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Originally Posted by heliguy
Something like this?
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needs more cowbell! the front fenders are too muted, looks like a 993 with fried eggs.
I mean removing the 986 front fenders completely. And replacing it with:
1) composite fender with an extra "15%" more flare, like the GT1 LMP pic I posted.
2) Extending the front bumper out (sort like our GT3 front bumper, but even longer).
3) Replacing the rear quarters with more prononuced hips as well, so that it bulges out sorta like the 993.
4) Using a pointier, lower-sitting rear bumper instead of the high-sitting, (] shaped 986 rear bumper.
5) definitely need side skirting, too much dead space under the doors when on 18-19" wheels.
6) adding some sort of aero shroud over the roll hoops similar to what's on the 918 Spyder that could 'targa-fy' the 986 during winter. Cool right?
If you look at what Singer did with a vanilla 911 or 964, the same maginification/backdating could be done with the 986.
It has a great base to work with, but without the GT3/aero treatment, in bone stock form the 986 looks too high on 18"s and too short up front with the stock bumper. To be fair, same thing happens with the 996 in bone stock form.
Extending the existing angles/trajectories further out and wider would completely transform the car so that it would be much closer to the '93 Boxster Concept car. I mean if you're in the business of doing this sort of thing like Singer they could make such a kick ass 986 with a simple $7K donor car. Stylistically speaking, it would be a mix between the GT1 and the 918 Spyder without having to pay $800K.
In theory, something like the RUF in this link below.
this pic really captures the degree of fender flare I would swap to in a second.
http://www.gtspirit.com/wp-content/gallery/gallery_black_ruf_ctr3/gallery_black_ruf_ctr3_001.jpg
http://www.gtspirit.com/wp-content/gallery/gallery_black_ruf_ctr3/gallery_black_ruf_ctr3_006.jpg