Project 996 Road Rallye: Part 2

The car is in rough cosmetic condition.  It needs quite a bit of things inside and out.  The old window tint was bad and the windshield was cracked.  We got those sorted as we waited for additional parts that we ordered from Elephant and Girodisc.

We pulled the front and rear fascias off the car.  This gave us a peek at what we would secure tube bumpers to.  Our fabricator, Danny, came by to assess the possibilities.  We plan to create a fair discrete bumper that will allow us to hang driving lights while also providing some protection from parallel parking.

Overall the car appears to be in decent mechanical condition. There appears to be an oil leak coming from the engine that we will need to investigate. We have the car scheduled for a dry ice cleaning of the underbody.

While under the car, we noticed some opportunities for improvements.  Expect some new ideas from us soon.

The front facia was pretty bad and I managed to find a good used one along with a front DS fender.  The front headlights have washer nozzels - one of which is broken.  We are deleting these along with the pumps and associated hoses.  That'll save a bit a weight.

Wheel and tire considerations are proving to be a bigger challenge.  The suspension will sit 1" higher and ideally we would like to go with taller sidewalls.  We are working closing with Paul at Braid USA on solutions.  Two wheels I like include the Rallycross and the Dakar.