GlosRich Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Yep can identify with this Syer. Taxing mine on April 1st for 6 months. Its off to Cotswold Porsche for some new front suspension components and an alignment on the 3rd April. Then first track day 5th May, Prescott Hill climb drivers school. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, GlosRich said: Yep can identify with this Syer. Taxing mine on April 1st for 6 months. Its off to Cotswold Porsche for some new front suspension components and an alignment on the 3rd April. Then first track day 5th May, Prescott Hill climb drivers school. Hill-climb sounds / looks a bomb....and has always really appealed. Tell me more ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlosRich Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) Its a trackday with lunch and the instructors come out with you to show you how to best master the hill: https://www.prescott-hillclimb.com/drivers-school Its local to me, so a good first outing. The have a Porsche Festival in July also. I've driven up it a few times at charity car show days, but they weren't timed, its a fun little track. Last time was in an old Fiat X1/9, dont laugh! Not very fast, but fun, so the Cayman will be a totally different experience. Edited March 5, 2020 by GlosRich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craiglm68 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Sounds a hoot, I've emailed them for some more info, looks like £250 for the day which isn't bad at all for training and hooning at the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 05/03/2020 at 13:19, GlosRich said: Its a trackday with lunch and the instructors come out with you to show you how to best master the hill: https://www.prescott-hillclimb.com/drivers-school Its local to me, so a good first outing. The have a Porsche Festival in July also. I've driven up it a few times at charity car show days, but they weren't timed, its a fun little track. Last time was in an old Fiat X1/9, dont laugh! Not very fast, but fun, so the Cayman will be a totally different experience. Looks and sounds brilliant fun ! I'm not a top-speed freak and never have been. So this kind of day really appeals. That will be such a hoot. A shame then as-such i'm in Florida at that time. COVID-19 allowing of course..... 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sevenfourate Posted March 26, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2020 The modern World has meant the P-car has taken a slight back seat in recent weeks. I've been designated as a key worker (Lead Engineer in a Port - which is a key transport hub for food / medicine and the Government have said must stay open / working). So in the short term no money worries. Just the 'having' to go out amongst "everything" day in and day out and risk my health. Self-sufficient at work recently and not in contact with anyone else - but will be re-considering if / when that changes. Not easy...... Anyway. Car was supposed to be getting back on the road 1st April - after some interior work / re-finishing, last of the exterior paintwork niggles and new rear main seal fitted too. But understandably things are a little behind. The only in-progress pics i have are of the centre console. Which my paint-man says was an absolute nightmare in terms of removing the rubberised finish - and then painting in body colour. He actually said that his tennis days are over; and that i owe him a new elbow from all the rubbing / prepping work 🤣 And after primer, paint, lacquer etc: ***Will update as i get pics in the upcoming days. Take care of yourselves and those around you folks 👌 See you on the other side......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Craiglm68 Posted March 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2020 Keep your head down Shuv (and hold your breath when anyone's near!), nice to see your upgrade pics as always. Am considering a sneaky drive out "to the shops" one night this week to give Prunella (or Portia...I flip between the 2 names) some exercise....just working out where a 24hr supermarket is that's close to a couple of long straights.....😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sevenfourate Posted March 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) Take some plastic out with you @Craiglm68 - Police are now threatening on the spot fines i believe: if you're caught doing 'non-essential' journey's. You could claim it's vital for your mental well-being ? 🤣 **So my talented sprayer has sent me these tonight: He's managed to sand down both scratched / marked interior "Sill protection pieces'......re-apply the slight texture they have as standard: and then match the standard Porsche very flat colour / finish visually, by trialling a few different ratio's of mixing Satin and Matt lacquer together. Clever boy: Exterior vents were a little easier (For him - not me 😂 )......as i / we went with a straight Satin finish here as the car has 'Matt' type black plastics on the exterior, i have Matt Porsche door decals and Matt badging. So a straight Gloss finish just wouldn't have worked ! But bearing in mind it will be sitting in amongst the Gloss paint exterior.....a Matt finish here would have contrasted too much we thought and looked wrong. I think the Satin should fit in a treat...... Have a fab P-weekend 'guys'........👌 Edited March 28, 2020 by sevenfourate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sevenfourate Posted April 10, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) The little Beetle has finally left the building today for some 'major' planned rejuvenation. Inside, outside and under the hood. I'm so excited and looking forward to getting it back. And more-so it was fantastic to drive it for the first time in nearly 3 1/2 months today.......