Porsche GT1 Built on 911 Chassis!

[thinkfloyd14]

saw this on ebay, the description says 1973 gt1 and also says the suspension is mostly 930 parts so im assuming its a 911 chassis. the craftsmanship is superb on the rep.

take a look
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-911-GT1_W0QQitemZ330043269987QQihZ014QQcategoryZ6058QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Cory M]

I posted some pics of this car earlier this year:

GT1 Replica Pics

The craftmanship is superb and it is and awesome car, now where did I put that extra $200k.....

[washburnmotorsport]

WOW THAT IS SOME NICE WORK ON THIS CAR. TO ANSWER YOU THINKFLOYD14. THE CHASSIS IS ALL HAND MADE WITH 930 PARTS FITTED. VERY WELL BUILT CAR A+
I WOULD PAY FOR IT IF I HAD THE FUNDS

[RickM]

Did he go with a 930 4 speed or the G50 version?

[washburnmotorsport]

im not sure. you would have to ask the owner on that one

[A Quiet Boom]

You know I've often wondered something. I've got an empty 73 shell here getting ready to become an track/street car. The entire rear firewall and seat area has been replaced by the PO with a combinantion of aluminum and galvanized. What would happen it I flipped the engine around and built a fire wall behind the seats with a window ala GT1? Would they kick me off the track or force me to race with the big dogs?

That's a nice car, to bad about the Chevy engine though.

[jwetering]

I get it..but I don't get it.

Looks like a blast to drive, impecably turned out, looks like a few $ invested. After you build something like that, why sell it? Certainly not to make money...I guess at the buy it now price of $225K he'd make money, but it won't bid that high.

hm!

[JohnJL]

Why does it have a center console? How does that make you go faster?

[Slider79SC]

did you notice that it is a V8 conversion..... I am sure the flaming will begin soon.

[RetroSC]

Nothing wrong with a well turned out V8, but for that kind of money I think he would've been better of with a hot 930 motor in there. 500HP would be no problem and I'm sure that would bring it much closer to his asking price.

[Slider79SC]

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love a great V8. That is the world that I grew up in....

But I do agree with you, a much better value would have been a hoped up 3.3T motor....

[Zeke]

Originally posted by Slider79SC
did you notice that it is a V8 conversion..... I am sure the flaming will begin soon.

First thing I saw. Those headers. I'll have to go look at my GT 1 poster. For some reason I think the real deal is much nicer and certainly more refined. I don't care what the seller says, it's still like buying a Ferrari Daytona fiberglass car. Bottom line, it's not a Daytona.

Looking a 2nd time, he totally missed it on the rear end, lower center.

[}{arlequin]

Originally posted by jwetering
I get it..but I don't get it.

Looks like a blast to drive, impecably turned out, looks like a few $ invested. After you build something like that, why sell it? Certainly not to make money...I guess at the buy it now price of $225K he'd make money, but it won't bid that high.

hm!

yup. i'm w/ you on this one.... "champagne taste on a beer budget"

[ewave]

Very cool...

But look at the angle of the drive shafts. Looks like the rear wheels needed to be 5 inches farther back, or the engine 5 inches farther forward. I would have thought that a PROPERLY ENGINEERED car would start with the drive shafts and CV joins all lined up when the car is in a settled neutral position. Running 500 +HP and gobs of torque through CV joins at that angle is asking for trouble... Comments?

[defcon65]

I'm not even familiar with the 'GT1" - was it a factory race-car?
IMHO, it's fugly, more Darth Vader than anything. But to each his own, the guy poured his life into it. And I'm sure it's fast as hell. Boy, for 225K I'd look into a CGT, that I'm familiar with.

[}{arlequin]

Originally posted by defcon65
I'm not even familiar with the 'GT1" - was it a factory race-car?
IMHO, it's fugly, more Darth Vader than anything. But to each his own, the guy poured his life into it. And I'm sure it's fast as hell. Boy, for 225K I'd look into a CGT, that I'm familiar with.

it won le mans for porsche a while back so it is quite important in the racing history/heritage of the company.... though it looks a bit different when "real"

also flipped in the air couple of times also making its own headlines

[rouxroux]

whew...not much "wiggle room" for those shafts at all!

[RickM]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ewave
[B]Very cool...

But look at the angle of the drive shafts. Looks like the rear wheels needed to be 5 inches farther back, or the engine 5 inches farther forward. I would have thought that a PROPERLY ENGINEERED car would start with the drive shafts and CV joins all lined up when the car is in a settled neutral position. Running 500 +HP and gobs of torque through CV joins at that angle is asking for trouble... Comments?


Good point...those angles are scary.

[911teo]

Originally posted by }{arlequin
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also flipped in the air couple of times also making its own headlines

I thought it was the Mercedes Benz CLK that flipped...

[}{arlequin]

they both did