eBay 996 build thread

[Mike1215]

so I’m going to start the detailing work tomorrow instead.

Uh-oh......





Car sounds great Rev

[speedingfine]

so I’m going to start the detailing work tomorrow instead.

Uh-oh......






Car sounds great Rev

surely that thread is long gone now

[mik]

Are you going to clean the steering wheel or just buy a new one?

Sounds like a job for Royal

[Simon]

so I’m going to start the detailing work tomorrow instead.

Uh-oh......






Car sounds great Rev

surely that thread is long gone now

Nope

[speedingfine]

Still a classic thread. I thought photobucket dying would've taken these beautiful images away from us forever

[NotoriousREV]

[ZedLeg]

Rev one week from now.

[DeskJockey]

Do I spot a Porsche OEM 2x4 behind the front wheel?

[240PP]

Nice work Rev. Looks to be way more car than £8008 should be able to buy

[drcarlos]

This thread is making me painfully aware that I am having to wash my caravan (and it's a big job) to sell it and buy another. I'd much rather be spending the cash and time on a car like this.

[mik]

The brick is a nice touch.

[Jobbo]

Now you're an expert on 996s, Dave, have you established the cause of the non-working air-con? I would always assume it's the condensers mounted in the front bumper which need replacing.

[drcarlos]

Now you're an expert on 996s, Dave, have you established the cause of the non-working air-con? I would always assume it's the condensers mounted in the front bumper which need replacing.

That was always assumed to be the cause in my Navara (as it's exposed in the front bumper), but it kept passing the vacuum test and got refilled only to be empty a month later. It turned out to be the shaft seal on the compressor which doesn't show on the vacuum test. I got a used compressor that improved things to 6 monthly re-gasses but bit the bullet an bought a new compressor last month, it wasn't that expensive in the end from Autodoc. Quite often the shaft seal will fail if the system isn't used for a while. So if it passes a regas and is empty it's probably the first thing I'd look at.

[NotoriousREV]

Now you're an expert on 996s, Dave, have you established the cause of the non-working air-con? I would always assume it's the condensers mounted in the front bumper which need replacing.

Getting it tested next week before spending money on bits. New condenser is only £100, though.

[NotoriousREV]

The brick is a nice touch.

Yeah, the handbrake is handbroke and I was running the engine.

[PaulJ]

The brick is a nice touch.

Don't think I was ready to see your brick Rev. Well done with the purchase though.

[NotoriousREV]

[Coaster1]

Looking good

[nuttinnew]

-love +paint

[Coaster1]

Anyone suggesting amber indicators on anything built after 1992 needs their head examining

This is correct, everyone else is wrong.

Trafficators FTW. I'm surprised there isn't a trend for getting rid of indicators completely in favour of retro-fitting trafficators. After all, making it impossible to work out what part of the car might flash orange is surely the intention?

IIRC C4 came with clear lights, so I withdraw my previous suggestion about ‘ambering it up’.

C4 also have silver brake calipers C2 black, GT3 red, PCCB yellow