sevenfourates 987.1 Meteor Grey Cayman.........

[sevenfourate]

2007 year, 987.1 Meteor Grey Metallic 2.7 Cayman. 5 speed manual with 46K on the clock. Day 1:

 

Car purchased today after a test drive and viewing. My first Cayman. Well - my first Porsche actually. Hopefully collecting from William Francis Specialist Cars next weekend (27th July 2019) once a few very minor gripes are sorted and i've arranged road tax, insurance and a private number swap.

 

 

 

So. I have been known to modify / clean to within a mm of it's life - the odd vehicle or ten. It's an all inflicting disease for which there is no cure.......

 

And always; but always starts with - "I'm gonna leave this one standard / exactly as it left the factory". Yea. Right. Of course.

 

So the last 'toy' was here. And the build thread ran into 140+ pages in just over 3 years: https://clio197.net/threads/shuvs-racing-blue-200.52286/

 

Now the car above may not be your cup-of-tea. But the thought process, researching and doing everything i do the very best / humanly possible may show you what i'm about. Now we'll just have to see where this one goes. At the moment i have no specific plans / theme or grande scheme in mind. Lets just see how it goes ?

 

I have bought some 'PORSCHE' door decals from here today:  https://www.designstuffonline.co.uk/vehicle_graphics/model_make_specific/porsche/porsche_987_cayman_decals.html

 

Along with a few other 'bits and pieces' 😂

 

But for the moment as she stands today upon viewing, and left in the dealers overflow unit; for inspections, valeting etc this week prior to collection:

 

Thanks for looking !

 

 

 

 

 

‘Running’ 🙄 Costs to date:

 

£50 : Genuine Satin Black  rear Cayman badge - July 19.

£60 : New Wheel bolts x 20 - July 19. 

£178 : Rear Texstar pads / Sebro discs - July 19.

£40 : ATE 200 High temp Brake fluid - July 19.

£67 : New Air Oil separator - July 19. 

£250 : Eurocup Stainless exhaust tips + clamp - Aug 19.

£250 : Fitting for the all the above - Aug 19.

£250 : Wheels powder coated - Aug 19.

£600 : Bridgestone N1 tyres and New centre caps - Aug 19.

£100 : Hub Paint, Total coolant, C-Tek charger harness etc - Aug 19.

£65 : Lower door decals - Aug 19.

£60 : Fitting of decals - Aug 19.

£170 : Machine polish - Aug 19.

£23 : Genuine coolant cap - Aug 19. 

£374 - LUK Dual Mass flywheel / Sachs clutch kit - Sept 19.

£300 : Clutch / RMS fitting - Sept 19.

£804: Bonnet respray / arch lips and bumper Paint-work - Sept 19.

£50: 2 x Bosch knock-sensors - Nov 19.

£130: New Bosch MAF sensor - Nov 19.

£120: Fitting for the above / Diagnostic Check - Nov 19

£300: Remap - Nov 19

£35: 2 x New genuine Washer-Jet nozzles - Dec 19

£188: Sprint-Booster - Dec 19

£36: Porsche Drivers seat cover - Feb 20

£93: Bosch S5 008 Battery - April 20

£600: Console, Kidneys / Interior trim removal, painting + fitting - Apr 20

£80: Black / Chrome bonnet badge  - Apr 20

£45:  Motul Gear 300 Oil x 3L - Apr 20

£20:  Exhaust gaskets, Stainless fittings etc - Apr 20

£10: Porsche Green Alignment Tool (Gearbox cables) - Apr 20

£936:  Drivers door, door handle / various trim; rear arch + roof painting - Apr 20

