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Old 05-27-2016, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by csesin
Is that you, John? Thanks for the quick (and honest) reply. Don't know about other parts of the US, but we've got a lot of sharks here in sunny Miami. Just preparing myself before taking my first dive into spyder mods! I've almost convinced myself to take away my dear spyder's stock "virginity" and get the sport headers. Will probably be visiting my local installer this weekend.
At your service Carlos, and am just a phone call away if you ever need some questions answered. Btw my cell is 484 883 6197, feel free to text/call me anytime, and that goes the same for anyone else on here

You will not regret the Sport Headers, they are like white on rice for the GT4/Spyder at this point haha.

Originally Posted by Ddesimone17
I would feel confident doing it a second time in two hours

And I would only charge you a nice bottle of cab

It's really not that hard , having lift makes all the difference

I would not have attempted it on my back w jack stands

Dean if I was closer I would take you up on that for my Cayman haha, what a guy

Originally Posted by CAlexio
Virginity is a state of mind.. A tampon ****'s t up. Those headers are an easy bolt on which will transform your car.. Would you rather a quiet girl or one who feels comfortable screaming when you've really given it to her good?

Jokes aside, call around to different shops and get a quote... Even here in SF I paid $240 for 2 hours labor.. Super easy job with a lift
I need to stop reading your points while i'm drinking coffee, but well said haha. Also give me a ring when you have a free minute, we still need to catch up on some things as I'm drowning in catch-up work since the honeymoon

Originally Posted by csesin
I'm also thinking about aftermarket wheels. I've looked for some time but haven't found any threads showing aftermarket wheels on Spyders, as opposed to GT4/GT3/RS, except for kitwetzler's white Spyder a bunch of pages back. Have I not looked in the right places, or has there not been a thread with aftermarket wheels on Spyders?

Would love to see some aftermarket wheels on 981 Spyders! (please feel free to post pics!)
Carlos we are a distributor of near every wheel manufacturer, although I am a huge fan of how the Forgeline wheels look on the Porsches and is what I will be running on my Cayman when I upgrade. Check out the GA1R they offer (my personal favorite) and send me over some good pictures of your vehicle from the side. I'd be happy to have some wheels rendered onto your car so you know how superb they would look

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I'll take you up on that soon. Hopefully before Before August?
Andrew you tease haha. We still to catch up on the phone and go over some of the details of the upgrades you were interested in. Feel free to give me a ring outside the office on my cell above when you have some time. Look forward to you joining us
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Old 05-27-2016, 04:53 PM
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I still want to do the whole GT450 upgrade. I already picked up the Cobb from Fabspeed - now I just have to add the other minor bits

My wife wanted a swimming pool for the house this year, so my car projects are on hiatus. I told her the pool doesn't sound nearly as good as the Spyder would after the mods. She had the pool builder include some waterfall features and said "now the pool will sound good." I should learn to keep my mouth shut.
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Originally Posted by Dr. G
I still want to do the whole GT450 upgrade. I already picked up the Cobb from Fabspeed - now I just have to add the other minor bits

My wife wanted a swimming pool for the house this year, so my car projects are on hiatus. I told her the pool doesn't sound nearly as good as the Spyder would after the mods. She had the pool builder include some waterfall features and said "now the pool will sound good." I should learn to keep my mouth shut.
Hahaha wow! That was well played George I have to say, you are in trouble with that one

Then again my wife showed up with a dog to our apartment two days ago, and when I asked "What the hell is that?!" she responded "This is my Cayman"...Couldn't argue with that one, so now I have a German Shepherd mix lol.


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Originally Posted by Fabspeed Motorsport
Hahaha wow! That was well played George I have to say, you are in trouble with that one

Then again my wife showed up with a dog to our apartment two days ago, and when I asked "What the hell is that?!" she responded "This is my Cayman"...Couldn't argue with that one, so now I have a German Shepherd mix lol.


Ha ha been there.
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Originally Posted by Ddesimone17
W/ mesh windstop
MUCH BETTER! GREAT JOB IMHO.
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Yea I agree looks much cleaner ,the paint job cost $300 worth every penny
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Originally Posted by Ddesimone17
Yea I agree looks much cleaner ,the paint job cost $300 worth every penny
looks much better than the painted hoops option from the factory.
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Originally Posted by Ddesimone17
Very happy with new look
That looks great. I wonder how it would look if you extended the paint to the flaps and the rear Spyder trim area that are black.
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I like the contrast , I think if you paint all the black trim too much white. The pics don't do it justice looks better in person

considering doing the air intakes but would do them in high gloss black

If you like the look very its simple dismantle and re assembly job
20 mins tops


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