Porsche 993 911 GT1 Replica @ Cars and Coffee

[xknowonex]

Porsche 993 911 GT1 Replica @ Cars and Coffee

Keep in mind that the real street going version is worth well over a million

http://the-perfect-exposure.blogspot.com/2009/01/porsche-993-911-gt1-replica-cars-and.html

 

[Klayton]

Not quite... but actually, not that bad.

 

[xknowonex]

Not quite... but actually, not that bad.

Thats a 996 GT1 as opposed to a 993

 

[Klayton]

Oh I see it's a replica of the 1996 GT1 racing version, thought of the street version. Well then it's pretty good.

 

[Ponyboy]

Did you get any pics of the underpinnings of that thing? This could not have been a cheap body to produce.

 

[scorp965]

Did you get any pics of the underpinnings of that thing? This could not have been a cheap body to produce.

I have some pics from a few years ago...

 

[Ponyboy]

Wow, for some reason I really wasn't expecting a tube frame chassis and an LSx engine. Porschephiles would likely abhor it but I think it's great.

Take any pics of the filtration system?

 

[xknowonex]

I have some pics from a few years ago...

Wow. So did it even started off its life as a real 911? Or a is it a kit-car?

 

[davidf]

Just an observation but those CV joints look awful binding. I wonder how they handle high speeds!

 

[Hagasan]

Thats a 996 GT1 as opposed to a 993

The street GT1 came out in two forms over two years. They were the same but with different aero-d front & year fender, headlights etc. They are definitely NOT 996 based although they had water cooled cylinder heads if I remember correctly....

The replica does look similar to the early version GT1...

I've actually been in Alan McNish's Le-Mans winning car :biggrin:and am an old friend of Peter Dumbreck who flipped (famously) the Mercedes

 

[scorp965]

Wow. So did it even started off its life as a real 911? Or a is it a kit-car?

It has the front glass, interior dash, doors, and b-pillar section from a 911, my guess would be there is some kind of donor 911 in there somewhere, although the frame is fully custom.

A great-looking car, that probably drives like a rocket-ship; this is the car that inspired my purchase of Kinesis K29's for the nsx.

 

[C-speed]

It is just me or does that rear axle geometry not look right?

 

[davidf]

I'm glad someone else noticed that as well.

 

[C-speed]

I'm glad someone else noticed that as well.

I figured since its a "replica", it may not be perfect... but then again, if its a replica and someone fabricated it, you'd think they would make the custom parts fit/align correctly?

That axle angle is just asking to get snapped!