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“slippery slope” earlier? Soon Koni adjustable front shocks with a shock tower brace were added. Bilsteins in the rear served to lower the stock ride height for noticeable better handling. The 16-inch phone dial stock wheels were replaced with 8 x 18 front and 10 x 18 rear HRE 10 spoke chrome 3-piece wheels. They really fill out the wheel wells nicely and finish the great stance that it still has today.
50/50 weight distribution at its svelte 3000 lbs. weight. In 2002, I changed the steering wheel to a 930S wheel. It is a perfect match, looking better than stock. To continue the visual enhancement, the outside mirrors were changed to the 968 aero style in 2013, replacing the flag style OEM mirrors. In 2016, the amber front parking lights and sidelights were changed to clear style with amber backlighting.
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This beautiful beast has evolved over the years and now is close
to 35 years old. Its build date
was July 1986, the first month that I became aware of this perfectly balanced Porsche. It has a transaxle in back making for
The final engine mods came
in 2009, as it became too much hassle to continue running 100 octane. I needed to get back to 93 octane. I made the change when the 951 developed a small oil leak near the turbocharger. I wanted to
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JIM RAND
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This beautiful beast has evolved over the years and now is close to 35 years old.