I Cut The Roof Off My ‘Cheap’ 997 Porsche 911 Turbo...
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2022
- 1. Buy the cheapest MANUAL 997 Porsche 911 Turbo
2. Hack the roof off
3. Slap a BEAUTIFUL Carbon Fiber roof from @FVDBrombacher on it!
If there was ever a 911 Turbo to cut up, this is the one! So... that's exactly what I'm going to do!
What are you thoughts on this project? Ruined a rare Porsche? Made this 997 Turbo even cooler? Let me know in the comments!
Has a Porsche story of your own? Let me know!
Thanks to all the companies who supplied us with the parts featured in this video!
FVD Brombacher - www.fvd.net/de-en/KEV50399700...
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#porsche #911turbo #997 - Авто та транспорт
👇🏼It’s about time to paint the car! Post your color guesses below! 👇🏼
LeeC orange? 🤔
Miami blue
white ( I hope :) )
Seal the rivets!!!!
@@Lonewolf_rider I didn't realize that was a thing! Now that you bring it up, I'll 100% be going over them.
That feeling when everything comes together and you can just stand back and admire your work is unmatched
Totally agree!
I panel bonded the carbon roof on my 2013 camaro, I've had zero issues !👍👌💘 the Porsche is lookin REALLY good 👍
Awesome! You don’t see many Camaro like that!
Maybe consider sealing those pull rivet holes? Cheap corrosion insurance. Great work here, looking forward to next edition.
SO awesome. Nice work!!!
Nice job. Very impressed. Can't wait see it on the road. Happy Motoring!
The carbon roof is so lit 🔥
I LOVE it!
Wow that was crazy big balls move! Great job!
Sweet job guys! Although I know it isn't, you made it look easy. Agreed, this is a 3-4 man job. That way you have someone smoothing out sealant as you lay it down.
Lovin' this rebuild series. I vote for basic black! With that carbon roof, this thing will look amazing.
Brings back memories of making a new head liner for my mk1 golf with my mum as a kid. They're made in the same style.
Congratulations, that looks awesome! When I read the title of the video...I got concerned, I half expected a drop-top conversion...looking forward to the next video :)
There's very little that would be WRONG to do to a car, but cutting a 997 Turbo Coupe for a Cabriolet conversion is one of those things...
Great series, keep them 911 videos coming!
damn you added all the weight back with those rivets XD looks great, nice quality on the roof if it didnt crack anywhere
Rather safe than sorry I suppose!
It’s probably 1.5 lbs at absolute most, and having your roof peel or fly of at 200 mph is not worth that weight savings lol
That roof liner looks great! Well done guys.
Realy looking fabulous
Looks great! Honestly, I would have done the headlining before I popped and bonded the roof panel on. Either way, it looks fab!
Shame they didn't mould the Sport Classic hump in the roof but that roof looks fantastic, I really thought you had lost the plot but you clearly did your homework.
That would've been a nice touch!
Yeah I love this build! Getting me inspired.
Well you guys have more balls than me doing that to a 911 😳
Great modification, I will have to look at doing this to the next Turbo car I own.
LMAO when you grabbed the cutoff saw to take the roof
Looks awesome!!
Yo man!
Love the vids so far, and looking forward to every one of them!
The only concern I had during this video, was that during the talking-phases without music, I only had sound on my left ear? Looks like the camera / settings you're using at 8:40 for instance, and 1:30 to 4:30 ish? Those are just the quick moments I remember from the top of my head. :)
Keep up the good work my dude 8)
Man…
I had that issue before but this time it’s not showing in the raw file on my computer, very strange… the pursuit of perfect audio continues…
@@scraplifegarage Better luck next time! Not stopping me from watching the video anyways 😋
@@robinplutte2152 Of course once you brought that up I had to come straight home and try to find the issue. Very very weird... the last time it was the whole video, this time only portions of it. I have a fix, but can't find the root cause.
This reminds me of when I cut the roof off my 95 acura legend coupe. I built the first and only targa top ever. I'm getting ready to redo that job again lol
full send... love it!
Wow!!! Awesome !! I just subscribed to follow all your craft project! It came to my mind a question? There will be no water leak on the center of those rivets? (between the remaining piece of the pin and the rivet inselft) maybe could be a good idea to cover it with some epoxy as well! Cool!
Looks great! Been meaning to look into doing this with my M2. I know it's been done, but I haven't looked into exactly what it takes.
Can’t beat a BMW carbon roof either!
