steel wide body. lots of pics, luv it or hate... its on ;)

so I've been working on this for 2 weeks now and although I'm sure I'll get some guff for doing this from the Porsche gods... I'm enjoying it and having fun with my boy. so to the haters... please remember, it's just a car and life is short creating memories with my son that will never be forgotten.. and I get a cool unique Porsche out of it so attached is the car as it looked when I bought it this last summer before we cut it up lol also is the picture of the fenders I purchased off ebay for another project. My son is holding up the fender to see how it would looked. I did post this pic once before and it was labeled as ugly as an "uncircumcised penis" lolololol So after thinking about it for a bit and selling my boxster a few weeks ago I thought ... why not !!! I've always wanted one of the those eye popping exotic cars I see on youtube and this Porsche is going to be it... or it will get sold for pennies on the dollor because I'm to embarrassed to drive it around my buddies with nice cars on our cruises in the summer cuz it sticks out like a sore thumb lol we will see. Color is going to be synergy green, I bought the GT3 rear bumper, bought a GT3 style wing I'm going to custom modify to work with the areo wing on there. I also deleted the sun roof(weld in roof panel) and plan on doing a roof scoop.. yes a hated roof scoop. just save the judgment till the end I will post more pics and post following this post as I'm not sure how many pics I can load per post. I will also describe each pic in the post so others who go down this road understand what all I'm doing and why. I have not decided on the front bumper yet but it will not be the stock one. I might do something with the front hood as well... and fenders lol this is a work in progress. I am a little further along than the pics will show as I don't have them all on my phone but will update as work is completed. 1999 Carrera with manual 6speed, complete fabspeed exhaust, fabspeed cold air intake, my genius tune and a complete Memphis stereo system with subs... loudest and best sounding system I have ever heard in a car and I used to do systems as a younger guy. it was done before I purchased the car and who ever did it spent some SERIOUS money on the stereo system.. I mean wow guys the car sounds amazing. Brian PS. I'm putting this thread in the three Porsche forums I'm a member in ... I love constructive criticism or fun car talk.

So these pics are of the cutting of the fenders... yes I did shed a tear or two as I made the cut lol it went smoothly and I was able to cut exactly to my lines and was very happy with the alignment of the fenders wells to the body afterwards.

So now onto the welding. I started out with just a quick tac weld every inch or so as I wanted to make sure it was secure to the body but I didn't want to cause any warping. once it was tacked on I then went back and would weld about 3 inches at a time and let it cool down before welding again. I also made a return at the bottom of both fenders so they were not just flapping around toward the bottom of the fender and welded those on as well.

so just some quick bondo pics next and then some pics of the side skirts I'm making following this post.

Making some side skirts to blend into the fenders. I originally bought the GT3 side skirts off Ebay... wow they were quite flimsy and I did not like the look. I planned on moding them to make them work with what I was doing but decided it would be better to just make my own. so these are just the forms in the pics right now. I will be making my molds from these which I can then pop a part to attached to the car. Very easy process, just takes a little patience.

So if you have ever bought a Duraflex part you probably already know how thin and weak they can be. That's not a slam on Duraflex. I have used a lot of there stuff and I like using them. But for those who don't know... they can crack and break and alignment can be frustrating at times. The two pics attached show what I did to make them fit a little better. when I initially put the rear bumper on it was way to wide where it would attach by the rear fender. so much so that it cracked and slit apart at the rear passenger side corner about 3 inches long. What I did was measure the width of the car where they mount and drew some lines on the ground. forced the sides to those lines with the straps you see in the pics and then put some fiber/poly on the inside of the bumper to help with strength and to hopefully conform it a little more to make it a bit more narrow.... it worked and once I get everything fitted and finished before paint I plan on doing it again and pretty much coating the entire inside of the bumper with two layers of 1.5 chopped to help it. this will help with the sun warping it as well in the summer.. ask me how I know that lol Good stuff, you just need to be willing to add your touch to it and make it work. and that's it till I take more pics. thanks for reading guys. Brian

Looks like a fun project and father/son bonding time Also saw the thread on the “R” forum Are you planning on going with a super wide (14”) rear tire? Or just use a spacer to fill out the wider wheele well?

