What did you do to your 987 today?

^^^ that's a handy addition. Before I got my QuickJacks, I put one of these on and used it a lot. Recommended.

Apex1 said:

a very handy red jack point in the rear

Click to expand...

ok, this question from a novice... is that what that red component is on the underside, just ahead of the tailpipes? Aftermarket?

I have a red one of these on my Cayman, too, and I will admit, I didn't know what it was! Do all Caymans have this? (Maybe just not red ones?)

tiiger said:

ok, this question from a novice... is that what that red component is on the underside, just ahead of the tailpipes? Aftermarket?

I have a red one of these on my Cayman, too, and I will admit, I didn't know what it was! Do all Caymans have this? (Maybe just not red ones?)

Click to expand...

Yes that is the red part that you see. It’s so you have a good spot to put a floor jack on to lift the *** end of your car. It is an aftermarket part and was probably bought from Fabspeed.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

tiiger- If you want to use the red lift point, be sure your 5000 lb floor jack is stable on the concrete flooring to lift the rear up high enough for rear jack stands to be placed under the rear quarter panel in front of the wheel. You can feel the indent where the rubber jackstand spacers should go. If you only want to lift the rear, you may want to place somesort of block in front of the front tires. I use this jack point to change the oil and filter with the jack stands in place and front tires blocked.

Apex1 said:

tiiger- If you want to use the red lift point, be sure your 5000 lb floor jack is stable on the concrete flooring to lift the rear up high enough for rear jack stands to be placed under the rear quarter panel. You can feel the indent where the rubber jackstand spacers should go. If you only want to lift the rear, you may want to place somesort of block in front of the front tires. I use this jack point to change the oil and filter with the jack stands in place and front tires blocked.

Click to expand...

Does that fit into the two bolts on the tri-point? My diffuser bolts up at that point and wondering what that looks like before I buy one… snap me a pic when u can… thanks 🙏

Anyone know the dimensions on that Jack point? As in wall thickness? They seem awfully expensive for a couple of inches of steel box section

You have to look at the failure rate. The box fails, you car could slide off the jack. The thicker walled box, the better.

Apex1 said:

You have to look at the failure rate. The box fails, you car could slide off the jack. The thicker walled box, the better.

Click to expand...

I understand that, hence asking the wall thickness of the steel. There would be no recourse should it fail here in the Uk as they are not sold here from what I can see. If someone knows the wall thickness of the box section used I’d be very grateful.

thanks

I bought mine from Pelican Parts. It is billet aluminum, not a box section

That billet aluminum is exactly the right way to go. I do have the older pressed style which works fine, but the monoblock billet is much better as the weight of the car is put on that single point until the jack stands can be placed in front of the rear wheels.

How do I get my underside of the car clean like in the photo above. Are there some peanut shell cleaners around that do not use liquid to clean off years old road grime?

Apex1 said:

From Fabspeed web site. Just order the 987.1 model from whoever you trust.


View attachment 288384

Click to expand...

These look cool… my diffuser slides in between those two bolts of that V shaped aluminum piece so I’m sure that’ll still accommodate … thx for that shot

Fitted a new clutch and flywheel today. The clutch is super light now, very easy to shift gear, a much improved experience.

I bought the car three years ago with 30k miles, and just thought these cars had a heavy/aggressive clutch. I’ve also spent years trying to improve the shift feel, trying lots of shifter options and now with the full numeric set up.

i have no doubt the poor shifter feel when cold is linked to the clutch.

anyone who has a heavy clutch, poor shifting when cold Etc, and think it’s normal.. it’s not.

these cars didn’t leave the factor like that.

I purchased two GT3 brake ducts for my Cayman S. Purchased online and they arrived within three days. Unfortunately, they sent me two left side ducts, one of which had a sticker affixed to it with the right side part number. 😫

I washed it

Agree … not sure which brand is best, but I only use BP or Shell in my old 987.2 BS … she only likes the good stuff and will sputter on Speedway … she’s a bit of a diva when it comes to her fuel.

I decided to take my 987.2 to Williamsburg to clean out the pipes for a few days.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk