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Old 03-24-2021, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Capt. Obvious
That's some damn fine welding. Who did that for you?
Cantrell Motorsports in Bellevue did it. They also make a pressure test kit for people or shops who choose to pin/weld it on their own, so you can pressure test it before bolting everything back into the car.
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Old 03-25-2021, 06:46 PM
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Sold it. Funds hit today.
Still not sure that was a good idea...
Old 03-25-2021, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan A
Sold it. Funds hit today.
Still not sure that was a good idea...
That depends; if you got the original purchase value back, I would say, yeah, good deal.

Otherwise, I suspect you may be sad.
Old 03-25-2021, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 2fcknfst
That depends; if you got the original purchase value back, I would say, yeah, good deal.

Otherwise, I suspect you may be sad.
One of the few cars that didn’t cost me much of anything while I owned it.
Porkers are pretty darn reliable.
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Old 03-29-2021, 07:39 PM
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Been chasing vibrations at high speeds... Balanced tires twice checked air pressure... Rotated... Removed spacers cleaned all mating surfaces wire spinny drill brush... Finally removed spacers and mounted... No vibration at all. Wierd how 7/15mm spacers would turn my car into a vibrator.

might have been my longer bolts...
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Or, maybe just not mounted flush...
Old 03-29-2021, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 2fcknfst
Or, maybe just not mounted flush...
Remounted after cleaning everything still had vibrations... Gonna just leave it alone.
Old 03-29-2021, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by pancing
Been chasing vibrations at high speeds... Balanced tires twice checked air pressure... Rotated... Removed spacers cleaned all mating surfaces wire spinny drill brush... Finally removed spacers and mounted... No vibration at all. Wierd how 7/15mm spacers would turn my car into a vibrator.

might have been my longer bolts...
Are they quality spacers? Put some chinese ones on a caliper and you'll see the hub bore isn't exact which will let you feel it at speed as it's accentuated. I only run Adaptec Speedware. They are USA made and a good price.
Old 03-29-2021, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by s65e90
Are they quality spacers? Put some chinese ones on a caliper and you'll see the hub bore isn't exact which will let you feel it at speed as it's accentuated. I only run Adaptec Speedware. They are USA made and a good price.
H&R spacers. Im pretty sure its the bolts that i got.
I cbf to put the spacerw back on, im enjoying the loose back end too much lol.
Old 03-29-2021, 10:08 PM
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got my cv boots front and rear. 150$ worth of parts is 8 hours of labor. all part of the joy.

also found a state hwy that allows me to open her up and avoid the mini-vans. hooray for me.

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Old 03-29-2021, 10:13 PM
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Finished my DIY paint job on the center console. Pleased for the $60 in cost. I always felt like it was needed to tie in the original build options of arctic silver the car came with. Color match was spot on from automotive touchup.

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I purchased a new car cover
Old 03-31-2021, 09:28 AM
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Default Just bought this Ti x pipe exhaust

Hi guys,
I just picked this up before the EPA shuts everything down. These are made in Taiwan and I think very good quality and great price. We shall see. I'll try to post a review.

https://topspeedauto.com/porsche-996...-pipe-exhaust/

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Jon Che is a good guy... yes his stuff is taiwan made and usually copies but he is local in Dallas and honors his warranty... he did a lot of stuff for the MR2s that couldn't be obtained anymore so many of the owners were grateful for his service/alternative...
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I bet that's going to howl.


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