Porsche 997 GT3R Build

So we kick off our 2017 year in style with our tuning partners in South Africa Scribante Racing and their awesome Porsche 997 Turbo GT3R Build for the new race season, and boy oh boy these guys are not messing about, this is one serious 997 build, let’s hope they have some competition with the other teams that will line up next to these guys on the grid for the national supercar series, it’s going to be a pretty epic race season, and one we can't wait to follow and report on.

So with the first week of January well under way the aero pack had finally landed in Johannesburg, and the boys wasted zero time getting the kit in place ready for prepping and installation, even the roof has come in for some light weight carbon, with the lightweight carbon doors and polycarbonate windows still in manufacturing process, as they leave no stone unturned in the search of a lightweight race car, with speed to match.

The engine is from the Turbo S model, that has had some serious modification, as well as the race gearbox, with the suspension, upright and hubs coming straight off a Cup race car, with AP brakes supplying the stoppers & discs, just looking at all of the parts being thrown at this build is making our mouth water.

The wheel choice come from our long term wheel partner AG Wheels, as we work hand in hand with them. Scribante wanted was a multispoke wheel, a design similar to the old lemans style Porsche race wheels, so the 10 spoke race look F120 was the design of choice, with centre lock configuration, in 12x18 front and 13x18 rear that will be shod with 18” race slicks 30/65R18 front and 31/70R18 Rear.

The body work consists of a lot of part, with all the standard parts:

Front Bumper, Front splitter, front canards, front vented fenders, side skirts, rear quarter panels, rear bumper, rear diffuser.

Porsche GT3R Top Front

Porsche GT3R Rear

Porsche GT3R Top Shot

They also wanted the full optional extras, to reduce as much weight as possible, whilst adding as much down force to the car as possible.

Compete flat under floor panels, front and rear arch liners, roof section, rear engine cover, rear wing with supports and end plates, 12x18 & 13x18 centre locks wheels.

We will bring you more on the build as it takes shape over the next few weeks, as we get ready to start the process for a full road going version that will be prowling the streets of California, from track car to street car.

Porsche GT3R Rear View

Porsche GT3R Front

Porsche GT3R Rear Low

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Porsche GT2R / RSR / GT3R

Over the last couple of years our love for the porsche brand has made us search for more mouth watering products, and looking at our selection its starting to bloom, we are constantly updating our product lines, and new to the range is our selection of aero parts for the Porsche 993 namely the GT2 Evo, and GT2R parts, which can supply in carbon fibre or glass fibre, so most budgets can be catered for.

and it really doesn't get any better, as this build from this Rennlist member, just makes us want to build one.

Porsche 993 GT2 EVO

Porsche 993 GT2 Evo Front

Porsche 993 GT2 Evo Rear

Porsche 993 GT2 Evo Front

Porsche 993 GT2 Evo Rear

Porsche 993 GT2 EVO parts

Porsche 993 GT2 Evo Aero kit

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Next up on the list for the Porsche 911, is for the 996 model, this aero upgrade is basically the RSR conversion for the GT2 or Turbo model, as they are the models that have the side air vents that feed cool air in to the intercoolers that sit either side of the rear bumper, this aero upgrade is classed as the GT2R and it makes the 996 look super sexy, especially with the 997 front headlight upgrade, which lets face it, the 996 front lights are like marmite, its a like or loathe affair, personally we like them, but we are an avid porsche fan, so we love them all, this particular conversion needs 11 or 12" front wheels, with a 13 or 13.5" rear wheel in size 18" or 19" with 3 piece construction the better option for this particular conversion, unless you do what this Rennlist member has done, and fit the Monoblock front wheel, with a 3 piece rear wheel in the same design, that set up can work really well, but a lot depends on the design and finish.

Porsche 996 GT2R

Porsche 996 GT2R

Porsche 996 GT2R

Porsche 996 GT2R

Porsche 996 rsr Rear Fender

Porsche 996 RSR Rear Bumper

Porsche 996 rsr Front Bumper

Porsche 996 rsr front fender

Last on the list, but one that has been covered on our blog posts, and we have listed online for a while is our overall favourite, the stunning GT3R conversion for the 997, this really is the ultimate 997 conversion, it just ticks all of the boxes, and its just a beauty, and its one we have on our own radar to build, when the BMW Z4 is finish ... unfortunately we have to prioritise.

VAD GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R Front Bumper

Porsche 997 GT3R Carbon Fibre Aero

Porsche GT3R Front Bumper

Porsche 997 GT3R Front Vented Fenders

Porsche 997 GT3R Front Vented Carbon Fenders

Porsche 997 GT3R Carbon Aero

Porsche 997 GT3R Carbon Fibre Aero

Porsche 997 GT3R Rear Fender

Porsche 997 GT3R Rear Diffuser

Porsche 997 Rera Bumper Vents

GT3-R Porsche

As with all of our conversions, we can supply or supply and fit, with a huge selection of wheels, tyres, suspension, exhausts, to suit all applications and budgets, our forged wheel line up consists of 1 piece Monoblock, 2 piece Duoblock & 3 piece conventional or concave profiles.

Email the team for more details on our vast selection of porsche parts, enquiries@vaddesign.com and lets us build your dream road going Porsche.

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Kremer K3 997

Every now and again a build comes along that simply blows you away, well for us it’s the Kremer Motorsport K3 -997, and what a spectacular machine it is.

Every car enthusiast will know, or should know all a about Kremer Racing, especially the K3 and their racing history, even if you aren’t an avid Porsche fan, any petrol head will remember the old Kremer 935-K3, that was based on the old 930 Porsche Turbo chassis, it totally devastated all in its path, it was such a formidable machine from the late 70’s early 80’s, who can forget that noise of the flame spitting 850bhp, these magnificent wide body beauties dominating race tracks all over the world, especially in the hands of Klaus Ludwig, winning Lemans out right in its class in 1979, they truly were incredible machines, in every detail, it was kremer racing at their very best.

Now enter 2016, and they have been working hard on a very special machine, with the help Holger Zimmerman, and oh boy… we can confess, we want one so bad, it hurts… the all new K3 997, yes you read that right… K3 body styling with a 997 chassis, it’s totally genius, mixing the old look, with a more modern chassis, what a fantastic recipe, we are totally mind blow, whoever came up with the idea, is a complete genius, yes it going to be expensive, but just look at it, its immense, did we already mention we wanted one… Dear Santa.

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