Cayman front on 986

[drburton]

I think it looks great, but this would be very expensive to do since you would be replacing the lights, hood, bumper etc... There are much cheaper options for changing the front bumper on a 986. Other option would be to get a 987, then you could put the Cayman bumper right on.

....or just buy a Cayman and saw the roof off

[Perfectlap]

Needs a Porsche hood crest...asap.

[Dr. Kill]

+1 on the hood crest, but otherwise, I think the car looks great.

[eslai]

Hmm...it's also got the Cayman's rear bumper cover. This car would've cost a lot of money to put together.

The more I see them, the more I think I like the old side vents more than the 987's side vents. Makes me wonder if it would have been easier for this guy to start with a 987 and just change the vents and bumper covers.

[SC986]

Originally Posted by drburton

....or just buy a Cayman and saw the roof off

Yeah and if you didn't like it you could order a Zeintec top for it

[djomlas]

id love to see someone take a cayman and chop the roof.
there is a chopster or whatever of cayene like here
http://automobile.2405.com/automobile_gallery/EDAG/Porsche_Cayenne_Rinspeed_EDAG_Chopster/15_Rinspeed_Edag_2405.jpg

i wanna see someone think outside the BOX to do something new, seems like people are too scared to 'redesign' a porsche on their own.
if i had money i would do some weird stuff, not that it would be better probably hahaha

[Jeph]

986 with a Cayman front doesn't work for me. It's mixes the old with the new (and not in the popular retro fashion), and I don't think that carries over very well here.

The lines are different -more edgy on the newer Cayman, whereas the 986's rear is more curvaceous. It doesn't make the car's design work as a whole.

Don't mix the generations. And if you're spending that kind of money on an upgrade... wouldn't a 987 be within reach?

[Matt Crooke]

Well,

What if someone did a 997 front with a smaller bumper? Might give it a pretty cool retro feel from the Porsche 550?

Originally Posted by Jeph

986 with a Cayman front doesn't work for me. It's mixes the old with the new (and not in the popular retro fashion), and I don't think that carries over very well here.

The lines are different -more edgy on the newer Cayman, whereas the 986's rear is more curvaceous. It doesn't make the car's design work as a whole.

Don't mix the generations. And if you're spending that kind of money on an upgrade... wouldn't a 987 be within reach?

[yellowboxster01]

Based on how much my 996 Turbo front end conversion was, you'd be better off just buying a Cayman in the first place.