Ordered these from a custom maker in Canada a few weeks back and they just came in!!



Hope to get one mounted up on the car and pics up later this week/weekend.

Mike

 

Are those from Turn3 Motorsports?

I know them, great guys.

 

They're from Joe Toth.

Mike

 

Can you post the contact info where to buy these?

 

There's a thread over on rennlist. His name is Joe Toth.

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforum...er-design.html

Mike

 

So the hot thread has been on the "new splitter design" that Joe T. is selling out of Canada. Lots of talk about Helicopter tape and other methods. Here's what I did.

Nice new shiny splitters arrived on Monday evening via Fedex...


I went to my Ace Truevalue hardware store, where the owner has a really good source for small hardware. I bought some expansion nuts from him. I used these when installing my over-fenders to the zcar and they have proven to be quite durable and sturdy ways to fasten objects to metal in situations where vibrations impact both parts.
These are 10X32 pitch inserts and are about 5/16th in diameter.



I then took measurements and dug out a drill bit... Caution here kids. You only want to poke the tip thru the bumper cover. no need costing yourself more money gouging things.


I then inserted the expansion nuts in the oem factory holes after drilling them larger.


Before fitting the splitter, I took some acetone and wiped the bumper cover and splitter off, and used some 3M double sided tape to help hold the unit in place while I lined up my fasteners.
I used new screws/washers and added a bit of blue loctite to help keep them in place.


Finished product mounted up:


By the way, I'm 220 pounds and I was able to hold my weight grabbing and holding the lip with the car raised to max height on the lift. This sucker isn't going anywhere.

Pics of the final product:



Mike

 

Mike -

Looks great, let me know how this holds up to daily driving. I drive my car every day as you do and was a bit concerned with the fiberglass showing wear moreso than the OEM plastic. With my car as low as it it is I occationally rub the underside and was concerned the white fibers might show through the black gelcoat over time. If it doesn't then I'll be adding this to my wish list very soon!

 

Wes, I'll let you know for sure... I'm thinking about wrapping mine (I have two) in some black vinyl I had left over from when I had my black 996TT. I think that would help keep the wear down.

What's funny is the 1990 turbo Miata I drive has a deep chin splitter and sits lower at the lip than my 6GT3! The GT3 still cleares my drive-on lift without having to add boards, so I am thinking it won't create much of a problem daily driving.

Mike

 

Yeah mine actually is a bit higher than some of the other cars I've owned in the past as well but this lip looks like it drops it a bit more than the factory lip. I live in the city so occationally we have some obscure brick roads and garage entrys that I barely graze frmo time to time.

 

That looks really good!

 

Well mine does drag on the driveway if I approach the entrance to the garage at the wrong angle. It did it before as well, so I can't really comment that it makes it that much lower than a stock cupcar splitter, but it definitely extends forward more.

Mike

 

wow very nice, just like an OEM product.