John McM

Christmas. 964 ****

RS ZWEI

Obsessed

Ah, page 1980. A great year.

pcarplayer

Sorry, Paul, not that i'm aware of. Closest i know of is in Oz. Many others in the US

https://www.carcareproducts.com.au/products/leatherique

John McM

I'll be in Dingo land soon, but not back until later in October. Might pick up some while I'm there.

gt38088

wow. Just wow. We are just fooling around the edges compared to that. no mention of how he re-engineered for a modern gearbox.

Macca

I know the owner Peter quite well. Hes a top flight engineer and I believe has a business connection to Wevo. That is probably one of the worlds few h2O engine in a long hood. But the chassis needed extending to fit the gearbox and engine in. Monumental engineering feat and not for the faint of $heart$. Id say you would be looking at 3-400K nzd. From what I have been told from Peter is a bit of a handful. Not daily drive-able really and definitely not for pressing on in wet weather!

nzskater

This place seems to: http://www.permanentpaintedcoatings....px#rejuvenator

Website looks as though it was designed in 1992, but worth giving them a call.

Trademe also has a listing.

gt38088

I can imagine it being hard to balance given the huge difference in front to rear track width. I bet it understeers on entry, must be hard to tune with Geo. I remember when I added adjustable top mounts on the Targa car and was then able to add a bit over 3 deg extra castor and the feel in the steering felt so much better that I reckon we went faster on confidence alone.

Penguinracer

Much as I admire the single-mindedness of purpose & engineering integrity of that build, to me it's quite OOT. Subtle it isn't.

I'm a fan of the "Sleeper". Retention of the the stock look inside & out as far as possible whilst thoroughly re-engineering the vehicle's underpinnings.

Once you have a cage up front you need to wear a helmet, once you reduce access to the rear or indeed put bars across the door openings you drastically reduce practicality. Likewise compromise the boot space or sound deadening & you're on the path to a "single use" car - in which case you might as well go out & buy a dedicated race car.

I think the beauty of the GT3 is its duality of purpose - it carefully treads that very fine line between track performance & road civility.

If you're a lover of understatement - then you'll not want to advertise any deviation from the norm whilst still enjoying the benefits of said deviancy!

Given this perspective below is a link to one of my favourite builds:

https://rennlist.com/forums/964-foru...ce-ratios.html

Tim

pcarplayer

Good find Jake. I didn't think to look at TM. Old school website for an old school product.

Paul, i'm guessing you are looking at treating an older car? Some new leathers have coatings that will reject this sort of process and will be a waste if time.

Here is a good how to

http://www.detailedimage.com/Ask-a-P...r-care-how-to/

If you do use a plastic bag make sure it doesn't have any lettering on it as i've heard it can transfer

kiwi 911

Thanks for the feedback Warwick.

On another matter - I see there are good discounts for entering the targa Tour at the moment?? - gonna??

kiwi 911

Looks like a horst from this angle.

Was very sombre when he got out.

If I was him, I’d remove the instant notification of who I am.

Macca

Paul. I think Peter was just pulling our leg with that "Targa Tour Last Minute Discount" header on his email flier today. I went to the sight and the cost is $5300+GST + $300 medical levy and no mention of a discount (after all it would have the other participants up in arms). In a way Im hoping the numbers are low so he will get the message. Ron & Patsy are taking one car, now John H, Chris B, Dough H, Macca, Richard S or Roger S this time. I wonder if he will notice...

Maxem

big fat back ends of German things are cool as long as they are not human.