paul howells
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JC Im sure i saw you drinking blue nun by the litre glass.
Midnight Blue RS
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Pressing, your car is the midnight blue RHD RS I was talking about. It was bought from Pink Pig, just over twelve months ago, used to have a cage which was taken out before we bought it and it has had new carpets. BTW it was in mint condition, flew through PPI with Tognola with no issues at all, has had no work done it since (Pete T really rates its condition and wanted first refusal if it were ever to come up for sale - fat chance) and it runs like a dream It has cargraphic cats and exhaust, did you have it remapped or any other engine work done on it and do you know how much BHP it was pushing out? Interested as it seems pretty damn quick (quicker than other RS's) and on a par with my billet headed 993 car and Pete Tognola's remapped CS which I believe is at around ~320 horses. Thanks John P.S. It now lives in Gloucestershire not W Sussex, and is also often lost in car parks amongst all the other RHD Midnight Blue RS's that seem to be around ;-) Common as muck and that is just the driver!!!!
Mike Cooper 33
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Any way you can put me in touch with the guy who owns the midnight blue car in Gloucestershire? I have a Polar Silver car and am based near Cirencester and would like to meet him
I had the cargraphic exhausts/headers fitted by Tech 9 along with a remap shortly after I bought it. I had the car around 3 years and it also went to Ninemeister for the camshaft pulley modification and made around 320bhp on their dyno. Also had a single mass flywheel (back in the days when it was still under Porsche warranty). Were you the chap I spoke to at Spa last year that was driving it? Cheers John
Hi John, very strange, the car is not actually mine but my very good friend who lives next door! We are both car nuts and I helped him buy it and get it serviced for him and we do track days together. It has definitely not been to Spa since he bought it which was around Easter time last year if my memory serves me well (might have been earlier) makes me wonder if it was your car? I presume so since it was bought from Pink Pig, is midnight blue, RHD, had a cage which was removed before we bought it (we didn't see the cage) and has exactly the mods you describe (Cargraphic exhausts, single mass flywheel and pulls as if it has 320BHP). Maybe Pink Pig man took it to Spa? My friend put his personal plates on pretty soon after he bought it (they do not have RSR in the number, makes it easier to spot in the car park [
]). Mike, I will pass on your request to Andy and get him to email you via the site. He is a PCGB member. Cheers John
]). Mike, I will pass on your request to Andy and get him to email you via the site. He is a PCGB member. Cheers Johnpaul howells
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John does it have marks in the driver seat from JC booster cushion.
Hi John It may have been the year before at Spa. It was definately my old car as I had a chat with the owner and he remembered my name from the log book. Had a three letter private plate with a '1' from memory. Maybe it was the previous owner to your pal? Cheers JohnORIGINAL: jmspear Hi John, very strange, the car is not actually mine but my very good friend who lives next door! We are both car nuts and I helped him buy it and get it serviced for him and we do track days together. It has definitely not been to Spa since he bought it which was around Easter time last year if my memory serves me well (might have been earlier) makes me wonder if it was your car? I presume so since it was bought from Pink Pig, is midnight blue, RHD, had a cage which was removed before we bought it (we didn't see the cage) and has exactly the mods you describe (Cargraphic exhausts, single mass flywheel and pulls as if it has 320BHP). Maybe Pink Pig man took it to Spa? My friend put his personal plates on pretty soon after he bought it (they do not have RSR in the number, makes it easier to spot in the car park [
Mike Cooper 33
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Thanks John, car sounds great and would love to see it. Where does your friend get it serviced? I use PC Swindon who are very good but £££!
Hi Paul, No, but strangely it does still have the green P sign affixed to the back [] Hi Mike, Not my car, my neighbours, I have a 993 Mongrel which is slowly turning into an RS bit by bit, I know I have spent more than an RS on it, even at today's inflated prices, but they both gets serviced at Tognola at Datchet (and Tognola have done lots of the transformation work on my car, excluding the 350BHP engine conversion which 9M undertook). I live in Cheltenham and work in Oxford and drop off at Tognola and get the train to Oxford from Slough and then back to Slough to pick up. You might think it strange to go to Datchet but the business is run by Greg and Pete Tognola and they also do all the work (no apprentices or other mechanics so you can be assured of the personal touch and they know there 993's exceptionally well (Pete has a 993 RS CS guards red and Greg built a replica bottom up which was featured in Porsche and 911 World from a box of genuine 993 GT2 bits (excluding engine) and a 993 shell) and their hourly rate is very reasonable as are the number of hours they actually charge you for. I understand that OPC Bristol do Paul's cars (you may want to chip in Paul) so would suggest they are also very knowledgeable on RS's but prob same rate as Swindon. I do get smaller jobs done at swindon when i can't be bothered to go to Datchet but always on a fixed price basis where I have agreed (driven down) the price before hand. Can't fault OPC Swindon service and quality only price can be an issue if not nailed before and they are not as knowledgeable on the 993 RS (IMHO). BTW I have used many of the other indies between Cheltenham and Datchet but always go back to Tognola's.
