WB997.2GTS Posted 28June, 2021 Report Share Posted 28June, 2021 12 months, a little heartache, sore fingers (no tears) and my little 993 Covid project is complete. I bought the car sight unseen from an auction in Tasmania last year (thanks for the tip-of Two-heads). Its a 1996, Varioram tiptronic Targa, (yeh! I know its a tipper, but after driving it for a week its starting to learn my driving technique and its getting better every day). The car looked good on arrival but on closer inspection it was very unloved and neglected, paint was faded & scratched, interior was stuffed and required replacing. 25 yrs of under-car oil, crud and that dreaded delivery wax needed to be removed. The car had a problem in that the central locking would not operate, the car would start but not run for more than a minute. The ECU, immobiliser and central locking controllers were sent to the US for servicing, on their return they were reinstalled, battery replaced and the car ran and purred like a kitten. I removed the engine, rebuilt the alternator, blower fan, replaced all visible oil seals & gaskets etc, the case was not leaking oil and as the car has only done 113,000Klm I decided not to split the engine, I rebuilt the steering rack, replaced all rotors, pads, sensors, dust caps etc etc, changed all lamps to Led & HID high beams. All of the vinyl interior was replaced with black Nappa leather, Nappa leather seat covers were purchased from Lakewell, Black carpet mats and door cards were made by Prostitch who also supplied the carpet that I trimmed and installed. The original interior was grey and in my opinion does not go with Adventurine green which was the original delivery colour. After much thought I decided to have the car painted Forrest Green Metalic. The interior colour was changed to black leather seats/trim, black & silver carpet and saddle door and rear side panel inserts and front knee bolsters. All work was carried out in my garage, (I am exhausted) except for the painting which was carried out by Mona Vale Smash whom removed every external panel and a complete external shell repaint. please enjoy the photos Things to do, labels, misc adjustments, paint detailing, the paint as shown is straight of the gun and needs final detailing and wax LeeM, sjm, blue_ixxi and 19 others 21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTY Posted 28June, 2021 Report Share Posted 28June, 2021 I remember this coming up for sale could you post some photos maybe before and after shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod C Posted 28June, 2021 Report Share Posted 28June, 2021 Awsome effort and an awsome result. Congrats👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBRUT Posted 28June, 2021 Report Share Posted 28June, 2021 Congrats. Targas are cool (as are tippers) Is that the stock trim? Half tan / half black? Sorry - just read the bit about the interior redo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 28June, 2021 Report Share Posted 28June, 2021 Congrats, great job!!! I had wondered what had become of the car, as you said it had been very much unloved. Great to see it back in "service" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 28June, 2021 Report Share Posted 28June, 2021 Nice job mate - that colour and interior combo rock. 'Rona was kind to you keeping you locked away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 28June, 2021 Report Share Posted 28June, 2021 Goodjob, Cool car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
911virgin Posted 28June, 2021 Report Share Posted 28June, 2021 WOW, beautiful 993 targa fantastic job there WTB997gts! how many hours of toil did that take you have saved a classic car, the forest green is a great color.............superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepo Posted 28June, 2021 Report Share Posted 28June, 2021 Love that you've thrown your heart and sole into it, she's come up a treat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDW911 Posted 28June, 2021 Report Share Posted 28June, 2021 Wow, what awesome result - looks superb. Love the colour also. End to a long journey but worth it. Now the time to enjoy your hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
911virgin Posted 29June, 2021 Report Share Posted 29June, 2021 14 hours ago, WB997.2GTS said: 12 months, a little heartache, sore fingers (no tears) and my little 993 Covid project is complete. I bought the car sight unseen from an auction in Tasmania last year (thanks for the tip-of Two-heads). Its a 1996, Varioram tiptronic Targa, (yeh! I know its a tipper, but after driving it for a week its starting to learn my driving technique and its getting better every day). The car looked good on arrival but on closer inspection it was very unloved and neglected, paint was faded & scratched, interior was stuffed and required replacing. 25 yrs of under-car oil, crud and that dreaded delivery wax needed to be removed. The car had a problem in that the central locking would not operate, the car would start but not run for more than a minute. The ECU, immobiliser and central locking controllers were sent to the US for servicing, on their return they were reinstalled, battery replaced and the car ran and purred like a kitten. I removed the engine, rebuilt the alternator, blower fan, replaced all visible oil seals & gaskets etc, the case was not leaking oil and as the car has only done 113,000Klm I decided not to split the engine, I rebuilt the steering rack, replaced all rotors, pads, sensors, dust caps etc etc, changed all lamps to Led & HID high beams. All of the vinyl interior was replaced with black Nappa leather, Nappa leather seat covers were purchased from Lakewell, Black carpet mats and door cards were made by Prostitch who also supplied the carpet that I trimmed and installed. The original interior was grey and in my opinion does not go with Adventurine green which was the original delivery colour. After much thought I decided to have the car painted Forrest Green Metalic. The interior colour was changed to black leather seats/trim, black & silver carpet and saddle door and rear side panel inserts and front knee bolsters. All work was carried out in my garage, (I am exhausted) except for the painting which was carried out by Mona Vale Smash whom removed every external panel and a complete external shell repaint. please enjoy the photos Things to do, labels, misc adjustments, paint detailing, the paint as shown is straight of the gun and needs final detailing and wax can you please explain how the tiptronic " it adapts to your driving style" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal911 Posted 29June, 2021 Report Share Posted 29June, 2021 Top job in such a short timeframe, LOVE the colour as my G series is forest green. See you on the road as I'm from Seaforth as well👍 Stepo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted 29June, 2021 Report Share Posted 29June, 2021 Love the Targa and the Tiptronic. I find with the Tip you have to learn how to drive it properly. You always have both hands on the steering wheel and can change on the buttons before corners, when braking and so on and keep on the throttle. Very useable car. tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTY Posted 29June, 2021 Report Share Posted 29June, 2021 Great looking car it’s scrubbed up really well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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