Making the 911 that Porsche were too sensible to consider

How can you live with none matching seats?

I've only got one steering wheel and set of pedals, also.

It is a lovely driving seat.

he'll get a matching one made eventually.

he'll get a matching one made eventually.

You know it...

Although with the racing seat and the suede Momo wheel that car is absolutely crying out for a half cage where the rear parcel shelf is.

If I was going to do that then I'd do a full cage - add back in the stiffness of a fixed roof. But then it'd be Very Racecar, and my plan is to remove the rear seats and make a luggage compartment that fits under the wind-deflector, and has a fixed (maybe webbing?) barrier between the passenger compartment and the luggage area.

I need these flanges to begone, who reckons I can do that without splitting the paint?

Do it on a sweltering day, use a heat gun and take your time. Best chance as any. Also agree the interior looks great.

The seat looks beautiful Neil, I hope you are pleased with it?

Obviously. I don't think Dammit is about that JDM life enough for mismatched seats.

I don't think he's beyond a Speedster hump conversion though...

Do you want the returns on the wing gone, or do you want to flare the arches? Before answering this question, you may want to make really very sure what holds the inner wings/splashguards in place.

I want the returns rolled until they’re at 45 degrees rather than the 90 they’re at currently. New wheels are (according to Will They Fit) 21.7mm further out than the ones pictured.

I know they fit a narrow body 996, but they require that flange to be rolled back (and possibly some more negative camber).

.

2 Attachments

I want the returns rolled until they’re at 45 degrees rather than the 90 they’re at currently.

Ah, OK, you want the arches rolled. That can usually be done without paint damage by a pro. They'll always warn about the risk of the paint cracking, but if they're good at it and they're using the proper tools then that will rarely happen.

Have a look at these guys for arch rolling - they do wheel refurbs and alignment stuff.

No experience but their social stuff is full of exotics and every time we go to the recycling centre they are always busy.

https://www.wheelalignmentlondon.com/

(You want the Devon St. location)

I'm daft. Why suede wheel?

Also: mismatched seats. Come on.

Why suede wheel?

Very race. Much grip. If you're wearing racing gloves, that is.

I've just noticed by the way... is it just me or is your gearstick very... girthsome below the... knob?

What's that about?

Much grip without gloves too surely (depending on how much manual labour you've fallen in for I suppose?)

I've ordered an alcantara wheel for R53 also...

I never really like suede steering wheels without gloves. Mind you, that was probably related to my profuse and profound sweatiness.

Problem is that suede wheels very quickly go quite shiny if using them without gloves

I do hope the driving attire won't be limited to gloves alone

I'm daft. Why suede wheel?

Also: mismatched seats. Come on.

This is how the car came:

The wheel adjusts for reach, but not for rake - in the picture it's as far out as it can go.

Due to where the pedals are, and the height of the wheel, my left leg was trapped between the steering wheel and the lower centre console - I would literally punch myself in the leg when turning left. I couldn't move the seat back any further in order to get my legs underneath the wheel as then I could not reach said wheel. I could not adjust the wheel up, as the column doesn't adjust for rake.

I then deleted the lower centre console:

This was better, as my leg wasn't trapped between two objects, but it meant that I was still driving like John Wayne, and after around 60 minutes my left buttock went to sleep. This meant that I had to stop and do some stretching until (with fiery pins and needles) I got half my arse back.

So I replaced the wheel with the GT3 Cup edition Momo:

This is a heavily dished wheel, which moves it toward the driver, it's also smaller in diameter - which was a revelation, as I could get my legs underneath it, and retain sensation in both buttocks whilst driving. However, this focussed attention on the seat, as my eyeline meant that I could not see the top of the clocks.

I fitted an eccentric spacer which brought the wheel out 10mm and up 15mm, which helped, then I had the seat cushion scalloped, which also helped, but it wasn't perfect.

Enter the BBI seat base and the Recaro SPG:

Which finally dropped me low enough in the car that I could see the clocks perfectly - and, for the first time, out of the rear window. To get any lower I'd need to bolt the seat directly to the floor, but thankfully that's not required as I'm now very happy with my driving position.

I can rest my wrist on the top edge of the steering wheel with my shoulders flat to the seatback, and I drove to Morzine from Rambouillet in perfect comfort last year.