] Hi Mike, Not my car, my neighbours, I have a 993 Mongrel which is slowly turning into an RS bit by bit, I know I have spent more than an RS on it, even at today's inflated prices, but they both gets serviced at Tognola at Datchet (and Tognola have done lots of the transformation work on my car, excluding the 350BHP engine conversion which 9M undertook). I live in Cheltenham and work in Oxford and drop off at Tognola and get the train to Oxford from Slough and then back to Slough to pick up. You might think it strange to go to Datchet but the business is run by Greg and Pete Tognola and they also do all the work (no apprentices or other mechanics so you can be assured of the personal touch and they know there 993's exceptionally well (Pete has a 993 RS CS guards red and Greg built a replica bottom up which was featured in Porsche and 911 World from a box of genuine 993 GT2 bits (excluding engine) and a 993 shell) and their hourly rate is very reasonable as are the number of hours they actually charge you for. I understand that OPC Bristol do Paul's cars (you may want to chip in Paul) so would suggest they are also very knowledgeable on RS's but prob same rate as Swindon. I do get smaller jobs done at swindon when i can't be bothered to go to Datchet but always on a fixed price basis where I have agreed (driven down) the price before hand. Can't fault OPC Swindon service and quality only price can be an issue if not nailed before and they are not as knowledgeable on the 993 RS (IMHO). BTW I have used many of the other indies between Cheltenham and Datchet but always go back to Tognola's.
Ferry Man
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Well, that's my first track day in the 993RS under my belt. I had a great day at Castle Combe getting to know the car. I confess the driver's skill was some way off the limits of the vehicle but it was marvelous fun nevertheless. I'm happy to simply realize there's much more speed to be had should I get any braver.[] It was also nice to meet a good bunch of guys in a very relaxed environment. A fun day. The car behaved impeccably, docile on the commute there and back, exhilarating on the track.[]
Thanks also to Nigel Mitchell for the photo (oh and some scary passenger laps at ridiculous pace in a Caterham).
] It was also nice to meet a good bunch of guys in a very relaxed environment. A fun day. The car behaved impeccably, docile on the commute there and back, exhilarating on the track.[]
Paul, the car looked great (my poor photography doesn't do it justice) and that's the best way to get to know it; build it up steadily on track. A perfect day out for the RS, enjoy the drive there, a full day on track and drive home again in comfort with only having to check the tyres and keep an eye on the oil. Brilliant. Might be worth posting about whether the seat can be lowered a little to accommodate your height without taking the seat pads out. Not something I've ever had to worry about so not sure what's possible []
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PS I'm not sure that your roof crown was ever a factory option []
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Ferry Man
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In the photograph you can't really tell the impressive speed I was going at, the way you've used such a fast shutter speed makes it seem as if the car is hardly moving. [
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I have to say the seats are pretty comfy considering and can easily accommodate my very slight 6' 4" frame.[8|] The problem is that when wearing a helmet I'm robbed of a couple of inches of headroom. However, I discovered the leather seat pad is simply velcro'd in, so pull it off and sit directly on the webbing and my head's not wedged firm against the roof. [
] Seems to work. Aside from that the seats are pretty well fixed and at the right angle. I would welcome a little further rearward and downward adjustment but I doubt it'll be easy.
Paul u can remove the webbing though its not a regular in and out scenario! However there are 'thin ' nomex covered pads that come with the other recarros, also same size as ur removeable squab in Nomex ................have to believe these are available /may even have some knocking abt, shall look on top of the wardrobe! Suggest u can arrive at very comfortable track day solution [ie with helmet]...........have u got bolts on sides as low as possible ? after that ur into some major 'sugery which my Pal of 6' 8'' used to get AFn to do before he took delivery................not certain will work for 993 .........
it is possible to makes some new holes in the side mounts to alter both the angle and the height of the seat. if your worried about originallity buy some more side mounts from recaro and modify them instead. ive fitted some spg/pole positions to a few cars and dependingg on the driver, they need to have theses holes made to provide the best fit. also i thought the rs seats had the cusion and a wedge of padding underneath, both of which are removable. do your seats have the "undercussion", if so are you removing it and the facing pad aswell? regards colt
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