Speedster Project # 15 Has Begun

awesome!

seriously troy - what is your company name?  TS Speedsters?

I LOOOOVE my hump.  My girlfriend agrees and says it mans up an otherwise girly car 

Troy...looks great! I'm excited to see this car in person!

-Anand

@ Christian - Bwaaaaa haaaaaaa....

@ Troy - Way to go! More power to you.

Number 15, the silver and tan JPS that I have been working on is ready for eBay and I did the video cruise yesterday.  Here is the link.  This time, I brought a friend along for the ride.  This was her first ride ever in a convertible, let alone a Speedster and she loved it.

What hump?   Thanks, Troy ,I needed that.

Just got in from my snow removal duties. Beautiful sunny day...33 degrees with a nice 30mph breeze....gusts to 50.... Nice car BTW

Thanks Al.  Just to update some of the information in the original post.  Yes, the hump was removed so I could install a top and rear tonneau.  The was originally built for the TV show and did not have a top.  The hump cannot be used with the top or on any car that has a top unless it is significantly modified.  I removed the under the dash e-brake, because it was not installed correctly by JPS and moved it back to the tunnel.  JPS did not utilize a lever with the e-brake, it was just a straight cable back to the rear disks and there was no way you could pull it hard enough to set the brake without having any leverage.  To correct that oversight, I would have had to remove the body and add a lever, which would have been far too expensive.  It was a lot of work to move it back to the tunnel, but far less expensive.  The paint has been professionally cut and polished and the car now has a little over 500 miles on it.  Since it is essentially a new Speedster, which a recent JPS buyer told me would cost $27,500 if purchased from JPS, I expect it may sell for around $23,000.

Once again, someone out there is going to get a VERY NICE CAR!!! Great job Troy!!

Nice car. Nice girl, too, but VERY preoccupied with hair!

Looks like another winner, Troy!

Nice job on the re-do, Troy! I imagine it won't take long to sell. 

These are a couple of promo shots from the NBC show UnderCovers this car was used in.  There were actually two different Speedsters used in the show and the video shows the other one (not mine) very briefly at 0:03 and 1:43 into the video.  The one in the video has dual rear view mirrors and bee hive taillights.   I have no idea what ever happened to the other one.

Troy, save it for me!!! Or do you have an interest in a 996 C4S?

Seriously. It would be soooooo awesome if I bought a car out there from someone I know and trust. I'm going to list my 996 next week. Hopefully it'll sell quickly. If this car here is still available I'll buy it the next day. If it's not, whatcha got coming up?

 Better sell the hump be fore they come to their sences and decide they dont want it  Id as JPS what its worth new. then adjust 

Hello Sir,

I like your side windows. I have a CMC WB (2276) that I have raked the windshield back about 2.75". New top and a bunch of time but I like the look. My old / existing drop windows are useless in the rain. I am up in Toronto, Ontario (real short season!) and the pictures show a very good but fairly simple answer to my challenge. Will have to make up a template due to windshield and top. Any hints of what else I should watch out for. Understand you do make them but these may require some fine tunning and to send back & forth I think would be more than either one of us wants to get into. Thanks Ken

Troy- if that hump is available and it would fit my VS I might be

interested.

KenJ,

I'd like to see photos of your windshied and top mods, progress photos too if you have them. 

BTW, there are a few guys bringing their Speedsters down from Canada to the Carlisle meet - you should join us.   

I like da hump, was thinken about one or two for mine.there is a guy on flebay that makes aluminum ones, veryy nice.