Discussion
Its been quite some time since I last posted really because of two massively time consuming labour intensive jobs.
The carbon door cards took an age to fit. We had never fitted these before and so took baby steps and cutting the electric window switch holes was totally nerve racking. I think it has been 8 hours labour per side to be honest.
But now fitted
The carbon door cards took an age to fit. We had never fitted these before and so took baby steps and cutting the electric window switch holes was totally nerve racking. I think it has been 8 hours labour per side to be honest.
But now fitted
And the second major job was the ducktail. Whose bright idea was it to fit a ducktail designed for a Carerra to a GT3? Since I am not the most mechanically minded or even vaguely capable person, it didn't cross my mind that the fan and air duct positions would be completely different 
the result was that the ducktail spent a few weeks in the bodyshop being cut apart and then a totally new inlay being designed and fitted to exactly match that of the inside of the GT3 wing. I must say they did an amazing job and managed to retain the original structural areas including around the latch.
Ducktail Before:
Ducktail After:
And to compare to OEM GT3 wing:
the result was that the ducktail spent a few weeks in the bodyshop being cut apart and then a totally new inlay being designed and fitted to exactly match that of the inside of the GT3 wing. I must say they did an amazing job and managed to retain the original structural areas including around the latch.Ducktail Before:
Ducktail After:
And to compare to OEM GT3 wing:
Edited by M32GER on Monday 26th March 21:33
Harris_I said:
If he hasn't already done so, I really strongly recommend M32GER does not tot it up! Forget about the $, just enjoy the end result....
Hey both it is undoubtedly a lot and I am sure very few others would want to allocate their hard earned funds in the way I have chosen to do but I do love it and no regrets whatsoever. I went in eyes open there is no other car I would prefer for the money. I don't mind sharing the costs actually as my whole ethos on this project was to be fully open and show all aspects. I have a detailed spreadsheet and will show it at the end. The car is now complete and will be on track on Friday so I will post some final pics then.Adam B said:
wow what a project!
50% I love / 50% I dislike but 100% I admire
hell of a commitment - what do you guess will total cost of all the mods (if its not too rude a question)?
Thanks Adam and for the honesty. For sure with such an extreme and personal project a lot will come down to preference but I went with what I liked and ignored a lot of opinions along the way. And the smile vent is staying body colour 50% I love / 50% I dislike but 100% I admire
hell of a commitment - what do you guess will total cost of all the mods (if its not too rude a question)?
M32GER said:
Thanks Adam and for the honesty. For sure with such an extreme and personal project a lot will come down to preference but I went with what I liked and ignored a lot of opinions along the way. And the smile vent is staying body colour
As you said quite rightly so, opinions with such a project will differ. But that is the beauty of creating something exactly as YOU want it.Bravo!
As for my 50p's:
I do like the body coloured smile vents
I love the ducktail
I'd prefer the Momo prototipo in black and with a different wheel crest
Love the colour
Love the CAE shifter
Hate the 3'd party nav screen
Filibuster said:
As you said quite rightly so, opinions with such a project will differ. But that is the beauty of creating something exactly as YOU want it.
Bravo!
As for my 50p's:
I do like the body coloured smile vents
I love the ducktail
I'd prefer the Momo prototipo in black and with a different wheel crest
Love the colour
Love the CAE shifter
Hate the 3'd party nav screen
Thank you sir, I will take that Bravo!
As for my 50p's:
I do like the body coloured smile vents
I love the ducktail
I'd prefer the Momo prototipo in black and with a different wheel crest
Love the colour
Love the CAE shifter
Hate the 3'd party nav screen
Stereo is really for functionality with today's tech, to facilitate the electronic gauges we have hooked up and because I find the stock ones so dated and plasticy looking
For the wheel crest, I couldn't agree more. Do you know where I can get other's? I could not find. Ideally would like a silver crest to match the rest.
M32GER said:
Thanks Adam and for the honesty. For sure with such an extreme and personal project a lot will come down to preference but I went with what I liked and ignored a lot of opinions along the way. And the smile vent is staying body colour
good for you - exactly the right approachgiven its such a personal and radical project and my instinctive dislike for non-OEM getting 50% on my approval rating is doing bloody well
just for the record (not that you will or should care):
like:
colour
green stitching
alcantara dash and interior
exhaust
seats
seat backs
green belts
green GT3 on wheel crests
green calipers
not a fan of:
BBS wheels (I know I may be in a minority here but purely on looks I prefer the standard wheels)
door cards - would preferred standard with alcantara and more green stitching
steering wheel
rollcage - would have gone green
smile grille in green
not sure about:
gear stick - looks like it should be sequential being that high
ducktail - think I prefer standard wing but will wait to see final full car photos
it seems I like green
Adam B said:
not a fan of:
BBS wheels (I know I may be in a minority here but purely on looks I prefer the standard wheels)
To be honest I have gone from thinking nothing of the stock rims to really liking them as the build progressed. So much so that I have decoded to run both the BBS LMs with Cup 2's for the road out here and the OEM wheels with Trofeo R's for the track. So I will get to enjoy both in the end although on balance still prefer the LMsBBS wheels (I know I may be in a minority here but purely on looks I prefer the standard wheels)
On another note I didn't get the Guards diff in the end as it took an age to produce so eventually I gave up and cancelled the order. In the summer the OEM diff is being sent to Manthey for their motorsport upgrade and the gearbox also for the shorter cup ratios. If budget allows, also their air box and induction kit.
M32GER said:
To be honest I have gone from thinking nothing of the stock rims to really liking them as the build progressed. So much so that I have decoded to run both the BBS LMs with Cup 2's for the road out here and the OEM wheels with Trofeo R's for the track. So I will get to enjoy both in the end although on balance still prefer the LMs
More pics to follow
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