Winter Project(s)

I bought my car, a 03C2 in March of 19 in FL, car had about 75K and was coming off a major service done at Orbit, like it came out of service and I picked the car up a week or so later. Items addressed: Direct Oil Feed Kit (IMS Bearing Kit) Single Row IMS BearingSachs Clutch Kit Dual Mass Flywheel Flywheel Bolt, M10 x 50mm Crankshaft Seal Ring Camshaft Plug Oil Separator Mahle Oil Filter Kit Liqui Moly 5w40 Synthetic Engine Oil Engine Oil Drain Plug Coolant Return Hose Cooling Hose Connector Coolant Filling Hose Porsche Coolant Bosch Spark Plug Direct Ignition Coils Engine Mounts Engine Drive Belt Brake Pad Set, Front Brake Pad Set, Rear Porsche Brake Fluid Drive Belt Tension Roller Drive Belt Idle Roller Brake Pad Sensor Sylvania High Performance Headlight Bulb Bulb Socket for Front Turn Signal HVAC Pollen Filter (Cabin Air Filter) Valve Cover Washer I picked the car up in FL and drove it home to Massachusetts. Over the course of my ownership I have done one oil change, washed it a bunch and put on about 6K miles, it's been great. Pic below is the day I picked up up minutes before starting my 2 days of 10HRS each in the car, what a blast. I wanted a car that had the feel of a car purpose built for driving, hard. Regardless of the location street or track I want to get in and be removed of all distraction, creature comforts are not my thing in a weekend car. First I put a set of cheap muffler deletes on, for the price I can replace them 3 times before spending for name brand stuff and for what they are, they work (Less weight) and sound amazing. You Tube Next I put in a Sparco EVOII hard mounted to the floor, no more wife of guest drivers. I left them a perfectly good comfy Porsche factory seat on the passenger side if they're brave enough to get in. Now the car is up on jack stands for the winter plan, the stuff below is bought and on the way or here: Ohlins R&T Tarett Drop Links CAE Shifter OMP Corsica Suede Steering Wheel NRG Hub and quick release 12MM F and 15MM R Wheel spacers and extended wheel bolts Refinish and Powder coat the stock wheels Looking for a used roll bar setup and need to order a harness. Still thinking about adding deep sump and baffle kit and a accusump setup. If anyone else has some plans for the winter hibernation, feel free to share what they are and your progress.

Got some parts in: Ohlins - sent a picture of these to my Dad, he asked if they were for an art museum or use on the car Steering wheel and hub parts installed - Suede steering wheels are awesome. The removable hub should make it a fair bit easier to slide into the car without riding the seat bolster the whole way in. I hate when the bolsters get worn down. Got the wheels back from the powder coater and mocked one up - Renewed excitement to get the car back on the ground. Picking up an RSS 930 from a member tomorrow and the CAE shifter is due in early next week. Hopefully next weekend installs will be done.

Looking good. Wheels look even better on the car.

Are you going to put some better rubber on, worthy of those coil overs?😎 looking good.

This looks like it's going to be an awesome thread. What made you go with the CAE shifter over the numeric shifter?

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Thanks. I really like the shifter position on the CAE, I geeked out on CAE videos and although the numeric looks awesome as well, the CAE was the one for me. Today was a long day, picked up the roll bar from an awesome member a couple hours away. removed the passenger side stock struts, finished the prep on the �hlins and got the driver side installed. Tomorrow back on the ground.

Very cool thread! Man, you're not wasting any time on your build! Is your goal to track it, too?

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Thank you. Going to do DE days this summer. Mostly will get driven hard on the street. Got the car back on the ground this morning. Took a quick pic that doesn't really do the car justice IMO, but I'm bias. ETA: Ohlins were setup per factory specs and I am really happy with the ride height so far. I expect a tad of settling but man, what a difference from factory. Now I need to find a competent shop in the area to dial the alignment and corner weight. Any suggestions in the MA/RI area welcomed. Everyone loves pictures though.

I'm going to install a deep sump with baffle as well. I considered an Accusump setup, but I met a guy at the track last year who has a 996 C2 that he's been tracking for 5 years. He said the deep sump and baffle has been perfectly fine. Is this your first 996?

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Good info, thanks. And yes, this is my first Porsche.

