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Jan 29, 20182 min read

Old & New 997 European Build Update


The start of January saw the OLD & NEW aero kit for the Reflex 997 arrive from Japan, and we must say its a really is exceptional quality, not that we expected any different as we have seen the kit up close and personal when we were at the Tokyo Auto Salon in 2017, so we knew what we were signing up for then, but its always nice to see the product land in the UK without a hitch and all parts enclosed, and the guys at Reflex were all like kids at Christmas.

Porsche 997 Old & New

The first job on the huge list of upgrades was the Air suspension, Matt Clifford works with Air Lift Performance on the photography side of things, so it was inevitable that Matt would hook this ride up on air, and we believe this is the first Porsche 997 to be fitted with all Air Lift Performance products, so its not just a first of its kind slant nose 997 for Europe, but lots of other parts are a first time too it would seem, which all adds up to a really unique build.

With the suspension complete it was time for Johnny and Matt to get the rear bumper modified for the all new exhaust that is being constructed, they are stepping outside the usual and adding not only a touch of class, but also their own take on how they want this build to look, and it takes balls to cut up a brand new £14k aero kit that you have just taken delivery on, but as we said they know exactly what they want for this build.

Porsche 997 Old & New Japan Aero Kit

Next stop EMP Performance for some exhaust manufacturing goodness.

Old & New Japan, wide body kit, Porsche 997 C2

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Jan 23, 20182 min read

BMW Z4 GT3 rear wing assembly


Its taken some time but we are happy to say we have the final piece to our Z4 GT3 Jigsaw puzzle, getting hold of a genuine rear wing assembly, the wing is the easiest part to get hold of as we can simply manufacture any width any length wing with various profiles, all we have to do for the Z4 is make sure we have the correct width. We already had the early type rear wing set up, but its chassis mounted uprights which was great if you had the race car with the fixed roof, but not so great if your converting road cars and you still have the steal electric hood, we will possibly look at changing our roof to the authentic GT3 at some point, as we have found a German supplier that produces the roof and the mirrors if we need them, but not everyone wants a fixed roof, they want the convertible option, and you cannot use the roof as the wing uprights are bolted strait to the boot floor and the rear wing will not let the roof work correctly, so we have been after the later style with the boot mounted assembly for a while now, and its great to finally source a pure race wing set up, with the twin blades.

BMW Z4 GT3 REAR WING ASSEMBLY

Lots of people have said we shouldn't fit the wing as we are building a road car, and to some extent we agree, but this conversion needs it, this is a really aggressive looking car, the authentic GT3 kit is super wide, so the GT3 rear wing set up is the cherry on the top, and one this wide body V8 needs, with the added bonus and advantage of advertising space, which is priceless.

We will be having the aluminium supports laser cut and manufacturing, the double wing set up will be manufactured in carbon fibre, email us for more details if you happen to be building a Z4 GT3 or you just fancy fitting the GT3 rear wing assembly on your BMW E89 Z4 Chassis.

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Jan 19, 20183 min read

Our trip to Germany


We start our German trip with a visit to our good friend Holger Zimmerman which was the main purpose of our visit, we have been dealing with Holger and his team at ZimSpeed for so long it’s great to finally put faces to names and see the operation up close and personal, the company that makes so many parts for us and the set up didn't disappoint, such a skillful bunch of people that all have the craft of producing aero parts in all composite materials from Kevlar to full dry carbon, I'm extremely happy knowing our parts are in the hands of such fantastic composite partners, they are mould makers of the finest caliber, with such a huge list of companies they have manufactured parts for, with Kremer racing and Zakspeed among their business associates.

In the ZimSpeed headquarters there were a couple of cars that caught my attention, the first was a Porsche 911 993 GT2 RS EVO, a full on track weapon that was in for repairs and rear fender widening, something the team are renown for, it seems wider is better and this 993 was certainly that, you could tell this was a serious track car and one I would have loved to of took home, it was one very special car, with all the right bits, it just looked fast parked up in the workshop.

Another build that was under construction was the third member of the all new Kremer Racing K3R 997 and to see it at the beginning stages was just fantastic, we timed this trip to perfection as we could see what has gone into making this car what it is, and we must say Holger has done a stellar job designing this K3 for a modern day Porsche chassis, it just works so well and when you see it close up alongside a genuine 935 k3, you realise he absolutely nailed the design, I guess it helped the fact that his father who owns DP Motorsport designed all of the original Kremer 935 K3 race cars, but credit where its due, the guy is a complete genius, you only have to look at this creation to see it will certainly be his legacy, and one I'm proud to hopefully be involved with in some capacity.

Another highlight of our first day in Mendig was a visit to Holger's good friend Michele Rinaldi, owner of Rinaldi Racing, which is the unit opposite, and that was a visit we will not forget in a hurry, not only was Michele a wonderful host but the toys he had in his workshop were mind blowing, with a new 991 GT3 RS, 964-RS and Carrera GT the first thing that i was greeted by, the best was to yet to follow, walking into the second part of the workshop where a Porsche 991 Cup car casually sat next to a Ferrari 458 GT3, further enhanced by a pair of Ferrari 488 GT3 race cars, one complete stripped down undergoing various checks for the new race season ahead, as Rinaldi Racing compete in the Blancpain GT series and seeing their set up, we now understand why they do so well, with their own engineering room fully kitted out with no expense spared, and we are glad to see they are still heavily involved with the after-market Porsche scene, servicing and tuning still very much a part of their business, so if anyone requires a full gearbox build or a 4.3 engine upgrade for their 997 then get in touch as we will be working with them on all aspects of road going tuning for the Porsche market.

Our next stop was the Legends at DP Motorsport, that’s a read you want to miss, catch it with our next blog post.

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