RDUBiker

Hi all - long time BMW owner here (2 E36 M3, including one full race prep), M5, 330 convertible, and 540 sport wagon among them. Just picked up my first Porsche. It's a 2002 996 with almost no options. 79K on the odo, excellent condition on the body with lots of track goodies. Engine just refreshed by Jake Raby at Flat 6. Car runs strong and handles well. My wife (fellow track instructor) loves it as does my 4 year old daughter. After a 5 year track hiatus, we plan to get back to it soon.

I'm sort of a DIYer and have my own shop here at home with a lift, so I plan to learn the car well and maintain her myself, but coming from BMW, everything is so different, so I'm just beginning to learn. Besides the fresh engine, it has H&R coilovers, cup car swaybars, RSS adjustable control arms, an OEM GT3 wing, an OEM GT2 front fascia and side skirts, new clutch, ECM tune, Magnaflow muffler, litronic, OEM GT3 wheels with PS2 tires (almost brand new), and a new battery. I plan to add a radar detector hardwire, phone charger and cradle, either bluetooth or aux in, fresh mats, and maybe window tint. Otherwise it should be ready to go.

Below are some photos of my cars and motorcycles for you gearheads. Don't yell at me -I like BMW too














These are from before it was finished...

philooo

hey can you tell me what color code you have on your hood sticker ? slate grey it seems but I wanted to compare to mine, very close in color, nice car...man I need to lower mine

RDUBiker

Sure, I know it's Seal Gray but which number am I looking for? The hood sticker is all washed out and impossible to read but the one in the owners manual is still legible so I can look there if you tell me what to look for.

Mine's quite low - I may raise it up a half inch or so for daily driving. But right now it's all track prepped so I will drive it for a few weeks as is and see how things go.

C4911

Welcome. Enjoy that car, looks great. Lots of good info here on this site, many helpful members if need be.

RDUBiker

Thanks, I look forward to learning and meeting new car nuts.

C4911

forgot....that garage looks awesome!

RDUBiker

Thanks. I love it. Great to work in and I can run power tools or air tools any time day or night without bugging either my sleeping family or neighbors. Lots of light, good sound system, plenty of space. Took a long time to finally get it built and I did a lot of work (incl electrical. air lines, some plumbing, and epoxy on the floors) myself.

groovzilla

no need to request pictures

beautiful porsche and nice bmw's - enjoy

aviography

OP, looks like you enjoy ironing your clothing near the back window of that awesome garage.

Nothing wrong with that!

philooo

the color for me is the L23F thingy, it might be inside your owner's manual.

phil

RDUBiker

I love the front end on yours, philoo! I think maybe even better than the turbo front end on mine! Here's the sticker you wanted:

RDUBiker

Actually, the "L" shaped area of the long counter was set up for my wife's sewing station. That's her hobby and I promised her some counter and storage space.

Steve's MLC

Congrats and welcome! What kind of lift is that in the garage and do you recommend?

RDUBiker

Challenger VS-10. It's got multiple industry certifications and a 10k pound capacity. It works great and I love it. I'm sure there are others that might cost a bit less (this wasn't actually that much) but knowing my daughter plays out there with 4000lb of mass above her head, I feel better knowing it's been tested and certified.

Imo000

Nice setup and nice car. Finally the DIY-ers are starting to pick up these cars. If you can, document and please post as much of your work as possible.