Front splitter

[os951]

Most likely you will run in to difficulties. 968 undertray is completeley different than the 951 one. You also need to modify 951 splitter heavily to get it suit with 968 bumber cover. Easiest way is to get a 968 Turbo splitter clone. Or buy 951 undertray and modify a 951 splitter to fit with 968 bumber cover.

Here's a 951 splitter i have made

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: os951
Here's a 951 splitter i have made

You MADE that? Bravo sir ... I know you have fabricated a number of your parts, but to make something like that is beyond most people's capabilities. How did you do it?

As one Oli to another Olli, bravo sir! [8D]


Oli.

 

[os951]

Oli, basically the splitter shape was copied from another splitter which is ment for 951, not so demanding after all. After that i have changed shape a bit, to get it fit better. Splitter in the picture is not ready yet, it lacks mounting holes and some other cuttings which were made after i took the picture. Most of fiberglass jobs are more or less copying another peoples work or copies from oem metal parts. Most of us are able to do glassfibre parts after practising.
Making parts from oem metal parts are really easy; here's 911 bumpers i have made

Rear bumber mold (does not look fancy..)

Almost ready GTS style headlamp bucket molds

When finished, product will look like this

I am going to take a mold off this rare '80's Brixner apron for a friend

That red 944 is wrecked, only apron is left, i bought it for 30€

We made several splitter for the whole "gang" about 5 years ago. Here's few pictures of that session

Making a vented batch panel

I am currently making a big rear wing for a friends S2 race car. Wing's shape is copied from a wrecked wing of GT3 CUP car.Wing to be copied is damaged quite badly, can take just about 70cm long molds of it. After that put several mold together to get about 170cm long final mold.

Damaged wing

Making mold

 

[zcacogp]

Olli,

I'm very impressed. Lovely workmanship. I'd be happy to bolt any of those parts to my car and be proud of it!

I've done a bit of fibreglass moulding in years gone by but never managed to get a finish I was happy with. Always remained a bit rough-and-ready. Yours however has a very much more professional appearance.

You say that the splitter (in your first post) is fibreglass - it looks almost as if it is made of rubber, with the finish sheen on it and the more matt back.


Oli.

 

[Northern924]

Shame you aren't still making those rear valances, so great to see a valance that wrapped around to the rear arches.

 

[os951]

Have had too many projects going on []
What i really want is a Zender rear apron. It's the best looking one i have ever seen. Too bad it's almost impossible to find it anymore.If someone have even a bad one available, would love to buy it.

 

[MartinRS2K]

Sent you a message []

 

[cossie si]

Spank you !

 

[blade7]

Looks like the SEAT Leon splitter that 944 owners were fitting a while back.

 

[PSH]

Looks like the SEAT Leon splitter that 944 owners were fitting a while back.

Interesting Paul, I hadn't seen this, looks a good fit although may be a bit common...it seems many are fitting these lips to their cars of various marques. I looked at some closeups on Rennlist...looks like the batwing is discarded which may not be a good idea..

 

[John Sims]

Looks like the SEAT Leon splitter that 944 owners were fitting a while back.

Interesting Paul, I hadn't seen this, looks a good fit although may be a bit common...it seems many are fitting these lips to their cars of various marques. I looked at some closeups on Rennlist...looks like the batwing is discarded which may not be a good idea..

But if there is less air going under the car there is less work for the batwing to do. My batwing removed itself while clearing up at the Silverstone Classic many years ago.

 

[blade7]

I've posted this before, a few years back I didn't replace the batwing/undertrays straight away, after changing the belts. Reason being I was going to be back under there, to perhaps adjust the tensions after 500 miles. During this period I took the car over 160 (on a private road). The steering went scarily light, and it's not something I want to experience again. All I can put it down to, is that the airflow was being disrupted under the front of the car. Maybe an efficient splitter would compensate for not having the undertrays fitted, but I'd rather not take the chance. My Leon Cupra R has a standard much bigger carbon fibre splitter, though at around a grand, I don't think I'll be fitting one on the 944.

 

[PSH]

I've posted this before, a few years back I didn't replace the batwing/undertrays straight away, after changing the belts. Reason being I was going to be back under there, to perhaps adjust the tensions after 500 miles. During this period I took the car over 160 (on a private road). The steering went scarily light, and it's not something I want to experience again. All I can put it down to, is that the airflow was being disrupted under the front of the car. Maybe an efficient splitter would compensate for not having the undertrays fitted, but I'd rather not take the chance. My Leon Cupra R has a standard much bigger carbon fibre splitter, though at around a grand, I don't think I'll be fitting one on the 944.

This was my concern Paul, the 951 aero package is very good giving a fair amout of downforce, taking off parts is not IMHO a good idea. Unless you are going to put the splitter through mant hours of wind tunnel tests. I used to drive very fast, too old now but travelling at 2 1/2 times our national speed limit you get to realise just how good the 951 truly is and why Porsche are on record in stating it was the fastest car in the fleet. I have often told people that the 951 is just as stable at top speed as it is poodling around town...it really is that good.

 

[blade7]

There's a guy in Birmingham that sells a fibreglass splitter/undertray, but I don't know what the quality is like. Promax used to sell one too, perhaps Andy would say who used to make them? Watch out for unmarked plod Pete, they are out to get old fellas in shiny red sports cars .

 

[Eldavo]

I used to have the Seat Leon one and managed to fit it between the batwing and the bumper. Will see if I can find a pic - got a bigger fibreglass one on now and that replaces the batwing entirely.

 

[Eldavo]

Here you go:

I still have it in the garage loft, if you’re passing you’re welcome to it - although I’m sure that were only £50-60 from the Seat dealers, its off a mark 1 Leon IIRC

 

[blade7]

I went over the Humber Bridge at the weekend, think it's the furthest North in the UK I've ever been. Who makes the splitter you have fitted now David?

 

[John Sims]

... got a bigger fibreglass one on now and that replaces the batwing entirely.

I had a really nice fibreglass one. That got ripped off when a marshal ushered me over a post sleeve at a (non PCGB) event. I was so chuffed.

I have subsequently deemed splitters to be consumables.

 

[PSH]

Watch out for unmarked plod Pete, they are out to get old fellas in shiny red sports cars .

No fear, I'm a good boy these days, plus I only drove those sort of speeds on the continent....it would be interesting to see how fast she would go now though...she had less than 300 back then...??

 

[Eldavo]

I went over the Humber Bridge at the weekend, think it's the furthest North in the UK I've ever been. Who makes the splitter you have fitted now David?

Dunno - looks very similar to the ones that "Stuttgartesq John” sells on FB but I got is as a freebie from a mate.