Reviving the custom Boxster.

This is the Tamiya Boxster with GT3 body work. I didn't like the way that the GT3 had no body extensions around the rear section so I glued on a lower bumper from a Viper. I did a little sculpting to the Viper piece so it would blend with the GT3 styling.

I added a center fin in the side scoops so they will match the GT3 front grill openings. The Whale tail is from an old Porsche 911 kit and the headrests are from the Special Edition Boxster.

The lowered suspension from the GT3 will also be used as well as the seats. The wheels are 19" Aoshima TE 37.

Don't know the color choice yet.

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Very COOL! :smokin:
Viper rear bumper is very interesting and I like that whale wing.
how about seats? going to use GT3's? and what color are you planning? can't wait more progress!

verry nice! i like it alot:) wants to se more:) but what ever color you shosse do not shose yellow.. it will not suit that car. maby a red color;) looks awesome anyway;)

So cool! Looks like a menacing shark.:eek:

very very cool!

It looks quite cool with the extra parts you added :), but I'm not too sure about the whale tail, though..It's your model, anyway :D
From the back, with that Viper bumper, it has a certain TVR Cerbera Speed12 hint to it :D

Keep us posted, I'll be following this thread with attention.

Kicks ass! Great job!

Looks promising!:)

Looks good, I love the custom.

Very impressive work so far. May I advice you to give it a yellow color... Would kick ass if you ask me :biggrin:

KICK MY ASS! hihihihih... THIS IS A BEAUTY... im following every step of ur work.. i have a GT3 still in box... and im learning from you.. :)

look really nice.. I'm sure it will be a real nice reference for Porsche :D

Looks awesome, those TE-37's look great on there.

It's got a very nice "mini-Carrera GT" look to it. I honestly am not too sure about the Viper rear bumper. It juts out just a bit too much for my taste. If anything, I'd say cut it off, shave about an 1/8th of an inch off at the wheel well edge, then reattach it so that there isn't a huge ledge at the bottom of the car.

Otherwise, I flat out love the look. It's not only very attractive, but very factory looking too.

Very hot. Please keep us posted, cause I can't wait to see this car done. I know it'll be amazing.

Thats the coolest boxster I've seen. Huge improvement on the rear end.

One awesome work! I love how everything goes together pecfectly! The only thing that's kind of weird to me is the Volk Racing set, it doesn't have the Porsche flair to it. It's just my opinion that's all. :icon16:

Cheers!
Lex

Primed in white with no spoiler....hmmmmm....I like it with no spoiler too.

http://infinite1der.org/~dino/boxstermock6.jpg

Looks great with the wing.
This is the only car I've seen the 19" TE37's look really good on.
Can't wait to see more.

Looking cool! And yeah Volks look nice!

I agree with LK...
The bumper extension seen a bit long.
I like the wing. The side intakes could use something, though I'm not sure what.
very nice though.
:p

Primed in white with no spoiler....hmmmmm....I like it with no spoiler too.

http://infinite1der.org/~dino/boxstermock6.jpg

Hey Vric, it looks cleaner without the wheal tail. :smile:

Cool !!!
I prefer the wingless look too.

I think it will remain wingless though I like it either way, the wing doesn't enhance the car very much if any.

As far as the bumper, I've had the body work done for a long time so I'm used to it. To reduce the size of it or move it in would defeat the purpose of making a custom Boxster, it isn't suppose to look too 'normal'. :smile:

It will look fine once painted, trust me! :smokin:

More pics???? I only saw the one in the 1st post?? :dunno:

Okay, I've decided to go wingless, and to add a high performance touch I will mold this modified Scooby scoop into the headrest piece.

The shape of the scoop matches the other shapes on the car quite well, just needs to be integrated so it looks more original. I also puttied that separation panel line in the center of the headrest piece.

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:sunglasse

great job on the bodywork
keep it up

Wow you are making a porche look good! Great job with everything and I agree with loosing the wing!

I dont know I think it looked good with the wing kinda RUF but its your project and it still looks good. ceep up the good work.

Getting the scoop molded in slowly but surely.
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Even though I don't usually like spoiler too much I think the whaletail would balance the rear end/deck lid now that the rear bumper is so eye catching. But thats just my :2cents:

The Scooby scoop is a great idea :smokin:

I'm looking forward to see this beauty finished.

