Maxem

Can you send me a pic of the wheel? Only if you want to move it on though.
I've gotten to know some leather guys well lately

Macca

Looking good Dave!

Heres a very entertaining Pistonheads article published today on the new GT3 during a wet track day. I know Neil & Doug will be sympathising with alot of this. I've had mine 120 degrees at Taupo in the rain so I can vouch for it well. The writer is a die hard manual fan so its an interesting read. Actually its an entertaining read for anyone likes track work in the rain (well that's not me then!).

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=31298

Maxem

Thanks for the clues. I was just ham fisted scrubbing brush and water which was not so good.

John McM

I have some nasty professional wax and grease remover. You can try it.

kiwi 911

It's just in the garage - you can come over or I can bring to yours next time I take the girls to Mission Bay.

Be good to get the consensus on who the best leather guy is as I need to do the hardbacks (one year when I get my car back........)

I also need to get my carpets professionally cleaned as they have 20 years of grime - who would you guys recommend for a car.

Maxem

Yeah, I lifted a bottom edge to see if it would come cleanly but then chickened out. I like shark fins only on a Turbo where they belong.
The lines have come right be de spoilering and the fins interrupt the look. The car looks to be set up quite low. The wheels are 6 and 7" so the rears are in a way from the guards and with some negative camber dialled in but I am liking the look of that. Thought about spacers for a minute but not sure they would add much to the aesthetic. I remember my 964 and Pete's lined up next to each other at the track. Mine had 25mm rear spacers and Pete's was stock with the 17's. I recall preferring the slightly inset look versus the over pumped spaced set. A bit like those guys with the big guns and a tight shirt - a bit contrived. No offence to all you guys with big guns and tight shirts.

nzskater

Relatively cheap option for a stereo Dave, never seen or heard in person so can't speak to quality: http://www.retrosoundusa.com.au/inde...t_detail&p=693

Also, Tar X might help with wax removal.

Am about to replace my battered/yellowed stone guards, will let you know of any tips post replacement. Also bought magnetic matte black slightly larger guards to go on for track days; getting the grime off post track day was a pain, figure temporary guards might help prevent my OCD getting out of control

Maxem

Very good. I'll let you know a pick up plan.
I have no recommendation for groomers other than to avoid Elite in Penrose. Took the Golf there for an expensive shampoo and the job was absolute rubbish. Spent hours re doing it myself.

John McM

If you must do it, use a hair dryer to weaken the adhesive before you start lifting.

Maxem

I'll have a go.

Maxem

Those stereos are quite neat. Good how you can select different face plates and *****. Glitzy for yank tanks and more subtle for 911's.

mrphil

that is so temping, do we have any 997.1 gt3 owners here? whats the maintenance cost like? those PCCB cant be too cheap to replace

anything else i should look out for?

cheers

O2GO

I often decide on a run the afternoon or night before so advertising/inviting needs to happen quickly. Most of us are RL regulars but it's also a bit public, esp if something bad happened. RSG is secure but not visited often enough. Maybe our closed RSG FB group would be best??

After lots of runs over the summer with just 1-2 others I'm thinking that a good format is to keep the numbers low, or if there are more than 3-4 break into smaller groups and go out separately.

Reasons for thinking this are:
1 attract less attention
2 less issues with staying together when the group needs to get past some regular traffic. In a bigger group this causes problems, with only 2-3 its a breeze.
3 easier to keep together as a group.
4 swap lead regularly to have more fun or find the right order (quicker up front)

Anyway just my opinion and current thinking

RS ZWEI

I recently purchased a period Momo, dont really want to sell it though. I did think it would look great in a 911:



Sorry for the crap photo, its in way better condition than it looks.

kiwi 911

Just do it. This car will be gone within days......

PCCB are only a problem if you regularly race the car - cheaper to swap out for steel. if not tracked - they will never be a problem as they don't ware out under normal use (well so I have read......)