Lennym1984
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6 minutes ago, McDonald said:
Thanks John. I will never take the car on track and I'm not brave enough to corner on the limits. I do drive quickly sometimes but don't compete with other road users. By reputation, CG are the best at what they do & it doesn't cost the earth. I'll probably go there in late Autumn and see what it's all about.
As suggested above, a decent alignment to factory specs is probably all you need/want and so CG maybe overkill. They come into their own when you want something a bit "non standard."
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I paid 350 back in March so can concur @r1flyguy. Honestly it's worth the money and in hindsight it'll be far better to have 1 cg alignment than 3 random garages trying to get it right... Ask me how I know 😉
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3 hours ago, ½cwt said:
Also remember the wear indicators. One other note, as it is an S, remember the pad shims.
987s should have pad shims on the base model as well. I ditched mine but in theory they should be there
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16 hours ago, box100 said:
I tend not to do much work on cars myself but found the saving on the brakes was worth it - buying direct from Design 911. I did need an impact wrench to take the front calipers off though. If you don’t fancy fitting yourself perhaps you could find an independent garage who would fit the parts you provided.
I personally wouldn't buy brakes from Design911. Their prices are hugely inflated so there are usually better savings from going directly to Porsche/eBay/Eurospares.
The OEM pads are Textar and are available from ebay for ~£20. The discs are either Brembo or Zimmermann (I think Brembo) and can be hard for around £100 an axle. So all in, for ~£250 you should be able to change the front and rear brake pads and discs.
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If it really steps in you will notice out (it kind of feels like your car has been possessed by a racing driver poltergeist). For small "transgressions" it can be barely perceptible (you can just feel a kind of kick/buck - hard to explain). There is some talk that even in the background it is working as a kind of poor man's electronic LSD but I'd be really surprised about that (and it doesn't mirror my experience on track).
I have only had a proper poltergeist experience once on a wet track where it managed to prevent what would have been quite a big spin and instead helped pull off a fairly long and well held powerslide. I was certain it was going to spin (I spun my old Boxster without PSM a few times on track) and had already kind of resigned myself to it. It felt like the car had passed the point of no return but somewhat amazingly the PSM managed to get it back under control.
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Yeah it flashes momentarily on the dashboard.
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19 minutes ago, zcacogp said:
Surprisingly not that hard. Alcantara from Amazon and some carpet glue spray from Screwfix. It does take some time though; each piece took about an hour and that's without accounting for the time taken to remove and replace them. Proper faff, but not that hard.
You've inspired me! I'll do some YouTubing tonight. The rear strut covers/cubby bins look particularly good in alcantara.
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964 RS. Largely because this is the era I coveted as a boy and the RS is probably the pinnacle in terms of road going versions
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17 hours ago, zcacogp said:
Finally finished putting my interior back in after having reupholstered it with some black alcantara. I'm not a pro and it's not perfect (you can see imperfections if you look closely enough) but I'm pretty happy with the result. The interior was really quite red before and I did the work to cover up the slightly scruffy and worn plastics and to try and break up the redness. I think it's worked OK.
Looks great. Was it hard to do?
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I have a couple of those in the shed - they're okay but not really useable if your car is lowered. I just use a decent rubber jack pad on my trolley jack
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38 minutes ago, bally4563 said:
It’s not that daunting of a job,if you are methodical
It definitely isn't an enjoyable job though!
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13 hours ago, Lennym1984 said:
On a 987 the rod needs to be 113mm long (but you can adjust it slightly if needed) on a 986,you'll need to measure it.
12 hours ago, Goody1664 said:What length bar did you buy Lenny? 100mm or 150mm?
Well you can't cut rod longer so you'll need the 150mm 😉
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Ball sockets:
Rod
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273854890891
On a 987 the rod needs to be 113mm long (but you can adjust it slightly if needed) on a 986,you'll need to measure it.
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15 minutes ago, TROOPER88 said:
I purchased a new link for my daily and it still pops off occasionally
The aftermarket approach *feels* better as the ball sockets are pinned in place. I can understand why they used the plastic/rubber ends for the cable connectors (reduced noise) but the link could have been made solid with no downsides (I have noticed no additional noise). I'll go through my ebay history and upload the links shortly
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This is what I made (although tarrett are a little more optimistic about their prices/margins)
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I can knock you up an aftermarket one or send you a parts list. I replaced the one on my Cayman using some threaded rod and 2 ball sockets and it has been flawless through many track days and is significantly less than £200 (more like £15)
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I ran a cable into the armrest cubby and just keep the phone in there
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If it helps, I did a track day last monday with a few MG TF racing cars. Out of the 3, 2 went home early with head gasket failure
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What happened to the sills? Seems like a good deal for someone
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They have different grades depending on the application. I can't remember where I found them (probably just scouring the net) but as I say, some are a pretty specialist size (eg. 104mm m14 with a fine pitch thread).
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You can usually find the bolts you need online (ie. just googling exactly what you want). Just pay attention to the grade and you'll be fine. In fairness however, given that the threads and lengths are sometimes a bit unusual, the saving over going to an OPC is not always that large.
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Power steering pump is on the rhs and can look like a weep down the front of the engine. If it's kind of green in colour, that'll be your culprit
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Why don't you run it for a few weeks, drop the oil, and reinspect? Sludgy oil sounds like low/poor maintenance but metal in the sump itself could be anything from major to minor (production processes, a stripped sump plug etc). At this stage I wouldn't jump to conclusions and immediately change your holiday plans
If the garage themselves said to monitor it and check again in a year, they can't be too concerned
What have YOU done to your 987 today
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Notice any difference? I assume you're tracking the car? I haven't yet had any issues with the PS pump but I may do this over the winter