjustable pedal.
07-20-2020 | 10:13 AM
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