Sarki

Congrats to you as well as it seems like we both bought 996's around the same time and if Your in Long Island you can't be that far from me.
Wondering what color you picked for your C2. I saw a really nice minty mint 03 Arctic Silver down on the south shore about 2 weeks ago while visiting family.
I'm big on those MKII skirts as well and like the idea of adding them to the C2 if not already equipped.
Would love to jump on the sweet deal being offered on the Numeric Short Shifter but not sure I can spring for it. Other than that I'm just really enjoying my car as is. Like you, can't wait for the snow and potholes to be gone so I can get the car on the road and have some real fun.

ALE

Had the LSD replaced (under warranty) due to a minor popping sound. My car feels noticeably quicker. Has anyone else experienced this?
FWIW, prior to the LSD replacement, it drove exactly the same as another 40th AE.

TAZ40JAHRE

Well we can officially retire two of our 40AEs:

No. 0829: This 40AE was last sold by Rusnak Porsche in Thousand Oaks, CA. It was listed in February of last year for $38,888 with 71,820 miles (first pic). It's buyer must have had some tough luck because it was next found being sold at salvage auction last month (second pic). I guess no one wanted to buy it to restore it because its parts are now on eBay being sold by Specialized German. One of our 40AE brethren, fmmoto (no. 0575) PM'ed me about the fact that they were selling the engraved number plate from that car. Frankly, I couldn't stomach the notion of someone buying that plate and installing it in a non-40AE car. I've seen it done before - it's just wrong . Anyway, I bought it (third pic) to keep it in the 40AE family, so essentially I guess no. 0829 is now officially retired.

No. 0941: You may recall the sad story I previously posted about a 40AE that burned to the ground. Well, long story short, I found its owner. He was kind enough to tell me the whole story, the "Cliff Notes" version of which is that his wife bought him no. 0941 as his retirement car, as he had a P-car previously and sold it due to kids/family needs year earlier. He started running through the gears on a trip from California to Las Vegas and the car sputtered, so he backed off and ended up pulling over. He left the engine running and popped open the hood, and "poof", there was fire on the right side of the engine. He turned the engine off and started grabbing sand from the side of the road, but it was too late. The fourth pic is of the car "pre-fire", the fifth is self-explanatory. RIP no. 0941.

TAZ40JAHRE

Greetings 40AE owners (past and present):

On a little more upbeat note (after the news about no. 0829 and no. 0941), I thought that this would be a good time to check in with everyone to share what I have as the latest listing of current, past and “unsure of” RL 40AE owners. Please post here or email me with any corrections. Remember that the numbers that start with a "U" are cars on the un-numbered list in the registry (meaning I need their numbers). Also, if you know of any 40AEs that aren’t in the registry please let me know. As always, the link to the registry itself is in my signature below. Thanks.

PS - I've posted a few 40AE pics that I thought you'd enjoy.

Current Owners

0049 churny
0163 JaxJim
0225 Spinout
0251 6ta1
0311 yoda888
0337 pommydave
0395 Sax Maniac
0396 knfeparty
0448 wknopf
0454 rossclifford
0485 9112GO
0515 Sarki
0524 cobra935o
0575 fmmoto
0612 rg303
0646 balefire
0649 40jahre911
0651 clubracer6
0652 Viper6
0698 moorhouse
0711 TAZ40JAHRE
0721 seo
0773 jniemeyer
0826 fly_bye
0873 Apers
0898 Litesonic
0891 Steve's MLC
0927 higgers
0946 MiamiC70
1006 angularone
1034 Fast40th
1083 Dan075
1084 ALE
1103 N3llyNova
1144 mestyan
1199 40AE
1203 sds911 (currently for sale)
1277 mas05
1305 hdpt73
1306 lv speed
1339 p.vanderlinden
1373 Nedster
1374 spock04
1423 ALE
1496 redantporsche
N/A hollmatt (car missing numbered plate when purchased)
U624 Mick Whitlock

Unsure Whether Still Own

0026 DeadStick
0143 Joecrow
0158 or 0159 djhill
0165 Charlie944
0268 Leonard Chuah
0273 smk002
0301 vuong1
0333 sportster98xls
0335 olasman
0487 Ed 40Jahre
0534 Jim Lamb
0666 tnisbum
0669 beaglehusky
0677 fullybalanced
0697 mikehill964
0805 beowulf
0843 JACEK
0899 Lockheed911
0931 911sanantone
1005 ecspaniel
1010 pstoppani
1011 mrcp12
1018 sat40th911
1020 oldporman
1145 SCA40Jahre
1151 95m3csl
1234 tubbs
1290 Garveyb
1375 threeOh
U163 Nlash
U275 et69
U297 Jack14
U298 DEW
U345 MIKE VERRAN

