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Gorgeous

danspach

Thanks for all the kind words fellas.

The seller had a half height BendPak lift. Made looking under the car much easier. He also had four aluminum pads turned to fit the jack points on the car and passed them along. Great seller and great guy.

I'll post some pics in the other thread tomorrow.

911mhawk

Congrats, enjoy!
I also had an Alpine White & tan 89 M3 and based on what people want for em now, should have rebuilt the car after getting hit. Took the insurance $, bought back and parted it...
You'll miss the feel and floating around sideways in your M3 but the power of these is worth it.
What did you guys get for your M3's?

danspach

Here's mine. My wife has asked me to find a project car to show my girls how mechanical things work so mulling over about 40 different cars in my head that will give some of the feel back without having to approach ludicrous speed.


http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-bmw-m3-3/

cbracerx

Greetings Dave,
Welcome to the 996TT experience. Your car looks great and I've no doubt you will enjoy it tremendously. I've found it is pretty easy to work on other than a bit crowded back in the engine compartment
Chris

BauerR

Welcome to the crew! We love wrench turners too. It adds to the hive mind

Chris996

Love the white. Just removed all carbon parts for painted silver.
Just did a HD Bilstein Shocks - to my 2001. A must have. Got rid of the floaty feeling at high speeds. May need new clutch accumulator if peddle is heavy, big difference. Changed transmission oil and front diff with SWEPCO 201 Multi-Purpose Gear Lube. these are simple but noticeable.

Stephencs601

Nice car. Join us on a Sunday. We hit the roads pretty hard. We are a spirited bunch who actually drive our cars and not just look at them. It is a trip for you, but will be worth it for sure. Also, I would like to make a trip to your area. Are you off the hutch.

danspach

Hey Chris, Thanks! my 944 was right-lane-red and loved it. Looks fantastic on the TT. Good to know about the HD's. I haven't even begun to ponder suspension setups. That'll be half the fun for me - doing the research.

I'm leaning toward the BBi clutch slave as I'm not a big fan of the low pedal pressure. Looking for things to make the car feel a little more analog.

Front diff and trans oil are def on the list with the coolant and brake fluid.

danspach

Sounds good Stephen. I'll have to meet up with you guys at some point. Need to get to know my car a little better and knock out the maintenance items...and vacuum up all the dried foam from the HVAC system...sheesh.

I'm on the other side of county from the Hutch....closer to the Tappan Zee bridge but let me know when you're in the area.

Chris996

Just did the same. Clutch is heavy. Pump 20 times to release pressure when not running, to feel full weight of clutch.

You can get good money out of the carbon parts fast, on ebay.
Just replaced steering with used padded oem wheel http://www.suncoastparts.com/product/0000444002XX.html. Sold old carbon wheel for $650. Look on ebay, their is one for $400, look for Part number 993..... Sold rest of carbon as a set for $1000. And sold the carbon shifter for $400.

911mhawk

Maybe you did, but if not, please consider posting here to others that help with problems solving before going straight to ebay. I've had good luck with all Rlisters that I've bought things from and sold to, using Ppal and personal transfer, fyi.

911mhawk

Nice, I'd say you did well avoiding about $7k rebuilding the s14 that mine needed at 150k.

KC-CarGuy

Congrats! Love the white.

danspach

I can see why!

I've already swiped your avatar for my Windows login at work.