92 Litre Tank LHD Option on Lightweights, but was fitted as standard to some very late build cars as they had a lot left over.....
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Same in the Clubsport N-GT......
Hacki, you explained it better than I did, thankyou.
But very interesting that the black boxes belonged to Porsche --- did they recover them after each race ?
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Laurence, my LHD is chassis number 1511 imported from Germany, and has the larger tank and the Vin number on the inside of the A pillar.
I was told that there were only two options, the 30mm spacer for the steering wheel --- particularly useful without power steering, and metallic paint. Even the strut brace (that they all seem to have) was supposedly fitted by the dealers.
But very interesting that the black boxes belonged to Porsche --- did they recover them after each race ?
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Laurence, my LHD is chassis number 1511 imported from Germany, and has the larger tank and the Vin number on the inside of the A pillar.
I was told that there were only two options, the 30mm spacer for the steering wheel --- particularly useful without power steering, and metallic paint. Even the strut brace (that they all seem to have) was supposedly fitted by the dealers.
964rsdatabase
New member
The VIN plate on the A pillar started around the 1150 chassis number mark. This is also where the main under bonnet plate changed style with larger lettering. Not sure of the exact car but would be nice to find out. Don't all go rushing out to your cars to find out though!
Martin
Martin
Other "Sport" Lightweight options were....
Deletion Glove Box
Body Colour Coded Seats
Colour coded wheels
Deletion Bonnet insignia
Matter Cage
Radio
Extended steering wheel boss
Forgot.... 92 litre Tank
Also some cars came with AirCon as a special wish option for the hotter climates.
And even a handful cars came with rear seats, one famous car built for a Director of Porsche had a normal Recaro driver seat a 959 Passenger seat for his Wife and two rear seats for the kids.
Also some cars came with AirCon as a special wish option for the hotter climates.
And even a handful cars came with rear seats, one famous car built for a Director of Porsche had a normal Recaro driver seat a 959 Passenger seat for his Wife and two rear seats for the kids.
rskiwi
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Hi ChrisW, Re Vin numbers; The Vin numbers on the A post appeared on RHD as well. The Vin number can also be seen under the Long range tank and also on the plate in the luggage compartment Left side looking in to the car from front.
Build quality would be the same as the standard car I presume and suspect your bonnet has been removed and not realigned correctly. Should be easily rectified.
I have noticed that under the spare wheel and under the seats they did not bother to cover completly with blue paint.
BTW the only option that appears on the white sticker under bonnet lid on my car is C11 which I presume is the Long range tank. I may be wrong on this as the car has Metallic paint. Does anyone have the option list?
Jeff
Build quality would be the same as the standard car I presume and suspect your bonnet has been removed and not realigned correctly. Should be easily rectified.
I have noticed that under the spare wheel and under the seats they did not bother to cover completly with blue paint.
BTW the only option that appears on the white sticker under bonnet lid on my car is C11 which I presume is the Long range tank. I may be wrong on this as the car has Metallic paint. Does anyone have the option list?
Jeff
Have just been out to note the various designations on my car.
German LHD car.
Chassis no 1285 on easily visible plate on lhs (looking in) of luggage compartment. Sticker on underside of bonnet also 1285.
Colour is L38B on both sticker and metal plate on rhs of luggage compartment. Car itself also looks quite blue!
Behind the drivers seat on the floor there is stuck a piece of paper that has been sprayed blue. (Paul Mc explained that this was part of the factory order and QC process but that the paper often went missing over time.)
Small metal plate on inside of nearside A pillar but no VIN. Hopefully its not a cut and shut but might explain why car pulls sharply to the left!.
Des and Mel both thought it had the 92L tank. But on the sticker the only other option letters are NS and coo, so does that mean 92L was a standard fitting for LHD cars?
Incidentally am glad to see £50k RS thread on Pistonheads talking up our book.
Regards
Nick
German LHD car.
Chassis no 1285 on easily visible plate on lhs (looking in) of luggage compartment. Sticker on underside of bonnet also 1285.
Colour is L38B on both sticker and metal plate on rhs of luggage compartment. Car itself also looks quite blue!
Behind the drivers seat on the floor there is stuck a piece of paper that has been sprayed blue. (Paul Mc explained that this was part of the factory order and QC process but that the paper often went missing over time.)
Small metal plate on inside of nearside A pillar but no VIN. Hopefully its not a cut and shut but might explain why car pulls sharply to the left!.
