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Major Service, new wires, distributor caps & rotors, plugs... Bit of wear on the old distributors and rotors with evidence of some excessive burn arcing.
Running very sweet now, albeit it was before ;-)
Just waiting for the Rennline engine mounts, somewhere between Auckland and QT.
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Running very sweet now, albeit it was before ;-)
Just waiting for the Rennline engine mounts, somewhere between Auckland and QT.
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You and I might need to compare notes - can't be too much in it? I think I might have suspension on you (PSS10's, solid side mounts and RS uprights), otherwise the same mod's? Mind you - I only have stock exhaust and got increased sound through engine mounts, bigger exaust tips (which actually made a difference) and motorsport air box.
Macca is $100K ahead
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Apparantly a performance mod - but mostly 'acoustic', so good for 2/10th's......
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Must give a shout out to Alex at European Leather Care in Petone. My seats were really starting to show the wear and tear of being a 20 year old car- they got a bit of a hammering on SITT too. So dropped the car into him this week and he worked his magic to get them looking like new! He took some before and afters. He did some nice work on a Diablo & 991 Turbo S in the albums too. https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanLea...86233108088125
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Impressive work Luke. Single best investment in the aesthetic of the car at resale time I should say!
Paul. I reckon with the hardback seats finally in you must be knocking on 110K on your 993. To be fair one could buy a good donor and achieve what I've done with my car for just under 150K. There is at least $20K of "waste/mistakes/never again" I'm already discounting here. The key differences as it stands would be exhaust, top mounts, uni-*****, spherical rear suspension assembly, 993 Big Red upgrade, turbo bumper with techart fog lights and plumbed brake ducts and inevitably the bespoke interior with acres of CF. I guess there are LWFC etc but you could consider those wear replacement items. The interior was a heavy investment (and would be non-viable now). You can see how quickly it gets to 150K if you take your car then add those items and the labour involved! No power upgrades included in this rough analysis - really you need to go for a really nice 3.8L upgrade to get performance benefits from power and that would be a +20K exercise...
Paul. I reckon with the hardback seats finally in you must be knocking on 110K on your 993. To be fair one could buy a good donor and achieve what I've done with my car for just under 150K. There is at least $20K of "waste/mistakes/never again" I'm already discounting here. The key differences as it stands would be exhaust, top mounts, uni-*****, spherical rear suspension assembly, 993 Big Red upgrade, turbo bumper with techart fog lights and plumbed brake ducts and inevitably the bespoke interior with acres of CF. I guess there are LWFC etc but you could consider those wear replacement items. The interior was a heavy investment (and would be non-viable now). You can see how quickly it gets to 150K if you take your car then add those items and the labour involved! No power upgrades included in this rough analysis - really you need to go for a really nice 3.8L upgrade to get performance benefits from power and that would be a +20K exercise...
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Steve + David (South Island Rennlisters).
Would you be interested in participating on the South Island Track Tour next March? What about just the Highlands Motorsport Park part of it? We are building a team of entrants and have 15 prospective attendees, however we are likely to need fortified numbers for Highlands to make it work for the organisers. Just an enquiry and would you have any "call ins" could participate? Any other Rennlisters here active or voyeurs that would like to PM me regards this are welcome...
Would you be interested in participating on the South Island Track Tour next March? What about just the Highlands Motorsport Park part of it? We are building a team of entrants and have 15 prospective attendees, however we are likely to need fortified numbers for Highlands to make it work for the organisers. Just an enquiry and would you have any "call ins" could participate? Any other Rennlisters here active or voyeurs that would like to PM me regards this are welcome...
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.....Didn't get a chance to notice each and everyone's driving sorry but Macca was damn quick too and Leong (also on MPSC2s in his 2014 Competition Package BMW M5) drove the wheels off his machine to almost stay in touch with my Turbo in the wet when I had Racing Ray instructing me late in the day.
Yeah the M5 isn't short on horses in standard form. Hopefully I won't feel the loss of almost 200hp when I get the GT4. I'll also lose around 600kg.
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Good stuff! Will be an awesome day. Tough job driving the Enzo! Will come say hello to you guys.
Must give a shout out to Alex at European Leather Care in Petone. My seats were really starting to show the wear and tear of being a 20 year old car- they got a bit of a hammering on SITT too. So dropped the car into him this week and he worked his magic to get them looking like new! He took some before and afters. He did some nice work on a Diablo & 991 Turbo S in the albums too. https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanLea...86233108088125
Must give a shout out to Alex at European Leather Care in Petone. My seats were really starting to show the wear and tear of being a 20 year old car- they got a bit of a hammering on SITT too. So dropped the car into him this week and he worked his magic to get them looking like new! He took some before and afters. He did some nice work on a Diablo & 991 Turbo S in the albums too. https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanLea...86233108088125
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Have to love the question placement here. Photo credit to Aadjan
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Steve + David (South Island Rennlisters).
Would you be interested in participating on the South Island Track Tour next March? What about just the Highlands Motorsport Park part of it? We are building a team of entrants and have 15 prospective attendees, however we are likely to need fortified numbers for Highlands to make it work for the organisers. Just an enquiry and would you have any "call ins" could participate? Any other Rennlisters here active or voyeurs that would like to PM me regards this are welcome...
Would you be interested in participating on the South Island Track Tour next March? What about just the Highlands Motorsport Park part of it? We are building a team of entrants and have 15 prospective attendees, however we are likely to need fortified numbers for Highlands to make it work for the organisers. Just an enquiry and would you have any "call ins" could participate? Any other Rennlisters here active or voyeurs that would like to PM me regards this are welcome...
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That's a great photo. I like the black stone guards and the red tow sticker too Macca.
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.........Most impressive car and driver of the day for me was Leong and his M5CP. The car is a torque miester. It simply defies physics. In the dry it must be a weapon on the straights, and it doesn't appear shabby in the corners either, however this is where the 911s shine when the sun is out. I not sure on the ultimate lap times for your M5 Leong but the GT4 is going to have a tall bar to hurdle on turn of speed alone. Well driven too. It must be hard on tyres and brakes tho?
I guess the GT4 won't be as hard on tyres and brakes, but I'll probably have the same issues as you with heat cycles. We should get tyre warmers, like I have for the bike!!
Thanks to Mark, Pete and Steve for organising a great day despite the weather and oil.