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Replaced the dying rear hood strut - <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->$17.21 and 5 minutes of labor!
I just bought all my parts to do this today - eagerly awaiting the shipment. Congrats, looks great.
I know the feeling. My stuff was supposed to come on Friday so I'd have the weekend. Didn't come until Monday. Aaaaaghhh! I had to do the install Tuesday/Wednesday night. I was able to get the GPS antenna installed over the weekend as I already had the stereo.
The solution costs what, $6k+ from an approved shop? Then there’s other failures to consider. Once one of those takes place, my $6k from the IMSB is gone. At this point I feel like it makes most sense to drive it til (if) it pops from IMSB, tensioners, bore scoring or something else, and send it off to FSI where they’ll put in the solution as part of a rebuild anyways.
Or sell it now and stop sweating it all the time. The car runs and drives fantastic now and it pains me to not be able to enjoy it.
Would you replace it with another sports car if you sold it? Performance vehicles, especially non-US, all come with their own nannies and associated costs. 996 may have a decent amount to worry about, but if you get in another performance car that doesn't absolve potential issues. Unless it's a 2020 and it comes with full warranty and covered maintenance.
It sucks because it's easy to let things worry us, but if it bothers you that much maybe it's better to offload it and drive something that makes you more comfortable. Risk, reward, and all that good stuff.
The solution costs what, $6k+ from an approved shop? Then there’s other failures to consider. Once one of those takes place, my $6k from the IMSB is gone.
Originally Posted by sixfiveoh The car runs and drives fantastic now
I think this is part of the problem. If you are like me, you always need something to work on. Something that isn't quite perfect that can be made better. Your car looks amazing and it sounds like you done a bunch of work to make it like this. And now the work is done. Moving to a Turbo would be a whole new set of problems to think about and solve. I bought my 996 knowing that the engine would pop one day, but also knowing there were really good people that could fix it as well. The price of the fix was built into the deal. Good luck with your decision!
The solution costs what, $6k+ from an approved shop? Then there’s other failures to consider. Once one of those takes place, my $6k from the IMSB is gone. At this point I feel like it makes most sense to drive it til (if) it pops from IMSB, tensioners, bore scoring or something else, and send it off to FSI where they’ll put in the solution as part of a rebuild anyways.
Or sell it now and stop sweating it all the time. The car runs and drives fantastic now and it pains me to not be able to enjoy it.
sixfiveoh, you like your 996, but it's hard to sleep soundly worried about the IMS bearing. There's another solution if you've got some tools and courage to learn. I bought my 996 knowing I'd change the IMS, which I did in my garage on jack stands, and now I have no worries. Watch some YouTube videos - search "996 IMS" - to decide if you are up to it. With some planning and parts from LN Engineering, plus tool rental from them, you replace your IMS bearing with the LN Retro ceramic bearing for less than $1K. Plus, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing, "I did it!"
Finally carpeted the sub-woofer box I built a few months ago. The sound system is a funny amalgam. Original amp and speakers, Alpine head unit that has a 9 band eq and time correction. The sub-woofer added significant dimension to the sound. It's an 8L closed enclosure designed to replace the useless rear seat. With the rear seat back lowered, you can't even tell it's there.
Now I need to replace the amp and speakers. Looking at 6 channel DSP's around 50W RMS per channel. All I want is decent sound at 80mph. Is it too much to ask?
Rode down to my parents house and did some break in miles on his 76
It’s running a new high compression 2.3 type 4 and needs 1000 break in miles around town. Bare metal restore completed a few weeks ago. It’s obviously a very different driving experience vs. the 996 but the lightness of the front end on both provides some hints to lineage.
I think this is part of the problem. If you are like me, you always need something to work on. Something that isn't quite perfect that can be made better. Your car looks amazing and it sounds like you done a bunch of work to make it like this. And now the work is done. Moving to a Turbo would be a whole new set of problems to think about and solve. I bought my 996 knowing that the engine would pop one day, but also knowing there were really good people that could fix it as well. The price of the fix was built into the deal. Good luck with your decision!
I'm 100% this way. I love to maintain and restore. I think a lot of us are!
Originally Posted by AZPete
sixfiveoh, you like your 996, but it's hard to sleep soundly worried about the IMS bearing. There's another solution if you've got some tools and courage to learn. I bought my 996 knowing I'd change the IMS, which I did in my garage on jack stands, and now I have no worries. Watch some YouTube videos - search "996 IMS" - to decide if you are up to it. With some planning and parts from LN Engineering, plus tool rental from them, you replace your IMS bearing with the LN Retro ceramic bearing for less than $1K. Plus, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing, "I did it!"
I've seen videos of the job and it honestly seems technically pretty reasonable. It's the lack of a good garage, lift, etc. Tough dropping a trans in a carport and all! But may be something I consider.
Originally Posted by Billup
Would you replace it with another sports car if you sold it? Performance vehicles, especially non-US, all come with their own nannies and associated costs. 996 may have a decent amount to worry about, but if you get in another performance car that doesn't absolve potential issues. Unless it's a 2020 and it comes with full warranty and covered maintenance.
It sucks because it's easy to let things worry us, but if it bothers you that much maybe it's better to offload it and drive something that makes you more comfortable. Risk, reward, and all that good stuff.
Definitely, and it's something I've thought through. Doing a rebuild and being 50k into a basically brand new 996 that would last decades wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but it's something I gotta be totally sure about.
All that aside, after putting some good love and maintenance into the car over the past month, I did what you're supposed to do - drive it! Went out on a drive with a local group of guys, ripped some mountains. Now that was fun! 1 of 2 996s of 20 cars there, felt cool to stand out a bit.
All that aside, after putting some good love and maintenance into the car over the past month, I did what you're supposed to do - drive it! Went out on a drive with a local group of guys, ripped some mountains. Now that was fun! 1 of 2 996s of 20 cars there, felt cool to stand out a bit.
Looks like you had fun.
I'm not into group rides (goes back to when I was motorcycling) but was wondering where you guys were driving.
Obviously somewhere along the coast. The sign/side of the convenience store pictured looks familiar to me but I can't place it.
In what town is it located and what route (in general) did you take during the drive?
Change the wheels on the kid car, bought these in SF and were flat black, Local wheel power coater having special gloss black powder coat for 99 dollars each. came out great.
07-17-2020, 07:31 PM
