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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: New Orleans, LA
Posts: 218
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I'll post pics when I get home tomorrow. I'm babysitting the refinery tonight. In the meanwhile:
What I've got and what I've done. Started out as a clean '86 Targa in a sorta garnet metallic. Had a 125K 3.2 and 915 in excellent condition. Sold the 3.2 to Shuie and sold my '63 Panhead to build up the $$$ supply. Distributed afore mentioned funds to various purveyors of Porsche performance for the following:
Installed low mile immaculate '97 Vram 3.6 using Timmons kit. Sent Motronic to Deutchland for remap.
Installed Setrab 2ndary oil cooler under the front bumper.
Installed fan on existing fender mounted Carrera oil cooler.
Rebuilt 915 with new synchros, Wevo intermediate bearing plate.
Added internal spray bar, circulating pump and oil cooler.
Lightened flywheel and Sachs power clutch w/ new TO bearing.
Welded up dual exhaust using using some short glasspacks. Kinda obnoxious when you put you foot in it.
Kept stock exhaust headers/heat exchangers.
New sport motor mounts.
Poly bronze bushings front and rear.
Bilsteins front and rear.
Sanders hollow torsion bars, 22/29.
930 brakes with 23mm master cylinder.
New front ball joints, bearings and seals.
Replaced shift coupler bushings with bronze inserts a member of this website machined up. They work great!
Installed Wevo gate shifter kit to stock shifter housing. Also works great!
Added a set of BBS rims in 7.5 and 9 with mo rubber.
Had top redone by Cars, Inc. Excellent work.
I'm now the proud owner of a car I can never sell for even close to what I've got in it. It has run great from day one. It's very fast and corners well. Could use some aftermarket sways though. I also need to put the AC back in it. Summers are miserable in New Orleans.
Mike
P.S. In retrospect, it seems kinda dumb to have added all this speed stuff to a Targa. I shoulda bought a coupe. It's a kickass Targa though!
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