I no longer have a Porsche.

I HAVE TWO!

Meet my 2020 Macan GTS with way too many options to count. Thing is loaded. Night Blue to match closest with my Dark Blue Metallic Cayman. 44k miles, CPO but still has some original warranty left, and somehow got an actually good deal for it.

Sports Chrono
Sports Exhaust
Tow Package
18-Way Seats
CF interior trim
PORSCHE puddle lights
Etc etc etc

Got the race team sticker on right away. Priorities.

Honestly, just doesn't seem right or real. I did all the research, I know the math, and I'm 100% convinced on this choice... but I have two Porsches now what the fuck?

Re: NSFS (Not Safe For Svend)

Uhhh this wasn't supposed to happen. I literally started walking away after all the class awards when I heard my name called. Didn't even hear what for just went up and got the award lol

"Spirit of Speed" which makes sense given the post this is replying to. Side note: this was the last award given out and it is definitely the biggest of the ones I saw handed out.

@Curators cold you pin for a day since this is a nighttime post?

Anyway, I'm a member of the Audrain museum in Newport RI and get to go to the opening of the new exhibition every 4 months. This season is... incredible. You may have seen some of my posts like this before, and this is no different. My jaw is still on the floor of the museum.

Wheel porn?

And just some fun...

Sooo, Sasha pictured below was bought 2 years ago and had an aftermarket alarm/immobilizer. I was advised by oppo to remove it right away cuz they're sketchy and the immobilizer could brick the car. Also the fobs were GARBAGE.

I did some research and it turns out removing such an alarm sounds like work.... so I didn't do it. Realistically though I know I could easily do the task skill-wise but the headache of futzing with so many vital electric connections didn't seem worth it. Until now. As I build Sasha into the RACECAR she deserves to be I'm taking care of a lot of maintenance and had some time to tackle the alarm tonight.

HOLY
SHIT
BALLS

Lets start here and ignore the actual alarm horn under the hood cuz that was cake. This is the module, and if you even glance at the wiring you know this isn't going to be pretty. So I start following wires, and bunches etc. Lots of little holes drilled, lots of wires bunched up around others and tangled. Ugh.

You can see some of the rats nest being pulled out. It will likely surprise none of you what came next. As I got down to the really important wires, tapping power, tapping ignition, tapping lock/unlock etc........ this is what I came to.

WRAPPED WIRES AROUND STRIPPED SECTIONS WITH JUST E-TAPE TO HOLD

Ok, I know this is really common and standard and stuff and I've done it all the time in the past, but NOT FOR FUCKING IMPORTANT PERMANENT INSTALLS. Honestly I have no idea how this lasted for years and never left me stranded or on fire.... and therefore stranded.

Oh and one fun thing, I took ages tracking and accessing 2 wires that went to the door lock. Had to take apart the door card and some brackets. THEY WERE JUST HANGING LOOSE AGAINST THE WINDOW ughhhh

Well unfortunately I ran out of time so I'll have to finish wiring and test my work tomorrow but the whole system is removed at least. And I know this isn't really that bad in the grand scheme of things I just needed a good rant

Hail Uppu.

I felt this deserved its own post. Today I met another Oppo, something like my 30th or so which is cool. But even cooler is I met him at the dealership that I got my Macan from because he went there to inspect and test drive the car earlier this week. Called me during his drive to make sure he checked what would help me. We had never spoken to each other directly until this week.

@doodon2whls I couldn't thank you enough, so cool of you and great to talk. Sorry bout the battery making you doodon0whls but hopefully your night VFR flight went well!?

Below are some pictures he sent me from his inspection:

That's right it's the engine of my Cayman!

(Stolen from imgur)

Swoppo

@Qaaaaa said in Suspension Parts Experts Help?:

@2Poor_sh2Furious Do they offer a rebuild service for the PSS10s? That might be a cheaper route

It exists. Bilstein makes it really really hard to figure that out. But everyone I've either talked to or seen with the service have quoted a similar lead time. So is it cheaper? Yes. But it's not a viable option for right now unfortunately. I tried to find individual replacement parts of the major body components and this specific design is all special order i.e. not in stock or they just don't exist as replacements.

I've been looking a bit at used sets as an option but there's no guarantee one comes along any time soon

@Old-Busted-Hotness my thoughts as well thanks!

@UpCreekwithShitPaddle said in Suspension Parts Experts Help?:

@2Poor_sh2Furious In a twist of fate, I have boogered up the exact same bolt before on rally suspension. We didn't break it, but we fugged it up good. We chased the threads to the next size down and milled (also see Jerry rigged) a copper bushing as a spacer to fill the annular space in hole the bolt goes though in the top hat.

Seeing as it's broken, I would use the extension and make sure not to jump the A3 till you get the new one.

Fate is good for me this time! Good to hear my thoughts were along the same lines.

@Qaaaaa said in Suspension Parts Experts Help?:

@2Poor_sh2Furious Absolutely zero machinists will weld this. You cannot weld onto a shock (safely).

I would contact a local Bilstein rep, they'll happily sell you a new one for like $250-300 if the stud extension doesn't work

Good to know thanks! And yeah I've contacted all Bilstein reps I can find but they have the same answer. So I have one on order but it's 2 months out.

@RamblinRover said in Suspension Parts Experts Help?:

@2Poor_sh2Furious What theturbomrt said. The stud is part of a larger boss, and if you tried to weld it basically where the threads stop, you'd embrittle the thing and it might snap. If you somehow had a replacement for the whole boss or this was one of the kind of shocks that has the stud welded right on the end of the shock, you'd be at risk of flash-boiling the oil in the shock anyway, I think.
So, if the part you're mounting into will tolerate the stud extension having a part with larger diameter, that is a good option.

Yeah I was going to cut down to the fillet and weld from there. But the heat effects are mainly why I asked and yeah I figured as much. Thanks!

Ok so, I fucked up as is tradition, and sheared the top of this stud off by over torquing the nut.

It is the rear shock from this kit (mostly)
https://vorshlag-store.com/products/bilstein-b16-pss10-suspension-kit-mk7-vw-a3-s3-audi

It's a Bilstein F4-26230108-H3 and I have a new one on order that won't come until late may no matter who I call.

I want to try to fix this for the short term and need concurrence if I'm right. Basically as far as I can tell from looking at it, pictures, diagrams, and videos of disassembly, this stud is just welded in-place and is not part of the delicate shock parts. It is an inverted shock so the adjusting is on the bottom and this side is just a mounting point to the bracket that attaches to the car. That being said here are my intended options.

1. Use a M/F stud extension similar to below and make sure the number of threads for the extension and the nut are adequate as well as mount the bracket at the correct location.
   

2. Have a skilled machinist cut the stud off and weld a new exact replica in place.

So thoughts? Am I wrong about the strength needed at this point? Would this be difficult to weld?

@tophercrowder lol there were 2 other of the same type posts before mine that i was mimicking. It's just fun!

@Hamster-V10 cool! Any thoughts of making the yellow one more like a gt4rs look? Love the black contrast.

@OPPOsaurus-WRX ooooor a racing version of Calvin Ball!