Des and Mel both thought it had the 92L tank. But on the sticker the only other option letters are NS and coo, so does that mean 92L was a standard fitting for LHD cars?
Incidentally am glad to see £50k RS thread on Pistonheads talking up our book.
Regards
Nick
I found a mag yesterday and found some of the comments from reviews of the time very revealing.
Also useful was the stuff on the airodynamics.
It was good to see your car used in the pics Ollie, lovely. From a purist point of view it could have been worth mentioning the slight visual differences between yours and the way they came out of the factory --- but I am truly splitting hairs.
Also useful was the stuff on the airodynamics.
It was good to see your car used in the pics Ollie, lovely. From a purist point of view it could have been worth mentioning the slight visual differences between yours and the way they came out of the factory --- but I am truly splitting hairs.
Thought I'd try and add a few things to the thread.
1. Option code of C00 means originally supplied to Germany as German spec.
2. Option code of C11 means originally supplied to Austria as Austrian spec.
3. Infact the first option code should always begin with C and is the country code. If there are no other codes then the spec of the car will be that of the spec for that country. C16 means UK and with no other codes means, RHD, power steering, etc.
4. Basic means just that, the normal one. Sport means M003 clubsport. Touring means Touring. I've been interviewed by various mags lately and not sure who has published what.
5. Option code for 92L tank is 545. You could have the large tank and no code if the larger tank was standard fit for your particular country code. Most cars are C00 Germany which initially came with smaller 72L tank. For some reason the later spec C00 cars did start coming as standard with the larger 92L tank. Not sure why but doubt it was because they had loads left. After all they had thousands of 993 cars to build yet.
6. The item found on the floor behind the drivers seat is not to do with quality checks but is a flimsy metal plate taped to the metal floor with the shell production number. Nearly every car I see nowadays has this missing. Most owners probably end up getting it on the end of the hoover, wonder what the hell it is and bin it. To be honest not an issue especially for a clubsport as the shell production number is clearly visible in the shell due to lack of trim.
Slightly pinched in wing to bonnet gaps in the middle can be due to much over tightened strut brace, or accident damage or badly fitted bonnet.
1. Option code of C00 means originally supplied to Germany as German spec.
2. Option code of C11 means originally supplied to Austria as Austrian spec.
3. Infact the first option code should always begin with C and is the country code. If there are no other codes then the spec of the car will be that of the spec for that country. C16 means UK and with no other codes means, RHD, power steering, etc.
4. Basic means just that, the normal one. Sport means M003 clubsport. Touring means Touring. I've been interviewed by various mags lately and not sure who has published what.
5. Option code for 92L tank is 545. You could have the large tank and no code if the larger tank was standard fit for your particular country code. Most cars are C00 Germany which initially came with smaller 72L tank. For some reason the later spec C00 cars did start coming as standard with the larger 92L tank. Not sure why but doubt it was because they had loads left. After all they had thousands of 993 cars to build yet.
6. The item found on the floor behind the drivers seat is not to do with quality checks but is a flimsy metal plate taped to the metal floor with the shell production number. Nearly every car I see nowadays has this missing. Most owners probably end up getting it on the end of the hoover, wonder what the hell it is and bin it. To be honest not an issue especially for a clubsport as the shell production number is clearly visible in the shell due to lack of trim.
Slightly pinched in wing to bonnet gaps in the middle can be due to much over tightened strut brace, or accident damage or badly fitted bonnet.
OllieW
New member
Never thought of this as a potential cause, so went back to the original photo's I got sent when I was looking and it seems the car had it then, put it down to poor fitting of bonnet as I think the front end has been resprayed at some point in its life.
Is there any guideline as to how to tighten a strut brace up to the correct level to avoid this?
Ollie,
If I remember rightly the strut brace is meant to hold everything in place under cornering forces, and generally that is trying to pull the tops of the struts apart when cornering, so actually the strut brace shouldn't need to be any more than just past hand-tight. You are not trying to add negative camber by cranking it up tight.
Anyone else care to comment ???
Jamie
If I remember rightly the strut brace is meant to hold everything in place under cornering forces, and generally that is trying to pull the tops of the struts apart when cornering, so actually the strut brace shouldn't need to be any more than just past hand-tight. You are not trying to add negative camber by cranking it up tight.
Anyone else care to comment ???
Jamie
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