Interesting modified 911's
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The detailing cost? Despite being fresh paint the top coat of lacquer was in a bad way. Lots of marring, holograms, etc. The bodyshop did a great job in all the welding, fabricating and painting, but the finishing was a mess.
I've used this detailer for a number of years now. He's excellent at what he does and fairly priced. For a full correction and ceramic coating it cost £320. He had the car for a day and a half though and according to my tracker which records any motion of the vehicle he spent a total of 15 hours actually on the vehicle so that seems very reasonable.
The cost of the entire project? I'd rather not say. I took a very meandering route over 5 years to get to where it is now. I'd guess if you set out with a plan to specifically do what I've done you could achieve it for £50k, not including the base car.
I've used this detailer for a number of years now. He's excellent at what he does and fairly priced. For a full correction and ceramic coating it cost £320. He had the car for a day and a half though and according to my tracker which records any motion of the vehicle he spent a total of 15 hours actually on the vehicle so that seems very reasonable.
The cost of the entire project? I'd rather not say. I took a very meandering route over 5 years to get to where it is now. I'd guess if you set out with a plan to specifically do what I've done you could achieve it for £50k, not including the base car.
I was just looking for some pictures of OZ wheels on a 997 GTS and came across this....love the wheels but that interior and spoiler on a 997 GTS!
https://gmgracing.com/post/997-2-carrera-gtsr/
https://gmgracing.com/post/997-2-carrera-gtsr/
BrewsterBear said:
Not a lot more to tell. I bought it 7 years ago just before prices went mental. It was a 150k mile, tired, rattly, mildly rusty SC, but I've had a few and knew what I was buying. It's been a long road, but what I've ended up with is this car.
Varioram pulling 303bhp when rolling road mapped.
915 rebuilt plus a Quaife ATB.
Suspension is standard torsion bars with Bilstein Street Sports shocks all round.
Brakes are new, standard discs and calipers with Mintex M1166 pads.
All rot was cut out with new panels (kidney bowls, inner wings, sills, wings, bumpers, etc).
I agonised a long time over whether to keep it an impact bumper or to backdate. Eventually the draw of having a car that looked similar to a £150k classic, with the power to weight of a 996 GT3RS, that I can drive whenever I like without worrying about values, depreciation or rust was too much. Every item on the car has been hand picked because I like it.
Bumper trims are 1966.
Front bumper and wings are 1972.
Rear wings are original SC and wider than a 72 should be.
Rear bumper corners are 73RS to match the SC rear flares.
Front hood is my original SC one extended in steel to make it longhood.
Engine lid is a 964.
Moveable spoiler is custom to give it a bit of a ducktail without being fixed or OTT.
Interior is mostly SC, but the seats are 964 Sports as they are the comfiest 911 seats I've ever sat in.
The whole interior has been bespokely retrimmed with tan leather and cream houndstooth centres.
There's lots of other stuff not worth mentioning, but those are the main bits.
It looks fantastic, congratulations. I looked into this in some detail a couple of years ago, I wanted a 964 C2 as a donor but the price of even the most knackered car made the project unaffordable after long conversations with a couple of restorers (Tuthill and Ninemeister). I still hanker after a car just like yours but will probably bail out into a 992 when the manual appears. Varioram pulling 303bhp when rolling road mapped.
915 rebuilt plus a Quaife ATB.
Suspension is standard torsion bars with Bilstein Street Sports shocks all round.
Brakes are new, standard discs and calipers with Mintex M1166 pads.
All rot was cut out with new panels (kidney bowls, inner wings, sills, wings, bumpers, etc).
I agonised a long time over whether to keep it an impact bumper or to backdate. Eventually the draw of having a car that looked similar to a £150k classic, with the power to weight of a 996 GT3RS, that I can drive whenever I like without worrying about values, depreciation or rust was too much. Every item on the car has been hand picked because I like it.
Bumper trims are 1966.
Front bumper and wings are 1972.
Rear wings are original SC and wider than a 72 should be.
Rear bumper corners are 73RS to match the SC rear flares.
Front hood is my original SC one extended in steel to make it longhood.
Engine lid is a 964.
Moveable spoiler is custom to give it a bit of a ducktail without being fixed or OTT.
Interior is mostly SC, but the seats are 964 Sports as they are the comfiest 911 seats I've ever sat in.
The whole interior has been bespokely retrimmed with tan leather and cream houndstooth centres.
There's lots of other stuff not worth mentioning, but those are the main bits.
This is a nice car and comes at modified/hotrod cars from a different angle. More of an in-period warmrod with a subtle modifications.
"1973 2.4 T non sunroof car. The bodywork was fully dismantled, repaired and re-painted in its original Bahia Red factory colour whilst exterior trim was refurbished and replaced with original parts as required. The car’s interior was also returned to its factory finish plus D’Eser replica Recaro seats, sports steering wheel and modern retro Blaupunkt radio with MP3 connectivity. Steering and suspension were also both fully refreshed, along with the ‘S’ braking system and Bilstein rear and Koni front shock absorbers. The original 915 gearbox was rebuilt and a limited slip differential was fitted, whilst the original engine was bored out to an increased capacity of 2.8-litres with modern cams and refurbished triple-choke Weber carburettors (200 BHP). "
"1973 2.4 T non sunroof car. The bodywork was fully dismantled, repaired and re-painted in its original Bahia Red factory colour whilst exterior trim was refurbished and replaced with original parts as required. The car’s interior was also returned to its factory finish plus D’Eser replica Recaro seats, sports steering wheel and modern retro Blaupunkt radio with MP3 connectivity. Steering and suspension were also both fully refreshed, along with the ‘S’ braking system and Bilstein rear and Koni front shock absorbers. The original 915 gearbox was rebuilt and a limited slip differential was fitted, whilst the original engine was bored out to an increased capacity of 2.8-litres with modern cams and refurbished triple-choke Weber carburettors (200 BHP). "
Lovely non sunroof lhd 993 RS rep for sale here. Well priced too for such a low miles 993 thats had everything fitted by factory or dealer. Doesn't have a 3.8 but thats something for the back burner. Maybe go 4.0 or 4.2 
https://www.hexagonclassics.com/car/porsche-911--9...
https://www.hexagonclassics.com/car/porsche-911--9...
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