Very unique 996 C2
Discussion
I've just watched the video/s again. Other than the discussion about bumper colour its great. Personally I'd go all plain silver for that stealthy look but who cares. The engineering is great. Perhaps we need some discussion about the lack of a front roll bar and the difference this makes.
Looks ace. Congrats OP I’m sure the effort will be rewarded with great memories in this beast!
Found your thread whilst idling through PH on hols, great read thanks. I ran a Spyder for 5 years, and have now found myself enjoying an Alfa saloon! The Spyder was definitely special and being a car loser I also tried it with Porsche 17 inch wheels, just because! Improved the ride but became so dynamically different to a near perfect car it wasn’t worth it was my conclusion.(May have pic somewhere). Also drove it back to back with a gen 2 cayman S on my fav roads & it felt massively different to me, which was a surprise but highlights how small changes by Porsche stack up to big improvements overall.
Enjoy your fleet looks like a great combo 👍
Found your thread whilst idling through PH on hols, great read thanks. I ran a Spyder for 5 years, and have now found myself enjoying an Alfa saloon! The Spyder was definitely special and being a car loser I also tried it with Porsche 17 inch wheels, just because! Improved the ride but became so dynamically different to a near perfect car it wasn’t worth it was my conclusion.(May have pic somewhere). Also drove it back to back with a gen 2 cayman S on my fav roads & it felt massively different to me, which was a surprise but highlights how small changes by Porsche stack up to big improvements overall.
Enjoy your fleet looks like a great combo 👍
Thanks for your comments guys 
MDL111, I'm sure the TUV Inspector will have a field day when I present this monster to him. I managed to get the CLR through so I remain optimistic (perhaps foolishly).
Now found a solution to the parking issue So unfortunately that means no more 996 updates for the winter as I am knee deep into the Alfa. I basically have to turn a race car into a road car; not as simple as one would assume but for me one of the most enjoyable aspects of the ownership experience is finding solutions to engineering problems and in this case, hitting the right balance between full on crazy (as now), blended with a touch of manners and class befitting for the gentlemen racer type: NVH, rattles, fuel smells (via openings), completely different chassis set-up and geo, bodywork changes, paint, welding, complete interior redesign, windows, fitting handbrake, sliding rather than fixed seats etc.
Well that’s the plan anyway so we’ll see how it all develops over the course of the next few winter months…
A few pictures from recent progress. I also took it out for my first drive the other day, brutal in every sense
MDL111, I'm sure the TUV Inspector will have a field day when I present this monster to him. I managed to get the CLR through so I remain optimistic (perhaps foolishly).
Now found a solution to the parking issue
So unfortunately that means no more 996 updates for the winter as I am knee deep into the Alfa. I basically have to turn a race car into a road car; not as simple as one would assume but for me one of the most enjoyable aspects of the ownership experience is finding solutions to engineering problems and in this case, hitting the right balance between full on crazy (as now), blended with a touch of manners and class befitting for the gentlemen racer type: NVH, rattles, fuel smells (via openings), completely different chassis set-up and geo, bodywork changes, paint, welding, complete interior redesign, windows, fitting handbrake, sliding rather than fixed seats etc.Well that’s the plan anyway so we’ll see how it all develops over the course of the next few winter months…
A few pictures from recent progress. I also took it out for my first drive the other day, brutal in every sense
CarreraLightweightRacing said:
Slippydiff said:
Have you recovered Rich ?
The whole car is something else
But those throttle bodies
These pictures don't even touch the sides of what this car is H The whole car is something else
But those throttle bodies
I take it you now understand why I put myself through all this craziness for this one
t! The work that has gone into that car (alfa) is on another level. The throttle boddies look fan-bloody-tastic. Quick update, the Alfa visually is pretty much finished now after 2 months serious graft here are the results:
I've also been contacted by one of the first owners of the car back in the 70's and he has been sending me pictures/memories from his time with the car. Absolute gent.
Even on the same reg:
I've also been contacted by one of the first owners of the car back in the 70's and he has been sending me pictures/memories from his time with the car. Absolute gent.
Even on the same reg:
I realise this won’t be of much interest here, but for those crazies that may be interested, I thought it about time for an update on this project. Apologies in advance if you have read this elsewhere.
