Permanent "Spyder" for 1999 Box - Anyone Modded the Clamshell?

[Overdrive]

I saw a picture where someone had done up their 986 to be a permanent Spyder-style car. It had a canvas cover behind the roll hoops where the folded top and clamshell would normally sit, but as far as I know there is no sort of top for the car and it is strictly a nice weather car.

It's actually the yellow car on the cover of Wayne's 101 Projects book, and you can kind of make out in that picture how the rear of the car just flattens out behind the hoops. I'll have to see if I can find one of Wayne's pictures from it.

Ah, here we go:


I have no idea what work was involved to make it that way...it looks like the clamshell piece is still there under the material to keep the shape, though. Maybe Wayne might know more or be able to get you in contact with the person who had the work done to their car.

[ekam]

Originally Posted by Overdrive

I saw a picture where someone had done up their 986 to be a permanent Spyder-style car. It had a canvas cover behind the roll hoops where the folded top and clamshell would normally sit, but as far as I know there is no sort of top for the car and it is strictly a nice weather car.

It's actually the yellow car on the cover of Wayne's 101 Projects book, and you can kind of make out in that picture how the rear of the car just flattens out behind the hoops. I'll have to see if I can find one of Wayne's pictures from it.

Ah, here we go:


I have no idea what work was involved to make it that way...it looks like the clamshell piece is still there under the material to keep the shape, though. Maybe Wayne might know more or be able to get you in contact with the person who had the work done to their car.

That's the factory Tonneau cover.

Tonneau Cover - Wind & Weather - Tequipment Boxster (Type 986) - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by ekam

That's the factory Tonneau cover.

It did look awfully much like it belonged there, lol. I had no idea that was a Tequipment item. Thanks, ekam.

But now that makes me wonder what, if anything, that person might have done to the car. If you're always going to have the car open-top, there's not much point in lugging around the canvas and the top frame underneath that cover.