Can you feel the love? Detailed my 997 Turbo.
08-27-2008, 10:57 PM
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Yesterday, I took this photo of my car parked at GMG Racing [that's a story to be told in the next day or two!]. That's Zo's Z parked next to my car [his car well known!].
08-27-2008, 11:41 PM
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I just had the full tilt GMG suspension done at Farnbacherloles, you're gonna love it!
...should look something like this when done......
...should look something like this when done......
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08-28-2008, 12:48 AM
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nice work
great looking turbo....i agree with jlangmd....use the zfx or zaio...or give a day between coats....consider z16 for your tires....zaino rules if used with obescience to the porsche gods!
08-28-2008, 03:05 AM
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Early this morning I started work on my car:
It was overcast with a marine layer sitting on the beach, so I drove to Palos Verdes to take some pictures. First stop was Malaga Park.
I drove around the peninsula to San Pedro to find the sun.
- Clean the wheels with P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
- Rinse thoroughly
- Clean the wheels with CGCWC diluted in water
- Rinse wheels thoroughly
- Wash the car with Meguiars Crystal Car Wash (pink) diluted in water in a 5 gallon bucket with a grit guard. Used a mitt.
- Dry the car with a leather chamois, California Water Blade, and a microfiber towel.
- Wash the car with Dawn Dish Detergent diluted in water
- Dry the car
- One coat of Z2
- Hand buff with a cotton towel
- Another coat of Z2
- Hand buff with a cotton towel
- Another coat of Z2
- Hand buff with a cotton towel
- Mist with Z6 and hand buff
It was overcast with a marine layer sitting on the beach, so I drove to Palos Verdes to take some pictures. First stop was Malaga Park.
I drove around the peninsula to San Pedro to find the sun.
I can not only feel the love, I CAN SEE IT!!!
Awesome job, the car looks excellent.
08-28-2008, 11:03 AM
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08-28-2008, 10:27 PM
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GMG stage 2 suspension consisting of springs, sways, toe links, dogbones, thrust bushings, cup trailing arms, and a fresh set of pseudo cups on PES/champion GP7 rims. All setup by FL, you know, basically stock.
(Handles like a gt2 now, I can dial in -1.5 f/-2.1 rear camber and then some if I want to.) Three track days coming up; LRP, WGI and Monticello.
(Handles like a gt2 now, I can dial in -1.5 f/-2.1 rear camber and then some if I want to.) Three track days coming up; LRP, WGI and Monticello.
08-29-2008, 10:44 PM
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I got the car back this evening. I'm afraid I've released the beast. The car now has a GMG 997TT World Challenge GT Sport Exhaust, Power Kit Sport Exhaust Manifolds, Carbon Fiber Airbox, Dyno tune at GIAC, GIAC Stock, 91 and 100 octane programs, GIAC hand held switcher. GIAC had my car for two days on the dyno to measure the performance of each upgrade.
The car sounds great! Its much more aggressive with a deep throaty growl. But the real difference is the performance -- It truly is a beast. It is far more responsive and it no longer has any lag in acceleration. Mash the accelerator a little while cruising at 80MPH on the highway and its like a rocket ignited. Effortlessly, in a flash the car is up to 100 or 110MPH.
The car sounds great! Its much more aggressive with a deep throaty growl. But the real difference is the performance -- It truly is a beast. It is far more responsive and it no longer has any lag in acceleration. Mash the accelerator a little while cruising at 80MPH on the highway and its like a rocket ignited. Effortlessly, in a flash the car is up to 100 or 110MPH.
08-30-2008, 12:15 PM
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I got the car back this evening. I'm afraid I've released the beast. The car now has a GMG 997TT World Challenge GT Sport Exhaust, Power Kit Sport Exhaust Manifolds, Carbon Fiber Airbox, Dyno tune at GIAC, GIAC Stock, 91 and 100 octane programs, GIAC hand held switcher. GIAC had my car for two days on the dyno to measure the performance of each upgrade.
The car sounds great! Its much more aggressive with a deep throaty growl. But the real difference is the performance -- It truly is a beast. It is far more responsive and it no longer has any lag in acceleration. Mash the accelerator a little while cruising at 80MPH on the highway and its like a rocket ignited. Effortlessly, in a flash the car is up to 100 or 110MPH.
The car sounds great! Its much more aggressive with a deep throaty growl. But the real difference is the performance -- It truly is a beast. It is far more responsive and it no longer has any lag in acceleration. Mash the accelerator a little while cruising at 80MPH on the highway and its like a rocket ignited. Effortlessly, in a flash the car is up to 100 or 110MPH.
Do you have any pics of your WC exhaust installed? How's the fit/finish? I'm still looking for an exhaust and wondered about the fit of the GMG WC unit since the quad tips are not adjustable.
08-30-2008, 04:00 PM
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The sun decided to come out this morning -- I'll take a few pictures shortly and post them.
GIAC is going to Email the dyno results to me. I'll post them after I receive them.
Compared to the stock exhaust, the new GMG exhaust is a little louder when I start the car, but the sound is different from the stock exhaust. It is much deeper and growls, "I'm a bad ***". I'll try to get some video so you can listen to the sound.
Suspension, wheels, and the sweet new custom stainless steel intercoolers GMG is installing in their 997TT shop car.
GIAC is going to Email the dyno results to me. I'll post them after I receive them.
Compared to the stock exhaust, the new GMG exhaust is a little louder when I start the car, but the sound is different from the stock exhaust. It is much deeper and growls, "I'm a bad ***". I'll try to get some video so you can listen to the sound.
Suspension, wheels, and the sweet new custom stainless steel intercoolers GMG is installing in their 997TT shop car.
