Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:23 pm Post subject: My GT3 restoration and upgrade thread
Hi, OK, I am a newcomer here, having only recently realized a long time ambition to own another Porsche....I had a 944 back in the day, 1987....
Anyway, now the proud owner of a 2003 GT3 mk2 in speed yellow. I also own an E92 M3 in interlagos blue, that I have completed an extensive upgrade and renovation program on, please look here if interested: http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=146810
The previous owner of my GT3 had lavished some love on her, installing the rollcage, factory nomex seats and only racked up 1000 dry miles in 6 years. She also recently got fully serviced and the air conditioning condensors replaced.
Overall condition is very good, but I am one of those owners who likes their car to be as immaculate underneath as on top.
As soon as I got the car up on my lift, I knew there was some work to be done. The car had been sprayed with a protective layer which has limited corrosion, but left an unsightly appearance. I need to get all this off, get the aluminium polished up and protected and all the underside looking as it should.
So, my first plan is a thorough clean, followed by a trip to centre of gravity for an Ohlins R&T damper upgrade and full geo with all bushes etc upgraded and replaced.
I have brought an IPD plenum and 84mm throttle body, together with the requisite 997 MAF housing and adaptors to beef up the intake. My other plan is to replace the exhaust and get it remapped. However still in the pondering stage of which exhaust to go for ( See other thread..)
So thats the background, I have managed to spend a few evenings and a couple of days at the weekend, removing the wheels, undertrays and arch liners etc, so the car is as exposed as possible for cleaning.
Initial cleaning has revealed its going to be a long and dirty and awkward process. Lots of awkward spaces to get into, although I have brought a compressor,, some air tools and a soda blasting kit to help. Good old air drill and some wire brush attachments are proving pretty good as well. The soda blasting is good, but very dusty. Anyway, here are a few pictures to show initial progress:
Will keep the updates coming, the M3 is in the paintshop currently getting the stone chips from this summers road trip sorted, so I am hoping to get the majority of the cleaning done before it comes back, as it has to live under the GT3 on the lift.... _________________ 996 Mk2 GT3 Speed yellow
911tom Watkins Glen
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996lee Hockenheim
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:02 pm Post subject:
Loving the ocd'ness
Look forward to hearing your thoughts on the ipd and tb upgrade _________________ 2001 Carrera 4 aero all the way!!
Roro Long Beach
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:20 pm Post subject:
Good thread I'll be following this
This reminds me, I had my GT3 wax oyled couple years ago now, I should probably get that redone sometime over the next year or so ... _________________ 2007 997.1 GT3
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Blimey only seems like a few days ago we were looking at this in the showroom, soon the underside will look as good as the bit that's supposed to be shinny!!
I did get a quote for a Kline switchable for mine. Will be watching this with interest and looking forward to the spring already when we can get the SY & GR 6.2s out and about _________________ 996.2 GT3 Club Sport (Guards Red)
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apollokre1d Sepang
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:23 pm Post subject:
Love the attention to detail, subscribed
NLW73 Barcelona
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:15 am Post subject:
great to meet you mark and your SY gt3 is lovely mate.
the work you have done already is amazing and it will look epic.
good luck with the mods and keep the thread up to date _________________ 997 C2s Schwarz
markturner1960 Monza
Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Posts: 212 Location: London UK
Thanks for all the replies, small update, have got the Ohlins on order and a slot booked for mid Jan at centre of Gravity for the full treatment. Will also probably replace and upgrade the bushes at the same time as well as the full geo and corner weighting. I am hoping by then I will have completed the initial deep clean and decorrosion of the underside, although not had so much time the last few days , what with Christmas preparations and all....The wife is keeping me busy at home and any suggestions of escaping to the workshop are being shot down very quickly. Hopefully get a few days in after New Year, as I dont go back to work until Thursday.....
Exhaust wise, the Kline system is looking very good currently, especially as I can order and not pay the VAT being registered here through the business...My manifolds look OK once cleaned up, so am thinking I may save some time money and no doubt aggravation by leaving them on for now.....can always change later if funds etc allow....I would at least like to get my old system off, simply for cleaning access but I am pretty certain I will go for the Kline in stainless. Iconel would be nice but it's big bucks.......