£650: RMS / IMS / Gearbox oil change - Apr 2020

£25 - De-Snork Mesh panel - Apr 2020

£80: BMC Air filter - Apr 2020

£125: Interior and exterior bulbs - Apr 2020

£30: Final interior and all indicator bulbs - Aug 2020

£100: GT3 Master Cylinder - Aug 2020

£60: Motul RBF600 Brake / Clutch Fluid - Aug 2020

£100: Fitting of the 'brake' parts above - Aug 2020

£500: OSF wing / drivers door paint blend and front bumper lacquer - Aug 2020

£70: KSI Studios Black headlight trims - Aug 2020

£53: Handbrake cables x 2 - Aug 2020

£100: Roof gutter seals - Aug 2020

£85: Rennline GT3 Smile Vent - Dec 2020

£60: Rennline Smile Vent Mesh Insert - Dec 2020

£80: Rennline Smile Vent Installation Template - Dec 2020

£205: Eibach Pro-Kit lowering Springs  - Dec 2020

£115: 15mm + 7mm Wheel Spacers and 20 longer bolts - Dec 2020

£132: 4 x Genuine Porsche drop-links - Dec 2020

£149: Meyle Top Mounts with bearing -Dec 2020

£184: Genuine Porsche rear top mounts - Dec 2020

£20: Inner Arch: Clear protective tape - Dec 2020

£10: GT3 Front brake duct Air scoops x 2 - Dec 2020

£540: Top-Gear Cat back Stainless exhaust - Jan 2021

£100: Akrapovic Carbon exhaust tips - Jan 2021

£45: Stainless fixings, U-Bolts, clamps etc for above - Jan 2021

£13: Matt Black Sunstrip - Jan 2021

£35: Front Shock 6.5mm + 3.0mm Compensating plate pairs - Jan 2021

£895: Revolution CR10 Flow-Formed wheels - March 2021

£140: TRW inner and outer: Front Tie rod set - March 2021

£87: Brake Pin / Spring Clip set x 4 - March 2021

£1000: Labour for fitting suspension, paint etc - March 2021

£200: 2 x Bosch O2 Sensors and fitting - April 2021 

£100: Low temp Thermostat and fitting - April 2021

£100: Climate control LED - July 2021

£250: OSF crossover coolant pipes - July 2021

 

Running Total £12’822.00

 

Edited July 15, 2021 by sevenfourate

[sevenfourate]

Most of my day today has been spent doing some PPP (Pre Porsche Prep).......😁

 

C-Tek trickle charger - which i already used; has now been moved - and screwed in a suitable place for the Cayman - onto the garage wall. And i've purchased a new harness part needed to make a permanent connection to the cars battery. Looks neat with the  'Traffic light' warnings - to give you a visual heads-up on battery condition.

 

And although no actual car for me until i collect it next Saturday i have now taxed it, insured it and sorted out ownership (Online) with the DVLA. So as soon as the V5C arrives back [Mid week fingers crossed !]  i can transfer my private number to it right away; and be 100% read to collect the car at that point.

 

Also had a complete tidy-up and clear out in the front end of the garage, cut down some storage units at the rear, turned a workbench around etc; in order to maximise the space available that Persimmon homes generously 'give' you 😎

 

Could be a long week this week.......

 

 

 

[Liongolfer]

Great color!

 

I've got the same ctek charger which I use once a quarter for my CS.  Porsche batteries are not the best from my experience.

[sevenfourate]

On 23/07/2019 at 07:09, Liongolfer said:

Great color!

 

I've got the same ctek charger which I use once a quarter for my CS.  Porsche batteries are not the best from my experience.

 

Thanks. Colour is very 'professional looking' without being OTT i think.

 

C-Tek is about as good as it gets i think for a trickle / maintenance charger.

 

Can't imagine my 2007 is on the original battery now !

Edited July 25, 2019 by sevenfourate

[sevenfourate]

I'm 47 years old - and have had some ok cars. I shouldn't be this excited surely. But:

 

MOT - Carried out with zero advisories.

Cherished number - Transferred with DVLA.

Road Tax - Purchased.

Insurance - Swapped across.

 

And William Francis Specialist Cars have had the car through their workshop for final checks. They have also fitted new stone-guards to the rear arches; and have today had it cleaned / detailed / prepped.

 

Also had word from them that this afternoon, they have had the paintless 'dint' repair man in and he has worked his magic on a tiny car-park / shopping trolley depression on the rear drivers arch.

 

So collection of my very first Porsche tomorrow afternoon. VERY much looking forward to the 60 mile drive home.....😊

 

Thanks for looking !

 

 

 

[Beanoir™]

Bet you can’t wait!! 

 

P.S. loved your build thread on Clio197 - all 143 pages!! 👍🏻👍🏻

[sevenfourate]

43 minutes ago, Beanoir said:

Bet you can’t wait!! 

 

P.S. loved your build thread on Clio197 - all 143 pages!! 👍🏻👍🏻

 

 

Arghhhh....

 

197/200 fan, avid reader or stalker ? 😂

Edited July 25, 2019 by sevenfourate

[sevenfourate]

Collected the car today. The drive home was really enjoyable. For a 12 year old car it drives exceptional in every way. Even at this age it made me feel special.......

 

 

 

 

 

Hope the weekend forecast is completely wrong - so i can get it out the garage and 'tinker'.

 

Have a good one yourself guys......

