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Just do it

Dear Sir,

Great mag as usual. My story below is my attempt to spread the fun and ease of working on one’s own 911 and the sense of achievement (and cost savings) it can bring.

I am the lucky owner of a 996 Targa, the very one, which according to the previous owner, appeared on the cover of issue 130 of Total 911. Being a 996, it developed the dreaded bore score tapping noise and after two years of driving regardless, I thought I’d better re-build the engine before it got too fed up.

To cut a long story short, I made foundations,