Lowering a Cayman S

[captainwull]

Hello boys and girls,

I've a Cayman S Black Edition, brilliant motor in all aspects except I think it would look better if it was lowered a wee bit.

Being an old git I don't do track days or flee aboot like a nutter any more. Gaining or loosing a bit of performance wont matter too much as nowadays I get most of my pleasure from sitting in the garage polishing the beast to death listening to early Genesis albums ...[]

Has anyone any experience of lowering a Cayman?

Cheers.

 

[Dylan1]

If you sit in the garage all day listening to genesis you could try taking the wheels off !! That,d make it pretty low[]

 

[Buddy]

Well Billy, it's a shame you're so far up north as we have the visit to CG this Saturday although if you set off Thursday and drive leisurely you could make it there. The questions you are asking are in the requested list already.

 

[captainwull]

Make it easier to polish the inside of the wheels too, what a great idea!

ORIGINAL: dyllan If you sit in the garage all day listening to genesis you could try taking the wheels off !! That,d make it pretty low[]

 

[captainwull]

ORIGINAL: Buddy Well Billy, it's a shame you're so far up north as we have the visit to CG this Saturday although if you set off Thursday and drive leisurely you could make it there. The questions you are asking are in the requested list already.

Being new too this where do I find the requested list?

 

[Motorhead]

Here it is Billy. http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=731244&mpage=2&key= Someone will get back to you with some answers after the visit. Welcome to the forum - do please try to drive the Cayman more.! Jeff (another old git!)

 

[Buddy]

Jeff just beat me to it, the list as it is there is going into the items they normally discuss and it should be a very interesting day, if you have any questions you wish to have raised post them here and Jeff or I will raise them.

 

[captainwull]

Thanks very much for the link, most interesting. If I wasnt heading off to sea later today I would have loved to have come down. Cheers

 

[Buddy]

Billy, there are bound to be other visits to CG or maybe somewhere closer to Arbroath at some time in the future, it doesn't have to be with the Cayman Register as regions and other registers do such visits and usually post them on the forum. If anyone knows of somewhere which would make a good visit during the summer then let me know and we can see what can be done, I first contacted CG in November asking for a date this spring and I know they get booked up. So bear in mind that asking this year may result in a visit next...it does take time to propose on the forum and PP even longer, get responses and arrange. So what have you that would make a good visit in your areas?

 

[captainwull]

Hello Kevan, To be honest I cannot think of anything in this area to do with Porsches that would be of interest to club members. I could think of something a wee bit different that might interest some folk, but there again maybe it wouldn't. The town I live in is fairly well known for its Smokies. These are whole haddock salted and smoked in a barrel. The method used to make Smokies have been passed down for generations and they are still made in the same way today. I could easily organise something to let folk see the process. A few of my friends have creel boats going out daily to catch lobsters and crabs. I could probably get a few folk out on a boat sometime to let them see how its done. If they were lucky they might even get a trip out to the Bell Rock Lighthouse 12 miles off the coast. One thing they might be surprised to see is the Hundreds of Seals that surround the reef. Dundee has a famous old ship worth seeing too, the Discovery. This was the ship Captain Scott had built to take him to Antarctica on his ill fated trip to the South Pole. Afterwards a run through St Andrews to Anstruther for one of the best fish supper's in Scotland? Any takers....?

 

[Motorhead]

Billy, Are you on the Cayman Register? If not, contact Kevan (Buddy) who's the Register Secretary. Have a look at this link to find Members in your Region (R1?) who post on the forum: http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=729177&mpage=4&key= Arbroath Smokies - great..! Many moons ago I spent a lot of time in Auchtermuchty (avoiding Jimmy Shand!) and know St Andrews, Anstruther, Crail and other lovely little fishing villages in the area. My more recent Scottish trips have been over to the west coast where some friends have a holiday chalet in Ord on the Isle of Skye (very remote!), but I'm feeling that I should head over to the east coast again when next I'm up there. I envy you your close proximity to the sea - I'm about the furthest you can get from the sea in the whole of the UK..! Better let you get back to polishing the Cayman! Jeff

 

[Buddy]

Actually, Billy is a new member on the Cayman Register as he joined it only last month and I updated the list last week. His car is a Black gen2 PDK black leather interior so much polishing to keep that clean an shiny as we all know. It does sound like a good trip for a long weekend heading up to Arbroath, I'll take a look at it and see about mileages etc how many do you think you could cope with Billy? Just for the trips that is, hotels would be needed so recommendations would be good too. email me through my profile page. I'm a big fan of smoked fish and my parents used to go to Scotland most summers having Smokies sent down by the case! For me it's about 365 miles and I live as centrally as is possible in England so that gives others some idea of how far the trip will be, basically I would say one day to drive there, stop overnight in or near Arbroath, a few beers etc next morning go to see the smoking process, trip out on a boat whatever and the fish supper, stay over in or near St Andrews and drive back on the third day. Possibly in October?

 

[Buddy]

Simplest way of lowering a Cayman S is to swap springs and shocks for those intended for a Cayman R which is 20mm lower than std, PASM Cars are 10mm lower than std, Bilsteins etc can also be fitted.

 

[tex]

hi billy if you want a hand doing it give me a shout, im only 20 miles away in auchenblae have spanners will travel..LOL