Northy Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 (edited) I managed to get my car on the weigh bridge today: That was with the spare and tool roll onboard and just under a 1/4 of a tank. I have removed the following from the car: - rear seat backs and bases - flag mirrors swapped for 964 RS spec teardrops - no centre console - no brake dust sheilds Getting your car weighed is dangerous... I was planning the items to be dumped on my way home. - stereo, rear sound pad, RS door cards, leccy sports seats, carpets, light bumpers and panels......I would like to get it under 1100 kilos though. I also had yesterday off for this: Which was interesting... Edited January 12, 2009 by Northy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mean in green Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Ours are pretty similar not just in colour then Lewis: 1167kgs, with rear spoiler and full tank. Polished wheels must be worth a kilo a corner though! Done more miles in mine this week than in any other since buying it - can't stop smiling. Just listening to the engine (even on the motorway) is a pastime all on its own. Radio is surplus to requirements. Certainly enjoying getting properly acquainted with the car so far. Got it seriously squirrely for the first time yesterday: felt that fabulous sensation where the suspension begins to unload, the car goes light and traction temporarily loses its fight. Wonderful. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryH Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 (edited) I managed to get my car on the weigh bridge today: Well I'm down on that a lot for the lard-arrrr5e Tea tray spoiler and then up a bit for the fg bonnet Btw, what size are your wheels ? Edited February 9, 2008 by GaryH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djf67 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Go on then, Lewis, tell us why you had it off. Was it forensics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPerkles Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 car looks lovely Northy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryH Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Go on then, Lewis, tell us why you had it off. Was it forensics? I'm guessing photos for agreed valuation ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndglynn Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I'm guessing photos for agreed valuation ? What, with inverters and a Nikon D200? Mag shoot - has to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryH Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 What, with inverters and a Nikon D200? Perhaps it's a very high valuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northy Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 Btw, what size are your wheels ? 16"s x 7 + 6 mate - just with spacers at the rear. Go on then, Lewis, tell us why you had it off. Was it forensics? To quote Roy Walker "It's a good guess but it's not right". John is on the money, it was a photo shoot for 911 & PW - I don't know the etiquette with these things, so I don't know if I should say what the article is about? But as a clue, Boxsters are now about £10K... Really good day out though. It was interesting watching the pro snappers at work and I got to be a hooligan on a large tarmac area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryH Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 16"s x 7 + 6 mate - just with spacers at the rear. Bah ! - was hoping you were on 7's and 8's (or bigger) so I could steal a march weightwise with my 6's and 7's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northy Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) I've not used the car since Snertterton in September (?) and I finally finished all the work this week and got it MOT'd. It flew through and only needed an indicator bulb that I must have left out whilst doing the rear fog light mod detailed here: Nick Moss's under bumper fog delete To recap, over the summer and last few months I've done the following: The bulk of the work is for lightening purposes but I have also made a few other tweaks. Interior I wanted a more 'RS' feel, to remove some of the un-used junk and basically have a tidy up. So the following has been done: - Nardi wheel swapped for a Momo 07 - Front door cards swapped for Appbiz RS America cards - Stereo and wiring removed - Rear seats removed, rear parcel pad removed, sound deadening removed - Paint on sound proofing added to remove some resonance - AppBiz RS carpet kit fitted - Sparco buckets replace Sports Seats for track use - Harness bar added - Centre console deleted Outside: - Hankook RS2s replace the old Pirelli P-indestructibles - Sourced some 8" fuchs for the rear - 7s and 8s diamond cut and then anodized - the finish is similar to unpainted factory fresh wheels. - Sourced a duck tail for track days (not sprayed yet though). Engine & Box: - Full services including valves, timing etc - Silicon valve cover gaskets - Silkolene 5w 50 oil - Standard exhaust removed and SSIs fitted - SSIs have been customised to accommodate a slide in twin can rally silencer - Twin in, Twin out. (Thread here) - Main oil lines changed for early ones to fit SSIs and also replaced where necessary Misc: - Battery replaced with an Odyssey 680 in custom built holder. - Still got to delete the Clock in favour of an additional dash vent Having done a few miles in it today my overall opinion is that it feels quicker than I remember, the huge upsurge in power it had at 3500 rpm has smoothed out