Ian Harris Shoreham, UK
Model 3.2 CABRIOLET
Year 1984
Acquired FEB 2020
Model 2.4S
Year 1972
Acquired JANUARY 2018
Model 964 CARRERA 2
Year 1993
Acquired MARCH 2019
Model 991 CARRERA T
Year 2017
Acquired OCTOBER 2020
Model S/T REPLICA
Year 1971
Acquired DECEMBER 2019
Model 964 RS
Year 1993
Acquired AUGUST 2020
Last month in my Living the Legend column I talked about my epic road trip through Europe in the newly acquired 991 Carrera T that performed without fault and after 2,000 plus miles had stolen my heart. So I’ve decided to keep it for the long term as at present there isn’t a single car on the market, apart from the GT3 Touring, that I would replace it for.
After getting back from my trip it was time to assess the damage caused to my car in the way of stones and wear and tear. The list of jobs needed to get my car to its former glory included a new windscreen as mine had cracked from a flying stone, a full front-end repaint for the same reason, as it was peppered with chips, new P Zero rear tyres and new discs and pads all round. The repairs to the car were over double what the holiday had cost me, but it was still worth every penny.
I decided to fit the discs and pads myself as it’s a fairly simple job for me, the only thing I hadn’t factored in was you need to replace the stretch bolts and also the pad wear sensors as these are one-use only parts. Thankfully a quick phone call to my local OPC and I was on my way to collect the parts, and later both front and rear discs and pads were fitted without any issues.
The next job was to protect the freshly painted front end, so I had the car booked into Refined Detail who have a superb reputation. Richard did a full stage 1 paint correct and polish and then applied the Self Healing Xpel PPF to the front bumper, bonnet and wings. After they’d had the car for a week I went to inspect, and didn’t even realise the PPF was already fitted as the finish was so good, I was very impressed. The car was then ceramic coated and left to cure for 24 hours. I must admit the car looks brand new again and with the added protection of the PPF and ceramic coating, I know it’s good for plenty more miles to come. This experience has taught me going forwards, I will definitely get all my cars PPF‘D and coated as soon as I buy them, to avoid any expensive paintwork in the future.
After all this work was done it was straight to Litchfield where the car was booked in for further work including a remap to 470ps, KW suspension, 7mm wheel spacers all round, extended bolts, corner weighted and fast road Geo set up! I’ve only just had this work done at the time of writing this so will update next month with my thoughts. It’s fair to say a lot of time and love has gone into my T and I’m constantly impressed by this car.