Gulf Blue 2.7 RS Carerra

[griffgray]

Early photo of my 911 Rennsport re-creation.

Edited by griffgray on Saturday 26th March 15:48

Edited by griffgray on Saturday 26th March 15:50

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V8KSN said:

Woah Woah Woah!!!

Hang on a minute!

First of all, you can't start such an awesome sounding thread with such little information

What is this you are building?
Is it an original 2.7 RS being restored or a recreation/replica?
If its a replica, what is it based on?

Colour looks awesome by the way

Ok, Ok….here goes

I am having built by 911Rennsport, a recreation of a 1972 2.7 RS Carerra which is being backdated from a 1989 3.2 Carrera G50 Coupe Sport. I had a choice of two donor cars but decided to go for the one with the G50 gearbox. A full list of specification would be a long one, but basically everything is stripped out and the car will have a new bonnet, brand new early front wings, engine cover with ducktail to replicate the RS and both front and rear RS bumpers.

On the mechanical side the engine will be completely rebuilt to a blueprint standard with ssi manifolds and a twin back box. I have chosen not to have a roll bar as the car is for weekend use and European road trips, so will be set up accordingly.

I still have a few choices to make with regards to the interior but am keen to keep it as original as possible.

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pete a said:

Sorry are you telling me that you swapped a 997 GT3 for the blue shell in the pics?

We need lots more details, lot more, this is the internet, were nosey Parker's

Yes I did chose to replace my GT3 with the shell in the pics, but having seen a finished example of a another 911Rennsport car it gave me the confidence to do the deal. I suppose only time will tell, it was a little scary at the time.

As I mentioned previously I had no idea that I was going to go to Carfest South, meet the guys from 911Rennsport and end up seriously considering selling my GT3. But I did chat it over with a couple of close friends, one who has done almost exactly the same thing in selling his black GT3 for an older air cooled 911 and another who has owned older air cooled Porsches and was with me that fateful weekend.

The attached car has been my screen saver on my pc and I feel it is one of the most beautiful looking cars I have ever seen, hence me choosing gulf blue. Obviously mine in not an RSR but hopefully won't look too dissimilar when finished.





So now the car is back from paint, hopefully things will start to look better and better as the weeks go by.