Grown Up Project: Porsche 911 C4S
Some of us grow up, others don’t. It’s a part of life. But it’s not always black and white. A grown up car doesn’t have to be a Camry or Accord. For Darrick, the owner of this 996 Porsche 911 C4S, this is his project that he’s still a kid at heart, but a kid with class.
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Darrick caught the modding bug early on. He had a Mitsubishi Eclipse that he modified. His dad didn’t want him modifying any more cars and found a nice 1983 Rabbit for sale for $500 that he thought Darrick couldn’t modify…he was wrong. Darrick went to college in that Rabbit, and after a short time, he came home on a break and it already had Porsche wheels and H&R Springs.
Many VW’s, mainly Passat’s have passed through Darrick’s hands over the years, but after getting an Audi S4 and starting to modify it, he looked over his “To-Do” list for his car and realized he could afford a Porsche with all he would put into the Audi. And with that, he sold his Audi and began looking for a 996 C4S. He specifically wanted the C4S for it’s wider fenders, Turbo front bumper, and Turbo brakes.
That would satisfy many people, but Darrick immediately called up Rotiform and ordered a set of 3-piece TMB wheels measuring 19×9.5″ in front and 19×12″ in back! The wheels have a machined face, with mirror polished pockets, and color-matched to the Porsche logo bolts. The detail is stunning!
Hugging over those wheels is a set of JIC Coilovers. But don’t get it wrong, these coilovers are meant to perform. Darrick plans to track this car and has installed an Agency Power roll cage to support that notion. This P-Car also has a set of adjustable sway bar end-links.
This is a Porsche, but seeing that this isn’t a turbo model, a little extra power was added with a Fab Speed exhaust and shifts shortened with a B&M unit with an EVOMS billet shift linkage upgrade. Darrick claims to be done for now with the car, and his wife is seeing to it. She wants Darrick to modify her Infiniti FX35 before he can touch his cars again.
This car is simple, elegant…grown up.
Words and Video by Trent Bray, Photos by Michael Chandler
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