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Message: Re: Welcome to the board jakeru
Changed By: jakeru
Change Date: April 24, 2015 12:57AM
Re: Welcome to the board jakeru
Change Date: April 24, 2015 12:57AM
Re: Welcome to the board jakeru
Thanks for the warm welcome, Guenter!
[img]http://s21.postimg.org/3lfdkylif/image.jpg[/img]
There's a pic of the lapis blue beauty. The interior is black and grey. Metropol blue top. It has the usual 2001 features, like the 3-spoke steering wheel. Of course it had to have a manual transmission to be a proper sports car (IMO), and we certainly have been enjoying the top down frequently! Love the way the engine sounds when you wind up the RPMs.
Of course there are some projects on it in the works. Either fixing things, maintaining things, or improving things... I am collecting parts to do some suspension work on it (including going to try some new Koni sports, which are a brand new product for the 986). The suspension right now just doesn't work like a Porsche should. (I come from an autocrossing background, I am probably extremely picky about my suspensions :) ). I am going to retrofit some M030 springs (sourced from another friendly member here on the forum here, Larry), while I'm at it.
I've been also easing my way into doing some detailing projects on it (with a goal being to make it look like new), and I'm on the learning curve there, but I have some other cars I've been practicing my technique on before tackling the Porsche. There Porsche.
There are a few mechanical quirks I'm sorting through, which I am hopeful of getting forum help in solving. as needed. ( But I guess I'll get into that later.)
[img]http://s21.postimg.org/3lfdkylif/image.jpg[/img]
There's a pic of the lapis blue beauty. The interior is black and grey. Metropol blue top. It has the usual 2001 features, like the 3-spoke steering wheel. Of course it had to have a manual transmission to be a proper sports car (IMO), and we certainly have been enjoying the top down frequently! Love the way the engine sounds when you wind up the RPMs.
Of course there are some projects on it in the works. Either fixing things, maintaining things, or improving things... I am collecting parts to do some suspension work on it (including going to try some new Koni sports, which are a brand new product for the 986). The suspension right now just doesn't work like a Porsche should. (I come from an autocrossing background, I am probably extremely picky about my suspensions :) ). I am going to retrofit some M030 springs (sourced from another friendly member here on the forum here, Larry), while I'm at it.
I've been also easing my way into doing some detailing projects on it (with a goal being to make it look like new), and I'm on the learning curve there, but I have some other cars I've been practicing my technique on before tackling the Porsche. There Porsche.
There are a few mechanical quirks I'm sorting through, which I am hopeful of getting forum help in solving. as needed. ( But I guess I'll get into that later.)
Original Message
Author: jakeruDate: April 24, 2015 12:46AM
Re: Welcome to the board jakeru
Thanks for the warm welcome, Guenter!
[img]http://s21.postimg.org/3lfdkylif/image.jpg[/img]
There's a pic of the lapis blue beauty. The interior is black and grey. Metropol blue top. It has the usual 2001 features, like the 3-spoke steering wheel. Of course it had to have a manual transmission to be a proper sports car (IMO), and we certainly have been enjoying the top down frequently! Love the way the engine sounds when you wind up the RPMs.
Of course there are some projects on it in the works. Either fixing things, maintaining things, or improving things... I am collecting parts to do some suspension work on it (including going to try some new Koni sports, which are a brand new product for the 986). The suspension right now just doesn't work like a Porsche should. (I come from an autocrossing background, I am probably extremely picky about my suspensions :) ). I am going to retrofit some M030 springs (sourced from another friendly member here on the forum here, Larry), while I'm at it.
I've been also easing my way into doing some detailing projects on it (with a goal being to make it look like new), and I'm on the learning curve there, but I have some other cars I've been practicing my technique on before tackling the Porsche. There are a few quirks I'm sorting through, which I am hopeful of getting forum help in solving. ( But I guess I'll get into that later.)
[img]http://s21.postimg.org/3lfdkylif/image.jpg[/img]
There's a pic of the lapis blue beauty. The interior is black and grey. Metropol blue top. It has the usual 2001 features, like the 3-spoke steering wheel. Of course it had to have a manual transmission to be a proper sports car (IMO), and we certainly have been enjoying the top down frequently! Love the way the engine sounds when you wind up the RPMs.
Of course there are some projects on it in the works. Either fixing things, maintaining things, or improving things... I am collecting parts to do some suspension work on it (including going to try some new Koni sports, which are a brand new product for the 986). The suspension right now just doesn't work like a Porsche should. (I come from an autocrossing background, I am probably extremely picky about my suspensions :) ). I am going to retrofit some M030 springs (sourced from another friendly member here on the forum here, Larry), while I'm at it.
I've been also easing my way into doing some detailing projects on it (with a goal being to make it look like new), and I'm on the learning curve there, but I have some other cars I've been practicing my technique on before tackling the Porsche. There are a few quirks I'm sorting through, which I am hopeful of getting forum help in solving. ( But I guess I'll get into that later.)