Straight Outta Stuttgart

22 Mar Straight Outta Stuttgart

Even though lightning doesn’t strike in the same place twice, Porsche definitely does.

This week, we’re going to be lucky enough to have two Porsches of successive generations underneath the Fluid roof. The newcomer, who will be joining our beloved 997 Carrera Cabriolet, is a 996 Turbo (non-GT2). Without giving too much away, let’s just say that this specific Turbo should leave this shop looking just as boss as the 997 will. For now, though, it sits in beautiful stock form, right outside the door:

And now, back to our familiar friend, the Carrera Cabriolet. The custom control arms that Fluid put together is undergoing a small revision. After going with the decision to use Heim joints at the end of the control arm, we did some test driving and realized something – Heim joints are NOT quiet. Quite the opposite, in fact. So, we hopped back over to the welding table, and rewelded the ends of the control arms to use polyurethane bushings. After a quick test drive, it’s as quiet as a field mouse. Great success!