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Old 05-20-2020, 07:57 AM   #1
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Wild Japense 986 Racecars

In my ten years of Boxster ownership and Boxster Googling I somehow have never seen of these cars. They belong to Arktech Motor Sports and unfortunately I don't have any information on them except that despite their looks they are built on 986 chassis. The top is interesting, it looks like its built off of the factory shape





I can't find a non flicker photo but this is a great one
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ton/2600661111/in/photostream/lightbox/


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GT300 BOXSTER chassis * Space frame : Real Yahoo auction salling

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Cool find - at this link I found a spec sheet

SUPERGT.net | 2008 Team Information

Machine
Car KUMHO BOXSTER-GT
Based Vehicle PORSCHE BOXSTER
Chief Engineer Daiyu Watanabe
Machine Specifications
Car Model 986
Dimensions (L x W) 4362mm x 1880mm
Weight 1140kg
Wheelbase 2439mm
Tracks (F / R) F:1465mm / R:1530mm
Transmission Hewland 6 speed sequential
Clutch Tilton Twin metal plate
Suspenssion F:
R: Double wishborn push rod
Double wishborn push rod
Brakes F:
R: Brembo 6Piston
Brembo 4Piston
Tires
F:
R: KUMHO
280/710-R18
280/710-R18
Wheels
F:
R: Taneisya
11J-18
11J-18
Engine Specifications
Engine Model M96/77
Type Horizontally Opposed 6-cylinder NA
Displacement 3598cc
Bore & Stroke 100.0mm x 76.4mm
Restrictor (size × number) 27.4mm x 2
Max Power Over 350PS/8000rpm
Max Torque Over 32.0kg-m/7000rpm
Lubricant (brand) WAKO's
Engine Tuner / Maintenance
Engine Tuner MID WEST RACING
Machine Maintenance ARKTECH MOTORSPORTS
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They ran square

Tires KUMHO
F: 280/710-R18
R: 280/710-R18
Wheels Taneisya
F: 11J-18
R: 11J-18
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Old 05-20-2020, 11:24 AM   #4
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“Suspension F:
R: Double wishborn push rod
Double wishborn push rod“

Interesting, the suspension must be totally custom. I wish I had a picture of what they did. Looking at the frame photos they retained the frame rails so I assumed they used factory suspension points but I guess not
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There are a lot more pictures and infos on their website:

ARKTECH Motor Sports
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I wish the pictures were higher resolution for a better peek at the mods. I'm guessing there's not a lot of the original car by the time they finished the evolution.






So Stu, I saw the cardboard pics. Are you going to go full Arktech now?
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Blog translated to english:
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arktech-japan.com%2Fblog%2F&prev=search&sandbox=1
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Farktech.exblog.jp%2F&prev=search
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I wish the pictures were higher resolution for a better peek at the mods. I'm guessing there's not a lot of the original car by the time they finished the evolution.






So Stu, I saw the cardboard pics. Are you going to go full Arktech now?
Awesome you found a suspension picture.

I might give the flares a shot I made a couple more cardboard templates that are closer. I have a track event in two weeks though so I can’t do any real work. I did notice harbor freight has English Wheels on sale....

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