❤️ So; just for giggles. Here's the living room decorating i started 3 months ago: And here's the newly tidied garage / newly painted floor 2 hours after the Cayman went 😂 Have as good an Easter as you can 'guys'. Stay inside and stay safe ! Edited April 10, 2020 by sevenfourate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tozerman Posted April 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2020 What work are you having done ? I'm intrigued. I tend to only use my car for the supermarket run, (via a very quiet and straight ring road where you can open her up to well over 100 leptons safely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 34 minutes ago, Tozerman said: What work are you having done ? I'm intrigued. I tend to only use my car for the supermarket run, (via a very quiet and straight ring road where you can open her up to well over 100 leptons safely. Morning Tony. Just all the work i had planned since laying it up in December.....but has been delayed for various reasons. **I found a bit of lacquer peeling under the very end of the drivers side lower window seal. When we looked; the door handle / surround isn't great / going to last forever either....so my sprayer suggested and i decided to have the whole door and the handles / trim's etc done as well to 'do it once and do it properly'. Which also now means new lower door decal 🤨 The only other paintwork we'd somehow missed when it had some sympathetic exterior works done late last year - is some sort of scrape / gouge on the flat face of the drivers rear wing. That should be absolutely it paint-wise then 😏 He's also putting all of my freshly painted interior bits (Centre console, related trim parts, door sill plates etc) back together and re-fitting the newly contrasting Satin-Black intake grilles on the exterior. Then the reasonable task of fitting a new rear main seal 🙄 Along with 3L of fresh Motul Oil whilst "in there" and adjusting up of the gear cables when back together. The bill might not be pretty; but by heck i'm expecting the car to be then ! I think that will be 99% of all my niggles sorted and i can't think if anything even reasonably minor that still niggles me. The only thing i am going to do for sure when it's back is to 'sort out' all the horrible, ancient, yellow-looking lighting inside and outside. Need to freshen it up and drag it into the modern day a bit - as it really lets it down IMO. And yes !! I shall be using mine for work here or there too when it's back. Much too much fun to be left in the garage...... 😎 Have a great Easter weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) This internet'ing gets expensive on lockdown.....🙄 Even though the car sits on a C-Tek battery tender; when i unplugged it the indicator was on Red. Suspect the battery has had enough of this life. Could be years and years old. And seeing as ts away for some work for a week or so i really didn't want to get into the whole frunk not opening, cable not working etc etc So had an online chat with Tayna batteries - who said my stock item......that i luckily had a picture of........was a Type 096: S4 007 (680A / 72Ah): And that a direct Heavy Duty upgrade; with straight fitment was a Bosch S5 008 (780A / 77Ah): **Some previous Googling showed some owners had fitted an even bigger type 110 Bosch with slightly more go. But not having the car to hand i couldn't be 100% sure it would fit, Anway; far as i'm concerned it's another job jobbed.... Edited April 12, 2020 by sevenfourate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tozerman Posted April 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2020 All looks good Syer, My god you have spent some money on that car since you got it, all credit to you for doing it properly. I had the same battery issue as you last year, my little CTEK light started flashing red, so bit the bullet and got a bigger Tickle my toes off Exide battery that solved the problem My car recently went on for a "minor service" and a little job and it came to £800 (update on my thread to follow) Expensive hobby these bloody Porsche's !! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Tozerman said: All looks good Syer, My god you have spent some money on that car since you got it, all credit to you for doing it properly. I had the same battery issue as you last year, my little CTEK light started flashing red, so bit the bullet and got a bigger Tickle my toes off Exide battery that solved the problem My car recently went on for a "minor service" and a little job and it came to £800 (update on my thread to follow) Expensive hobby these bloody Porsche's !! Thanks very much. Yes it will be 110%........at some stage 😎 Wow; some bill for you too. Look forward to your update. Must be some shiny new parts in there somewhere !! Check this (expensive) video out then from today though 🙄 Edited April 13, 2020 by sevenfourate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tozerman Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Good video to have, thanks for sharing. Your IMS seal looked like mine did. Although mine was the original so a lot worse. As posted mine is also leaking again 😵😡 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tozerman said: Good video to have, thanks for sharing. Your IMS seal looked like mine did. Although mine was the original so a lot worse. As posted mine is also leaking again 😵😡 Damn.... You had IMS and RMS done at same time i'm guessing while in there ? How long have "they" lasted ? You're presuming its IMS this time around i take it ? Did you just have IMS seal.......not bearing replaced ? Sorry for all the Q's. Just trying to take all this in and learn what i can right now.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tozerman Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I had both seals changed, bearing was not even mentioned to be honest 🤔 I think the bearings are generally OK though. Indeed I am assuming IMS as I understand that leak is the most common. I first noticed another leak about 6 months later, does really piss me off but not enough to have the box removed again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Tozerman said: I had both seals changed, bearing was not even mentioned to be honest 🤔 I think the bearings are generally OK though. Indeed I am assuming IMS as I understand that leak is the most common. I first noticed another leak about 6 months later, does really piss me off but not enough to have the box removed again. Cheers muchly for info. God....doing this six monthly sounds a little tiresome 😫 I jest. Hopefully... Local P-car specialist said he’d never heard of / seen a 2.7 987 IMS bearing fail. But had of course seen a few leaky seals. The specialist I use is on lockdown right now. As much as anything its he wanting it done and ‘right’ that narks me ! ***Anyway get your updates up to date and many thanks again 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Everything on the exterior is (Was 🙄) Grey, Black or Silver. Apart from that darned Porsche moniker on the bonnet.... Sorted ! All genuine Badge, Seal and Nuts with Next day delivery: £80-odd from 911.com. Didn't think that was too bad at all considering the tax Porsche applies to some of it's parts...... Edited April 18, 2020 by sevenfourate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tozerman Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Spooky. I also changed my bonnet badge recently. Got a standard one from OPC for about £90-100 I think 🤔 Only got one because the old one broke trying to remove it to clean the bonnet 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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