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I did my first oil change on my new 968 this weekend along with a full flush of all hydraulic fluid. I had noticed "something" hanging down below the car a week ago so when I got it up in the air, this is what I found:



Are these stock? Sure are nice to have...



--Tony

funny, when I bought the car and walking toward the front for the first time, I noticed those things under it ( I had enough distance to allow that vantage point ), and thought the undertray must have come loose on each side..no doubt the screws holding it in front were stripped.. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/sad.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



must be stock <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

Yep, they're stock.

yes they are stock - it was a nice addition to the model - they did a lot of things to manage the air on these cars - the lower belly pans are other key components - it's one thing to get air in and direct it to where you want, but you then have to exit that air

Porsche made a point of this in their promotional materials at the time-

I'm liking this car more and more.

Take a look at the front brake dust cover too, it is cut out to facilitate the airflow around the brake rotor. Neat, Bob Blackwell.

when I was underneath the car this weekend I noticed these also, I panicked for a second before my buddy pointed out teh one on the other side and their purpose. . . kewl. . .

Tony, from the photo it looks like your rubber brake lines are original too, after 12 years you may want to consider replacing them. I'm in the process of doing that on my car now. Fronts are done along w/ upgrading pads to Pagid Sports, hopefully I'll get to the rears tonight. The rear rubber lines are tucked aways inboard and in front of the torsion tubes, at first I didn't see them, had to give it a second look after getting the car up on the lift. Just something to consider.



Edit: Completed the rear lines this evening. The lines are aft of the torsion tubes but are in a fairly tight spot with the trailing arm hampering access, even morso on the left side where the exhaust pipes add to the clutter. It's still a DIY procedure but have a cap to go over the threaded end of the main brake line to minimize fluid loss while you're gathering the new stuff together, cleaning up from the old disassembly and assembling the new line at the caliper side.



Want to thoroughly clean the wheels before putting them back on the car so I haven't test driven the car yet,

[quote name='968bill' date='Mar 21 2006, 02:46 PM']Tony, from the photo it looks like your rubber brake lines are original too, after 12 years you may want to consider replacing them. I'm in the process of doing that on my car now. Fronts are done along w/ upgrading pads to Pagid Sports, hopefully I'll get to the rears tonight. The rear rubber lines are tucked aways inboard and in front of the torsion tubes, at first I didn't see them, had to give it a second look after getting the car up on the lift. Just something to consider.

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On that note, I also noticed my pads are close to gone. I would like to get a good pad with minimal dusting. Any recommendations?



--Tony

Tony, I recommend the Metalmaster pads, they work well on both street and track, have less brake dust than stock and squeal less than stock. These were originally made by REPCO, then AXXIS and now are made by PBR. You can get them at a good price from VERTEX and others who advertise in the Porsche Panorama and Excellence magazines. I think Jason Burkett of Paragon Products has them as well. www.paragon-products.com Good luck, Bob Blackwell.

Yes, I have to agree! Quite an amazing car we all drive!



Porsche - "nothing else even comes close"



Ferdinand is smiling! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

These cooling ducts are really quite effective. This may raise some debate, but I prefer these more open ducts to the typical "hose-to-hat" approach, even on my race car.



Believe it or not, there is less heat radiating from the front wheel wells than the back wheel wells when I pull the car off the track.



I had the 944 Turbo metal "vanes" on my old '88 NA. I'm not sure those were worth the 1/2 pound they added to my unsprung weight <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

they looked like mud flaps to me, so I added that naked woman silhouette on them <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/tongue.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

Photos, Dan? Hope you do not run over any of those "good old boys" trying to get a close look! Good luck, Bob Blackwell.

Hey you Varmints! This is what I put on my cooling ducts: