BillNye

I just bought an identical brake bleeder thingy, except it's a different brand. Worked pretty well.
Wheels look great.

Petza914

It's amazing what you've created there and in such a short timeframe.

Are the gaps in-front of and behind the front tires because you used cup fenders that usually have the flares attached to them? Any plans to add those to go along with the look of the purpose built race car that happens to have lights and tags for the street?

Seneca035

congrats - I bet this was frustrating at times, but mostly therapeutic since there's nothing like wrenching on your own ride. Since there won't be any more build posts, lets see vids of this beast at the track!

krispe

Thanks for this Clay

When you get her on track is there any chance you can use a go pro or something to film the oil pressure gauge whilst hard cornering? I'd be interested if the FVD pan is enough to prevent oil pressure drop on it's own under long sustained fast corners?

Chris

Instarand

Clay - would you mind please reversing this build project and documenting it as well?



Absolutely awesome thread!

lowpue

Wow...really came out great...quite unique and beautiful...inspiring as well.

Blu311

ditto

alexb76

Cpl of questions:

- Is a car this stripped, street legal? or if a cop stopped you they can give you a hard time?
- Is there any hazard or danger with all of those exposed metals in case of an accident?

Racetwin2

Man - I found myself reading through the whole thread. You have great taste and craftmanship skills. LOVE the transformer grey. Its my all time favourite Porche color. Even on the early porsches.

Still practical with stuff like the navi etc but interior wise even more stripped out than a GT3. Maybe even more than a cup car. Please put a video with the exhaust noise. Some interesting bits and pieces done there.

This is a project I would really like to do when time and garage space is available.

Clay.0

Thanks!

haha thanks, here is my flickr - https://www.flickr.com/gp/89639302@N05/UuCaeq

Thank you. I'm waiting to install the fender liners and undercarriage plastics until the alignment is done, just for a little more access to everything.

The only thing I hate more than coolant is brake fluid, this thing is amazing. It is a huge help, especially since i'm working alone.

Thanks. The front fenders are stock width that have been rolled. The fender liners haven't been installed yet. I've thought about the flares, but without rears to match, I'm not sure I like the look.

It has been fun, but there were definitely frustrating times. The car is mostly "done" but the build isn't over. I'll keep updating as work is done and it's driven.

You're welcome. I'll see what I can come up with.

Not sure what you're asking, but thanks!

Thank you

It is street legal, when it really comes down to it, it's just missing carpet and some interior parts. They don't care about that. There are less soft edges for sure, but with 6-point harness and a helmet at the track, it'll be okay.

Thanks it's been fun.

Here is a video in the garage

Clay.0

Before Christmas I called and went to several alignment shops and nobody would touch the car. Mostly because none of the alignment racks were pits, they were all drive on. I drove it a few times, but the alignment was terrible and prevented me from driving too much.

The week after Christmas, I took it to a shop were a friend works on a rainy day.



We started by corner balancing it



Starting


Using the spread sheet found here: https://robrobinette.com/corner_weight.htm we adjusted the coils up and down to get to here with me in it



Which put it balanced within 1 lb.



Once balance was complete, we put it on the alignment rack.



And it was pretty bad



I was shooting for
Front: -2.8 camber, 1mm toe out (1&1)
Rear: -2.5 camber, 2mm toe in (2&2)

After:


Now that it's aligned I can finally start enjoying it, it was terrible to drive before.

Then put it on the dyno for a baseline. I'll add the dyno sheet later, but it did 315hp at the wheels. It's rated for 355hp at the crank so that's in line.











We also brought the 77 911 to dyno. It only did 150hp, which is low. Reviewing the logs later i found that there was no MAP signal and found that the vacuum line had torn. We were in a hurry at that point so we didn't catch anything while on the dyno.








Over the holiday, I also installed a few cameras. One reverse and one in the front bumper to help see getting on my lift and trailers.

The cameras are cheap universals off Amazon, but they worked well.
Drilled a hole in the underside of the bumper to mount the camera


Wires ran into the frunk




And behind the battery into the cabin


Camera installed


And the view. I drew a red target on the floor for the correct alignment on the scissor lift. This car is wide and there is only +/- 1" of play to get it to fit on the lift correctly, so this is helpful. Before, I'd have to get in and out of the car 3-4 times before getting it.



The rear is wired into the reverse bulb on the taillight, so when you put it in reverse, it'll pop up on the headunit



Rear camera installed in the tow hook cover. I didn't want to drill holes in the rear bumper







Rear view. Not perfect, but better than nothing. It's hard to see out the rear view mirror with the wing.



Also bought AEM infinity for the 997. There are plenty of good tunes out there and the stock ECU is programmable, but going AEM allows for more flexibility in the future, and using gift cards made it close to free.




They make a plug'n'play adapter for the 997, I found a new unused one on Ebay that I got for $300! They retail for $1500.



I started installation in rear the stock ECU



Unplugged stock wires from ECU



Plugged them into the AEM adapter and mounted at the rear seats



I started the configuration, but ran out of time. Next project will be to finish the configuration, start up and tuning.

voodoo

Hey Clay,

Let me know what it takes to get the Infinity dialed in and the gains you see. That might be something I do, as well.

Car looks amazing.

Ryan

captainbaker

I second the great taste and craftsmanship. It takes a talent to look a pile of ? get a vision, then see it through. I think you mentioned it before (too lazy to look) but the color was chalk correct?

Monster231

And, I was so proud of myself for removing my cupholder and installing a new HVAC fan! Car looks bad ***, well done!

Clay.0

Hey guys, not much has changed since the last post. I've been driving it a few days to work and around. I've put a few hundred miles on it without any issues.

Last Friday I took it to MSR Houston for the first track day.




























Overall the car did very well. On the last lap of the first session I popped a coolant line on the passenger front. Luckily I noticed immediately and pulled off safety. Put the car up on jacks and took the front end off to find it had simply disconnected at the fitting and was able to get it back together. I missed the second session, did a few laps in the 3rd session but the coolant light came on so I pulled off and topped off the coolant and did a few more laps without issue. Fourth sessions still took it easy, but was able to get on it some at the end and drove it home. So while not the best day, it could have been worse.