The cheapest 996 in Aus'

MFX · 12-17-2019, 10:02 PM

I know this is cliche title, but I did in fact buy the cheapest Porsche 911, manual, coupe in the country.

plexiform · plexiform's Garage

congrats! Looks like a solid 996. Personally I found my 2001 C4 one of the best handling Porsches I've ever owned.

MFX · 12-18-2019, 02:46 AM

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congrats! Looks like a solid 996. Personally I found my 2001 C4 one of the best handling Porsches I've ever owned.

I am enjoying mine. I have definitely found it a lot lighter in the front end, particularly compared to my old S5, but I am really enjoying. Super stable in the corners.

MFX · 01-14-2020, 09:18 PM

We have had the 996 for a few weeks now, but it is finally time for Mrs Jeff's first drive and she can give us her impressions of it.

MFX · 01-23-2020, 02:03 AM

Continuing on my quest to sort out Archie, the 996, to make it the best daily driver I can, I am adding a new double din head unit with Apple Carplay and a back up camera.

https://youtu.be/sNAVL7fHwCk

MFX · 01-28-2020, 12:50 AM

I need to fix up a few things and service Archie the 996 before my road trip to the Bathurst 12 hour race.

kamlung · 01-29-2020, 06:47 AM

where in NSW are you?

MFX · 01-29-2020, 11:45 AM

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where in NSW are you?

In the NSW Southern Highlands.

kamlung · 01-29-2020, 11:54 AM

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In the NSW Southern Highlands.

hope the bushfires didn't impact you too much... my in law's are up in Horsnby and Gosford... i'll ping you next time i'm down under to try and catch you for a coffee or a beer...

MFX · 02-04-2020, 11:31 PM

I finally get to give Archie a shakedown road trip and head up to camp at the Bathurst 12 hour, and get beaten up by the heat.

plexiform · plexiform's Garage

Nice video. Thats my favorite track on all the racing video games. Would love to visit there some time.

MFX · 03-09-2020, 11:21 PM

Here are the trials an tribulations I went through to remove the gearbox and replace the IMS, RMS and clutch. Spoiler, it doesn't all go to plan

JFP in PA · 02:32 PM

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Here are the trials an tribulations I went through to remove the gearbox and replace the IMS, RMS and clutch. Spoiler, it doesn't all go to plan

Hate to be the one to tell you this, but by pulling on the existing IMS bearing in the manner(s) shown in your video, you have most likely damaged both the ball bearings and their cages, which will lead to a quick and catastrophic failure down the road.

All of the knowledgeable IMS retrofit companies will tell you to never reuse an IMS bearing after is has been extracted, or attempted to extract, for this exact reason. Once it is stressed and loaded, it has to come out and be replaced.

MFX · 03-10-2020, 04:00 PM

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Hate to be the one to tell you this, but by pulling on the existing IMS bearing in the manner(s) shown in your video, you have most likely damaged both the ball bearings and their cages, which will lead to a quick and catastrophic failure down the road.

All of the knowledgeable IMS retrofit companies will tell you to never reuse an IMS bearing after is has been extracted, or attempted to extract, for this exact reason. Once it is stressed and loaded, it has to come out and be replaced.

I am not stressed about it. The bearing was in perfect condition, and I will be replacing it in the next couple of months anyway. I am happy that it will last long enough to get the proper extraction tool.

People freak out about these bearings and if I wasn't doing videos, I would have just left it in there and not touched it.

Jeff