Hey what rivet size did you use and where did you purchase I am about to install my carbon roof on my 911.. thx
Looks great 👍🏽
I have 997.1turbo.45000miles,run.I am planning whole refreshment of my 997turbo next year.The refreshment will include engine overhaul,exterior painting,and interior renewal.Your video is very nice for me because it teach me a lot.I didn’t know that roof panel is changeable.Of course lighter roof panel should give us higher performance.
I will add the carbon roof into my refresh menu.I am looking forward to next video and completion of your 997turbo restoration.
Looks great 🙌 . JW
Fantastic results
Well done. That’ll look killer when it all comes together 👍🏻
Thank you, i think it will too
Very cool upgrade.
You guyes are really impressive, and super inspiring. I really love your idea of making cash, where you in the same time are making sure that everything from from the engine and drivetrain, to basically everything else that's usable on a car, is being used. Such a shame I'm so far away. I would really appreciate a visit to your shop and see "live" if you will, what you're doing, and of course see some of the inventory you gott. Love your videos by the way 😊😊😊 Best regards from a Norwegian owned Tor-Red 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8, with 3 000 miles, and super prestine conditions.
Cant wait to see the next episode
That roof is so awesome well done guy's ✔
Turned out great!
Looks insane!
Fanfuckingtastic fellas!!! Great job, especially that headliner!
Hi, great video. Where did you get the roof from? This is something that i what to do on mine
Check out the link in the description, it’s from FVD Brombacher
The best way to perfect silicone lines to make them smooth with your finger is to spray them lightly with denatured alchohol and quickly start spreading! Also I love the vibes you guys have throughout the shop / videos and I'd imagine yalls days don't feel like work!
Good channel this!
Looking good
Amazing work! To work silicone without much mess, use ice cubes. 😊
Quality ! I have a 996 turbo and I’d love to delete the sunroof. Probably never will though 😂
Thank you so much for sharing this walkthrough of what could be a very scary job! Unless I missed it, I don't see the way you reattached the gutters. Are they (or could they be) reattached in a way where the roof rack mounts are still trustworthy? I'm in a very small demographic who wants both a carbon roof and a roof rack.
The gutter clips slide right in! I haven’t done it because I need to paint the car but they fit just like stock.
There is absolutely no reason you can’t also reuse the roof rack hardware either.
Does the GT2 have a support brace for the roof? Is that piece missing with this mod?
At the 35 sec mark I was thinking 🤔 then at the 50 sec mark, I thought these guys suck! Nice carbon touch and solution is a super cool name!
I was always skeptical about getting a Porsche with a Carbon roof now I understand the process it’s actually something I would consider 👍🏾.
Trust me porsche does it better! I wouldn’t hesitate at all
Hey love the video got a hack for u if u get a cup of alcohol when apply silicon dip your fingers in the alcohol and it will make it much easier to apply it like butter .
You said you were going to Home Depot to get “some nice long rod” lmao. Just pickin at you, all in fun….🤣🤣🤣
I got the good stuff too, very rigid.
@@LeeC lmao
Not an easy business to make big $. Love all this content and I'm not easily entertained.
That’s beautiful carbon
Awesome job but I’m kind of happy my 997tt has no sunroof :-)
Mam roof looks great best youtube channel !!
Thank you!
it’s amazing just how much of a main character the forklift is
Dalt and I are secondary characters 100%
@@LeeC name the forklift
@@javablack88 "ol yeller"
Sunroof delete and a new cf, nice. Good job.
Cool video, cool car and result, please fix stereo sound :)
Goddamn Genius, Gump.
Please get a tan on you’re bright fluorescent white legs! They are so white I thought it was a fake blood prank 😂
I was tan last year! I don’t go outside anymore I just make UA-cam videos 🤣
I’m just messing with you man lol. Too much sun is bad for you anyway!
These videos and the Matt Ross's 996 rebuild series make me want to reign from my job, neglect family duties, abandon my BMW, take out huge loans and get a 911 Turbo myself ;) cheers from Germany!
belt grinder owns spot weld bits. big trust
?? 14:28 why does the carbon looked chipped or cracked there?
JBWeld Plastic Bond is incredible stuff. Highly recommended. I have bonded on entire bumpers using it, and use it in my 3D Prints. It is extremely good stuff. Are you worried at all that the rivets will leak? (Thought you would put sealant over the top of them).
Edit: I see you plan on sealing them :)
Your so brave. The roof is amazing. Not installing a Rollbars with the roof off?
The roll bar I have is super easy to install so I didn’t want to hinder headliner progress with it in the car.
Nice work on the roof, for a Porsche, black on black maybe. It's only a Porsche. Ahhhhhh, $$$. Drive safe.
