GT3 rear bumper (apron) porn
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GT3 rear bumper (apron) ****
Ever wondered what's behind that gorgeous ***?
May be useful for 997s wishing to swap out to the GT3 rear. There's quite a bit of parts needed however and the conversion may not be worth the $$.
Enjoy.
May be useful for 997s wishing to swap out to the GT3 rear. There's quite a bit of parts needed however and the conversion may not be worth the $$.
Enjoy.
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nicely dismounted I like the masking tape... much appreciated touch there. One thing I really want to find/get is a Euro-bumper so we don't have the darned bumperettes
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Interesting. Why did you take it out? Did you change the exhaust system? The side mufflers are huge! I got a Fabspeed exhaust system and can't wait to put it on.
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Plus, the apron is so close to the heat shielding that there's no airflow to even draw heat out from the shielding.
I'm definitely leaning towards Sharkwerk's exhaust, but first I'm going to try to fabricate something myself with a local welder and see how that goes.
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I'm really impressed of how Porsche designed and engineered their parts for ease of service. Removing the apron consisted of a bunch of torx screws. The trick is there's one screw hidden behind each tail light (which in itself very simple to remove. Two screws and make sure you slide the light towards the rear! Do not try to pry outwards to the sides!) and one behind each of the rear wheel right on the front edge of the apron. Afterwards, just simply pull the apron off. What's left is the heat shielding and the aluminum bumper. Again, very easy to remove.
Re the parts in the formal dining room She's used to it by now when I had my 930 engine all apart and parts everywhere.
What my design will be is a combination of GMG's and Sharkwerks' in that it will have a megaphone design whilst using the stock tips and cross over tube. The stock exhaust also have cross over tubes, so I'm sticking with the Porsche design. The outlet from the side mufflers are 2 1/2", but if you look behind the stock tip, the inlet is 3" and outlet is 2 1/2". Porsche tapered the outlet because of the double walled design.
The plate where the stock tip will bolt to will be cut using a water jet cutter and my pipes will of course have mandrel bends.
Worst case is to fall back on Sharkwerk's tried and true system. ;D
Re the parts in the formal dining room She's used to it by now when I had my 930 engine all apart and parts everywhere.
What my design will be is a combination of GMG's and Sharkwerks' in that it will have a megaphone design whilst using the stock tips and cross over tube. The stock exhaust also have cross over tubes, so I'm sticking with the Porsche design. The outlet from the side mufflers are 2 1/2", but if you look behind the stock tip, the inlet is 3" and outlet is 2 1/2". Porsche tapered the outlet because of the double walled design.
The plate where the stock tip will bolt to will be cut using a water jet cutter and my pipes will of course have mandrel bends.
Worst case is to fall back on Sharkwerk's tried and true system. ;D
Last edited by NSXTC; 10-19-2007 at 01:30 PM.
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You have to remove the apron. If you want the euro look, you also would have to drill out the rivets from the aluminum bumper bracket.
Pics...
Last edited by NSXTC; 10-19-2007 at 02:18 PM.
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