Charlie's 2008 Porsche 997 turbo

My Porsche got put on a flatbed to be taken to my Porsche Indy shop for a bunch of work and upgrades this morning (because my car is not currently registered and has a coolant leak from the front passenger radiator). I got a big list of things to be done to this amazing driver and can't wait till next month when I take delivery of this awesome car and get it registered again. [emoji57]
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Car is at my Indy shop in good hands. Looking forward to updating this project thread with pictures of my car getting worked on.
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There may be more upgrades in store while this car is at the shop getting worked on . . . much more to come[emoji41][emoji1417]

My GT2 lower side skirt arrived from Sun Coast Porsche Parts this afternoon. The box it came in is entirely too big so I will wrap the side skirts in bubble wrap my Garbino carbon fiber lip came in and take them to the shop where my Porsche is getting worked on. The owner of the shop told me he will be more than happy to install this part for me :) There will be more updates for all of you to enjoy . . .

I also ordered these spacers so I can poke out the stock wheels just a little bit for a better stance for my ride without creating any performance issues . . .

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It will be nice when my car is finished and all set up. I will be able to really enjoy this car all year especially over the upcoming winter months . . . :)

Dude, that is a crazy amount of upgrades!!! But if any 997 Turbo deserves it, it's yours.. one of the most perfect examples I've ever seen, my friend! :cheers

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Originally Posted by orange260z

Dude, that is a crazy amount of upgrades!!! But if any 997 Turbo deserves it, it's yours.. one of the most perfect examples I've ever seen, my friend! :cheers

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I appreciate it! I have waited too long to do this. A lot have happened to me this year which started all this crazy maintenance/upgrades to all my cars this year. Funny how something happens to you in your life which causes you to change priorities. Anyway there is a reason to all this madness and fury regarding maintaining and upgrading all my cars this year . . .

In this case I have put my Porsche away for the past two years because I did not want to exceed the 60k mile mark on my odometer . . . well with recent events happening to me, I came to a conclusion F*** it, not saving my car for anyone anymore or worrying about the resale value due to mileage. I'm going to start enjoying my Porsche for what it is and start driving the heck out of it and mod it to suit my tastes which is what I have started doing. Life is too freaking short and this has everything to do with why I have been so busy setting all my cars up recently.

And . . . you have personally seen my Porsche turbo Ayan ;)

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Car is on the lift so the work I'm planning to have done will begin very soon [emoji57]

It will be nice to drop by occasionally to see how work on my car is progressing. More pictures will be taken as my project begins [emoji41]

Found out two of my struts are leaking so I'm replacing all my PASM suspension for the Bilstein Damptronic Coilover setup for my ride . . .

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I just purchased this kit today and having it sent directly to my indy shop so once they receive this package they can begin installing it and getting my car corner balanced. The car is getting lots of work done on it and when complete will be amazing to drive. My wallet is not looking forward to the amount of money it will cost me but in the end the car will be set up the way I want it and I won't have to do anything to this car for many years to come. Hurt once and enjoy driving for years . . . that's how I'm looking at this.

So far in my current maintenance upgrade period, the Brembo Type 3 two-piece rotors (built by Sharkwerks) have been installed with full brake service being performed as soon as the stainless steel brake lines are installed . . .
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In the background you can see my motor which has been removed for upgrading as soon as parts arrive . . .
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These two-piece rotors look right at home on my Porsche. This is something I have been wanting to do for quite a long time but at $4k per set was what has stopped me until this year . . .

The CSF Aluminum radiators have also been installed because the front passenger radiator started leaking coolant. Since I was replacing one radiator I figured I might as well replace all three front radiator for the aluminum performance ones. The coolant hoses were checked sat so they won't be changed saving me some money there . . .
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It is nice getting my Porsche all the maintenance and upgrades as well as making it more bulletproof so I can enjoy many years of troublefree miles with this amazing car. There will be more updates to follow on this project thread for sure . . . :cool

It’s going to be a night and day experience in that thing

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It’s going to be a night and day experience in that thing

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It sure is . . . I want to make sure all maintenance is up to date on this speed sled and that the cooling system is complete and bulletproof then add plenty of "while you're there" items to complete the maintenance. I did find the GUIBO was seriously cracked all over when I inspected it and my mechanic confirmed it would be replaced. Also found a cracked boot on the front passenger CV joint so I had that replaced as well. :)

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The motor mounts . . . new on the left and old on the right.
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all the hoses for the cooling system on the engine will also be replaced
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new GUIBO
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found a broken boot on the front passenger CV joint that was replaced
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