daveyoul Posted 22November, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 22November, 2019 @JWM, not sure yet. Busy weekend for us so going to play it by ear a little. JWM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyoul Posted 10December, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 10December, 2019 One job that has been on the list since I purchased Ken was to do the dreaded radiator clean. Have read plenty of stories implying small children could get lost down there, so had to check it for myself. What better thing to do on a stinking hot and smoky day... A quick YouTube search, check Pelican... how hard can it be... and I hit the garage. Turns out that it is actually pretty easy - bumper came off with relative ease, pulled off the shroud to reveal a significant amount of crud, dirt, leaves etc. Pulled the condenser off to reveal even more muck. A gentle brush and clean up, followed by putting everything back together. No spare parts... so must have done a reasonable job! Bumper came off... to reveal... and... Each side nearly filled a dustpan. And just to prove it all went back together again! If only it wasn't also now covered in ash... Highly recommended for any relatively new 996 owner @JWM@MFX firstone, Tips, DT and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted 10December, 2019 Report Share Posted 10December, 2019 1 hour ago, daveyoul said: Highly recommended for any relatively new 996 owner @JWM@MFX I’ll drop the car off at your place tomorrow then? Thanks for the kind offer mate! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 10December, 2019 Report Share Posted 10December, 2019 I did have a look in there yesterday when I washed the car and it didn't look too bad, but it will be a job to add to the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyoul Posted 10December, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 10December, 2019 @JWM no problems, I'll have a latte ready for you. 🤣 @MFX I didn't think mine was going to be that bad either... It gets so deep in there you can't see without removing the shroud. JWM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 10December, 2019 Report Share Posted 10December, 2019 You look like you have a different front bar to mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyoul Posted 10December, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 10December, 2019 1 hour ago, MFX said: You look like you have a different front bar to mine? Yes, well spotted. It is a Gt3 / aerokit front bar. Thought it might be non genuine, but has a Porsche part number stamped inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 11December, 2019 Report Share Posted 11December, 2019 1 hour ago, daveyoul said: Yes, well spotted. It is a Gt3 / aerokit front bar. Thought it might be non genuine, but has a Porsche part number stamped inside. If it is plastic then it is most likely genuine. Aftermarket ones I suspect would mostly be fibreglass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyoul Posted 3February, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 3February, 2020 I had been looking forward to this weekend for a long time. A pilgrimage to "the mountain" to support and cheer for Porsche for the first time AS a Porsche owner! A variety of responsibilities, chores etc meant that it was only going to be a whirlwind trip up and back in the day... but no matter, it was going to be fun! Ken had an extra spit and polish ready for an early start Sunday morning. We wouldn't make it for the start, but would be there before 7 to enjoy the majority chunk of the day. The run up the Bells road before 5am in the morning reminded me why I've been thinking about trying to install a "stealth" light bar, recessed in the spot for a centre radiator. The lights are shocking, and high beam barely any better. Lower speed limits are still in place for much of the road - 60km/h, so it was a doddle, even at 5am. The most remarkable part of the journey was noticing the air temperature hovering at about 31 degrees at this time. That, and the knuckleheads that would go flying past in a 60 zone, only to then hold me up when we got to the 80. About 5km before Lithgow rounding an innocuous right hander, probably about 50 metres behind one of those aforementioned knuckleheads it happened. A dead skippy in the middle of the road, not enough time to react once I'd seen him, so we went straight over the top. Numerous cars had probably already gone over the top without a problem... but not us. Pulling off to the left for a look just after confirmed my worst fears - the thing had made a mess of the bumper skin and front plastics, and worse, there was coolant piddling everywhere. Day over, before it had properly begun. To say I was annoyed was an understatement. Nobody to blame but myself. Cruising along, sticking to the speed limit, and just not paying attention well enough. Would better lights have helped? Maybe... but as I keep telling my 10 yo son - when you make a mistake, you've gotta take responsibility, so that's what I'm doing. Five hours sitting on the side of the road waiting for my mate to come and pick us up was plenty of time for reflection - and admiring the car from the rear - couldn't see any damage from there! Of course the important part is that we're all ok and at the end of the day the car is