I Bought A TOTALED Porsche Cayman 718 GT4 At Copart | EASY REBUILD!? 

take it to road america lol take it back to its home or the wrek see if anyone remembers the car lol

Any chance you’d like to sell it after the rebuild..??

@@patrickgreen9747 he did that that he might keep for tracks but yeah

Can't wait for that project to roll out!

How much did you pay for it?

I'm ashamed I didn't think of that... That'd be perfect...

100% agree

It might be too early to call this but I think we have an early favorite…

Wondering how you set up the panels without a jig? Yeah ppl don't realize how hard it is to get parts for these

​@@philipparana9225 So my frame rails were straight, so that made the panel alignment process easier. Once I removed the damaged panels (inner trunk panel, front panel, top frame (top collar), inner support (triangle piece)), I clamped the new ones on. Since the damage was limited to the very front, I was able to align the top panel (collar) to the original mounting spots closer to the cabin. Then I mounted the fender, hood and bumper to check for alignment, which in my case did not require any changes to my clamped pieces. Lastly, I'm pretty mechanical, but had never done this level of body work before, so I watch a lot of youTube Videos. Since most of the inner structure is identical to the 991/911 (same part numbers), I actually learned from watching many of the 911 rebuilds, as there were no Shop manual available for the 982/718 Caymans.

Niels, this is a longshot… but I suppose there can’t be many of us rebuilding these cars. Is your username on the 718 forum backyardmechanic? If so, I have AC questions for you 😅

​@@scraplifegarage Yes, that was me. The AC was a real PITA. So one of my AC lines was kinked, but held pressure. I believe the key to a simple fix if your system is still holding pressure and you need to replace an AC line, is don't start it after you remove the lines, or it will trigger a compressor reset. I actually pulled my damaged line off, then started it to move it around, which triggered the AC compressor run-in/reset. Big mistake. So later when I replaced the line and I tried to evacuate it and fill it, I could never get the compressor to start. I tried resetting the codes using my cheap iCarSoft OBD2 Por-III scanner, but could never figure out how to get the compressor restarted. Additionally, the scanner provided an option "Reset: Compressor Run-in" and stated "Compressor Break-in Reset must be performed before Compressor Break-in" in order to be able to start it...yada-yada...". Basically just confused the heck out of me by mixing the terms reset/break-in/run-in. I finally gave up and took it to a local shop who charged me $500 but was able to reset it and recharge the system (note, it took them a bit to figure out as well). I hope you have a better scanner than I, and with a little more patience, maybe you can figure it out. It would be a nice additional video. :-)

I guess my investigative skills aren’t too bad after all! I’m also getting 1900, the car had all kinds of voltage issues with a bad battery and pretty much every module was full of DTC. Prior to clearing the hvac wouldn’t even func to on. After clearing it functions but no AC. The car sees the request for the compressor to turn on, but it never sees voltage or turns on. This car never lost refrigerant and the pressure sensor still appears to rear correctly (10bar give or take) So it looks like I’m in the exact same boat you were, a functional system aside from the fact that the compressor won’t do its job. What shop took care of yours? If they’re already aware of the issue it might be worth just going out to them. Also, we have the same scanner and I’m not positive I want to buy piwis 😅

I'm liking that idea...

As much fun as that would be, I just want to get it back in one piece before thinking about mods!

@@LeeC BOO!

Waiting on a few more special parts and heading to paint!

I'm not sure I should like this or thumbs down this comment because it's 3000 miles away LOL

@@LeeC You need to understand the Porsche dance 👍🏻😂

Need some “forklift massaging” Monday

I'm sure quite a few of you guys have been seeing it in the background of videos, I didn't want to make the same mistake I did with the 997, releasing a video and then sitting waiting for parts... I made sure we had ALL the parts before I put out episode 1 this time so we can go an episode a week!

@@LeeC Absolutely love this car. Every man loves a Porsche.

Hey with space comes big expenses!

Happy to hear! Thanks for watching!

Too early to tell! We'll see how it turns out and what the market is like when we sell it! It'll likely end up being one of the cheapest manual 718 to date however..

The 718 GT4 does not have a GT3 engine... the GT4 RS does

@@joe718gt4 Still a naturally aspirated 3.8 liter that revs to 8k but down on power from the GT3. I stand corrected.

@@ronzander7648 2016 GT4 had the 3.8L. This one is the 718 GT4 which has a 4.0L

They come stock with Cup 2 tires

You spelt fap wrong :)

love seeing all these people beating me to the notification gang now, just shows the growth already.

@@c5doob You still hold the title of notification gang OG!

@@LeeC all that matters to me

You and me both! Trust me it will be TRULY on the road this fall..

@@LeeC just in time for some amazing fall drives! Let us know if you’re ever coming south on the parkway or anything and want to meet up - got into watching your videos for the 997 turbo (Porsche fan - 997 daily driver) but loving this series and all your content!

I have that planned for later in the year, but not in Atlanta 😉

LA then on to some canyon roads in a rebuilt Pcar. Even better 🤘🏼🤘🏼

The best place to be...

It sounds a little broken, but I also like the growly sound of cold start & reversing mine out of the garage. But then nothing beats revving it all the way Jesse!

We have just over 50 in it as it sits and probably another another 20 or so in parts by the time it's all said and done. It is a salvage title and will end up as a rebuilt title yes

@@LeeC At $50k in, given the condition, I’d say this was a very wise purchase. I’m kinda surprised the bidding didn’t go higher. Used low mileage GT4’s are getting over $105k on BaT.