The beauty of the 996 (currently... values have no where to go but up!) is that you can cut one up and build your dream without anyone getting too upset about it. One thing that can be said about the Porsche community, regardless of model, is that modified cars (Outlaws, race cars, etc) are never shunned and tend to be as appreciated as a factory-stock example. This could be a left-over mindset of the decades of low values but the fact that enthusiasm still trumps residuals in the era of sky-high prices says a lot about the typical Porsche owner. And spending time with your son is worth more than anything. Well done!

Cars are great for father-son bonding time! That's some great work, and the flare is nice and subtle! Can't wait to see the full side skirt. Definitely keep us updated and post more updates!

been done for a while, now doing an engine swap and Lamborghini dash swap. Sure why I never updated this thread... must have forgot about it. shame as I bought parts from pelican parts as well. the entire build was documented on another Porsche thread but not sure if I'm allowed to share the link on here... someone let me know and I will. its is very very long and filled with pics. car came out amazing and phase two is making this car epic

link to this car on grattan race track here in Michigan. with all the updates.. it handled great and is a blast on the track. cant wait to feel this car with the new motor swap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igIC1owPogg

I like it. What motor is going in?

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Very built 3.8sc from a pontiac grand prix gtp. Hoping to make around 370 to the wheels plus a 75 shot of No2

also swapped in a Lamborghini replica dash, making my own center console, front mounted intercooler with front hood vents, monstrous stereo system and a few other things. Its coming along nicely but .. slowly.

rear hood mod. further along then what's in these images but this was all I had. This is link to my YouTube channel where you can find some videos of a lot of what I've done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwzq06vG7mI

So yesterday morning before church I went out and glassed the cluster inlay for my mold. Also tried some textured paint for the sub that goes between the two front seats. I think it looked better in matte but I clear coated it because I was worried about having to clean. Also started doing some wiring for the console features... then off to church Also had my fuel logs come in along with an intercooler fill tube. Getting closer to completion

finally pulled the parts made for the rear bumper and new exhaust exits off the mold last night. they still need to be cleaned up and shaped some more but its headway. I was able to pop the mold for the cluster inlay as well. it came out very nicely which is good as I need the surface to be vary smooth and without any blemishes so the carbon fiber part I make from the mold doesn't need any work when I pop it. Also cut the hole for the headlight switch. had to rework a little of the rear deck-lid mod as the symmetry was a little off but for the most parts it just about ready for paint. slow but sure.

Cool. Is you kid still helpin’?

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Yes but my wife and I have had a no face photos or social media accounts for 15 yrs in our house hold so I never post pics of any of us online. Just to much drama out there and we are VERY non drama type of people. but yes he still works out there with me all the time. He's my little buddy and he's learning skills along the way. So last night I was able to finish up the shaping of my drywall mud to form the buck for my front bumper mod. Then wax it and start making my mold. I think it will add a little depth to the front bumpers curves/smooth look.. imo. Also the width of this mod is not necessarily to be flashy but more so to go with the 1/2 inch lip theme I made for the side skirt. Since I had the resin and glass out I made the driver side rear bumper mod as well. Should be able pop this one tonight when i get home and then I'm off on finishing up that rear bumper. Then tried laying the carbon fiber on the cluster inlay mold with some very smooth plastic in-between. applied the clear resin to the back side. I'm not in any way a guru at carbon fiber and this is the first project I've done with it so just kind of trial and error with this part of it. If this part pops the way I need it to, I will then apply some resin to the opposite side and insert it into the dash. lastly .. don't leave a $30 gallon of gelcoat unattended for a year... it will go bad sad

howdy all, remember me? well after a couple months of furlough and doing carpentry to keep the $ flowing in. then some time to finish up the pool project at my house(pics below) I am finally back to working on the green meany. To be honest I came real close to throwing it up on craigslists because it was just killing me to see it under a tarp sitting in my garage with so many other projects on my plate. but under fear of revolt from my son.. I didn't lol so getting back into this.. i'm so lost I pulled out all the parts that need to be put on and fab up to try and get my head wrapped around what I have going on and ya its gonna be a head ache.

oh ya this

getting into the hooking up motor phase.. lost on electrical. i'm hitting all the forums to try and drum up as much info as i can as the electrical is over my head a bit. If anyone knows of some good thread on understanding the hook up for a swap.. please share