and it feels torquer low down. The exhaust is noisy and has a much lower tone than I thought would - but through the gears it sounds pretty damn good. I think I'm going to need a quieter option for normal use so in the new year I might look into getting a dansk 2 in 1 out modified to fit my SSIs or perhaps speak to someone about fabbing me something up. The car feels really light now and is stiff enough even on the standard TBs - this has got to be down to the Koni adjustables being set to 'hard-as-fook'. At snett it weighed 1068kg with some tools and bits and bobs on board, since then I've dumped the big battery, rear wheel adapters and standard SC exhaust. So I figure I must be down to ~1055 kg now as the battery alone is 10kg IIRC. I'll get some pics once I've got the new front wheels fitted up. I'll also take some video at the weekend Shame it's all finished too late for the track day season - but roll on 2009! Edited December 16, 2008 by Northy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tea boy Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 - Paint on sound proofing added to remove some resonance Is this any good and where do you get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northy Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 Is this any good and where do you get it? Yes it's good stuff. It definitely took a long of the ring out of the panels. Pre party boy exhaust the car was no louder than with the factory stuff in. I bought second skin spectrum - I can't remember what the place was called though. You can get it on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northy Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Did a few final bits on the interior today. Here's how it worked out: If I was doing it again, I'd use spray on adhesive for the carpet. I used a brush on one and it went on a bit thick in a couple of places and soaked through a bit. Other than that I'm pretty happy with it all. The Recaros are bloody lovely, one of my favourite additions to the car. The fire extinguisher mounted using the existing gear linkage cover plate screws, which was a stroke of luck. The harnesses are taking a bit of getting used too, but will be good for track use. They attached straight into the rear seat belt mounts, which is handy. Just got to have a look at the headlining, sort out the standard ventilation, swap the clock for a vent and replace the membrane behind the doors with a new one. I'm having some new parts sprayed at the minute, so I'll update with an exterior shot next week. On the negative side, I measured the exhaust with a new decibel meter today ~ 106 db @ idle! Time to get that M&K on methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom7 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 That interior shot has just made my mind up about my steering wheel choice (yellow band or not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northy Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 That interior shot has just made my mind up about my steering wheel choice (yellow band or not) Yeah, I think I might paint mine black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP72 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Looks nicely executed Lewis, where i'd like to see mine some time in the future PP or Furious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northy Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Well they're meant to be Furious but the shells are labelled as PPs. My sources tell me it's just the material that's different. Alloy mounts are worth getting - they're very light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPerkles Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 that interior looks much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndglynn Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Great Lewis, coming together a treat mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Twinzig Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Nice job Lewis. Looking forward to the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryH Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Well they're meant to be Furious but the shells are labelled as PPs. My sources tell me it's just the material that's different. Alloy mounts are worth getting - they're very light. Looking good Lewis Looks like mine (...will look if I ever get it finished... ) Just 'how' light are the PP alloy mounts ? I have steel ones on atm and they're 'not' light. Material is the same for PP and Furious. Only differences are solid Recaro lettering on the headrest and shoulder protection pads on the PP. Agree about the Recaros being the dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonyw Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Looks really nice lewis. Tempted by some carpets myself, they look really good. The recaros are one of the best purchaces I made. Very nice. Can't believe 106db at idle!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbombedout Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Could you not put a sound clip up Lewis and then we can have a listen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northy Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Just 'how' light are the PP alloy mounts ? Don't have an exact weight, but 'bugger all' should give you an idea. Could you not put a sound clip up Lewis and then we can have a listen? There you go: Short video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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