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Old 01-09-2017, 01:05 PM
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Default Wide-Body Porsche 996 to 997 | Vossen x Work VWS-3 | Essen Motor Show

Porsche 997 Wide-Body from last year's Essen Motor show in Germany in our Vossen booth. Check it out!

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wow could be the best wide body I have seen to date.... besides the Champion build. Looks fantastic... NOT over done, simple, clean, not over the top.... looks fantastic IMO.

Any details on the wide body project please do share...?
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Don't know if I like the side skirts but the rest looks real good.

Vossen wheels are top notch...
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UGhhhh...looks like a stanced civic ricer I saw yesterday. Sorry, but thats what I see. Just missing the big fart exhaust can.
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you must be blind in one eye and have an eye patch on the other... remove decals etc and the car looks like a cup car.






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UGhhhh...looks like a stanced civic ricer I saw yesterday. Sorry, but thats what I see. Just missing the big fart exhaust can.
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I remember what my hot wheels cars looked like if I sat on them. They got stanced wheels too.......
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Originally Posted by DC911S
I remember what my hot wheels cars looked like if I sat on them. They got stanced wheels too.......
You have great taste... you should call Porsche and tell em to strap the old "fart can" on some of their race cars... can't hardly believe they so called "stanced" these cars like you refer. Would look and perform so much better with no aero and a nice 3' wheel gap....


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Neither of those cars in your posts has the amount of severe negative camber that the Vossen car has, plus they are actual race cars...the Vossen is just a street 911 with a body kit and way too much negative camber, and no way you could even drive that on the street without the tires rubbing the inner fenders. Plus the tires are so thin that they would get popped by a moderate pothole, that exist in real worlds. So yes, I not a fan of stanced street cars with rubber bands for tires that never actually get driven on the road. Pretty sure their wheels are heavy too. That another subject that involves inertia and rotating mass.
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My supportive comments were on the wide body build itself... the car. Less the wheels (although IMO they do look nice) or tire side wall height and or current ride height...... all of which easily changed. Nice looking build IMO and far from something I would look at and suggest needs a fart can. More resembles a rsr car then a pimped civic as you noted. But to each their own...

most of the rsr cars have negative camber...

Note - Most of the wide body builds have inner fender walls removed or modified.




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Neither of those cars in your posts has the amount of severe negative camber that the Vossen car has, plus they are actual race cars...the Vossen is just a street 911 with a body kit and way too much negative camber, and no way you could even drive that on the street without the tires rubbing the inner fenders. Plus the tires are so thin that they would get popped by a moderate pothole, that exist in real worlds. So yes, I not a fan of stanced street cars with rubber bands for tires that never actually get driven on the road. Pretty sure their wheels are heavy too. That another subject that involves inertia and rotating mass.
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Originally Posted by DC911S
Neither of those cars in your posts has the amount of severe negative camber that the Vossen car has, plus they are actual race cars...the Vossen is just a street 911 with a body kit and way too much negative camber, and no way you could even drive that on the street without the tires rubbing the inner fenders. Plus the tires are so thin that they would get popped by a moderate pothole, that exist in real worlds. So yes, I not a fan of stanced street cars with rubber bands for tires that never actually get driven on the road. Pretty sure their wheels are heavy too. That another subject that involves inertia and rotating mass.
I actually attended the Essen Show and saw the car in person obviously. the owner is a very nice guy. Not everyone mods their cars the same and he wanted to go with a tuner look. At the show, it seemed to work well considering how many people I talked with about the car. He also tracks the car and adjusts the suspension accordingly.
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I don't see extreme camber on that show car.
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Hi, we asked this to be moved to the correct forum..here are the modifications per the owner...

Hi guys,

details about my car

- base car: Porsche 996 4S
- kit: conversion kit to 997 RSR - about 14cm wider on each side than a turbo.
- exhaust is original 997 cup
- suspension: custom made H&R/ dumped clubsport deep version
- spacers: on track no spacers - on street 10mm spacers each wheel on the rear / no spacers at the front
- seats: Porsche 997 GT3
- wing: GT3 replica wing
- engine: 997 main block with mapping

for any questions do not hesitate to contact me

cheers

Mario
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Can we get some shots from the front and rear of this build?
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Few more images.









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Das ist ein Affengeiles Auto!


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