[Tozerman]

Car looks brilliant. When I was looking the only other colour I would consider was a grey one if I couldn't find a red one. 

Any way very very nice looking Cayman.. 

[sevenfourate]

17 minutes ago, Tozerman said:

Car looks brilliant. When I was looking the only other colour I would consider was a grey one if I couldn't find a red one. 

Any way very very nice looking Cayman.. 

 

The irony being: i'd have had a Guards Red in a heartbeat if the right car had of been local.....!

 

 

[Craiglm68]

That's a lovely car , congratulations! And I have a similar sounding golf ball dent on a rear wheel arch, did you see how the paintless repair chair took it out? I need to find someone local to do the same.

[sevenfourate]

11 minutes ago, Craiglm68 said:

That's a lovely car , congratulations! And I have a similar sounding golf ball dent on a rear wheel arch, did you see how the paintless repair chair took it out? I need to find someone local to do the same.

 

 

Thanks Craig.

 

Oh dear. Mine was miniscule. But anyway: Far as i gather some / most of the metal rear arch is double skinned. So 'you' can't roll / work it out from underneath as you can't physically get to it.

 

So typically the dent guys actually temporarily glue something right above the affected area on the paintwork itself - then connect a slide-hammer to that - and tease the dent upwards and outwards. Then carefully heat / remove the glue !!!! 

 

Ad no i didn't get to see him do it. The supplying dealer sent me the photo of the dent man at work. I'd have liked to have done though !

[MarkGTS]

Congrats! Looks lovely in Seal Grey.  Are you coming to the breakfast meet on Sunday? 

 

 

[sevenfourate]

8 minutes ago, MarkGTS said:

Congrats! Looks lovely in Seal Grey.  Are you coming to the breakfast meet on Sunday? 

 

 

Thanks very much Mark.

 

I did see the meet. (Unusually) i'm already committed this Sunday - and wasn't sure if i'd have the car or not this soon.

 

But i'd love to join you guys in the future if that's ok ?

 

 

[sevenfourate]

Some people see a clean, original Cayman. Mainly at the moment i just see 'grime'. Not much of it per-se and i am ultra anal about a (My !) cars cleanliness. But certainly grime. And it's not even my grime 😮

 

So at the moment this coupled with a few odd items / areas i'd like to renew / tidy-up etc means that i shall be doing something, organising something or perhaps purchasing something every single day; to make the car mine; to put my mark on it and to get it up to my high standards.

 

So as the forecast was for some grotty weather today; i left in it the garage, fired the radio on and started cleaning / tidying up in the boot. Not too bad in there apart from a tiny few coolant spots on the carpet - which easily came off - and a couple of hours detailing later and everything was well in my World.

 

Under the bonnet was a different story. I started to remove some cover panels and the years of dirt, debris, decaying leaves etc in there was obvious. I was in my element ! 🤣

 

So after removing the plastics:

 

 

......i washed them all thoroughly in the sink with a detailing brush and a little APC. And then treated them all with a few coats of Satin finish Armorall; which i left to cure / dry.

 

I then set about the scuttle panel, battery tray area, under the actual bonnet itself etc - cleaned it all up, protecting the plastic under there with the same Armorall protectant, and gave all paintwork a couple of coats of Sonax BSD QD spray. Also conditioned all of the rubber seals with Aerospace 303 rubber / seal conditioner:

 

 

Little by little i worked around the scuttle panel, the storage areas upfront, had the tool kit out and cleaned up in there etc etc. I then started putting it back together:

 

 

Once to this stage:

 

 

I took some time out from cleaning-up; to install the direct-to-battery wiring; to enable my C-Tek charger / conditioner to plumb straight into the car......

 

 

Had a thorough hoover, quick last wipe over of the plastics - and job done:

 

 

8 hours down today for under bonnet and boot. Interior tomorrow if the wet stuff stays away.

 

 

[sevenfourate]

Day 2: Interior.....

 

No horrors here of any sort -  either seen beforehand; or found during. So a simple case of a good hoover, clean and protect the plastics and clean and protect the leather.

