This year, the 911 has not had much done to it. For the majority of 2021, it has been well enjoyed thanks to the dry summer. However, as with any project, there are always things to improve. For my car, it was largely maintenance and cosmetic/quality of life improvements. Terence at TT Auto helped with some fluid changes, checked/cleaned the soot from the DFI engine with Seafoam (not much to clean, thankfully), and sent off my rear bumper to be repainted due to a paint crack that had bothered me since I owned the car. Once all the maintenance completed, I had Kanji, someone I met a one of Travis’ meets help me do a wrap on the bottom part of the 911 rear bumper. Kanji works at First Detailing Studio and his 9-5 is doing wraps and PPF so he was the right guy to ask. He came by after work and helped me put a piece of 3M satin black wrap on the bottom of the bumper, mimicking the look that 997.2 GTS’ came with from factory. Then of course, photos.
Now living in the West End, a quick and easy place to get photos is the Lewis Estates Transit Center Park and Ride. The lot is huge and recently built so quite clean and well kept. There also isn’t a huge ridership in that area, so the lot remains quite empty, especially at night. Perfect for me, then!
The rear black accent in satin gives the car more contrast in the rear compared to the white
I’ve also been playing with tones during night shots as I find the image tones can be super strange from the camera due to the lighting. I went with a cooler white balance with blue tones in the blacks/shadows and a bit of orange/yellow in the highlights.
The 911 has no shortage of bright lights to illuminate the road during night drives. LED DRL’s really make the 997.2 front look incredible. The DEPO side markers look great too compared to the stock incandescent bulbs.
I’m very happy with the progress the 911 has made, but there’s still so much to do. The short list includes yellow brake calipers and yellow seatbelts, Rennline front intake grilles, and potentially a radiator upgrade using CSF full aluminum rads. I may even reconsider repainting the front, as Terence and I realized that the front bumper has probably been resprayed and is a slightly different shade than the hood/fenders. As they say, there’s no such thing as a completed project car. Long term goals? I’ve been thinking about the 997 RWB kit but really can’t commit to the cost and time investment. The car is a very clean example and I wish to keep it that way instead of cutting it up. That raises the question if I’d buy a second 911 to get Nakai to cut up, but that’s a distant dream.
Cheers,
Gary