I realize this varies somewhat from place to place depending on local rules and regulations, but has anyone ever converted a 996/997 Cup car for legal street use?

And yes, I know about the Bahraini RUF, but afaik it started out as a street car?

 

well there was that RSR look alike in monaco but i believe it started out as a GT3RS and was converted to RSR look rather than the other way round.

 

Does race cars have VIN?

 

i was referring to this thing

 

Yeah, it was a non RS GT3 actually, built by Alzen. I looked into that one pretty good

 

Well, they have WIN

 

ah, i see. remember that 996 cup on the streets of mexico? don't think that was entirely legal though

 

 

Would a ducktail fit ?? sorry

 

AFAIK the Bahraini car does not have the cage, so it started out as a standard 911 body-in-white.

Legislation and beauracracy aside, besides the lights you'll need to add radiator fans to keep from overheating in stop & go and the fuel filler will need to be modified...unless of course you're planning on storing race fuel at your house with a dry-break filling system.

The rest of it then becomes convenience. Refit the heating and ventilation system? Front axle lift? Sound deadening?

The two things you could probably do without on the Cup car if you're streeting it is the plumbed-in fire suppression system and air-jacking cylinders.

If I were to do this, I'd get one with high hours on the motor and swap in a standard GT3 street motor with bolt-ons and add the radiator fans. That way I can drive to the track, race all day and drive home without having to deal with the cup motor.

EDIT: No VIN # on Cup cars, only serial number (motors have serial # too). Cars are sold on bill-of-sale obviously