997 widebody build thread
 

LIST OF MODIFICATIONS

• Breyton Forged wheels
• Bilstein Damptronic coilovers with monoball top mounts
• RSS Sway bars
• Numeric short shifter
• Numeric shift cables
• Function First shift knob
• RSS underdrive pulley
• Antigravity lightweight battery
• Fabspeed Competition intake
• TPC DSC suspension module
• Aasco Lightweight flywheels
• PHENIX ENGINEERING rear wheel drive conversion
• RSS Lower control arms (F&R)
• Tarett front camber plates
• RSS semi solid motor mounts
• AWE headers with high flow cats
• Softronic ECU tune
• RSS half cage
• Removed rear seats
• Quaife ATB Helical LSD Differential
• RAID steering wheel
• Custom green seatbelts
• 350mm Turbo brake rotors
• sunroof delete
• 997.2 GT3 RS front bumper with Motorsports lip
• 997.2 rear bumper and LED tail lights
• custom ducktail decklid
• Cargraphic carbon wide front fenders
• Carbon side skirt diffusers
• Recaro Pole Position ABE seats
• Full paint to Porsche Lizard Green

INTRODUCTION

Last year I picked up a Porsche 997 C4s. When I first got the car and started driving it, I was amazed by the overall package. It was the sportiest car I had ever owned when pushed hard, but could also be used for Costco trips, daycare duty, and driven 365 days a year. For me, it was the perfect daily driver, and I really believed, at the time, that I wouldn't feel the need to mod it. This is what it looked like when I first got it

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb13817848/p4pb13817848.jpg

The car came with some nice options, including sport seats, red seat belts, carbon trim, and factory short shift kit.

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11929268/p4pb11929268.jpg
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11929270/p4pb11929270.jpg

Of course, it wasn't long until I started to make some select upgrades. I swapped out the stock wheels for some forged lightweight Champions, installed a GT2RS steering wheel and matching shift knob, and updated the ECU with a Softronic tune.

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For the rear wing, I swapped out the stock decklid and installed an OEM Turbo wing, with an EB Werks fixed wing kit. Also, the painted side sills were looking pretty rough, so I installed new black ones.

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb13817836/p4pb13817836.jpg
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb13817925/p5pb13817925.jpg

After the summer, the car will be going into the shop to get additional work done.

RSS Sway bars, engine mounts, Full TARMAC kit including LCAs, dogbones. Also Bilstein Damptronic coilovers with monoball top mounts
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb13817846/p5pb13817846.jpg
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb13817832/p4pb13817832.jpg
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Old school 18 inch HREs and some fat Falken Azenis
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb13817850/p4pb13817850.jpg
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb13817851/p4pb13817851.jpg

Lightweight Aasco Flywheel and SACHS sprung clutch, AWE headers and high flow cats
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb13817834/p4pb13817834.jpg
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb13817855/p5pb13817855.jpg
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb13787640/p5pb13787640.jpg

Cargraphic carbon kevlar wide front fenders, OEM GT3 front bumper, Cup lip, and some widebody rear fender flares, that will be custom modded
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb13539622/p4pb13539622.jpg
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb13539618/p4pb13539618.jpg
http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb13817854/p5pb13817854.jpg
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Next update likely wont be until late winter. Goal is to get all parts installed and bodywork completed for the Spring.

Wow Michael.
I definitely want to see this car next spring once completed!!

Going to be awesome when completed!
One question though, on your rear flairs are you going to trim the existing fenders to accommodate the new wider tires?

Thanks guys!

Yup, the car will be going under the knife, when installing the rear flares. They are a Liberty Walk replica, so it will be pretty much the same as they do in this video at about the 3min mark...

You got it bad....:cheers:

That takes big nads as there is no going back afterwards.
But you will have modern wide body! Good luck, look forward to your build posts.

Haha, yeah. It's a one-way ticket to ruining a perfectly good automobile :)

whoa! can't wait to see this thing come to life.

When are you doing the 4L engine?? :evilgrin:

I am hoping that the installation of the LWFW will necessitate the fast-track of a 4L build :)

Ouch, guess this is the Manila way, no one wears eye protection when cutting and grinding. Yikes !! :icon107:

Great car, can't wait to see it. PM me who is doing the custom work for you if you don't mind. Thx

Vaughan Fine Touch is going to do all the body work.

http://www.vaughanfinetouch.com/

They have a lot of experience with Porsche's and Exotics. And John is a great guy.

Compared to one of their recent projects below, mine should be a cake walk...

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...d5af4f34d3.jpg

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this I have to follow

the video posted is just awesome

Is that a GTS rear bumper?