What did you do to/with your 996 today?

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 5chn3ll » Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:11 am

I've been trying to get my tool situation under control - stuff I use going into the rolling box, stuff I seldom use going up onto pegboard, and stuff I never use going into storage totes. I am constantly in a state of not being able to use my stuff because it's obscured by my stuff, which is just stupid.

Not sure I'm ready for spray cans in individual holsters, but it's a solid long-term goal...

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by FRUNKenstein » Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:20 am

Hell, he's even got a spray can WITH the actual little straw thingy you stick in the nozzle. Like that's ever gonna happen at my house.


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Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red

2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by Einsteiger » Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:46 am

I collect old nozzles and spray things off empty cans to save for future clogs. I have another, smaller can rack on my cheapo tool cart that holds two cans and some screw drivers. Hardly the epitome of organization. I post a pic of the cart if I get the nerve. I have trouble with ridicule and rejection. ;)
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 5chn3ll » Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:48 am

...an ideal candidate for 996 ownership... :D
Einsteiger wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:46 amI have trouble with ridicule and rejection. ;)

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by FRUNKenstein » Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:55 am

Speaking of ridicule and rejection, I have a client who was a MLB pitcher (now retired). He said the best piece of advice he ever got was if he had a bad game, just turn on ESPN and there's always somebody else having a worse one.
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Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red

2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by gnat » Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:24 am

5chn3ll wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:48 am ...an ideal candidate for 996 ownership... :D
Einsteiger wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:46 amI have trouble with ridicule and rejection. ;)
And probably the worst forum he could have joined :lol:

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 32wildbilly » Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:36 am

gnat wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:24 am
5chn3ll wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:48 am ...an ideal candidate for 996 ownership... :D
And probably the worst forum he could have joined :lol:
Yeah, you young guys just like picking on us old guys!

Of course we do seem to give you lots of useable info...
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by Einsteiger » Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:09 pm

32wildbilly wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:36 am
gnat wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:24 am
And probably the worst forum he could have joined :lol:
Yeah, you young guys just like picking on us old guys!

Of course we do seem to give you lots of useable info...
All true. This forum makes R-list look like The 700 Club.
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 32wildbilly » Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:11 pm

Einsteiger wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:09 pm
32wildbilly wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:36 am

Yeah, you young guys just like picking on us old guys!

Of course we do seem to give you lots of useable info...
All true. This forum makes R-list look like The 700 Club.
...but this place is so much more fun! Lots of nasty trolls still on Rennlist(dammit)!
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by Einsteiger » Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:27 am

Still crap weather in the KC area, so I started the Leatherique process. Front seats today. I'll let the stuff set for a week or so then use their cleaner to remove it. The pic makes the drivers seat look a lot more worn than it is. I had to put a bright light on the dash so that I could see well enough so that I did not oil the seatbelts, floor mats, windows, etc. :) I used Leatherique on my '87 Benz to keep the seats somewhat soft. Seemed to work really well on that car, so I thought I'd try it on the 911. Whoever ordered the car got the full leather option. It sounds like a great idea until you realize that this includes the dash, headliner, everything. That's a lot of damn cowhide to treat. :(
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