What colour should I paint my 993 GT2 Project?

[frotage]

Hi.. in brief, I have converted a 1992 965 Turbo 2 to a 993 GT2 body (please don't lecture me on the ethics of this!). The car is down to a bare metal shell & nearly ready for paint. I have got to make a choice on colour between Speed Yellow, Silver, White, Blue & Black..... what do you think??

[993SC]

I would go for black.

Are the 993 panels steel or carbon fibre by the way?

Do you have any pics?

[craigw]

gulf colours

[frotage]

Black sounds cool.. not seen one in the flesh that colour yet.
I've used all original steel wings & sills.. PU's (bumpers) are factory plastic, arch extentions, front splitter & rear spoiler are composit.
I have some pics that I will post if you would like to see the "work in progress"... thanks for the interest.

[frotage]

Gulf colours... very retro!

[shoestring7]

White, its the lightest paint which is why the factory always used it for their racers.

SS7

[verysideways]

I'm a big fan of speed yellow on cars like this... and yes, please post pics of the "work in progress".

[silver993tt]

metallic black or silver

[ocho]

OK, here I am ready to be thrown out of PH for gross stupidity, but what is a 965? I assume it's a race or lightweight or widebody 964???

[johnny senna]

Maybe

Riviera blue or Maritime blue...perhaps predicatable.
Viper green (oh go on, why not?!)
Mint green (possibly a bit soft?)

Vic Cohen may be miffed if you copied his GT2's Audi RS blue as it is a one off. Nice though.

JC's black GT2 looked mean at Spa. A good safe choice. Russell's silver GT2 looked good too, very German.

I'd go for Viper green or orange (I am serious) and stick gold spoked BBS mags on.

[800]

PLEASE not Speed Yellow

Sorry VS

[verysideways]

ocho said:

OK, here I am ready to be thrown out of PH for gross stupidity, but what is a 965? I assume it's a race or lightweight or widebody 964???

964 turbo = 965

As for Speed Yellow, if that's not your taste then it'd have to be black.

My favorite colour for a 993 GT2 would be Vic's blue, but it would be a travesty to copy it.

VS

[jeremyc]

I'd be tempted to have a colour that factory 993 GT2s weren't available in.

Now if it were mine, I'd have Zanzibar Red.

[danww]

jeremyc said:

I'd be tempted to have a colour that factory 993 GT2s weren't available in. Now if it were mine, I'd have Zanzibar Red.

I think that would be a good touch, sort of recognising that its not the real thing.

However, I am definitely with VS - Speed Yellow.

To combine the two thoughts how about Ferrari Yellow? I assume the original cars weren't available in that shade.

Dan

[verysideways]

danww said:

To combine the two thoughts how about Ferrari Yellow? I assume the original cars weren't available in that shade.

Giallo Fly?
yeah, i reckon that'd look the business on a 911 GT

[johnny senna]

Nobody for Viper green or orange then?!

[paultje]

The only trouble with met. black is keeping the blasted thing clean. My previous beloved was a black 3.2 which I was always rubbing over with a cloth, (nurse the screens!). Also don't stint on the re-spray, black will show up every little imperfection.
Trouble is, when done well they look the doggies!

[SpeedYellow]

I'd have to say Speed Yellow !!!

[aasc]

White, with Martini stripes

[iguana]

Well Vics is the nicest looking GT2 ive ever seen, as its the only one in that colour- even if his is the real thing & this is a replica, but if you copy it im sure he'll send the boys round


Gotta second the zanzibar, would look sweeeet.

Personally I think what else would look good ona GT2 esk bod are- VW Monza blue, & BMW Estoril blue & one of the 73 RS oranges tho not sure if its Gulf orange or Signal orange