my prototype inspired boxster build

[jakeru]

That custom front bumper work is very impressive! And the custom red redyed leather also looks absolutely great. (what products/process did you use, and how did it turn out in terms of the grain and up-close look/sheen, feel, suppleness, durability? I'm refinishing some on my black leather pieces now, with a couple failed attempts already, so am steep on the learning curve there.)

I have mixed thoughts about the lovered side vents and painted upper tail lights. I think the all-red (50 year anniversary edition, I think?) tail lights would look a bit closer, and maybe better. Yours are more "custom" though. The lovers definitely look custom. The custom rear clamshell is very impressive work.

I'm not sure about the front amber situation - can't help but think going to amber front headlights would be more authentic to the 550 spyder look. If you did though, it might look better to clear out the front side markers at the same time. I also can't help think a custom exhaust tip or a base (single outlet) of some sort would look good. (That original boxster prototype edition exhaust looks so cool to me! )

I also love the wheels! Thanks for sharing.

[914racer]

Thanks for your honest comments, the louvers have been the most controversial part of my build. A good friend of mine doesn't like them either.(I have an idea to paint the original side vents gloss black and do the louvers inside the same gold as the wheels)
As for the leather, I used Leather Refinishing technology dye,(leatherrefinishingtech.com) I do Interior repair and paintless dent repair as my profession. If you PM me I'll describe the process, its fairly involved, but the main factor in ending up with a good redye is starting with good leather. If your seats are dried out and all cracked up all the dye in the world cant fix that. But done right with the right product Redyes can be as good as original. (i changed the shifter boot from black to red and its holding up well)
I never gave the amber thing much thought, many of my choices were financially motivated The car came with one amber headlamp,and one broken light(see pic) a friend sold me the pair on the car for $300, I could'nt resist( for some reason Boxster prices haven,t exactly kept up with 911 prices, so i tried to do this build without getting too upside down)

I also love the wheels! Thanks for sharing.[/QUOTE]

[Smallblock454]

Both thumbs up!

Regards from Germany, Markus

[JRide]

That looks great!

[tommy583]

What do I think?? Hmmm. I think it looks absolutely stunning

[njbray]

That looks great.
I notice that the prototype has a cool looking Porsche logo behind the front wheel -
it's always too small to see properly - anyone have a good shot of it?

[Smallblock454]

Originally Posted by njbray

That looks great.
I notice that the prototype has a cool looking Porsche logo behind the front wheel -
it's always too small to see properly - anyone have a good shot of it

Hello,

here we are:




and some other interesting details:






Regards, Markus

[914racer]

Originally Posted by Smallblock454

Hello,

here we are:




and some other interesting details:






Regards, Markus

Thanks for those, I especially like the tortoise shell Boxster logo

[The Radium King]

i'm very impressed. i really like the tail lights. further, i think you would have a market if you wanted to sell that clamshell - i would buy one for example!

[914racer]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

i'm very impressed. i really like the tail lights. further, i think you would have a market if you wanted to sell that clamshell - i would buy one for example!

Thanks! I made a mold of them but I'm not set up for manufacturing them.

[aczyzewski]

Very cool. Neat to see you chased an idea and pulled it off. It's beautiful.

[cbadbox]

Impressive, clean lines, looks great!

[bc993]

Nice Job! Interior & front bumper are awesome.

[jlindsey86]

I want that bumper! How is the cooling?

[Luv2Box]

Beautiful car and a well done conversion. Since you work in fiberglass here is a thought, the Spyder humps, that can be bought for the 986 cause a vision issue on the passenger side, for the driver when changing lanes. I'd like a single hump on the driver's side and flat on the passenger side like the old 550 and 718 Porsches had. It could be made the same as the OEM (a little red leather pad on the hump side though) and a flat passenger side that comes apart for storage.

[914racer]

Regarding the speedster humps, It could be done, probably easiest way would be to cut off passenger hump and refiberglass it flat.

[914racer]

Originally Posted by jlindsey86

I want that bumper! How is the cooling?

So far so good, I had it out the other day in 90 degree heat and drove an hour with the a/c on just to test it before making the 8 hour drive to the parade!

[jlindsey86]

Originally Posted by 914racer

So far so good, I had it out the other day in 90 degree heat and drove an hour with the a/c on just to test it before making the 8 hour drive to the parade!

That's encouraging! I love the sleekness of the bumper. The boxster concept is one of my favorite cars and you've done a great job brining the production model back to the original design concept. Any thoughts on producing these parts?

[tightbox]

Looks great! I sold a set of those wheels way too cheap many, many years ago...still miss them!

If you can find one, try adding the sport package trunk lid without the additional spoiler attached to visually clean up the rear end (removes the third brake light and pop up spoiler hump).

[914racer]

Originally Posted by tightbox

Looks great! I sold a set of those wheels way too cheap many, many years ago...still miss them!

If you can find one, try adding the sport package trunk lid without the additional spoiler attached to visually clean up the rear end (removes the third brake light and pop up spoiler hump).

Wow, if I could photoshop like you I could have saved many hours of fiberglass work! Would you be willing to do some other stuff for me? I get lots of comments that the rear looks like a z8 , I love the deck lid idea, I didn't know such an animal existed.Thanks!