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04-05-2012, 11:27 AM

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Cant wait to see this...

And here is some advice for any 993'ers thinking the grass is greener on the 997 GT3 side. I truly miss Smurf... As has been said 1000 times before, there really is nothing like a 993. Sure, the GT3 is faster...but the sum of the experience isn't the same.

I am currently building a GT3 track car in much the same fashion as Smurf - there are many more "obstacles" and "what-ifs" in the 997 world when compared to 993s....not to mention double/triple the cost of just about everything.

Rob, totally agree. I have reasonable seat time on the track in 7-Gt3s and it just ain't them same. Grip, power, yeah yeah, but they aren't 993s.

You're first on the buy list if I ever sell the smurf. In the meantime I'm taking care of it like you would

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04-06-2012, 08:32 PM

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Ok, pics.... fender & flares

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04-06-2012, 08:34 PM

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CF 3.8 tail & 60" wing

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04-06-2012, 08:35 PM

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Splitter... going with early EVO design

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04-06-2012, 08:45 PM

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hey matt where did you order all this stuff from>? Looks amazing, really coming along now

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04-06-2012, 08:59 PM

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Great choice...its like you are reading my (previous) mind - the plan all along was early Evo.

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04-06-2012, 10:10 PM

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Wow! This is gonna be a very very serious car

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04-07-2012, 04:09 AM

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04-07-2012, 10:26 AM

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hey matt where did you order all this stuff from>? Looks amazing, really coming along now

MA Shaw - Mike has been good to work with re. weight/strength/material requests. Previous parts from him have fit well basically out of the box. Anticipate having to do some sanding and shimming for fenders & flares.

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Great choice...its like you are reading my (previous) mind - the plan all along was early Evo.

Mwah ha hahahahahaha

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04-07-2012, 11:51 AM

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Looking great Matt... looking forward to the final SmurSR.

Any chance of getting pics of the side skirt install, I have always wondered how these go on.

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04-07-2012, 12:28 PM

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Any chance of getting pics of the side skirt install, I have always wondered how these go on.

Steven, will post pics along the way. Looks like we're going to bond the side skirts to the rockers.

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04-07-2012, 01:19 PM

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CF 3.8 tail & 60" wing

Is the tail/lid Carbon Fiber? Looks like a CF pattern in the back wall ... this is the taller GT2 tail with the large air inlets, correct?

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04-07-2012, 01:27 PM

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^^^^ but with a larger carbon wing above the side vertical stabilizers ... comme ça ..

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04-07-2012, 03:27 PM

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Is the tail/lid Carbon Fiber? Looks like a CF pattern in the back wall ... this is the taller GT2 tail with the large air inlets, correct?

Yes the tail is CF as well as the wing. Tail is a 3.8 which doesn't have bilateral air intakes like the RSCS or GT2 tail/wing combos. Early RSRs ran the 3.8 tail base with 50" or 60" wings. Later RSRs and Gt2s ran the 60" banana wing.

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