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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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Don't be so hard on yourself. Tastefully done and to each his own. I was much more pure in my tastes when I bought mine in 2000. Now I say it's time to have fun regardless of what the peanut gallery has to say about it. Don't stop...
 
Old Apr 1, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Redridge
Looks great Rich... see you on the NYC midnight run... hopefully sooner though.

PorschePRH... that p-car looks like it belongs on the track!
Hey, thanks! That's definitely the look I am going for.
 
Old Apr 1, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Breakthru
PorschePRH: Your car looks good. I like the look of the C4S bumper in the rear! Haven't seen that one done before. Personally, I don't mind mixing and matching different sections from different aero kits. In the end it's your ride and if you like it, that's all that matters!

However i do think the car could go a little lower!
Thanks for the great compliments!

Well, the rear bumper is the stock 2003 C2 rear bumper. No changes have been made to that part. The front bumper is a C4s unit that I bought from a board member already painted in my color (that was lucky). The rear decklid is the original C2 decklid with the retractable wing removed and a fiberglass "insert" wing base screwed in. The wing itself is a replica GT3 RS wing in clear coated carbon fiber that will hook into any normal GT3 wing base as well.

In terms of ride height, I do like that the PSS9 lets me (relatively) easily change the height. I bounced up and down before settling on this ride height. It allows me to go over speed bumps and up and down driveways without too much, if any rubbing.

I got a 3-year alignment package at NTB (they have some sweet new alignment machines that are completely level on the ground now), so if I change the height, I can get a free alignment. That cost $150, and should be worth it over the next few years.
 

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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by greggatkinson
Don't be so hard on yourself. Tastefully done and to each his own. I was much more pure in my tastes when I bought mine in 2000. Now I say it's time to have fun regardless of what the peanut gallery has to say about it. Don't stop...
Thanks!

Yea, it's a Porsche, but it's still a car. I have a daily driver (loaded 300C), so I figure I could have some fun with this car. When it's not appropriate to bring a boy racer to the party, the 300 does the job just fine.

Everything I have done over the years to the Porsche can literally be undone in 1 day and sold, so it's not the end of the world.
 
Old Apr 2, 2009 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Doc_Porsche
Fly.... sweet looks as usual....
Thanks Doc

[quote=Redridge;2327718]Looks great Rich... see you on the NYC midnight run... hopefully sooner though.

Thanks Red...right, we should a run coming up soon...
 
Old Apr 22, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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Bump. We have some new members, post em up in here!
 
Old Apr 22, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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yeah, seriously.... enough lurking, pics or ban!
 
Old Apr 22, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 08:02 AM
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how much extra bhp does the super charger give you and is it a big hassle to fit it?
 
Old Jun 8, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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Is that the Techart front spoiler lip on the yellow 996 posted by Barebones?

(I'm torn between that front spoiler lip and a GT Porsche-OEM front bumper cover.)
 
Old Jun 8, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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Can you tell us where you got the Turbo bumper? Is it Techart or one of the replicas? It LOOKS GREAT!!
 
Old Jun 8, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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new turbo bumper

I have a new in the box never installed turbo rear bumper you can have for $600.00 - you pay for the shipping. Here are a couple of pics of it installed on my car.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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Thanks -- was actually looking for the front bumper.
 
Old Jun 8, 2009 | 03:20 PM
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my bone stock c2
 

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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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gotta call you out on this one. those side markers don't look stock to me. are you trying to be "stock wannabe" poser?
 

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