Washed off garage dust and grabbed a pic outside. And... Pulled it back in and removed seats, console - Roll bar going in now and the shifter gets here tuesday. Almost there.

your next project IMO should be to repaint those ugly yellow calipers back to black. Otherwise looking good. take a pic without such a busy background so the car stands out more

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For the first time since I have owned the car I actually like the yellow calipers behind the bronze wheels so probably going to keep them for the time being. After I get the car finished and can get out in it without all the sand/salt we have up here I'll take some less spur of the moment pics. These are all really just to update and pass along the view I have, with the time I have, in the place I am. Evening update is I am pitched in an epic battle of wills with the roll bar install and getting all the mounting points to jive together. I am going to be a sore dude tomorrow. Also got the center console out in preparation for the CAE shifter. Found a long dead salamander under the passenger seat along with some CD's and a business card someone must have left on the windshield a life ago offering to buy it if the PO was selling. Glad I got there first. And yes, I vacuumed the **** out of the interior while all the seats and console were removed and gave the salamander a proper send off.

Are you going to keep the Amber side markers? I see you kept the Sumi's. Sounds and looks like you're going to drive it like intended. When they wear out, treat yourself to a set of Michelin Pilot sports. Transforms driving experience. looks good!

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Michelins n 911's along w/ the mid engine cars work pretty well together. Or get a set of Pilot Sport Cups/2 on 2nd wheels and your track days will last a season or 2. Just no autocross FTD's.

I like the yellow calipers and orange fender lights. Pics of decayed salamander carcass? Which CDs? Something interesting like Color Me Badd or Right Said Fred? Perhaps Chumbawumba'so greatest hits? I can't wait for the shifter install and review. My friend is getting one for his 986 Boxster race car as well. Did you order the shifter cables, too?

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Thanks ! No dice...Off the the vacuum Gods Classics such as Blues Traveler and 25 Motown #1 hits over 25 years - Not my bag No cables for now, I'll see how it works with the standard and go from there. I picked the shifter up today from a DHL location. Picked up in Germany on Friday and picked up in good ole Rhode Island USA on a Monday. Bang up job by DHL. It's a pretty impressive piece of kit. The roll bar install kicked my *** last night trying to get the 2 bolts that mount to the seat belt anchor locations in. Going to take some real persuasion to make the whole setup dance. If anyone knows a really, really strong person of very small stature who could supply some muscle I would compensate with a hearty pat on the back.

The roll bar may have won a few battles and left me with some bumps and bruises...but.... In the end... I was victorious. That being said, it was one of the more unenjoyable installs I have done in a while. After pushing / pulling / prying with multiple people over the weekend unsuccessfully I took a day off to think about a better solution. In the end, I ended up using a ratchet strap to pull the offending bar into position and secure the hardware, did the trick and didn't need any other hands. Once that was behind me, I put in the CAE shifter which after the roll bar fiasco, was enjoyingly simple. Bolted the seats back in and all that's left is the console. I think I will wait and give it a little drive to prove out the settings of the CAE before I put it back in. With that, installs done for this winter round of goodies. I will setup an alignment and suspension setup soon and then wait for the roads to clear up to really enjoy the fruits of my labor in anger, for now, I'm pretty happy just to admire. I'll refresh this thread with some not garage / driveway pics when the next opportunity presents itself.

I had to tidy up the garage after completing all the installs, it is a beautiful, if windy day in central Massachusetts and the car was begging to get more that a 1/4 mile down the road, I caved and obliged. Car needs an alignment, but, those �hlins sure feel like they are going to fly. 15 clicks on bumpy roads and if anything, more compliant than the worn out stock stuff. Chassis feels very taut with the addition of the cage. I have to say though, in the beginning of this round of changes I wanted to transform the driving experience to a more direct, sharper feel and driving it for the first time after all this stuff was installed, the shifter stands out. It is expensive and anything but discrete but man does it feel awesome. The placement is perfect and the engagement is so mechanically satisfying, it is worth the money. If anyone bumps across this thread and has questions on any of the items or their installation, please feel free to reach out.

Everything looks awesome. You're doing pretty much exactly what I wanted to do with my old C2.

DIY Lower console delete. Going to see if I like it before going for the GT3 setup. Or maybe something different, don't know but had some time to kill and figured I'd see what it looked like.

Made some adjustments to the CAE shifter and am happy with the action. It's pretty awesome. You Tube

Wow! looks really nice, you should see if you can get some vinyl pieces for the center caps, that's what I did.