As some of you may know, I acquired a very low mileage (26,000) 957 Turbo S in the Spring with the plan to modify it with a Misha Widebody kit and a few performance enhancements. Things are now in the works so figured I'd start a thread to provide updates as things progress.

Here's the plan:

Body & Look

• Misha Widebody Kit includes new hood, front & rear bumpers, rocker panels, and fender flares to mate with those molded into the new bumpers. I have the dual level rear spoiler on my Cayenne already so opted to keep that one rather than install the Misha one.
• Car will get a full repaint in Porsche PTS Onyx White Pearl Effect Metallic
• I'll be keeping the silver trim accents currently on the car. I've added the roof crossbars and will also be having the top of my Yakima Skybox painted with the car to match the Onyx White Pearl
• Fabricating custom mesh front guards and a center grill to protect the radiators and intercoolers from road debris and damage
• Installing 958 style front turn signal lights. I'll be using a current sensing DRL module to enable the white leds in them as DRLs and they'll dim with the headlights and with the turn signals on that side.
• PIAA led foglights in the lower side front openings

Interior

• Replaced the OEM carbon fiber, aluminum, and black leather & plastic with a Dark Wood Interior trim kit that the wife wanted - looks very elegant (the previous trim is for sale in The Marketplace as a kit for anyone looking to update their stock trim to that from a Turbo S) - already installed
• Installed a p3 Gauges vent gauge tied into the OBDII port to be able to more accurately monitor boost, coolant temp, etc (already installed)
• Hard wired my Escort Max 2 Radar Detector and installed it on the mirror post with a Blendmount (already installed)

Engine & Performance

• IPD Plenum (already installed)
• HHR Cold Air Intake Kit
• Mishimoto Catch Can to keep oil from filling the Driver's side intercooler
• Fabspeed Secondary Cat Bypass Pipes (already installed)
• Cargraphic Medium Sound SS Muffler
• Evolution Motorsports Billet Diverter Valves
• FVD enlarged intercoolers with metal side tanks
• Maxspeed Interlocking Oval Turbo Exhaust Tips
• 22"x12" Varro VD02 Wheels with 315/30-22 tires on all 4 corners with World Motorsports Ti Lug Bolts
• Complete PCCB Brake Setup
  

Looking forward to getting the car back from the body shop with it's new look in a new color. I'm working on parts of the customization while they're working on the widebody kit itself. Completion target is late Q1-2017 if not sooner.

Here are some photos of what the Misha kit looks like in a matte white with black wheels - mine will be a pearl metallic white with silver wheels of a different design, but you get the idea

 

Spent last weekend and a few late nights working on the Misha front bumper. I'm fabricating brackets to secure the 958 front lights and on custom grill work that will keep the aggressive open look of the front bumper, yet provide some protection from road debris, and to keep the new FVD intercoolers and radiator clean.

After doing all the mock-up work for the lights and grills, I coated the inside with a black, paintable, undercoating to smooth out the finish of the fiberglass. The brackets for the front lights come back from the powdercoater late this week and I'll put it all together once, then take it apart, before taking it to the body shop for them to work on fitment and paint.

Here are some pics:


Inside of bumper showing custom light brackets and original fiberglass finish



Front view with 958 light and fog light test fitting



Custom fabricated Mesh grills for the bumper openings



Masking the bumper in preparation for spraying the undercoating



Undercoating applied and masking removed



Undercoating close-up

 

Varro VD02 22" x 12" wheels with 315-30/22 tires mounted and ready for installation - going to be a while yet

 

Finished the grill and light work on the front bumper tonight. Tomorrow it goes back to the body shop.

 

I've been getting together more parts for the build for when I finally get the car back, which is still probably a couple months out. Body shop guys are at SEMA this week, so not much progress happening

• Cargraphic Medium Sound exhaust that will be paired with the already installed Fabspeed Secondary cat bypass pipes that I polished up before install
• Interlocking Oval (TechArt Style) polished stainless exhaust tips - the OEM Turbo S tips will be put up for sale at some point
• p3cars Vent Gauge already installed to get digital boost & vacuum, mixture, voltage, and some other enhanced readings.

Using different tips



muffler - pic courtesy of SharkWerks



cool heat shield - pic courtesy of SharkWerks









Prior to polishing



1 done



Both done and ready for install



p3cars OBDII Vent Gauge

 

Looking good

 

I really like the P3 gauge. Getting an accurate picture of real boost instead of the silly factory gauge is reason enough to throw one in.


This will be a pretty epic looking build when you are done.

 

Thanks, and I'll give you a tip. If you run the gauge in car 8, which was a mode they created for a BMW twin turbo, instead of the recommended car 7 for the Cayenne, you can get boost and vacuum readouts directly from the DME without having to install the analog boost hose. Figured this out on my own via some experimentation and let the guys at p3 know of my findings.

 

I didn't know that but I already ran the vacuum line. It wasn't too bad other than standing on my head under the dash trying to find a spot to feed it through.


I keep meaning to ping them again, mine still doesn't show intake temp or timing unless I shut it off and back on again. I seemed to be the only one with this bug but I think mine was one of the first 955 applications.

 

I don't think mine even has a anything related to timing, but my intake air temp does work as I cycle through the displayable parameters - most of the time I leave it in "boost" though.

 

Not much new to report - the body shop is doing their thing, but the interlocking oval tips from Maxspeed Motorsports have arrived. They look great and seem to be of very good quality. Now I just need a car back on which to install them




Also have ordered the 1-piece welded aluminum Driveshaft from The Driveshaft Shop

http://www.driveshaftshop.com/import-driveshafts/porsche/porsche-2003-2008-cayenne-v8-aluminum-3-5-driveshaft-will-fit-all-v8-models

Their design eliminates the center bearing, problematic center bearing support, and front flex plate of the OEM cardan shaft so I won't ever have to deal with monkey under the car with a hammer issue and it should also provide for a more direct accelerator pedal to wheels feel.

I'll be putting together a For Sale parts thread for all the OEM parts that I'm removing as part of this build so if you guys are looking for anything, start your lists or let me know. Everything is off my immaculate black 2009 Cayenne Turbo S with 28,000 miles.

 

Looks great! Love the PORSCHE in the front grill! Nicely done!

 

Thanks a lot. Those are spare metal letters off my 914 engine lid that I've had lying around for about 15 years after changing it over to the 914 logo and a silver Porsche crest to match the crest on the hood.





I took a die and threaded the aluminum posts of the letters and secured them with lock nuts on the backside of the grill screen. I'm happy with the result and think it will give the Cayenne a unique touch.

 

That is a badass looking little 914!!

 

jdubbya,

Thanks. It has lots of mods too - handles great and has about 150HP. Here are a couple more pics.