-Mikko

I liked the wing :(

But it still does look good!

I am watching this one with lots of interest!@

as usual, Veyron, your work looks outstanding. I really like the wheels on the Boxster and overall the adjustments on the sides and the rest isn´t too much as well. So I´m really looking forward in seeing one of your excellent paintjobs on that Porsche.

Go ahead and blow us away!

Getting the scoop molded in slowly but surely.



Hey Veyron, the scoope is very nice and very coherent with the body. Have you ever consider to put a LM style spoiler (ie: 911 LM, Benz CLK-GTR) on the rear? It may look cool.

Thats awesome!!!! And very tastefully done as well

WOW!! thats awesome, Porsche may steal your design lol

Hey Veyron, the scoope is very nice and very coherent with the body. Have you ever consider to put a LM style spoiler (ie: 911 LM, Benz CLK-GTR) on the rear? It may look cool.

That's a little too unrealistic for what I want in this project but thanks anywho. :smile:

Ah man !

This looks better then the stock porsches !

You should definately send a pic of it to porsche, so they could make an even better job.
Seriously, not only the execution is flawless, but the planning and the taste is just ACE !

Keep it up, B-San

Oli

awesome job so far...waiting for this one to be completed.

JeFF

Finally decided on color and got it on the Boxster, House of Kolor Bittersweet Pearl over white primer.

The body sits on a modified GT3 chassis, still have to paint the brakes etc.

Next order of business is to decide on interior color scheme and polish the body.

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wow...looks sweet!

That's an awesome color for this car.
Nice choice. :)

I really need to find some HOK paint !

Did you use clear over it ?

I really need to find some HOK paint !

Did you use clear over it ?

Three coats Tamiya TS clear.

this thing is bad! you should show the design to someone at porsche! Might get somewhere with it. clean as hell and unbelievable body work! looks like it was supposed to be that way! you are giving me inspiration to build a off the wall porsche also! keep up the awesome work!

Three coats Tamiya TS clear.
Thanks

and Primer was ? acrylic ? Lacquer ?

Lot of question :lol:

I love the color choice!!! cant wait to see mroe progress.

Now that's a pumpkin Porsche! Wheels look good on it. I wonder what a natural brown/tan leather interior would look like.

Thanks

and Primer was ? acrylic ? Lacquer ?

Lot of question :lol:

Tamiya white primer.

Tamiya white primer.
Thanks

so Tamiya and HOK is a good mix.

Your paint job are so incredible that I try to find HOK since then.

great paintjob!
and i agree with vric ;)
but why polishing that :p

Wow, this is an awesome build! I loved this from the very first picture. Nice, nice job. Color is awesome too.

If I read your earlier post right, you put that 'middle piece' into the side vent behind the door handle. I'd like to know how you got it to look so perfect? I assume you just used some styrene and putty? How did you sand it smooth in that tight spot??

Murray

F**king ace!!!

Wow, this is an awesome build! I loved this from the very first picture. Nice, nice job. Color is awesome too.

If I read your earlier post right, you put that 'middle piece' into the side vent behind the door handle. I'd like to know how you got it to look so perfect? I assume you just used some styrene and putty? How did you sand it smooth in that tight spot??

Murray

Thanks! I just shaped strip styrene with sand paper to fit in the side scoop. I didn't use any putty there, too hard to get to with sand paper etc.

The small fins will be painted black so as to hide them.

Gosh :eek:, 4 pages and I've still not replied. I nearly missed this project.

That's absolutely AWESOME. The bodykit integration suits the car very well. And that colour, hmmm ...., I like it. Everything looks great so far :thumbsup:

Can't wait for updates :)

Got the interior done, decided to keep it simple and business like. :icon16:

I put grid plate in the floor and behind the seats, painted it Silver Leaf then black and rubbed the raised part so the silver would come through. Kind of hokey but it adds some interest to an otherwise black and aluminum interior. Seats are from my parts box and the shifter is a straight pin with body colored knob.
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Dude that looks good, SWEET!!!

Dude, you SO need to mask off that orange and spray down some light teal.

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http://www.gunnarracing.com/museum/917_026/index.jpg

Awesome looking car, but wouldn't Gulf colors make it that much more awesomer?