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Old 05-27-2020, 06:17 PM
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Looks great. Heres my "poor man" touring look when I'm not tracking it

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Love it! I thought of going that route myself. Probably should have. Would have been less complicated.

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Old 05-27-2020, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by flsupraguy
Looks great. Heres my "poor man" touring look when I'm not tracking it

I love the RS engine lid less the wing. Looks like a badass duck tale.
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I recently bought a set of GT3 wheels refinished in gloss black. Finally had them installed by Right Away Tire, including a new set of black center locks and GT3 dust covers. The black dust covers are 991 GT3 and you will need to shave off a small horizontal plastic nub in order to install them with the 997 locking nuts. They look so much better than the grey wheels that came with the car. BTW, if you live in the Seattle area, I highly recommend Right Away. They come to your home or work and provide excellent service and competitive rates. The convenience is totally worth it and they specialize in higher-end cars. They will treat you right. Also, the grey wheels will be for sale.






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Originally Posted by Busta Rib
I recently bought a set of GT3 wheels refinished in gloss black. Finally had them installed by Right Away Tire, including a new set of black center locks and GT3 dust covers. The black dust covers are 991 GT3 and you will need to shave off a small horizontal plastic nub in order to install them with the 997 locking nuts. They look so much better than the grey wheels that came with the car. BTW, if you live in the Seattle area, I highly recommend Right Away. They come to your home or work and provide excellent service and competitive rates. The convenience is totally worth it and they specialize in higher-end cars. They will treat you right. Also, the grey wheels will be for sale.
Love the wingless look with the black wheels.
PM sent about the grey wheels.
Old 06-02-2020, 03:32 PM
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Im also interested in the CF bumperettes.

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Randy will be fabbing and selling these bumperette delete plates soon. They will be CNC carbon fiber. There also might be a non-CF option, which is what I requested as I am going to paint mine body color. You can see the CF option on his wife's car below. I'll keep you posted when they are available.
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The wingless look is "ok" but the 997.2 GT3 wing is one of Porsche's most attractive of all of them. Number 1 IMO would be the 992 GT3 wing.
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I am subscribed. I had been thinking of doing the same thing that you have done. Looks great!
Old 06-10-2020, 04:37 PM
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New updates. I installed a SPAL 5.2" fan under my decklid. It's smaller than the stock fan in diameter and depth. Needed this in order to fit in the engine bay, specifically the area between the Y-pipe and the left side of the airbox opening. I think it looks pretty good. It's rated at 342 CFM so it should be sufficient for cooling. My friend Randy also fabbed a CF finisher trim piece to block off the opening left over from the smaller fan. Not half bad. Final step is to wire a manual switch to deploy and retract the wing and this project will be done!





Also installed a modified GT3 Tek lip spoiler for added flair. I had the same spoiler on my Carrera S but decided to lop off the extensions. I think it looks better and more subtle.











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This looks amazing
Old 06-18-2020, 04:32 PM
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This is the final look with the tail conversion. Not half-bad. Should have the spoiler functionality enabled within the next couple weeks.


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Looks great!
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Originally Posted by Busta Rib
Here are a few. I'll try to get better pics.




That’s a very nice doggie. GT3 looks nice too.
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Nice GT3. Your previous cars were great too!
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Nice work Jim, the GT3 Tek lip is a cool touch... looks better on the dark GT3 than it did on the yellow one, blends in really nice. Well done!


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