The parts on FVD are fibreglass. Hence the massive price difference. I'm currently doing a Turbo to GT2RS conversion but I'm using genuine parts. It's massivley expensive, much more than I anticipated even after doing plenty of numbers before I started. I've had the car 2 years and already spent about £15,000 (so about $23,000). And I'd say I'm only about a third the way through! I did get diverted by getting the power up to about 600hp.

Most recently just did the rear end, all genuine OEM parts used.

First job was a centre lock conversion, and car fitted with GT2RS wheels.
Gen.2 Steering wheel from GT3 in alcatara,
Lowered 15mm with TechArt springs and GT2RS side skirts fitted
Engine mods Kline Innovation exhaust, GT2RS intercoolers, BMC filter, remap
Rear GT2RS rear bumper with carbon trim, GT2RS intercooler ducting and frames
LED rear light upgrade
Exhaust exit pipes modified to fit new bumper
GT2RS titanium tailpipes

As the car is tuck away for the winter I've started on the interior. I have ordered carpets from Porsche for rear seat delete. All trim for seatbelt deletes and lower quarters etc. alcantara gearstick, console cover, carbon centre console. After winter the next thing will be front end conversion.

 

Yea I just want to do the exterior. Would do cobb tune and bbi barcode exhaust and that would be it.

But since I literally won't get a penny back, I'm thinking maybe it's a bad idea.

 

It's not for the faint hearted. I'll never sell this car so I'm not worried about its resale value. In the UK it's much harder to sell a modded Porsche because everyone wants a completely standard one. Unless of course you have a perfect copy of a GT2RS with all genuine parts and the value will most likely go up.

Like I said, I'll never sell, at least not until I'm old and can't take it anymore.

 

subscribed... Can't wait to see isysman's finished product

 

I did a combo of Aerokit & OEM Gt2rs parts including side skirts ,cf hood ,cf mirrors & full cf fenders ,those Fvd fenders don't have the flare like the Oem cf ones which is what makes the car look badass.I was able to source all those parts used either here on 6speed or Ebay also got the BBI exhaust which sounds awesome.

 

twturbo, I'm not usually a fan of builds that are unique, I prefer the stock look, but your car looks great. I think the resemblance of the GT2RS in the way you went makes me like it. I'd love the carbon wings/fenders, but they are so expensive ($6,000 from Suncoast). You were lucky to find a set second hand. They are extremely rare.

OP the problem with your original question, placing the bumpers and wing on your Turbo, is all the parts underneath that need to be changed. Want a front bumper? You need to change the front radiator assembly to the GT2RS for the bumper to fit. You also need to change the front wheel arch liners on each side. All of these parts are hugely expensive as well. The carbon parts are horrendous although you could use GT2 (non carbon) parts to replace them as they are a fraction of the cost.
Rear bumper changes and you need to change the intercoolers ducting to allow the gasses to escape through the new bumper's rear vents. Obviously also the LED lights (unless you have a gen.2 Turbo), alter the exhaust, and get new tailpipes (those titanium tailpipes I sourced were 900 Euros used although in perfect condition (about $1,200). Complete cost of the rear bumper job including the cost of all the parts (which I supplied to the garage unpainted) was about £6,000 ($10,000)

Wing, well you need to change the wiring, you also need to have the car changed in PIWIS to stop the engine light illuminating every time the rear spoiler is supposed to go up win you hit 75mph.

Anyone wishing to go down this route, you can see it's not as straightforward as it may seem.

 

I like your car. It's not full GT2 RS but it looks pretty close to it. So you used the turbo aero kit spoiler? Maybe what I should do is get the hood, side turbo inlets, side skirts, hood, and replica wing. Or use the OEM turbo aero kit wing if that is what you used. Can you take more pics of it?

 

If Im not mistaken the silver car above has a Gen.2 Turbo S 'Aero' wing on it, not the GT2 wing

 

So whats the all in cost of doing the GT2 RS aero conversion buddy? Would a GT2 conversion be much cheaper?

