my prototype inspired boxster build
 

Here is my Prototype inspired Boxster Ive just completed, I started with a clapped out 01 S that was being sold for parts. I made all the body modifications myself. Front bumper is made from pieces of 2 bumpers bonded together, air intakes are Cayanne exhaust tips. I wanted to change the look from every angle so I made the taillight covers and the tonneau cover out of fiberglass.The side louvers are steel. I also removed the body lines around all 4 wheel lips to give it a cleaner, more 550 spider look The interior was totally shot so I bought a complete Boxster red interior from a 99 and redyed it a brighter red, I also painted all the trim pieces body color. It's been a 3 year project (off and on). Let me know what you think ! http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1461808090.jpg

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Looks great.

It look great, very, very similar to the concept. Great job! :cheers:
Any issues putting the top up/down, or overheating from reducing the radiator and engine vent sizes so drastically? Did you do am amberdectomy, I can't tell from the pictures?

Great job!

I love the tail lights. Gives the car such a retro future look. I think boxsters have always been some sort of spaceship turn of the century image of a future that never came due to giant a pillars and regulations. Sexy car, @914racer


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Looks awesome, love the redyed red interior!


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Looks beautiful ! Very impressive !

Glad you like it, the toneau has to be removed to put top down, I have a felt lined bag that fits in the trunk. The side lovers do seem to cut down on the intake sound a little, but I don't notice any performance issues, I wouldn't recommend it for the track though. I haven't driven it enough in warm weather yet, I'm prepared however to cut some vents or scoop in the underside of the bumper if necessary.

This looks great! I want to learn to work with fiberglass as well as that. Thanks for sharing.

Great soft top cover, and thumbs up on the wheels.

interior is remarkably astounding to say the least, props buddy :cheers:

Masterful job. The front bumper and side vents are so much like the original concept - simple elegant lines.

Larry (The Bald Eagle)

Outstanding craftsmanship, 914!

I was the guy in the blue 986 parked next to you at Hershey. Did you get your coolant issue fixed?
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If it runs as well as it looks, you have done an excellent job, very, very nice:cheers:

Excellent! :cheers:

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NICE! All that work and this is your first post?

Absolutely beautiful work.

Yes, I overfilled the reservoir, it's fine now. That wasn't too embarrassing!

Sorry, I'm not a big forum guy, too busy out in the shop working

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.

No, glad that's all it was. Again, just super work on the car. I hope to see it again sometime, maybe in Panorama or eBrake News.

Both thumbs up!

Regards from Germany, Markus

That looks great!

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

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?http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1461939981.jpg

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 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)

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

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

Impressive, clean lines, looks great!

Nice Job! Interior & front bumper are awesome.

I want that bumper! How is the cooling?

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.:cheers:

Hello,

here we are:

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Regards, Markus

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!

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

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).

...while I've got photoshop open - how about a Z8 inspired taillight treatment as well?

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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?

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