Racing Junk 948RS is a Widebody, LS-Powered Porsche
Porsche 944 is transformed into a wicked road racer while maintaining its classic lines.
The SEMA Show is always dominated by American muscle cars, trucks and SUVs, but there was one particular Porsche at this year’s show that drew plenty of attention. The 948RS shown here was a project build from the folks at Racing Junk, and it is a thing of beauty. Modified by Brian Bergeron from Widerstandsfahig, this car combines the classic 944 lines with American muscle and a massive widebody kit, creating a road racing menace.
Porsche fans who prefer a clean 944 with the original engine might hate it, but if you can appreciate a well-done build, this 948RS is a work of art.
The Porsche 948RS
If you are familiar with the historic Porsche lineup, you likely know that the company never produced a 948RS. The company didn’t produce any 948. This is the name given to 944 models that have been subject to a V8 swap. The Racing Junk project took that one step further, adding a widebody kit and extra aero bits to introduce the “RS” aspect.
The most significant aspect of the Racing Junk Porsche 948RS project is the body. As you can see, it features a prominent widebody kit that adds huge flares at each of the wheel openings. Those flares are connected along the sides by unique side sills while a custom chin spoiler ties the front fascia into the front flares. Aside from the flares, sills and chin spoiler, the basic 944 form is retained. Much of it is buried under custom body panels, but this still very clearly a 944.
In addition to the widebody kit, this Porsche wears a huge rear diffuser, a low-rise spoiler and a vented hood. Up front, the flip-up headlights have been replaced by fixed units while the 944 Turbo fascia provides plenty of cooling air into the engine bay.
Those huge wheel flares allow this Porsche to wear some massive HRE wheels, with vents at the back of the flares allowing air to escape while also giving us a look at the tire width.
Modern Racing Cockpit
On the inside, the basic look of the 944 cabin has been retained in many ways, but it has been freshened-up. This includes blue leather with white stitching on the dash, seats and door panels, with contrasting black-and-white checkering joining the blue. The 944 dash design is completely original, with the controls and switches contained to the strip running below the gauges.
Aside from the materials, the biggest differences in this Porsche 948RS project car is the seats and the roll cage. The seats are modern race buckets and the cage fills the area behind those seats. There are also racing harnesses rather than the original seat belts, but overall, the cabin of this car hasn’t been changed all that much.
Legendary LS Swap
Finally, this Porsche license plate is intended to read “sacrilege” and we are guessing that refers to the engine. This 948RS is powered by some variety of General Motors LS V8. It is naturally aspirated, so it isn’t a monster power build, but based on what we can see, this V8 surely makes far more power than the original mill.
When you combine that LS power with the wide stance, this Porsche 948RS is surely a beast on a roast course. It probably isn’t too shabby on a drag strip, either, but at the 2019 SEMA Show, it did its job of drawing attendees into the Racing Junk booth.
Photos: Internet Brands Auto Group/Racing Junk
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