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Recently finished our #008 Spec Boxster build, thought I would share it with the SPB community.
It is for sale, asking $57,000. Open to offers
Here is everything involved with the build:
- 1999 Boxster tub, clean car with no accidents
- Completely rebuilt 2.5L engine, zero hours, built in house
- Custom 2" exhaust
- 4" Under drive pulley (A/C delete)
- Sachs sport clutch kit with Aasco lightweight flywheel
- Semi-sold engine mounts
- 2 quart deep sump pan
- 3 quart high pressure accusump system with external oil cooler & heat exchanger delete
- Transmission oil cooler
- Power steering oil cooler
- Third center cooling radiator
- Bilstein PSS9 with swift springs (450/500)
- GT3 front sway bar with Tarett extended drop links
- Tarett rear sway bar with Tarett drop links
- New wheel bearings
- Rear adjustable toe control arms
- GT3 lower control arms front & rear
- New inner & outer tie rod arms
- Front & rear undercarriage tie downs
- GT3 cup front lip spoiler
- Lightweight fiberglass side skirts
- 17" twist wheels, 1 set square, 1 set staggered
- 1 set new Toyo RR for square setup
- 1 set new Toyo RA1 for staggered setup
- Urethane single stage paint (riviera blue with orange glow accents)
- Aerocatch quick release panel system
- 6 point weld in roll cage (done in house) 1.5"x.095"
- All original seam sealer has been removed
- All wiring has been stripped, lightened and transferred to passenger side
- Reinforcement backing plates under seat
- Reinforcement backing plates for seat harness supports
- Driver side window safety net & center safety net
- Safecraft 5lb manual dual pull extinguisher
- 6 pole kill switch
- Start/Stop panel
- Numeric racing short shifter, cables, cable security clips & shifter riser
- Slotted front & rear rotors with Pagid yellow pads
- Castrol SRF brake fluid
- Front brake air deflectors
- Weight on our scales with 220lb driver (me) and 2 gallons of fuel: 2,620
A lot of hours and detail went into this build with no corners cut.
Would love feedback from the community!
Cheers,
Mike
Body stripped down, all seam sealer removed. Goal was ultimate weight savings.
Body stripped down, all seam sealer removed. Goal was ultimate weight savings.
Thank you everyone for the feedback! Hopefully this SPB will see some track days fairly soon.
I actually don't run with the rubber pedal covers, these were some photos during the assembly process before they have been removed, I should probably change them with newer photos The throttle pedal is replaced also and reinforced eliminating the plastic pedal that fails, and the brake/clutch pedal pads I install based on owners preference.
Nice build.. I was wondering how strong the market is for these high quality builds. Obviously you're moving them if you keep turning them out.
What's up with that front lip though? Why the standoffs?
Thank you for the comment!
I prefer to build detailed vehicles instead of churning out as many as possible. I do spend a little more time and put a bigger budget into the cars but they each come out how we prefer, as detailed and clean as possible. This one is build number 8 since we started with SPB back in late 2012. Each one progresses from the previous one built.
The lip is something new I am trying. Even though we don't see very high top speed on these cars, I am working to create downforce and also reduce drag by allowing air to flow through over the spoiler. It may or may not work, need a wind tunnel to test it 100% but the theory is there.
Here is another SPB that has the same idea. This was my #001 build that was sold.
Also very open to ideas and responses based on the above ^
Thank you for the comment! I prefer to build detailed vehicles instead of churning out as many as possible. I do spend a little more time and put a bigger budget into the cars but they each come out how we prefer, as detailed and clean as possible. This one is build number 8 since we started with SPB back in late 2012. Each one progresses from the previous one built. The lip is something new I am trying. Even though we don't see very high top speed on these cars, I am working to create downforce and also reduce drag by allowing air to flow through over the spoiler. It may or may not work, need a wind tunnel to test it 100% but the theory is there. Here is another SPB that has the same idea. This was my #001 build that was sold. Also very open to ideas and responses based on the above ^
I took my lip off your build - did help a bit with turn in on High speed corners, but found the straight line drag was putting me at a disadvantage
The lip is something new I am trying. Even though we don't see very high top speed on these cars, I am working to create downforce and also reduce drag by allowing air to flow through over the spoiler. It may or may not work, need a wind tunnel to test it 100% but the theory is there.
Here is another SPB that has the same idea. This was my #001 build that was sold.
Also very open to ideas and responses based on the above ^
Very nice build - but unfortunately out of my price range!
For flat bottom cars like the Boxster all these front spoilers will do is disrupt the underbody airflow and reduce the top speed. In order to get some real downforce, you need an effective rear wing (that the SPB doesn't have) coupled with a front splitter.
New SPB Build completed