In other good news I’ve also been speaking with Manthey and they will be getting involved in the final stage of development with the 996CLR shortly, more on that later
Interior is now pretty much sorted in terms of NVH, test drive will confirm but a lot of attention has gone into sound proofing, carpeting, sliding seats, sealing, and basically making it a far more friendly place to be
Next up major changes to the bodywork and external appearance. Panel beating, welding, painting, wheels, new arches, new ground effect panels made, most crazy race-car aero and diffuser removed revealing the beautiful classic ‘Bertone’ lines:
After the mid section and diffuser were gone the car was left looking like this; front end still very agressive:
So decided to ditch the front end and make some new panels
Due to the F1 injector set-up not really being a solution for a road car (Difficult to start or idle when fuel is being squirted onto the face of a butterfly 20cm from the combustion chamber), I have had to completely redesign the injection and throttle system also the car is mapped for E85 fuel so the injectors also need to be changed for normal fuel. Lots of head scratching to find a workable solution but I’m lucky to have a dream workshop at work with every machine you could every think of, so a lathe and milling machine came in very handy for this phase:
Following the carbon airbox removal (4 hours alone due to inaccessible fasteners…) Started to take some measurements
Found some lovely short 440cc injectors only 38mm o-ring to o-ring. Due to all the redesign issues clearance was the biggest headache. I’m literally talking only 1mm or less is some instances between fuel rail and throttle linkages etc. Anyway what’s the first thing you do when you receive some lovely new car parts; chop them up of course, so straight onto the lathe they go
Next up I needed to fabricate some parts to relocate the throttle assembly so an inch thick slab of aircraft aluminium was put to good use
A few of the newly fabricated parts
Throttle assembly parts now made
In CLR fashion I decided they could do with trimming down somewhat
Throttle assembled
Other new parts modified/fabricated
Even made a loom mounting bracket out of titanium
Finally very close to resolving all the design issues now
Latest is the fuel system is complete.
Made another little titanium mounting bracket for the rigid section of the fuel return pipe:
Which fits here:
Engine bay fuel lines new layout:
This picture gives a close up high-lighting the tight tolerance clearance issues referred to earlier:
Final assembly:
Next update will be once I have remapped the car and hopefully a video of the engine running...
In other good news I’ve also been speaking with Manthey and they will be getting involved in the final stage of development with the 996CLR shortly, more on that later
Interior is now pretty much sorted in terms of NVH, test drive will confirm but a lot of attention has gone into sound proofing, carpeting, sliding seats, sealing, and basically making it a far more friendly place to be
Next up major changes to the bodywork and external appearance. Panel beating, welding, painting, wheels, new arches, new ground effect panels made, most crazy race-car aero and diffuser removed revealing the beautiful classic ‘Bertone’ lines:
After the mid section and diffuser were gone the car was left looking like this; front end still very agressive:
So decided to ditch the front end and make some new panels
Due to the F1 injector set-up not really being a solution for a road car (Difficult to start or idle when fuel is being squirted onto the face of a butterfly 20cm from the combustion chamber), I have had to completely redesign the injection and throttle system also the car is mapped for E85 fuel so the injectors also need to be changed for normal fuel. Lots of head scratching to find a workable solution but I’m lucky to have a dream workshop at work with every machine you could every think of, so a lathe and milling machine came in very handy for this phase:
Following the carbon airbox removal (4 hours alone due to inaccessible fasteners…) Started to take some measurements
Found some lovely short 440cc injectors only 38mm o-ring to o-ring. Due to all the redesign issues clearance was the biggest headache. I’m literally talking only 1mm or less is some instances between fuel rail and throttle linkages etc. Anyway what’s the first thing you do when you receive some lovely new car parts; chop them up of course, so straight onto the lathe they go
Next up I needed to fabricate some parts to relocate the throttle assembly so an inch thick slab of aircraft aluminium was put to good use
A few of the newly fabricated parts
Throttle assembly parts now made
In CLR fashion I decided they could do with trimming down somewhat
Throttle assembled
Other new parts modified/fabricated
Even made a loom mounting bracket out of titanium
Finally very close to resolving all the design issues now
Latest is the fuel system is complete.
Made another little titanium mounting bracket for the rigid section of the fuel return pipe:
Which fits here:
Engine bay fuel lines new layout:
This picture gives a close up high-lighting the tight tolerance clearance issues referred to earlier:
Final assembly:
Next update will be once I have remapped the car and hopefully a video of the engine running...
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