just a lump of metal and plastic (albeit very nicely crafted!) that can be fixed and replaced. It is at the panelbeater already and have great confidence that Ken will come back looking better than ever, with a greater awareness of nature's chicanes... and maybe even a hidden lightbar. A little while later in daylight, decided to get some pics of location and Skippy for insurance if needed. Some of the damage... Nothing to see here... waiting... waiting Actually highlight of the wait was seeing some of the Group S 911s from the support categories of the 12 hour on trailers heading back to Sydney. grantmr and JWM 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 3February, 2020 Report Share Posted 3February, 2020 What a PITA good to here you are ok and your car repairs are not to costly daveyoul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 3February, 2020 Report Share Posted 3February, 2020 Ah shit, bummer Dave. Coulda been a lot worse etc daveyoul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted 3February, 2020 Report Share Posted 3February, 2020 Argh, painful! Definitely could have been worse though... Assuming it had a few before, at least you'll have a stone chip free bumper after this! daveyoul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINGY Posted 4February, 2020 Report Share Posted 4February, 2020 Agreed the lights on these cars are horrendous, i have been thinking the same as you mate, a nice little led light bar tucked away at the front, good luck with the repairs @daveyoul daveyoul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 4February, 2020 Report Share Posted 4February, 2020 That's crap Dave, I had a glancing blow with skip a few months back, took the opportunity for a good refresh, car looks a million bucks now. Re the headlights, I gave them a good polish and put in some Philips 12V H7 55W 130 X-Treme bulbs and they're fine. daveyoul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 4February, 2020 Report Share Posted 4February, 2020 5 hours ago, TINGY996 said: Agreed the lights on these cars are horrendous, i have been thinking the same as you mate, a nice little led light bar tucked away at the front, good luck with the repairs @daveyoul Ha ha, I thought you were talking about the shape. I had a 911S that I drove on low beam. High beam was useless, had to get out with a torch to see whether they were on 😁 daveyoul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 4February, 2020 Report Share Posted 4February, 2020 Hope you pulled skip off the road so no other poor bugger hit it. If so - did you fire him on a road side bbq? Nothing like a bit of road kill for lunch. daveyoul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyoul Posted 4February, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 4February, 2020 Thanks all, yes, pristine new bumper coming up... Will look at getting a couple of other bits and pieces touched up while at the panel beater and maybe a ppf after. Skip was moved, however the idea of a BBQ never occurred to me... No fresh firewood there though, everything already burnt! Did consider taking home some pre-tenderised fillets though! TINGY, Airhead and JWM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINGY Posted 4February, 2020 Report Share Posted 4February, 2020 6 hours ago, DT said: That's crap Dave, I had a glancing blow with skip a few months back, took the opportunity for a good refresh, car looks a million bucks now. Re the headlights, I gave them a good polish and put in some Philips 12V H7 55W 130 X-Treme bulbs and they're fine. I did put some globes/bulbs whatever they are in but it didn't change anything, might have to try this type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyoul Posted 27January, 2021 Author Report Share Posted 27January, 2021 Wow, it's been nearly 12 months since I've updated. Ken returned from the panel beaters looking brilliant. A large number of cooling system components were also replaced as part of the job - so not all bad. (Still haven't done anything about the lighting situation though) Since then there's actually been very little to report. Regular maintenance has been done and we've just clocked up some kms. Had a fun drive with some mates in November, so put some new Michelin PS4 on before that - really happy with them. We're just over 280000km now - looking forward to seeing that 300k mark tick over - probably sometime around the middle of next year. st3ve, JWM and GTP911 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted 27January, 2021 Report Share Posted 27January, 2021 Great to hear it’s been going well! No news is good news with these! 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyoul Posted 27January, 2021 Author Report Share Posted 27January, 2021 Absolutely @JWM - hasn't been out of the garage much over the past 7 or 8 weeks, but will ramp up more again now as I've got a 300km round trip once a week for work now. I figure that kind of usage will be pretty much perfect for it. Everything gets warmed up nicely, a chance to stretch the legs and just enjoy driving. Certainly makes the work day much easier to face when you're getting up early in the morning and you know what's waiting in the garage. Fishcop, Stepo, JWM and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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