101 Projects for Your Porsche 911 996 and 997 1998-2008 (Motorbooks Wo

[rbrindley1]

Wayne Dempsey has written another 101 Projects book. This time his focus is on the 996 and 997. Amazon is offering the service manual at $22.39, a pre-order price. A link is provided below:

http://astore.amazon.com/renntechorg-20/detail/0760344035

[Loren]

Hmm... usually Wayne sends a copy or two for us to review... :huh:

[xxaarraa]

I have the Bentley manual but since this is very reasonably priced, I ordered this one too. Thanks for the link.

[996_North]

Looks like a great deal. Has anyone reviewed it yet ?

[alw911@ashburnva.net]

I preordered one back in July 21, 2013 and am still waiting. When I ordered the manual, Amazon listed the book as an October delivery which turned into November, then December, now Feb 19th.

Al

[Sl3ipner]

I preordered one back in July 21, 2013 and am still waiting. When I ordered the manual, Amazon listed the book as an October delivery which turned into November, then December, now Feb 19th.

Al

As Al said.

Kind regards

[valfam]

I placed the order for it in September, my friends has the one for the Boxster. I wonder if it's the same book with a few little changes for the 911 996.

[xxaarraa]

I got a note from Amazon yesterday that they anticipate shipping it earlier than the last advertised date of Feb 19. I think it said some time in January.

[rbrindley1]

I also received an email from Amazon indicating expected delivery on Jan. 15th.

[alw911@ashburnva.net]

I received the Jan 15th email also. But then again,I also received the Oct, Nov, Dec, and Feb emails.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

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Hello,

We have good news! One of your pre-ordered items is now eligible for release date delivery and has been upgraded at no additional charge. Your new delivery estimate is:

Dempsey, Wayne R. "101 Projects for Your Porsche 911 996 and 997 1998-2008 (Motorbooks Workshop)"

Estimated arrival date: January 15, 2014

Please visit Your Account (www.amazon.com/youraccount) for the most up-to-date delivery information about this order. If there are other items in your order, they'll be shipped according to the delivery estimates listed in the order details in Your Account at no additional cost.

Sincerely,

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[JasonStern]

I placed the order for it in September, my friends has the one for the Boxster. I wonder if it's the same book with a few little changes for the 911 996.

I imagine a lot of it will be fairly similar due to fact that the dash forward and much of the motor is common common across both vehicles. However, all of the "upgrade your 986 using 996 parts!" sections obviously would need to be replaced, and if you don't own the 101 Projects for Your Boxster, it's a good reference and worth the ~$25 asking price.

[alw911@ashburnva.net]

Delayed again......

order-update@amazon.com <order-update@amazon.com>

7:45 AM (12 hours ago)

to alwong

Hello,

We're writing about the order you placed on July 21, 2013 (Order# 106-1882225-8505812). Unfortunately, the release date for the item(s) listed below has changed, and we need to provide you with a new delivery estimate based on the new release date:

Dempsey, Wayne R. "101 Projects for Your Porsche 911 996 and 997 1998-2008 (Motorbooks Workshop)"
Estimated arrival date: February 17, 2014

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[rbrindley1]

Yeah, got the same email.... :(

[rbrindley1]

Just got an email indicating this book is being pushed out, yet again, for delivery. Now in the March 20th - April 14th timeframe. :(

[alw911@ashburnva.net]

I received the same email. This time, the message indicates a need to respond by April 11 or the order will be cancelled.

[badges2]

Mine just shows the delivery pushed to 2/20-2/24. If it's anything else, I'm cancelling my order.

[alw911@ashburnva.net]

Mine is pushed to March 20, 2014 - April 14, 2014. In addition to the pushed date notification, my email also required me to update the order by April 11, or the order will be canceled. I highlighted info in the email below.

Other than constant delays from amazon, does anyone know what the true status is of this book?

-----Original Message-----
From: order-update@amazon.com [mailto:order-update@amazon.com]
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 9:22 AM
To: alw911@ashburnva.net
Subject: Your Amazon.com order (#106-1882225-8505812): your approval required

Hello,

We're writing about the order you placed on July 21, 2013 (Order# 106-1882225-8505812). Unfortunately, we are unable to ship the item(s) as soon as we expected and need to provide you with a new estimate of when the item(s) may be delivered:

Dempsey, Wayne R. "101 Projects for Your Porsche 911 996 and 997 1998-2008 (Motorbooks Workshop)"

New Delivery Estimate: March 20, 2014 - April 14, 2014

If you still want us to ship the delayed items when they do become available, (though they may arrive later than expected) please visit Your Orders on Amazon.com address to approve the delay:

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Please approve the delay by April 11, 2014 to avoid cancelation. If the item becomes available before that date, we will automatically ship it to you. By approving the new delivery estimate, you are letting us know that you still want the item(s).

We'll make every effort to get the delayed item(s) to you as soon as possible. If there are other items in your order, they'll be shipped according to the delivery estimates listed in the order details in Your Account (www.amazon.com/youraccount).

Please accept our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience caused by this delay.

Feel free to reach out to Customer Service with any questions at http://www.amazon.com/customerservice

Sincerely,

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[JasonStern]

Most of the projects appear to be online at PelicanParts:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Porsche-996-997-Carrera/01-BASIC-Jacking_Up_Your_Car/01-BASIC-Jacking_Up_Your_Car.htm

[binger]

Hi Guys,

I emailed Wayne direct and received this reply this morning. If you cant wait for Amazon you will have to buy it direct form Pelican parts.

" Hi Bing. We should have 1000 in stock on Monday or Tuesday!!!"

-Wayne

Wayne R. Dempsey

CEO, Pelican Parts Inc.

[GromitInWA]

So are the projects different to the ones that are online?

[Sl3ipner]

Just FYI I got the book fra Amazon today. Have just turned a few pages, looking forward to dig a little deeper.

Kind Regards

[bzguy]

I've ordered mine through Amazon.de (since closest to Belgium), shipping between 26/03 & 02/04 :(

[Loren]

Just got this email this morning "Your Amazon.com order of "101 Projects for Your..." has shipped!" -- so it looks like they are finally shipping.

[cscobra]

Mine arrived today. Looks great, filled with confidence-building information. I can tell that I will be using this manual a lot.

[xxaarraa]

cscobra or Loren, can you tell if the book has any projects related to the interior/radio? I was on the waitlist forever, then my credit card on file expired so amazon bumped me off. I am trying to decide if its worth getting it, since I have so many other hobbies/projects going.

Any chance you can share the table of contents with us?