what is an 'early' 3.4 996?
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Dammit said:
Hah, that's a 110mm/boost hub with a 15mm through-axle in a wheel stand designed for 100mm QR. It would be significantly easier to put the wheel in it's bag and throw it in the back - but for two weeks in Morzine I need all the storage I can get, hence the wheel goes on the roof.
Without wanting to derail the thread, is a Scalpel the right weapon of choice for Morzine? 
I run a modified Remedy with a Slash back end and coils! Have switched to Italy now to avoid crowds and embrace the tech.
hyphen said:
Who makes those roof bars? oem?
Didn't realise they fitted the convertible.
OEMDidn't realise they fitted the convertible.
Dammit said:
Certainly a strong contender for worlds most practical sports car:
They made another version for the 986 too.
I have a coupe It has fittings along the roof which I think will take a roof bar without the need for those intricate curved bars which are for the cab only.
I think this is quite an interesting design aspect of the 996, so here goes.
The eagle-eyed, when looking at the clamshell:
Will have spotted that the ends are a separate piece from the main clamshell (this vanishes with the facelift to the 997):
(There's helicopter tape on the clamshell section btw to prevent any paint damage)
The end simply snaps out:
A post is screwed into the body of the car under the removable part of the clamshell:
And a fairly complex part then locates with the post, and is screwed into the body of the car:
The main rack retaining part+security bolt screws into the part that is bolted into the body:
Another specific bracket bolts onto the windscreen frame:
It slides under the rubber seal, and is then bolted up (this is the most time consuming part of the whole thing):
A simple bolt attaches the other end of the rack side-piece to the windscreen bracket:
Apologies for the worlds most exciting roof-rack post, what I find interesting (and I am aware that I'm likely on my own here) is that the rack has to have been designed with the car, the chassis mounting points and the clamshell were there from the very beginning of the cabriolet model line.
The eagle-eyed, when looking at the clamshell:
Will have spotted that the ends are a separate piece from the main clamshell (this vanishes with the facelift to the 997):
(There's helicopter tape on the clamshell section btw to prevent any paint damage)
The end simply snaps out:
A post is screwed into the body of the car under the removable part of the clamshell:
And a fairly complex part then locates with the post, and is screwed into the body of the car:
The main rack retaining part+security bolt screws into the part that is bolted into the body:
Another specific bracket bolts onto the windscreen frame:
It slides under the rubber seal, and is then bolted up (this is the most time consuming part of the whole thing):
A simple bolt attaches the other end of the rack side-piece to the windscreen bracket:
Apologies for the worlds most exciting roof-rack post, what I find interesting (and I am aware that I'm likely on my own here) is that the rack has to have been designed with the car, the chassis mounting points and the clamshell were there from the very beginning of the cabriolet model line.
EGTE said:
Porsche did make an estate once; the RS2.
Great car, ruinously expensive (to run, also) now, sadly.
I had 2 friends that had an RS2, I think the only ruinously expensive things they talked about were the brakes as they both had the big brake upgrade. From memory I think the discs were cheaper from Porsche than they were from Audi!Great car, ruinously expensive (to run, also) now, sadly.
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