This reminds me of all the people that took long hoods and threw widebody kits and on them.
So what you're saying is it's time to widebody it?
3m 5200 is insane stuff. When they say permanent they aren't kidding. Used it on my boat. 4200 works well for stuff that might need to be removed. For just sealing that gutter I think 4200 would have been better. At least some scrap yard in the future can save the roof with 4200. I've tried air chisels, nothing will remove that stuff, even the chemicals used to remove the stuff doesn't work.
There’s a few old school PTS colours you could go for especially the 90’s pallet, Oak green, Versuvios (purple) from the 993 special edition C2S or Amethyst.
Warmer
I considered a few of those colors actually
Sounds like it’s going to be awesome! My 997 turbo is a 2006 in Meteor Grey, if I was going to respray it would be one of the above. Looking forward to seeing yours completed
Meteor grey with red or brown interior is one of my top combos for sure
sell this as a kit!!! I'm ready to buy!!
Pretty ballsy move. Following this build closely 😁
Thanks for watching!
Does anyone know why he didnt just use the spot weld holes instead of drilling all new holes. I am sure that I am missing something just seems like a lot of extra work
If you want can find out R&R time for roof skin job tomorrow just need your vin or vin same year of car.
Thank you!
You can use WP0AB29997S731942
and you didnt use panel adhesive why?
I think you got a bit carried away with the amount of rivets you used. Each one of those rivets is a possible area for water to leak. This was a great upgrade and I applaud you for taking this on and doing a great job.
They’re closed end blind rivets so I’m thinking covering the head with 5200, in addition to what I’ve already done will take care of it!
This was a intimidating job to take on and I think it turned out great. I look forward to your downloads so we can watch everything come to completion on this build. Can't wait to see how your engine build comes together on this car and how much power it is going to make. Are you planning on using a factory Porsche color for the repaint?
@@petetofani4896 It is going to be a color Porsche is currently doing a good bit of PTS with
@@scraplifegarage HEY bud do you still have those BLACK CORVETTE RIM'S you switched over from that rust colored Corvette?????If you do are they for sale & what are u asking for them THANKS 👍
Won’t the rivets rust?
It’s so crazy seeing you guys grow so fast I hope you guys get to whatever milestone you have in mind.
I have a goal in mind 😉 Thank you for the well wishes!
I would have to say, that massive thunder and lightning was God's way of saying "thank you for saving a 997 Turbo manual"
Most people only use the 3m you are the first person I have ever seen use rivets. It looks good
Get some sealer on top of those rivets on the sides
Some sealer in each of the rivet heads will stop a potential water leak 👍
That’s the plan!
Mezger!!!!!
What’s the best used in this video?
Why is the carbon roof so flexible?
Hey guys! I shared your spot weld bits advice with Dom over on his channel where he is doing a 356 full restore.... ua-cam.com/video/7sqxRSKygZE/v-deo.html
Never understood the sun roofs on these cars ... I have NEVER used the one on my 911 Turbo, must a some Euro fetish thing.
Like bulls in a China shop!
My mans.. gt3 rs body swap mah duddess... Aaaaaahhhhhhh
The bass mix is really fudged up sounding.. i have some really nice Elac speakers and all i can say is wow.
You should paint the car Blue, call it Blue Blur. " Went by so fast all I seen was a Blue blur.
Next time you gotta run a bead of silicone, get a wet rag, make sure your finger is wet , don't press hard as soon as it starts to build up stop and wipe your finger on the wet rag. This gets your finger wet for the next pull. You can also feel the silicone start to drag when your finger starts to dry. Normally you can get about 4 to 6 inches out of each pull. Haven't looked at the comments, if I'm repeating someone ignore this comment.
You should get behind Fernando in the shop and yell out "Bob Barker", just to see his reaction..
Sub to this channel (it’s my personal channel)
I’m 100% doing this first thing tomorrow morning and posting the video on this channel 🤣
Rivet heads need to be filled too.
Clean up silicone caulk with acetone.
We were using Ardex which is fairly similar!
Shame to give up a sunroof. ✅
Shame to have a sunroof in the first place!
@@scraplifegarage Absolutely not. My 928 GTS Manual has a great sunroof, zero buffeting. My 993 Turbo 4 had no sunroof and was too dull with 4WD and too narrow a power band and pedals too close and the steering wheel & gearshift too far away when the pedals were correctly distanced and no centre console armrest and an exhaust note stifled by the turbo chargers. Looked very pretty though, walnut dash & factory stage 2 power kit. 🤣
What we're you drinking? Diariah?
Yooo what happened to this car?? I’m waiting 🥶
Black