 

I have no idea. I'll tell you when I finish. There is no one sum I suppose, it just depends on which parts you can get from where, if you can get good used parts, or cheap new parts somehow? My car has mostly new parts but occasionally I find used parts. The rear bumper I bought on eBay from Ramus Porsche. They were selling a new OEM rear bumper including the carbon parts. On their own the carbon parts sell for as much as £1,000 each side but I got the bumper and both carbon trim parts for £2,200.

 

I priced up the bits for a GT2 (not GT2 RS) and all new bits a few years ago and it was £28k ($44k) inc vat. That did not include painting

I expect the GT2 RS Aero even more! Well worth it in my book if you have the money with a real RHD GT2 RS now at £300k. I had the cash sitting in the bank and I missed an Aqua Blue GT2 RS for £160k 18 months ago

 

Not sure where you priced it. I gave a breakdown of all the prices. It was about 34k for all exterior stuff.

I didn't include the ducts and radiators etc. So maybe 40k total for a GT2 RS conversion with all OEM parts, and this doesn't include paint and installation.

 

The prices will vary based on you being in the US. Everything seems to be cheaper there (long history of living and working there). Even now I occasionally buy items for my car in the US as even with shipping it often works out less expensive.

Having said that, having priced up many items myself before I started this project, it has still cost much more for each stage because of unknown extras usually under the bodywork.

 

Yes my wing is an Aerokit wing .1 & .2 are the same ,looking good Isysman your getting there.

 

Thought I'd make a quick update to this thread in case anyone is still interested.

Started doing the interior of my car over the winter as the car is basically off the road during this time. Started with the rear seat delete. As with all parts of this conversion I wanted to do it properly, so I ordered full rear carpet set from Porsche. This was made to order to took two months to arrive from Germany. I bought Trim panels such as rear quarter and A Pillar panels from a GT3RS on ebay and I did removed the old seats and carpet and fitted the new interior parts myself.

As with al these conversions, there are for more parts you need then you would expect. Rear seat delete (done properly) is not just a case of taking out the rear seats!

Original interior


Stripped old parts






Rear completely stripped


Completed rear conversion








Front interior conversion

The car started off as a standard 997 Turbo with some options, aluminium gearstick and handbrake lever, aluminium look finish on PCM unit. I want to make it the same as the GT2RS. Not easy when you consider it was a Gen.2 car with PCM 3 and black AC and PSM button controls. Also Gen.1 steering wheel and airbag and white clusters

Original look




Gen.2 steering wheel upgrade (fitted it myself)


Alcantara gearstick from Suncoast


Custom made cluster face plates (with RS rather than GT2)


Carbon parts






Lower trim panels stripped of leather ready for alcantara re-trim


AC controller form 2009 997 Turbo (gen.1 car with gen.2 controls and PCM)


New Amp and wiring for conversion of PCM


New PCM bought form US (removed from new car)


All new parts for centre area


Other parts for PCM retro fit and iPod/USB control in centre console


Handbrake removed and re-trimmed in alcantara


Interior sripped out ready for PCM retrofit and trim upgrade. Instrument cluster sent off to have new dials fitted, steering wheel sent to be re-trimmed in Alcantara with yellow stripe


Frunk stripped out for Amp rewire and replacement


Microphones changed for Bluetooth phone


Frunk, new amp fitted and SatNav and DVD multi disc player removed. Carpet replaced


Handbrake finished in Alcantara


AC controller and PSM button stripe being tested


PCM installed after extensive re-wiring


Lower trim pieces fitted and carbon parts fitted


Steering wheel fitted and RS instrument cluster and black sport chrono dial


Lower trim and carbon cup holders fitted


PCM 3 and all black centre fittings in place


iPod adapter fitted in centre console


RS cluster fitted (needs yellow needles)


Completed interior


Well not quite completed. I plan on getting a carbon centre console, carbon centre and side interior air vents and carbon folding bucket seats eventually.

On the exterior I bought the carbon Air vents for the intercoolers which make the car look much more aggressive in my opinion.