Sold

0022 rodsky
0025 rat9545
0151 GulleyGulley
0223 f64
0225 GatorMan
0251 triode
0255 btrigg
0302 mikefo
0328 detlef
0336 earlyapex
0361 Coen
0405 911passion
0417 function12
0418 67FJ45
0517 Jaws
0542 Douglass1
0663 Jaws
0693 LiveNupe
0693 Ryan Gambrill
0711 riderosa
0714 Red911c2
0728 Detoxx
0817 skullcap
0878 Elton in SoCal
0891 40th Mike
0917 ramaporunner
1012 erbench
1079 riozilla
1083 Steve2112/Rachel232
1084 Horizontally Opposed Man
1155 40anny
1199 snorth54
1216 tomzam
1275 CossackRaider
1282 Zed.
1443 Alon
1443 gcreta
1440 or 1444 peachboy/mbergeron
U70 vtwin996
U72 Bluehinder
U131 gr8330
U171 DrPeter
U184 evansystems
U250 mikewdickinson
U319 bronston
U320 Electric Lizard
U346 bryanMTL
U477 MSRPorsche

Sax Maniac

#395 is still accurate. She's almost up to 24k miles on the clock now. I'm on pace to put twice as many miles on her in 3 years as the first owner did in 7.

6ta1

still have #251, something like 62k miles now and going up as she has endorsed the daily driver role after I sold my wife's car.

on an unrelated note, I installed GT3 style seats this weekend... I wouldn't recommend them for daily driving. LOL!

spock04

Hello
Finally got my pic changed. Like I said before, just hit 160,000 miles on #1374
Steve

Spinout

Now that I’ve had my 40th AE for a couple of weeks, let me introduce myself to this group for the registry. I recently purchased #225 from a fellow RL’er who I originally contacted through this post. 43,000 mi. with recent LN IMS retrofit, RMS, clutch and flywheel were replaced 400 miles prior to me purchasing the car.

I also own a 997.1 C2S I’ve had the past 3 years and wanted something a little different I could track more often and this model with the X51, M030 suspension and LSD is a fantastic starting point. A “GT3 Lite” so to speak… I drove the car home 500 miles/7 hours the day I purchased it and it was a fantastic ride, (including a few exciting moments I had created to break up the ride). The power delivery seems much different in this car vs the 997S. The 996 power curve is relatively flat and linear up to 4500 RPMs and then seems to explode through 6k (and beyond?).

I’ve already got a Numeric shifter ready to go in along with PFC pads and high temp fluid the next nice weekend we have. I’ll likely remove the center and shifter consoles. Also on the upgrade list is rear roll bar, track wheels and tires, race seats with harnesses and eventually JRZ suspension. I’m looking forward to the sheer enjoyment this car should provide!

TAZ40JAHRE

Steve - I'll bet you're the front-runner for the 40AE with the most miles! Of all the 40AEs I've seen and read about (and you know that means hundreds of them!) I can't recall anyone with more miles. Keep her going!

She'll be a beast as a track car! Following on what you said about the power curve, I get no greater enjoyment than the extra kick I get when she crests 4,500 RPMs heading towards redline. The extra boost and the sound of that climbing engine are intoxicating. Be sure to let us see what she looks like when she's track-ready to your liking.


On a separate note, just want to put an APB out for balefire. Miss hearing from you. As the OP on this great thread and the father of the original registry I personally would love to hear how you and the car are doing. Hope all is well.

Litesonic

Keeping 898... just can't sell her.

I drove her today in 6in of snow and got the kids to school in -10 degrees. Love this car.

TAZ40JAHRE

Terrific! I fixed your status in the listing in my post above. I'll update the registry and upload the revised version tomorrow.

Is this what it looks like when you take your kids to school in sub-zero weather? My car is insanely jealous. She's hibernating in the garage due to the 6" of snow we got yesterday. The Panny Turbo does all the work in this weather. With the AWD and Soto Zeroes she's a beast in the snow, except, of course, when her knucklehead driver aims her at gigantic potholes - replaced two tires already this winter

Viper6

I'm still here with my girl at 15k now, she's tethered to her battery tender and taking on a long winter nap (with monthly wake up calls to run the AC and circulate the oils). Damn I can't wait for spring to finally get here!

If you like the wail past 4500 rpm, try it with muffler delete pipes... better than coffee to wake up a morning commute!

Glad to be in the club!

churny

The previously mentioned photoshoot for Total911 magazine is planned for tuesday, so i should be able to post some nice photos.
The article is about the new 50th but will include my 40th and also a silver 30th.
Really looking forward to the day out.

Litesonic

Ha ha, that was from last year about this time. I didn't get to participate this year, but yes, the car was full with both boys and a navigator for that event.


My wife commented that I was probably the only 911 in the school queue... pity.

churny

A few photos taken from my iphone during the total911 magazine shoot. Talking to the editor he said the article will contain information and details of all three cars and not just the 50th.

A great if rather cold and windy day, I think the article will be in the next issue but I will let you know.