WILD CUSTOM 996 C4S Conversion to 997 Custom Widebody Orange Paint

This is defintely not for the tame at heart. One of the craziest 996 to 997 conversion I have ever seen. This is defintely a hit or miss with most enthusiasts. You have to appreciate all the work that went into the build though. These pictures were supplied by my buddy in Indonesia. This weekend the car won best of show at one of the biggest shows out there. Here is the modlist. PORSCHE 997 Specification- -Exterior: -Body Conversion Porrsche 996 C4S � 997 Porsche GT -997 Oroginal Head Lamp -997 Original Tail Lamp -Carbon Front Add on Lips -Custom Fonrt Bumper -Custom Wide Body Fender -Custom Hood -Custom Side Skirt -Custom Rear Bumper -Custom Rear Wing -Repaint Speecial Orange Colour -Wheels: -iforged wheels custom order - Special Forged light weight for Porsche. -iforged REV 19x9 Matt Black with Orange Pin stirpes -iforged REV 19x11 Matt Black with Orange Pin Stripes -iforged AERO 19x9 Matt Black with Orange Pin Stripes -Tires: -Front Continental Csc2 255/35/19 -Rear Continental Csc2 305/30/19 -Bakes System: -Brembo Grand Turinsmo -Front : Red, 8 pot 380x34- 2 piece Crossed Drilled -Rear : Red, 4 pot 380x28- 2 piece Crossed Drilled -Techart High Performance Brakes Fluid -Chassis: -Techart Coilover Suspension -sport springs front/rear -4 adjustable thread shock absorbers adjustment of compression and rebound front/ rear -modified stabilizer tackles -Techart Rigid Subframe Sockets direct axle mounting at rear improves exact handling of vehicle -Techart Front Sport Stabilizer -Techart Rear Sport Stabilizer -Techart Stabilizer Bearing -Techart front strut Brace -Exhaust Systems : -Techart Racing Exhaust System- Galvanized steel- version -Techart Exhaust manifold � Galvanized Steel Version -Gt Street Tail Pipes -Sport-Line: -Sabelt � Red 6 point belt -Porsche Original Safety RollCage in Steel RIGID -Sport Seat: -Recaro Pole Position Spg Red -Steering Wheels: -Momo Steering wheels -Techart steering adaptor -Transmission: -Techart Cone Crown Wheels Set -Egine Tuning: -Vortech Super Charger -Vortech V-Flow Air intake -Vortech Ecu Tuning -Vortech Oil Cooling System -Vortech Injector -Vortech Intercooler -Vortech Water Tank - BEST OF SHOW AT INDONEDIA CAR SHOW ACC BDG 17-18 MAY 2008 Everything is custom made or built. Looks like a cross between a Tech Art Front and Gemballa Sides and Rear. Car is supercharged with the Evolution Motorsports supercharger with Vortech components. Here are the pictures

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Very cool. I wonder what the cost was?

I like it...and the "booth bunnies", too!

An old 996 for a new 997 Turbo money. Looks nice!

Love it.....Sick How is the project coming along?

Interesting. Way too much money for what it is, IMO. But...as I always say, each to their own. C.

The one bit I really like on this is the rear lower diffuser where the exhausts come out. That looks pretty cool imho.

I can't see spending that kind of money making a 996 look like a tricked out 997. But, it does look well executed.

What is with the rear wheel offset? Looks like my old 996's offset..........

The one bit I do find interesting is the front hood. If it is actually vented and functional. I could see a use for that with downforce and a properly placed center radiator. C.

you got to ask why?

very true...why?? with that, I love the way it looks. At first, I wouldn't have ever thought it was a 996, until I saw the close up of the nose on the back of the flat bed. I was like....hmmm...those lines are so 996. Very interesting shape. I think even Ben C. would have liked this. J

I need to wash my eyes.

Looks like they put on an entire catalog cf bits. Looks like one of those boxter cgt plastic cars. Another car for the Top Gear Carbage collection. Are those even real girls? Maybe they are fake like the car???

Just another testament to iForged's inability to get an offset correctly.

uh, I don't get it. looks un-drivable. rear wheels protrude outboard of bodywork. that thing will never see the track in it's current form. possibly the most shameless bastardization of a Porsche I have every seen. that wing.... what can be said...

Buttugly spoiler and colors, obvious wheel issues, but the execution is good, except why go through all that and then leave the EASIEST swap of all, the side view mirrors!

What is so tacky is the sticker that says Vortech along with the supercharger one. Come on, are we in high school? Those stickers were cool to me at 16 and probably the ricer crowd.

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the only good execution would be to push it off a cliff

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Very funny. They actually purchased the wheels from my last Widebody Porsche Blue and built the widebody around the wheels. I think if they ran 315/35/19 tires in the rear it would fit better.

again... speechless

It's cool in an ugly sorta way, or ugly in a cool sorta way - can't tell which.

Is that car located in Indonesia?

Just looks like another SEMA special. Nothing extraordinary one way or another....

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Yes the car is in Indonesia. I think with a decent wing in the rear such as the Techart GT Street it would be a little tamer. That Gemballa rear wing is just too crazy.

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Why on earth build a car like this in Indonesia when you have the worlds worst traffic jams and crap roads!? Is it just a show car or is it used on the road?

Uh... wow. I can't imagine doing that to a 911. If it were destined for the track I'd say it was a nice looking racecar, but with the way it's set up it looks more like it's designed to sit in a parking lot with glowing neon lights around the bottom and it's hood up to show off a huge set of subwoofers. -

that's a show car if I've ever seen one, I'm not certain that it's supposed to roll at all. Decals definitely for sponsors. I do like the way the exhaust tips come out through the bodywork/above the diffuser though.

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Now if you could matte black vinyl wrap the girls...

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That makes two of us. Oh, and that wing looks ghey.

I'll take it...take the stickers off and paint it black......best looking 996/997/99???? I have ever seen!

I see alot of nice work on the car. The owner could very well be an owner of a body shop so the cost would be low and could be a great way of promoting his shop. My friend is starting a 996 to 997GTRS conversion in 2 weeks. He does own a shop and will be into parts and labor is cheap. It will feature all FACTORY parts including door handles, mirrors tail lights and even GT3RS rear 1/4 panels. I think the car here would look alot better without the crazy wheels that do not have the correct offset. Even if you put wider tires on the wheels they are WAY off! The color is HORRIBLE on the wheels also, they do not match the body color.

Yikes I hate to think about how much $$$ was put into this project..... Stickers need to go rear wing is way too much and those rear wheels.....they are out of sorts.

Not sure about trying to make one car model to look like another. Also, it's way too much going on for a Porsche in terms of styling.

I do not understand why people want to make a slow version of the real car. but to each their own

It's either on a flat bed or a stage. I wonder if it has touched a road while the engine was running.

I like it coz I'm visioning doing the following: take the stickers off, paint with a better color scheme, fix the wheel offsets All that makes it too ricey.. but to go the other way is boring too. The point is not everyone wants to look like a boring stock 911

How much is "Rp 4.000.000" in US bucks? Which brings me to the next question: how can one really justify the cost of converting an already costly 996 to something that is not far from a 997GT2/3, which could probably be had for less than the cost of the conversion work itself, not to mention the purchase price of the 996? Plus, I'm sure it would be annoying not being able to go anywhere without having 14 yr olds ask you "are you Paul Walker?" and "What is Vin Diesel like in real life?" or "can you get me a date with Michelle Rodriguez?"

Guys - it's a SHOW car! The reasons for the build, the style are very different from the reasons you or I would modify our cars.