Update: 8/19/08
Summary:
The kit is now on 14 different cars and functioning well.
Elise: Reports have been the installation is pretty straight forward with no issues to speak of. Tilt time is 3-5 minutes.
Exige: Requires quite a bit of additional work including designing your own solution for the lid latch, side scoops, and IC intake for the S models. Tilt time is 10-20 minutes.
Modification required to the body: Drill four holes in the floor of the boot. Nothing else of any consequence, so it's completely reversible...
Pics of cars (not mine) with tilt from within this thread:
Other items worth mentioning: The kit has everything you need to install and get the clam tilting, locked down, and relocate the battery. That said, there are so many different opinions about how to route tail light wires, alarm, third brake light with quick connects and wire extentions, etc, that you have the freedom to determine those customized solutions on your own. If you chose not to get too fancy, then the kit has everything you need along with the instructions needed to have the kit fully functional with no additional purchase.
Installation takes about a day. Instructions are complete with color pictures.
For more information, please cruise this thread and/or PM me...
Best,
Phil
Old beginning of Thread:Just a teaser for now... Woke up this morning at the crack of dawn excited to start the tilting clam project... 2 hour later, the rear clam is off... SUPER easy job with a 1/4" impact driver
That little tool makes short work out of just about anything. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to pull the clam off myself. I found out that one person can easily pull the clam off
I'll post pics of the hinges and fastening system as I get them built.
A couple notes: The system I'm designing will still have the boot lid functional, it will require about 5 minutes to get the clam ready to tilt up. A couple pins, 2 Allen head screws and 6 thumb bolts to remove. All accessible without dismantling anything...
The battery is being relocated to above the driver's side wheel. I thought about relocating to passenger side above wheel, but that's where the IC will sit before too long
Have a nice day!
Phil