993 s or normal
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Crikey that gmund car is rank!
Anyway, the turbo body isn't much more than wider wings, different bumpers & sideskirts isn't it? Not much of a job for someone in the trade? You'll need the different offset wheels as well but I understood that was all-the suspensions the same but don't quote me on that I may be wrong!
Have a look at the speedster build thread on 911uk. That guy took a cabrio & made it turbo bodied.
Another thing is to have a look at a wide body car in the flesh. They look great, but in my humble a narrow body is curvy enough-the difference isn't as marked as previous 911's & from directly behind a 993 turbo body looks stretched out & exacerated.
+ I can't think of any one situation where a widebody would be any better to drive?
Anyway, the turbo body isn't much more than wider wings, different bumpers & sideskirts isn't it? Not much of a job for someone in the trade? You'll need the different offset wheels as well but I understood that was all-the suspensions the same but don't quote me on that I may be wrong!
Have a look at the speedster build thread on 911uk. That guy took a cabrio & made it turbo bodied.
Another thing is to have a look at a wide body car in the flesh. They look great, but in my humble a narrow body is curvy enough-the difference isn't as marked as previous 911's & from directly behind a 993 turbo body looks stretched out & exacerated.
+ I can't think of any one situation where a widebody would be any better to drive?
I'm not particularly worried about residuals, it is going to be a long term keeper.
But if it will drive worse and be a pig to put together it might not be worth it. Slightly wary as the targa isn't the most rigid body to start with, and messing about with the width might create problems.
But if it will drive worse and be a pig to put together it might not be worth it. Slightly wary as the targa isn't the most rigid body to start with, and messing about with the width might create problems.
You'll just end up with a Frankenstein car that has cost as much, if not more, than a real S. Why would anyone even contemplate that? You say it would be a "keeper", but circumstances change and you may need to sell it one day - that's when the awful truth will hit you - you will find it difficult to sell and probably at a price close to a cat D equivalent. 
DON'T DO IT
DON'T DO IT
I have a 993 c2s and as much as i like it, the fat arse backside etc...
The driving exprience of the vanilla narrow c2 is more tactile, more subtle, more porsche.
The driving exprience of the vanilla narrow c2 is more tactile, more subtle, more porsche.
Shadow62 said:
Well it is an open forum so I differ here. A 993 S looks the business and well worth the premium for me.
Given there is nothing in the drive between an S and a narrow body the price difference has to be down to people thinking the same, plus the fact there are less of them.
Given there is nothing in the drive between an S and a narrow body the price difference has to be down to people thinking the same, plus the fact there are less of them.
You can of course make any 993 into a widebody – but by the end you’ll get too know and need to be on very good terms with the parts man at your local OPC, and take a serious dent in your finances!
Whatever floats your boat – I had a particular mission when I did mine!
Take one 993 Cab
Strip it
Take off the outer panels
Fit some new quarters & cills etc
Bit more welding
Acid dip for good measure
Give it a wash
E-Coat to make good for next 20 years
Prime it
Seal it
Undercoat it
Paint it
Build it
Enjoy it!
Graham
Whatever floats your boat – I had a particular mission when I did mine!
Take one 993 Cab
Strip it
Take off the outer panels
Fit some new quarters & cills etc
Bit more welding
Acid dip for good measure
Give it a wash
E-Coat to make good for next 20 years
Prime it
Seal it
Undercoat it
Paint it
Build it
Enjoy it!
Graham
Edited by GPM3D on Friday 24th June 11:48
Edited by GPM3D on Friday 24th June 23:29
carcrazypop said:
Graham,
Well done mate, that really looks the business.
As a matter of interest, are they genuine Porsche Fuchs wheels or some other brand ? I think they look great but don't know if they'd fit a narrow body 993 like mine.
They're the 19" Porsche wheel as per the 2011 Speedster and Sport Classic. They go straight onto a widebody without mods but not a narrow body.Well done mate, that really looks the business.
As a matter of interest, are they genuine Porsche Fuchs wheels or some other brand ? I think they look great but don't know if they'd fit a narrow body 993 like mine.
G
Edited by GPM3D on Friday 24th June 12:14
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