New member introduction

[constructor]

Hello all,

I am new here. This board has provided me with an incredible amount of information so far. I have posted in a few threads, but thought I would formally introduce myself.

In July '09 I purchased from my father my first 911.

The car is an '89 911 Carrera Silver Anniversary Edition that my father purchased new in January 1990. I got it from him with 34,200 miles, a mouse infested trunk, eaten and soiled trunk carpet, minor corrosion under the battery, corrosion at the gas tank seam, and a dent in the driver side rear quarter.

I had the gas tank removed, stripped, and had it and the trunk restored to like new with new carpet. I had the dent removed and had Getty Design RUF CTR replica bumpers installed (completely reversible). I also had it serviced and lowered.

The car currently rides on the stock 16x6 and 16x8 Fuchs. I have a pair of 16x7's for the front that are currently being color matched. I also purchased a used set of 16" BBS RS that I plan on having enlarged to 17x7 and 17x9 to switch it up once in a while.

I am an architect living with my wife north of Boston. I spent a few years in construction management and now am starting my own architecture practice.

Thank you for taking the time to check out my thread.

Best regards,
Anuraj


The car as I received it:



That is my father in the photo.








As it sits today:

[Grady Clay]

Anuraj,
Welcome to the Forum
You will find a lot of help here.

Great 911 and great story.
I wish I had kept my dad’s two 912s – The ’66 S/R was Factory Tourist Delivery and the ’67 soft window Targa I built for him in ’76 with ‘all the right stuff’ from a 1500 mi. ‘barn find’ by Chuck ********. If there ever was a 912S, that one was very close.

You have a life-long maintenance responsibility and perhaps your son or daughter will be the next caretaker.

Mine, that I Special Ordered from Porsche KG in late ’67, will be enjoyed by and the responsibility of my son (now 24).


Congratulations on your new practice and best of luck for a successful career. Google my name and find my dad (mid-‘90s and still going strong) a long time AIA & ASLA member.

Best,
Grady

[Zef]

Hoooooooo...it's a nice one...Welcome to the insanity.

[constructor]

Thanks for the welcome guys.

Grady, I will definitely work hard to maintain this car and hope to pass it on to the next generation (my E30 BMW also). Exciting Porsches in your past and present. I looked up your father and will have to read his work. My wife is actually a landscape architect, so I am sure she will enjoy his work as well.

Thank you for the congratulations. It is definitely an exciting career move for me.

Best,
Anuraj

[Dueller]

Welcome...nice tasteful/reversible mods. Care looks great...love to ext/int color combo. Even more special it was your dad's.

[450knotOffice]

Gorgeous car! I love the stance and RUF style bumpers. Perfect.

[mholbrook38]

Looks very nice and are you also the owner of the E30 M3 (The REAL M3)....

I like the bumpers. I should consider that myself....

[GaryR]

Welcome, nice job on her!

[constructor]

Thank you everybody for the compliments.

The E30 M3 was mine. I sold it when I got the 911. It was a bit too heavily modified for my taste. It was also a high mileage northeast car. I agree that it is the only true M3 and hope to get a nice example someday. I still own the E30 convertible seen in one of the photos. I've owned it from new, and it has about 44,000 miles on it. I guess not driving these cars during the long New England winters has its advantages.

[dshepp806]

Nice ride (just like mine, minus the mods)!!!!!!!!!

Welcome!

[teamfee3]

That looks great. Did you do the bumper conversion yourself? If so / or not what were the costs and time involved? Also, what suspension mods did you do and what is the height from ground to top of fender arch?

[constructor]

Originally Posted by dshepp806

Nice ride (just like mine, minus the mods)!!!!!!!!!

Welcome!

Love you car! Thanks for the welcome.

Originally Posted by teamfee3

That looks great. Did you do the bumper conversion yourself? If so / or not what were the costs and time involved? Also, what suspension mods did you do and what is the height from ground to top of fender arch?

Thanks. I did not do the work myself. I wish I had the time, skill, and experience to do bodywork. The costs involved with the bumper conversion were pretty steep. The bumpers took quite a bit of work to get them just how I wanted.

The front was asymmetric by about 1/2" and the lights sat neither flush to the bumper nor equal to one another. The turn signals still are not quite as I would like them. The front grill had to be fabricated from a Carrera deck lid grill. I still need to get a lip fabricated under the front bumper and try a more minimal seal where the bumper meets the fenders. The shop used seals from a long hood. Others used 930 welting that looks much better in my opinion.

I wasn't pleased with the lines of the rear bumper at the wheel wells, so I had them cut up and rebuilt to better flow with the lines of the Carrera flares.

I had a lot of other work done at the same time, so it is tough to isolate the actual cost of the conversion. I would have to look back at my receipts, and you know I don't want to revisit those.


The suspension is stock. I consulted with Chuck at Elephant Racing, and he suggested 24.75" front and 24.25" rear as the lowest I should go on stock suspension to keep acceptable suspension geometry. I had the torsion bars re-indexed to get that height.

[Oh Haha]

Darn nice looking 911 there, my friend. The story behind it is even better.

Welcome to the zoo.

[LakeCleElum]

Welcome - Nice looking car. Sounds like you will be a good care-taker of it......Enjoyed the story also........

[wolf76]

Beautiful car! I love the bumpers. I will have to addthem to my to do/wish list. Welcome aboard.


Chris

[WIL84911]

Nice! Welcome! Love that clean look created by those bumpers.

[williecoyote]

Welcome Anuraj, many people look for a clean, well cared for, one owner car. It sounds like you didn't have to look too hard for yours. I really love the silver 911s. I'm also partial to the Ruf style bumpers. Your car is a beauty.

[Geronimo '74]

Welcome to the madness!

[WIL84911]

Well my front bumpers just got hit when a woman backed up her SUV at the toll booth this morning... Not too much damage but might be an excuse to upgrade to either RUF or IROC bumpers.... lol

[Wickd89]

I think it looks great. Put the original parts in storage and enjoy your Carrera! The RUF bumpers look great in your color!!