A Division of Pelican Parts

986 Boxster Catalog | 987 Cayman Catalog | Accessories | Performance


Go Back   986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners > Porsche Boxster & Cayman Forums > Boxster General Discussions
Building a Boxster race car in your home garage....A to Z... Building a Boxster race car in your home garage....A to Z...
Register Garage FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Post Reply
Page 2 of 3 1 2 3
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-15-2007, 01:16 PM   #21
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
more dash...
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:18 PM   #22
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
ear suspension back up and in...
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:19 PM   #23
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
Sparco Pro2000 seats in the car and a wheel mounted....

Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:20 PM   #24
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
me backing the car out of the drive way for an 11:30pm test spin...
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:24 PM   #25
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
Stage I of car build completed. We took it from street car to ready for cage install in a time period of 28 hours. 9am Saturday to 1:00pm Sunday....

Here's what "Lucille" looks like now....

Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:26 PM   #26
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
things temporarily zip tied together for transport to TC Design for the cage install....

Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:28 PM   #27
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
3 days later I got the car back with a handbuilt TIG welded safety cage inside the car. We decided on a custom cage versus the bolt in types due to wanting to make the car as easy as possible to get in and out of and to help with driver visibility.

side view...the bars are hidden...
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:30 PM   #28
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
TC Design did my cage. The do great work and went the extra mile in designing the cage to fit the car.

rear view....x brace
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:31 PM   #29
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
driver's side....where's the roll cage?

Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:32 PM   #30
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
passenger intrusion x brace...
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:34 PM   #31
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
"A" pillar....notice how close to the A pillar the bar is...the AC grill is untouched and sides are not damaged...
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:35 PM   #32
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
Let's go inside and see all the custom bends on a hand built cage....notice how Tony snugged everything up to the top...and the latch is free and clear!
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:36 PM   #33
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
Continuing the tour....
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:37 PM   #34
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
All the points meet up...
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:39 PM   #35
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
and the rear mounts...
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:40 PM   #36
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
Here's the trick part....the knee bar is up behind the lower dash pad, but he did not trim the lower pad. It fits perfectly between the back of where the CD player used to be and in front of the AC/fresh air diverter. I definitely can use some flexible hose to the outer vents if I choose to....don't know if I will but I may....

Take a look....
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:46 PM   #37
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
Now with the build completed it was time to drive...

My race partner and I took our Spec Boxster out for it's maiden voyage at an AX the following weekend. This is the car that we took from bone stock to Spec Boxster trim in 8 calendar days. Out of 100+ cars we met our goal as we both put the car in the top 10 overall. We ended up 6th and 7th overall and coming in 1st and 2nd in class. We were the highest placing Boxster overall and beat all the Cayman's. All this with a bone stock 68K mile 2.5 liter motor. We did put on a gutted muffler...but that probably hurt our low end.

We were on Victoracers. Overall the car was a delight to drive, very easy to turn and toss and the platform was extremely balanced.

Here are a few pics of my co-driver Randal and I in action.

Action picks from the AX....from street car to Spec in 8 days.....

One of the folks that helped with the build, Dan Thompson and I at the sweeper at end of course....
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:47 PM   #38
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
Braking and turn in after the high speed section of the course....
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:48 PM   #39
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
Me trying to find the limits....
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2007, 01:49 PM   #40
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Campbell, CA
Posts: 64
Randal starting in on the backside of the course...
Bill Pickering is offline   Reply With Quote
Post Reply
Page 2 of 3 1 2 3


« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:28 PM.

Contact Us - Pelican Parts Porsche Catalog - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page