Woody's build thread

[itsnotanova]

Free to a good home. Cayman S style wing. You pay shipping. I thought I would like it but I think it's too much along with the trunk wing.

[tommy583]

Wow Woody Those headlights look great

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

Free to a good home. Cayman S style wing. You pay shipping. I thought I would like it but I think it's too much along with the trunk wing.

I'll take you up on that, Woody.

[mikesz]

Hey woody I am planning on the same wing setup. I have to finish painting the trunk this spring

[Sassmatt72]

looking good Woody!
where are you putting the licence plates?

great painting.
matt

[GTA_G20]

damn Ive been wanting a cayman wing for years

[itsnotanova]

Sorry guys, but Charles beat you to it. It was only $100 on ebay. I would like to see what the build quality and mounting design of the more expensive one's are like. This one took a lot of work to get to the point it's at and probably could use some more. It came straight from China with no mounting instruction or any plugs for the access holes. You're on your own for drilling the mounting holes and clearing an area inside it for the mounting bolts. I'll take some pics today and show you what I'm talking about later tonight.

Thank you for your compliments and opinion. I see when you guys recommend me on other threads and I very much appreciate it.

[itsnotanova]

Here's some pics of the Cayman S spoiler and why I wasn't too impressed with the quality. I had to dremel out the area for the mounting bolts because there was huge globs of fiberglass in both sides.

The factory bolts aren't long enough and I had to use something else. The only bolts I had that were the right size were allen head bolts. I suggest finding normal six sided bolts for your instillation.

Here's a little tip for everyone. These little trim pieces come off very easy and are only held in place by two little pegs pressed into ribbed plastic holes. I get a call every month for some of these but I think by putting a dab of caulk on them before they come off, you might save yourself some grief in the future. They're really easy to remove by prying up underneath them.

The same goes for the 03-04 rear spoiler covers. The 97-02 are held on by plastic rivets and securely snap over the aluminum frame. The 03-04 have no rivets and are not as securely attached to the aluminum frame. It's my belief that by adding some caulk to the back side of the cover, that it's less likely to come off. You might need to remove the cover in the future, so you wouldn't want to put anything that would permanently attach it to the frame.

Here's the rear with license plate. There's an aluminum bracket behind the plate and mesh that is attached to the bumper cover. I can unscrew the plate holder when I go to the track so more hot air can escape.

[mikesz]

Damn! You got me thinking! I like the mesh in the rear bumper. I lost the rear spoiler on the highway calk was a good idea. Did you remove the bracing behind the bumper?

[itsnotanova]

I got a few inquiries about the rear bumper and mesh I installed on my boxster. Almost every spec boxster has the rear cut open like mine or very similar. They get their boxsters very hot during racing and never have issues of the rear bumper cover melting. At least that I know of. That being said, I'm still going to keep an eye on mine until I feel comfortable with it. Unlike them, I still need to mount a license plate back there and had to add bracing that they don't. I took a flat piece of aluminum and folded ti over on the top and bottom. You can see in these pics how I attached everything together. When it comes to the mesh. Most spec guys just screw it directly to the bumper cover. I didn't like that look, so I folded mine around the whole license plate area and have the plate holder sandwiching it down. I think it looks cleaner and hopefully will hold.



So with the bumper done, I moved on to finishing the clam latch. I have to thank sassmatt72 again for the great idea to use the rear trunk latch. It works wonderfully!. I spent hours trying to make something out of aluminum but ended up using the mounting bracket from the top motor. It was so easy once I gave up on aluminum. A little plasma cutting here, and a little welding there. BAM! So easy and functions great. The emergency cable is also the perfect length to tuck up and hide right behind the driver's headrest.

[itsnotanova]

Exterior is done! I had to kick it out of the shop because I need to remove a motor from the boxster behind it. Next on the list is finishing the interior.

[njbray]

Car is looking great! Love the wheel / tire combo.
I wonder if Boxsters are set to become the next "outlaw' porsches? Now that 911's and 356's are becoming too valuable to mess with. There seem to be more companies getting into making upgraded parts.
Now that Magnus Walker is getting into water cooled stuff - how long until he gets an old Boxster?

[jcslocum]

The car looks damn good!!!

[mikesz]

Looks terrific! Nice job!

[itsnotanova]

Thanks guys. I realized I'm not completely done with the exterior. I have a fellow member who's going to be trading me an arena red hardtop for my seal grey hardtop. I also have decided to keep the red calipers. I have a black set but I feel they would get lost with the wheels. I might experiment with different colors down the road, but for now I'm satisfied with red.

[Dubaday]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

I also have decided to keep the red calipers. I have a black set but I feel they would get lost with the wheels.

Nicely done there, your Boxster looks incredible. What about making that black set of calipers arena red, to match your rollbar? Just a thought

[itsnotanova]

Originally Posted by Dubaday

Nicely done there, your Boxster looks incredible. What about making that black set of calipers area red, to match your rollbar? Just a thought

Someone had mentioned that before and it's my color of choice but I'm hesitant to paint them with automotive paint. I'm not sure how well it would hold up to the abuse. I prefer to powder coat them if I'm going to go through the effort. I have the equipment to powder coat but I'm not sure about where to get the right color matching powder. Eastwood sells some that look close but I want an exact match.

[mikesz]

I painted my calipers red. I just went to advanced auto parts, got some high temp red and some white stickers off ebay. Cleaned with good cleaner couple coats of primer then several coats of the red, put the stickers on then several more coats of clear. Came out great. but my car is arctic silver

[jdraupp]

Originally Posted by mikesz

I painted my calipers red. I just went to advanced auto parts, got some high temp red and some white stickers off ebay. Cleaned with good cleaner couple coats of primer then several coats of the red, put the stickers on then several more coats of clear. Came out great. but my car is arctic silver

His are red, I think the question was about arena red, which is the same color his car is.

Woody, I think it looks great. You could probably do a contrast color like green or yellow and it would look ok. Be interesting to see some arena red calipers though. Could you paint it with arena red and then use some kind of high temp clear coat to seal them?

[particlewave]

The calipers look great in red. I wouldn't change a thing