993 restoration

[DustyM]

But how will you fit it under the Xmas tree?

[911hillclimber]

Nice progress, but hasn't this car now been finished and got a stone chip?

[KS]

He's probably about to start restoring a 2016 Panamera...

[Ferry Man]

Nice progress, but hasn't this car now been finished?

Well, I've not driven it yet but I'm confident I'll be able to get it under the Christmas tree without Santa's help.

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The eagle-eyed will have noticed a few pictures showing the rebuilt engine in place so it's time to go back a little and show you the work done by Redtek.
Here's where my problems started, this was revealed when the engine was taken apart:

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A little JB Weld wasn't going to fix this....

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I turned to Redtek to rebuild the engine as I’ve used them before and I consider them to be the best. They built the engine in my turquoise ST (that was a superb engine!) and they did the 2.7 MFI motor in my lime green Carrera. So, I know their work well. I also know Nick Fulljames well both as a customer and friend. I trust him to do a good job at a reasonable price.
So, I sent him the engine & gearbox with the instruction to return them to me rebuilt better than new.

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I resisted the temptation to go wild with this engine, I was offered options like bigger barrels & pistons but I decided to go with a standard build. A brand new 993 would be good enough, thank you.

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And a few shots of the cases going back together:

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