The (996) Wheels are in Motion

[Jeph]

I visited my car in the hospital today...

[djomlas]

sweeeet dude.
how much is it costing total for such conversion btw?

[David_J]

It's gonna look good. I can't wait to see it complete.

Can you let me know all the parts involved? I've talked to Sunset and they can't tell me everything that is needed since they haven't done one. I know you need lights, fenders, fender liners and bumper. Those are pretty straight forward. It's the little pieces that I need to know so I can order all of those as well.

Thanks,
David

Your a very lucky guy. So how are the fenders reallyyyyy different? You have seen both, and you can tell us what seperates them.

[C5150]

Very exciting. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[Jeph]

djomlas, I don't know the cost of the conversion yet. When it's all done I'll do my best to run the numbers for you. I'm quite curious myself.

David_J, as the reconstruction process begins, I'll know more about the parts. You've got the basics down: fenders, fender liners, bumper, & lights. Add to that headlight retainer, headlight wiring harness, and bumper retainer. More parts to come I'm certain, many of which I won't know the names to. For example, the yellow highlighted parts in this picture:




boggtown, I believe the only difference in the fenders from the 986 to the 02-04 996 is how much the inner area of the fender extends to the front. It's hard to explain, so hopefully these pictures will help.



Notice the space from the yellow line to the top of the logo.
The inner area of the lights are taller (they go further back),
so the fender must be shorter.


(Side note: the cost of the 2 different fenders is identical)


I, too, look forward to seeing -nay, DRIVING the finished product! I was told it will be ready by the end of next week. I suspect that's a little optimistic, but I'd rather have them go slow and get it right, then rush to meet a deadline. If I can get up there to take more pictures during the process, I'll be sure to post them.

[Jeph]

Hood repaired
Fenders installed
Add to the list of conversion parts needed: Fuel Door



It's impressive to me the repairs they've done to the hood.


I cannot wait to see the lights in place! I'm just waiting on a wiring harness for that, then it should be smooth sailing from there.

[yellowboxster01]

Where would i buy the new style fenders to do this conversion? How much were they?

I have a Turbo bumper that is already the same color as my car and I bought 02-05 headlights. I assumed the front end was the same as the Carrera but, after reading this thread, I guess not. How much more am I looking to drop to do this conversion?

Btw, Jeph car looks spectacular!

[Jeph]

Originally Posted by yellowboxster01

Where would i buy the new style fenders to do this conversion? How much were they?

A lot of your questions can be answered here, yellowbox.
http://www.986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9114

The fenders cost the same as Boxster's. The body shop ordered them for me.

If you have any other questions, feel free to send me a PM. I didn't do the work myself, but I'll still try to help out with what I know.