Finally got my car back after the incident that my buddy had at Barber. Went with the 997 front clip. Came out pretty good I think. Of course the MAF went bad while in the body shop?!? Have got the dreaded PSM/ABS failure.

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byron that looks awesome!! give me call when you find the time i lost your digits when i got a new fone

 

Looks good! What all was involved?

 

Will do 32! I think the day of the incident was the last time we talked. Did you sell all the stuff you had? Roller?

 

i think theres a plenum and t/b maybe an alternator and starter left my car should be done early feb? waiting on cams to complete a 1200 hp build

 

This:

 

Love it. It looks great.

 

Post more pix of the completed work!

 

Great job

 

 

Wow. Good body shop.

 

Amen, awesome body shop! How much of that fender gap was frame and how much was it the glass parts? Was the front end much work to install? Looks like the rest was the big issue, I'd be spreading that shop's name around for sure!

 

Wow. Heavy hit. Did they replace either frame rail/ frunk side or just pull everything straight?

Looks good! I just completed similar a couple of months ago (see my thread). Did you guys cut down the stiffening box-section at the top-back of the fender flange?
We clipped the back edge off the 996 fenders vertically to retain the full curve of the 997 wheel arches - though it prob does not make a difference other than in our minds lol. I also have full 997 sills as we did the full body conversion.

Looks like they did a nice job. And despite the fact that not everyone may be into it, IMO it def cleans up the 996 front end.

 

We looked at doing the 997 sills and maintaining the curves of the 997 arches, but decided it was a prohibitive amount of work. We did go with a new tub in the frunk. The wreck did not appear to hit the suspension. The steering wheel was still straight and I drove it off the trailer after removing some pieces. We did end up replacing a lower control arm. I don't know about the box-section on the fender flange.

The cut line of the doors is completely different in 996 vs. 997. That is what necessitated using the rear portion of the 996 fenders. Only then do you realize that the radiuses of the wheel arches are different! It was more than we expected, but I like the results....Just hope I never need a replacement front wing!

The shop was Rich and his guys at Classic Design and Fabrication in Athens, Georgia. Highly recommend!

 

amazing final result, how much does it cost to complete this conversion