Looney

Thanks for all the responses guys.

i'll look into those Hawk Brake pads,

and in relation to the discs, i did mean to 'turn' them, we call it machining or skimming here :D

When you say stabilizer links, I'm guessing you mean the sway bar droplinks? Those are pretty inexpensive. The trailing arm will be a bit more pricey. You can go rebuilt from a place like vertexauto.com or new. If you can find it, it is possible to remove the arm and press out the old bushing and put in a new. It is easy to find bushings for track use, but not so easy to find the regular street ones in my experience.

Funny, its the other way around, the Dealer told me i need both "stabilizer Links" and they are $487.98 each, but the rear Control arm is only $404.13.

I have been looking for these stabilizer links and can find some online at around $100USD for a pair etc, but not the part number i need (99634306992) they have all the other ones for Carrera, turbo etc, but it seems the part # for GT3 is different. do the other ones fit the GT3? or is the swaybar very different?

Cheers

Looney

Hey guys,

so ive had my car for a couple of weeks now, having a great time, but because the guy i brought it off had it mostly as a weekend track toy, its set up for track work more than street driving, so im wanting to change a few things, and wonder if anyone here can provide me a little direction or suggestions of where to buy parts that i need.

firstly the Suspension.

the car needs a new left rear Trailing arm (as the bush is worn)

needs 2 front stabilizer links also.

am i best to just get my dealer to do this work and source the parts? or are these parts that i can source myself online and are easy to fit?

secondly Brakes:

the pads he has are really heavy metal based for track work, so every time i touch the brakes i get that metalic screech. I just want to put standard pads on there for road driving, and i'll just get the discs skimmed/replaced (if nessecary), i wonder if anyone has any suggestions of a decent pad for the car that wont be noisy? or if the OEM is the only option? and if so, can anyone advise where i am best to source these?

Cheers

Looney

Loren pointed out to me that if you change the rear wing then you need to change the front spoiler too. They work together to provide additional down force at speed.

thanks much

Dude, how fast are you intending on driving? surely up to 100mph or so it wouldnt really make much difference to you?

Thanks for the welcome guys

Welcome, you're sure to enjoy the car! Your Porsche education is just beginning if this is your first one.

I went from a near 400 hp '93 RX-7 (12 years) to a '99 C2 (3 months, not enough car coming out of the RX-7) to a '96 993TT (1 year) to the GT3. Tracked the RX-7 and the 993TT, and wondered why people said driving a Porsche was a learning experience. My addled brain didn't understand the 993TT AWD implications.

When I first took the GT3 onto the track, I was quickly humbled. Can you say "lift throttle oversteer!" I had a blast learning how to drive all over again.

For what parts are you looking?

currently just some miscelaneous trim pieces to replace scratched or worn bits. but the one specific item i can list is the Fischer CD storage cmpartment. i need a new one as the existing one has a crack in it.

Welcome, Loony!!

Nice looking car. Looks like you have a non-stock exhaust (or tips, at least), and the center rad vents in the front bumper.

car is not stock, it was owned by someone who enjoyed club events etc. so has

Carrera Cup front bar

4:11 gearbox ratio

Stainless synchros

some other gearbox stainless stuff i cant think of right now

exhaust (full system)

and a re-map to suit the exhaust

accelerates quicker than my brain can process it :D

Hi guys,

Im Looney from the Gold Coast in Australia.

last week i picked up my first Porsche, its a 2004 996 MK II GT3.

ive owned several lotus' before and some rice rockets, but i think i've now been educated :D

some quick pics

hopefully i can get some good info and make some new friends here on the site :D (and maybee source some of the parts im chasing)