PORSCHE GT3 CUP 991 2014 FOR SALE
#16
Three Wheelin'
amazing that such a small error or knock (not your error but of the guy to the very inside) results in a 50$k + bill for repairs. id imagine that tub is $25 to 30k delivered. moving the entire car over ahs to be 20k in labor plus the stuff that got busted, suspension, wheels, bodywork.
so brutal those street courses.
so brutal those street courses.
#17
Burning Brakes
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amazing that such a small error or knock (not your error but of the guy to the very inside) results in a 50$k + bill for repairs. id imagine that tub is $25 to 30k delivered. moving the entire car over ahs to be 20k in labor plus the stuff that got busted, suspension, wheels, bodywork.
so brutal those street courses.
so brutal those street courses.
Tub is 37.5k$ delivered
#18
Three Wheelin'
well, sorry to hear it dude. thats a rough check to write for no fault of your own.
that said, kudos to you for fixing it up perfect. i personally love buying cars like this, all fixed right and nice rather than worrying did the bodyshop fix or not fix the chassis correctly. costly to you, but the next buyer is going to get a mint machine.
that said, kudos to you for fixing it up perfect. i personally love buying cars like this, all fixed right and nice rather than worrying did the bodyshop fix or not fix the chassis correctly. costly to you, but the next buyer is going to get a mint machine.
#20
very hard if not impossible to over rev a 991 so the over rev question marks like the 997 have gone...in fact the 991s are much under reved compared to a well driven 997
mines got the same kms 3051...your races in Canada must be short as I only did 3 races and a few tests with nick tandy..!
mines got the same kms 3051...your races in Canada must be short as I only did 3 races and a few tests with nick tandy..!
#21
our cars are insured so any issues we just reshell...! id prefur a reshelled car than a car crashed seriously and repaired...Porsche uk same as Canada will normally say ...new shell if it 50/50 to fix...why bother fix when can have new tub
#22
Burning Brakes
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very hard if not impossible to over rev a 991 so the over rev question marks like the 997 have gone...in fact the 991s are much under reved compared to a well driven 997
mines got the same kms 3051...your races in Canada must be short as I only did 3 races and a few tests with nick tandy..!
mines got the same kms 3051...your races in Canada must be short as I only did 3 races and a few tests with nick tandy..!
Last edited by GT3 Techno; 09-05-2014 at 10:29 AM.
#23
I did a good few tests ..at race weekend we got 2hrs practice ..30 min qually ..2x 40 min races
We also did Le Mans Carrera cup race which each lap was 9km ...! 21hrs is nothing on theses
We also did Le Mans Carrera cup race which each lap was 9km ...! 21hrs is nothing on theses
#24
Nordschleife Master
At one point I was told Porsche was advising the GTD teams in IMSA to cut the front clip off their cars and reweld it to facilitate future repairs from front end damage. The logic was that as design it was near impossible to repair this chassis with a new front clip. But if you cut and welded it in advance of damage you could undo your work after a crash and then clip it.
Not sure how many, if any, actually did this. The couple team engineers I talked to thought it a silly idea and were ready to just retub if needed. Seems your experience suggests that it the right approach.
GLWS. Great to watch you progress over the last few years.
Not sure how many, if any, actually did this. The couple team engineers I talked to thought it a silly idea and were ready to just retub if needed. Seems your experience suggests that it the right approach.
GLWS. Great to watch you progress over the last few years.
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very hard if not impossible to over rev a 991 so the over rev question marks like the 997 have gone...in fact the 991s are much under reved compared to a well driven 997 mines got the same kms 3051...your races in Canada must be short as I only did 3 races and a few tests with nick tandy..!
#26
Burning Brakes
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At one point I was told Porsche was advising the GTD teams in IMSA to cut the front clip off their cars and reweld it to facilitate future repairs from front end damage. The logic was that as design it was near impossible to repair this chassis with a new front clip. But if you cut and welded it in advance of damage you could undo your work after a crash and then clip it.
Not sure how many, if any, actually did this. The couple team engineers I talked to thought it a silly idea and were ready to just retub if needed. Seems your experience suggests that it the right approach.
GLWS. Great to watch you progress over the last few years.
Not sure how many, if any, actually did this. The couple team engineers I talked to thought it a silly idea and were ready to just retub if needed. Seems your experience suggests that it the right approach.
GLWS. Great to watch you progress over the last few years.
I was told that 7 cars (991) were retub in the USA including one that was done twice.
#27
3 tubs done in the uk so far ..! That's not many
My team did 7 in one year ..
Wonder how many Porsche USA carry in stock
I remember my friend in 11 had to collect from Germany as Porsche uk had none in stock ..!
My team did 7 in one year ..
Wonder how many Porsche USA carry in stock
I remember my friend in 11 had to collect from Germany as Porsche uk had none in stock ..!
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A bit of an expensive proposition, carbon tubs can be repaired easily, airplanes too, I don't see how aluminium can be so hard to repair...
#29
Burning Brakes
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None. Tub had to be shipped from Germany
Sure but a new tub is not very expensive so why bother ?
Sure but a new tub is not very expensive so why bother ?