Porsche 996: the quest for FTD in 2wd on ice

[cockerpunk]

I decided to start a thread on the topic ... i had started a question thread here: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-996-997-991-forum/1116951-996-ice-car.html

but now that i have committed to a car, and bought it ... its happening. so this is a build thread.

so, this spring i bought a car:



175k miles, 99, Carrera 2. this is absolutely the car to buy for this task, for several reasons:

1. and most importantly, these are the cheapest 911s currently. when im done with this car, its going to be worthless, and while buying a maintaining a 911 isnt too expensive, turning the cash value of the car to zero by racing it and smashing it into snowbanks at 75+ ... is fairly expensive.

2. 1999 is the lightest year, with the good IMS, without any electronic nannies that will be confused by studded tires on ice.

3. this particular car was great because it was obviously some rich guys track toy, and he must have backed it into a tire wall, scared himself, and decided to sell it. it was then sold to a sketchy used car place in California, bought by a guy in SLC, driven around town for a year or so, and then i bought it.

i can tell this for several reasons:

A. it has full 996 GT3 suspension already.
B. has the thrid radiator from the 996 GT3
C. it has track brake pads on it
4. the passenger side wheel is pretty bent, and there is good evidence of paint work on the passenger quarterpannel
E. it has the oil sump spacer

i wish it had an LSD, but it doesnt sadly. more on that later ...

4. the car can take 17 inch wheels. we will be buying a ton of wheels and tires for this thing, so lets keep that as cheap as possible. STAY ON 17s!!!




anyway, bought the car. its here now. and road racing season is over, so its now ice car prepping season .... What i have done so far:

Convert the car to studs. because wheel bolts are ****ing stupid, and insane. rennline conversion kit was cheap/easy.

Secondly i was trying to get rid of the stagger, and the internet swears up and down that 9s front on the front, but even with a 5mm spacer, i have not been able to get 9s on the front. I might try 10mm, but in the meantime ...

I bought some spec boxster SQUARE 17x8.5s with hoosiers that fit perfectly (always trust motorsport people, not street car people):



i think im going to lean into the silver over lime green in the livery ...

Remaining tasks:

-LN IMS Bearing
-Wavetrack LSD
-raise the car back to around stock ride and scale and realign for higher ride height
-Paint and dip the spare bumper cover
-Tow hooks front a rear
-Trailer hitch
-built studded tires
-acquire trailer for studded tires transport

[cockerpunk]

oh i did finish last night making all the studs for the tires. next step is install them all ...



~746 studs ...

[cockerpunk]

Finished up a customer set of tires, so i got started on the 996 studs. one of the more serious studding projects ive taken on. 180 studs per tire.

[rfuerst911sc]

Good luck with the project . So far looks 👍

[cockerpunk]

car goes in for LSD install on monday, pretty pumped about that.

I also finished the studded tires, but ill post pics and test fits once i mount them on wheels.

[cockerpunk]

sadly, im going to probably not be updating this thread anymore. forum reasons. if you want to see this car in action you'll have to catch it on youtube (search IIRA Icecross), or facebook at IIRA Icecross talk.

picked up a trailer, and picking the car up with a wavetrac limited slip diff tonight, so exciting stuff.

my time on this forum is likely pretty limited.