Carpokes

Starting in on a new to me 991.1 2S Manual project. After a couple of air cooled builds I needed a break and still have something to take to cars and coffee. Great air conditioning sounded appealing, the ability to take my wife to dinner and valet the car also sounded like a great idea. In the past I would not trust any of my air cooled builds to anyone I didn’t know and trust. While the diminished trust is still there the user friendliness of the modern Porsche helps to alleviate the anxiety.

I was looking for a 996 GT3, GT2 or a 997 variety. I even went as far as to start several builds on the Porsche website on a new “T”. Having a manual transmission was a must. I started a few builds with the Mahogony color as my starting point. I just seem to gravitate to this color. You never see it in my area and I think it shows off the 911 silhouette very well.

I stumbled onto this 991.1 2S 3.8 naturally aspirated car and wouldn’t let go. It was the color and the condition and the options the original owner went for. Active exhaust, 18 way sports seats with full leather,
Burmester sound, Car play added professionally, PASM, PDCC.

Options (AZ, Y8, P3C, P3A, 498, 636, 525, 748, 653, 352, 640, 176, XDA, VRP, P07, 345, CWK, 844, XWK)

Having sold my rebuilt 72 ( https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche ... hread.html) I had some funds for this project.

When the car got here, I hated the wheels. I did not want 20” wheels and felt like the additional side wall a 19” tire could provide would work well around my home. The roads are littered with numerous uneven surfaces and holes. I sourced a set of 19” Apex ML-10RT (19x9 and 19x11.5) in the anthracite color. For tires I went with the continental extreme contact sport DWS. The offset on both wheels are within a millimeter or 2 of the factory wheels. I will retain the 5mm factory spacers on both wheels.

As soon as the car got here I sent it to Icon for a through cleaning, paint correction and front PPF including
Lower rocker and the faces of the rear fenders.

I have a bunch of stuff on order to make this my own. I’ll post photos as I can.

Numeric Shifter for 991.
Rear seat delete from Porsche
911R Rear Grille Kit
Porsche Sport Design “Ducktail” Spoiler
Lowering springs for the active suspension
Rear diffuser
Side skirts TBD
Front lip spoiler TBD
New front seat inserts
And several other goodies. I have a healthy budget due to the fact that I did not buy a GT3 or GT2.

Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. Love that color -- is that Mahogany? Has quite a purple look in the sun...

Tom,

That color flops a bunch. It looks dark maroon in my garage. It takes on a root beer color under the paint correction lights. In the sun it appears purpleish. I always wanted a car this color from Porsche. Yes it is Mahogany.

So far.

I've got the Porsche Duck installed, still need some programing to get everything working correctly.
Paint correction is done. PPF is completed. Wheels and tires are on the car. Front bumper has been repainted.
There were too many nicks and dings to make it look ok. Front headlights have been replaced. The driver side has lots of hazing and micro cracks. Techart headlight rings are painted and installed.
Working on other stuff like Techart lowing springs and some maintenance stuff.

The car looks fabulous. Your build plan also looks just right. Congrats on the find too!

I'm impressed that you were willing to repaint the front bumper. Getting the flop just right, to match the rest of the car, is a bit of an art form. From the pics it looks like it came out well. Tip your painter for that fine work.

Great choice on the wheels as they compliment the build much better! Also second on the great match on the paint job!

Mike

dr bob wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 9:28 am The car looks fabulous. Tip your painter for that fine work.

Dr Bob, I did tip him, yes he nailed the paint and I was very impressed. This guy does touchup and paint on very expensive cars. He came recommended and I can see why. This is not an easy color.

Thank you for the kind words.

Maruscmn wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 11:04 am Great choice on the wheels as they compliment the build much better! Also second on the great match on the paint job!

Mike

Thank you Mike. I thought the 20" wheels were just too big and the black centers with such a dark paint color did nothing for the car. I appreciate your input.

Further developments.

I had the seat inserts finished and installed.
Numeric Shifter and new shift cables. Rear diffuser.

Love those seats! Where did you get the inserts from? Carbone?

I wonder what’s the process of installing the bottom part. I have 14-way heated seats on mine.