Popular Post dirtbiker Posted October 18, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2016 Hi all, Thought I'd introduce my Cayman R that I picked up at the end of August. Some of you will know it as Webdunk's old car. It was really well prepared by SP Autobahn in Stirling and these are the photos they took: As you can see it's a pretty decent spec; Boxster Spyder wheels, carbon buckets, Sports Chrono and PSE. Happy days! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtbiker Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 The day I picked it up was typically Scottish, it was a very rainy drive up to Aberdeen so I took it pretty easy: I've had a few RWD cars in the past (Z4 Coupe, Mk1 MX5 and Caterham Seven) but not experienced anything mid-engined so it's a bit of a learning curve! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dirtbiker Posted October 18, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2016 Since getting it back home (to the garage that suddenly seems a lot smaller than when the Caterham was in it!) I've had a few blasts around Aberdeenshire including a lovely drive over the Old Military Road with an obligatory photo stop at the Cairn O'Mount viewpoint: I've also managed to combine my hobbies (part of the man-maths in the trade up from the Seven) and stuck the bikes on the roof - drew quite a few looks in the car park at the Nevis range but it was a great drive over there via Pitlochry: No real plans for any upgrades, just lots of super unleaded and probably some winter tyres so that I can keep it going through the colder months and perhaps bung the snowboards on the roof for some adventures out to The Lecht, Glenshee and Cairngorm once the snow comes in :-). Apologies if you've already seen my Readers Rides thread over on PistonHeads - thought I might as well copy the content rather than type it all twice! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCS Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Fantastic! The bike rack is a great addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted October 19, 2016 Founder Share Posted October 19, 2016 Great stuff! Nice to see Dunc's car back on the forum again. Now you see, I'd quite like a Caterham but not sure I can part with the CR... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Zunsport grills too! It's great to see it being used as a normal car to carry the bikes around, looking forward to seeing some snow pictures with the boards on Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Tom Posted October 19, 2016 Administrators Share Posted October 19, 2016 Lovely car and some really nice photos there too. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtbiker Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Thanks all, definitely going to try and use this one as much as possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dirtbiker Posted October 30, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2016 First bit of annoyance with the car this week - had been parked up since Sunday and refused to start on Tuesday (flashing lights, clicking and, bizarrely wound it's windows down). Of course it was parked nose-in to the garage and there's very little space to work on it! New Bosch S5010 battery ordered and delivered the next day from Car Batteries Online (would definitely recommend this lot): Looks like it was probably the original Moll battery so that might explain the reluctance to start. Much better with the new unit in place and very glad that I've not got a Porsche warranty as the total cost was £98 instead of around £260! One top tip for anyone changing the battery on a 987 Cayman or Boxster - you'll need the key in the ignition and turned one click before you disconnect the negative terminal on the battery or it will do it's very best to deafen you with the alarm! I found this out the hard way... Other than that it's a simple DIY job. Winter wheels next... I've found a set of 911 wheels on Gumtree locally but am a bit unsure about running a 295/35 R18 profile on the rear. Any thoughts? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted October 30, 2016 Founder Share Posted October 30, 2016 Sounds a bit wide on the back? What width are the 911 wheels? CR are 10J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtbiker Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 Not completely sure, these are the ones: https://www.gumtree.com/p/wheel-rims-tyres/porsche-wheel-rims-winter-tyres/1140022342 Have asked the seller and tried to work out the name of the wheel variant to search Google but without any joy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted October 30, 2016 Founder Share Posted October 30, 2016 They're probably 11J. It's possible to fit them on with a 295 section tyre and maybe some spacers as I recall. It's not the ideal set-up though and you might find you introduce a bit of understeer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtbiker Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 Aye, from what I've read people tend to run 18x10 ET40 265/40/18 on the rear. Perhaps it's back to the drawing board looking out for some suitable wheels then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushman Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 just a thought Dirtbiker but going wider in the winter is probably the worst thing to do, in my opinion of course, going wider reduces the pounds per square inch loading between the tyre and road surface due to the larger contact patch. going to a smaller contact patch will increase the pressure loading and force the harder compound into the road surface to prevent surfing. I do the same thing when off roading, using narrower cleated tyres to dig down through wet mud and snow to get to a firmer surface underneath to keep traction. on harder dry surfaces we go wide to float over the top also another tip Ive picked up along the way, when changing batteries, I connect the terminal leads to jump leads and a slave battery or jump pack before disconnecting them from the vehicle battery. Ive had too many near misses with radio codes and alarms and other electronics that don't like to be unpowered. don't use a battery charger though, these tend to be unregulated and can throw out 17 or 18 volts without the battery as a smoothing capacitor and might fry something. hope this might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987Monkey Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 ^ good point made about wider tyres, although if you're using winter rubber then they do actually work by adhering to the snow rather than cutting through it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dirtbiker Posted December 19, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2016 Bit of an update, had a wobble with the gear linkage getting a bit seized up while I was away on holiday for a couple of weeks. Managed to cure it with a bit of brute force and ignorance followed by a decent drive out. Suspect that it'll need looked at and lubricating soon but thankfully it's all fine for now! Had a great drive out at the weekend to the bike trails on the Glenlivet Estate - including a bit of a rally stage up to the centre because I was bursting for a pee! Getting lots of likes on Instagram for this one! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretzel Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) Great to see the car being used as a work-horse. Edited December 22, 2016 by Pretzel brain fade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Wright Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Where did you get the roof rack from? Be nice to use my Cayman to take my bike somewhere nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtbiker Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) I got them from http://www.roofracks-roofboxes.co.uk. You need a quite specific blend of components: 2 x Thule Footpack 753 2 x Thule Footpack 751 Thule fitting kit 3100 Suitable aero roof bars The chaps there were very helpful in getting that all sorted for me and I think it came to about £180 which is much more reasonable than trying to get hold of a set of the Porsche Tequipment bars (unless you happen to find a set second hand!) Edit: Just seen that you've got a 981 - unfortunately for you they took out the threaded hard-points in the roof for the new models. You'd perhaps be worth having a look at SeaSucker racks though (https://www.seasucker.com/) - PistonHeads are shortly going to be doing an article on fitting them to their long-term F-Type so perhaps wait until that comes out! Edited December 30, 2016 by dirtbiker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porker Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 3 hours ago, dirtbiker said: I got them from http://www.roofracks-roofboxes.co.uk. You need a quite specific blend of components: 2 x Thule Footpack 753 2 x Thule Footpack 751 Thule fitting kit 3100 Suitable aero roof bars The chaps there were very helpful in getting that all sorted for me and I think it came to about £180 which is much more reasonable than trying to get hold of a set of the Porsche Tequipment bars (unless you happen to find a set second hand!) Edit: Just seen that you've got a 981 - unfortunately for you they took out the threaded hard-points in the roof for the new models. You'd perhaps be worth having a look at SeaSucker racks though (https://www.seasucker.com/) - PistonHeads are shortly going to be doing an article on fitting them to their long-term F-Type so perhaps wait until that comes out! That's really useful! The Porsche ones are way too much new and like hens teeth a well known auction site. The rubber feet on the front look angled? The Thule ones look straight, is there a pet number or are they custom made/modified? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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