What did you do to/with your 996 today?

User avatar
5chn3ll
Six shots...or only five?
Posts: 4640
Joined: Fri Jan 05, 2018 4:35 pm

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

Post by 5chn3ll » Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:55 pm

I dropped $500 at Discount Tire for new rear tires for my 996 C4.

I also just finished replacing the headlight gears on the 1996 C4. For the second time. What a pain in the ass…thanks for using shitty plastic gears that disintegrate every 10 years, Chevy.

6DE3304C-86CC-41B1-AF2B-216A0E63780B.jpeg

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.

User avatar
5chn3ll
Six shots...or only five?
Posts: 4640
Joined: Fri Jan 05, 2018 4:35 pm

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

Post by 5chn3ll » Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:00 pm

Also, I learned that the previous homeowner (Mr. Hand - no lie) framed the louvre opening for the whole-house fan exactly one Inch smaller - in just one dimension - than standard whole-house fan louvres. The proper term to describe examples of his shitty workmanship I encounter is (obviously) “Hand jobs.”

1D7B3F2E-1F2F-4E58-A289-67A0BCAC342F.gif
1D7B3F2E-1F2F-4E58-A289-67A0BCAC342F.gif (1.2 MiB) Viewed 484 times

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.

theprf
NG (Second 100 Outposters!)
Posts: 343
Joined: Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:33 am
Location: Central Mass

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

Post by theprf » Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:42 am

Well, it looks like Fedex freight lost my transmission. Oh well, $12k out the window.
Dammit.
theprf wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:30 pm I built a crate.
Image
This is to send my spare gearbox out for inspection and repair of any bearings that might need it; check the LSD and rebuild it if needed; add the fittings for a gearbox cooler; and if I can afford it regear 1st/2nd/3rd with the 997.2GT2RS gears and steel syncros for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
The ultimate plan is to swap out the Tip for this manual box. I have everything that I think I need except for the clutch hydraulic pipes.

User avatar
32wildbilly
Never gonna run around and desert you
Posts: 5758
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2018 2:46 pm
Location: Kneebraska

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

Post by 32wildbilly » Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:39 am

SERIOUSLY!!??

During my discussions with Jake Raby he talked about how they ship engine blocks to and from LN by dedicated carriers for the exact reason you are dealing with on FedEx.

Any recourse?
theprf wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:42 am Well, it looks like Fedex freight lost my transmission. Oh well, $12k out the window.
Dammit.
theprf wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:30 pm I built a crate.
Image
This is to send my spare gearbox out for inspection and repair of any bearings that might need it; check the LSD and rebuild it if needed; add the fittings for a gearbox cooler; and if I can afford it regear 1st/2nd/3rd with the 997.2GT2RS gears and steel syncros for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
The ultimate plan is to swap out the Tip for this manual box. I have everything that I think I need except for the clutch hydraulic pipes.
Never gonna make you cry...

theprf
NG (Second 100 Outposters!)
Posts: 343
Joined: Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:33 am
Location: Central Mass

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

Post by theprf » Fri Jan 21, 2022 8:25 am

Shipping was arranged by the rebuilder. I believe Fedex freight liability is limited to $112.50 - 50 cents/lb for LTL freight.

User avatar
32wildbilly
Never gonna run around and desert you
Posts: 5758
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2018 2:46 pm
Location: Kneebraska

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

Post by 32wildbilly » Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:23 am

Oh CRAP!! How could they lose something that heavy/big?
theprf wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 8:25 am Shipping was arranged by the rebuilder. I believe Fedex freight liability is limited to $112.50 - 50 cents/lb for LTL freight.
Never gonna make you cry...

User avatar
Dr_Strangelove
Won't stay Banned
Posts: 1977
Joined: Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:46 pm
Location: Henderson, NV

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

Post by Dr_Strangelove » Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:16 am

Any clue where the transmission was last seen? If it's between here and LA I will hunt for you. This fires me up. :evil:
2003 Carrera: Dark Teal Metallic

User avatar
5chn3ll
Six shots...or only five?
Posts: 4640
Joined: Fri Jan 05, 2018 4:35 pm

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

Post by 5chn3ll » Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:16 pm

That's f**ked.

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.

theprf
NG (Second 100 Outposters!)
Posts: 343
Joined: Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:33 am
Location: Central Mass

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

Post by theprf » Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:03 am

Seems like Fedex Freight found the transmission. After having it be "in transit" between Chicago and Phoenix for the last 8 days with no delivery scheduled and no actual knowledge by anyone as to where it was, it's now in Kingman, AZ which is less than 60 miles from the final destination of Lake Havasu City.

Edit: It's not actually there; Fedex is looking for it again.

User avatar
32wildbilly
Never gonna run around and desert you
Posts: 5758
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2018 2:46 pm
Location: Kneebraska

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

Post by 32wildbilly » Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:18 pm

You are a much more patient person than I am. I would have "John Wayned" FedEx numerous times over this situation. During December I ordered something insignificant from a seller in Cali. I was calm for 10 days after it was allegedly shipped. It seemed stalled as your transmission does. I barked at the seller and within a day it showed movement again and was here a few days later. Funny how that happens.

Seriously, I hope they find it.
theprf wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:03 am Seems like Fedex Freight found the transmission. After having it be "in transit" between Chicago and Phoenix for the last 8 days with no delivery scheduled and no actual knowledge by anyone as to where it was, it's now in Kingman, AZ which is less than 60 miles from the final destination of Lake Havasu City.

Edit: It's not actually there; Fedex is looking for it again.
Never gonna make you cry...

Post Reply