 

By no means was it disgusting; and i'm pretty sure it's been somewhat 'Valeted':

 

 

But again - i just wanted rid of anyone elses 'grime' and to get it clean to my lofty standards. So i simply parked up infront of the house and worked on each side - one at a time. Approx 3 hours a side. A grand total of 6 hours fettling outside in the gorgeous  ̶s̶u̶n̶  grey cloud...🤣

 

All rubber inlays, mats etc were removed, washed, cleaned and protected, all plastics cleaned with a weak dilution of APC and then protected. And the leather seats, door cards, steering wheel etc were cleaned with Gtechniq I2 Tri-Clean - which is also anti-bacterial; and later on protected with Gtechniq L1 Leather Guard. [Pre cleaning pic]:

 

 

Never used either before [They came recommended from the Detailing World forum]. But i must say: a fair bit of dirt came out when using a microfibre cloth to clean them. And the look / finish is definitely eons better after applying the guard, and has freshened them up nicely and noticeably:

 

 

I also spent nearly an hour with some Autosol on the exhaust tips. I had read the whole 'body' was Stainless steel [With chrome plated tips] so i cleaned not just the tips themselves - but the whole 'body' that clamps on to the system [Inbetween and around the tips]. Which looks so much nicer polished up from behind:

 

 

I've also purchased a full set of new wheel nuts to go on to tidy those up, and a set of Satin Black Porsche lower door decals. Noticed today the Cayman boot badge isn't on square 😕Will likely purchase a new Satin Black badge too now, as it grates me badly.....

 

*****I gather this is the stuff (???) i need to use on the new wheel bolts to assure they torque up; and hold that torque correctly (130nm yes ?). Hope so as i purchased today in readiness of starting on the outside........

 

 

Have a great week folks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MarkGTS]

Nice job!! Looking really clean 👍🏻

[sevenfourate]

On 28/07/2019 at 19:48, MarkGTS said:

Nice job!! Looking really clean 👍🏻

 

Thankyou very much Mark. Starting to make an impression on it now....

 

Managed to get outside for an hour tonight and finish off cleaning the exhaust tips outside and in. But mainly a purchasing day today:

 

Matt Black 'Porsche' lower door decals

Matt Black rear Cayman badge

Sebro Rear discs and Textar pads

Booked in Friday for brake fitting, fluid change and handbrake adjustment

Booked in Monday onwards for Machine polishing / light correction work, sealer and then wax

Booked in Thursday for decal fitting

 

Thanks for checking in......

 

[sevenfourate]

With no thanks to Euro Car Parts 😖 a "Brake service" was eventually completed today.

 

They managed to send two completely different rear brake discs, and also despite saying they had 2 litres of ATE Type 200 brake fluid in stock and put aside for me earlier in the week; actually didn't. (With my car on the ramp and in bits): a lot of last minute rushing around got the me another Sebro Disc and 2 litres of the higher boil point fluid i wanted; and all then duly fitted / adjusted up.

 

My mechanic was on his own today - so once all done; the car then got a few miles on the rollers to check all was ok:

 

 

 

 

So new Sebro rear Discs, new Textar pads, complete fluid flush with ATE Type 200, handbrake adjustment along with a clean and lube of all calipers; and for cosmetics - a full set of new wheel nuts fitted and lubed up with the correct Aluminium based compound. Shouldn't need to revisit this area in the near future. Touch wood......

 

Monday is machine polishing day - which is being done by a local Detailing company, and my Porsche door decals, along with genuine Black rear Cayman badge and genuine stone guards are now all being fitted together on Thursday.

 

In between all that this week i'm also going to try to get a new oil separator fitted. It does puff occasionally [on start-up Leaving to tickover for 30 seconds before turning off seems to eradicate this trait ??] and i gather its nothing to worry over. I've also read this crankcase breather system is supposed to be changed every 3 years.....so is 'just' a service part per-se. For what it costs, and not knowing when it was last done i'm going to just get it done now.

 

Do i really need to use a genuine part or will aftermarket suffice: ??????

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-VAI-Crankcase-Breather-Oil-Trap-V45-0054-Top-German-Quality/401808924010

 

Are these like a charcoal canister or..........??? I take it they get clogged up over time and then don't do their job - allowing the puffs of smoke from oil lying in the cylinders burning off ?

 

Have a great weekend folks 

 

 

 

Edited August 2, 2019 by sevenfourate

[sevenfourate]

Another push-forward for the baby Cayman.....

 

Today was machine polishing / paint enhancement day:

 

 

And 9 hours later:

 

 

😍

 

 

And ordered some new Stainless tailpipes - as the originals really aren't exactly in stunning condition:

 

www.porscheshop.co.uk/porsche-mechanical-parts/porsche-cayman-gen-1-mechanical-parts-2005-to-2009/porsche-cayman-gen-1-exhausts-2005-to-2009/eurocup-tailpipe-sports-boxster-05-cayman.html