I have also brought a nearly new IPD performance plenum and 84mm throttle body from NLW73, who kindly delivered in person the other day, along with some top tips for some OEM to use along with it, notably the 997 MAF housing.
Tony, hope the holiday went well, will catch up very soon.
Nick, likewise great to meet and lets keep in touch! _________________ 996 Mk2 GT3 Speed yellow
markturner1960 Monza
Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Posts: 212 Location: London UK
OK, got some updates, I manged to spend a few days finishing off the underside clean. Best results achieved using a selection of wire brushes in an air drill ( I brought a compressor and a set of air tools, really good and very useful to have in the workshop) and also a blasting gun, using a mix of sand abrasive and bicarbonate of soda. Be warned, this was very messy and when finished resulted in a 6 hour forensic clean of the workshop, the dust goes everywhere......
However, after a few days and a very sore set of thigh muscles ( my lift does not go full height due to mezzanine floor above so I need to bend the knees) I have managed to get it pretty clean. There are some areas I cant reach, but hopefully these will get done when the suspension is being sorted at GofG.
I realize that it does not look a lot different in the latest pictures, but can assure you a lot of work was done in between the two sets!! They are pretty self explanatory, so I wont bother captioning each one. I plan to remove the rear bumper in the next tranche of work to clean the area behind and under that, as well as the exhaust, as it may be 2 months or so before I get the new one.
Anyway, here you go:
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FredGT3 Monza
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 6:32 pm Post subject:
Looks great Mark, you must be pleased _________________ Current 14 991 GT3, 986S, 2017 Cayenne Diesel Platinum
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markturner1960 Monza
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Very nice, where did you buy the wing from if you don't mind me asking? Been thinking of getting one. _________________ 996.2 GT3 Club Sport - SOLD
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NLW73 Barcelona
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 4:29 pm Post subject:
very nice mark
make sure you get the RS style air collector that sits below the spoiler and by the air intake. will help to force air into the intake so goes well with the bigger plenum and TB.
design 911 do a nice carbon one. _________________ 997 C2s Schwarz
markturner1960 Monza
Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Posts: 212 Location: London UK
Thanks, I got it from someone here on the forum, in the for sale section....was good price compared to new......co incidentally, it was the same guy who owns the business where I brought the car......!!
Some more updates tomorrow.... _________________ 996 Mk2 GT3 Speed yellow
markturner1960 Monza
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This also arrived in the last few days - 996 Cup steering wheel kit from carnewal:
And these ( Function first transmission mount inserts and Rennline perforated pedals)
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Roro Long Beach
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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:42 pm Post subject:
Nice steering wheel, I've the same one _________________ 2007 997.1 GT3
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Yas.SYC4S Silverstone
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:15 pm Post subject:
Stunning!! I can see you have the mild case of OCD and everything must be clean and spotless
Love the 996 GT3 and Speed Yellow is my fav!! I really want to do the same deep cleanse to my C4S.
Its looking like another incredible build (love the M3 too).
Look forward to see and hear more on your restoration/build. _________________ Speed Yellow - 996 C4S (EVO Magazine)
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markturner1960 Monza
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Small update - Monday morning she is being collected & taken on a trailer up to centre gravity for Ohlins loveliness to be installed and full suspension geo and refresh.....
Today I fitted my new Sullivan racing products pedals, all the way from the US of A...... very pleased with them, cant wait to try them out..I did get a set of Rennline ones, but had no luck getting design911 ( UK agents) to order the heel and toe bits and the floorplate, so got these meantime. Are design911 always so crap with service?
Cheers _________________ 996 Mk2 GT3 Speed yellow
Stroller Spa-Francorchamps
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:48 pm Post subject:
That looks amazing, you must have a lot of patience!
Have you used any product to protect / preserve all of your efforts?
I keep hearing negatives on Design911 custopmer service so just steer clear of them
You can come and clean the undersideof my car any time _________________ 2002 996tt x50 manual in bassat black - 9eXX
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