This tasty white and black themed Mk1 2008 997 GT3RS arrived at the Shark Tank for a complete overhaul- canyon carving SoCal fun car was the order. Honestly this has to be my favorite 3.9 build since I originally wanted a white/black and couldn't get it from Porsche at the time... A SharkWerks 3.9L engine (#16) with its 500hp and 8800rpms was installed along with the TechArt noselift system, light-weight HRE P40 wheels added along with our usual assortment of RSS goodies.

Here she is, gorgeous as ever (and yes that is an electric charging station):



The white one on the left is a 3.9 that's already been completed...


The rear apron goes bye-bye:


And let's start removing the intake and top soil from this 3.6:


The belly pans and sub-frames etc...


The hull:


Out with the engine and transmission:


Off come some of the external components and you know when external parts come off at SharkWerks it's business time:


More stripping!


Intake manifold is off:


The auxiliary parts start to really pile up:


And what's left behind is our favorite GT1 block:


Stripped down to the bare essentials:


Let's get the old ones out and the new 3.9 pistons and sleeves etc... in there:


Using factory tools (to a degree):


The EVOMS head gasket and headstud kit is next:


The heads get checked, refreshed and modified to top secret SW 3.9 specs:




With the heads along go the valve springs and retainers:


Next up the lifters:


And the camshafts:


Let's time some EVOMS/SharkWerks cams:



Next the cam covers:


The SharkWerks coolant pipe kit installed to replace the plastic ones prone to cracking:



More top-soil if you will:

 

Ready to go back in the car with all the auxiliary engine fluff back on:



In she goes:


Back home:



With the EVOMSit tune set for 91 octane a SharkWerks exhaust and 88mm satin black tips are also added to ensure we get that proper 3.9 sound:


With engine conversion done it's off to the front to install some Cargraphic radiator screens:


Bumper back on and radiators protected:


Test fitting the HRE P40 Monoblok wheels in satin black mounted with new Sport Cup tires:



Those are some aggressive offsets and no spacers required anymore:


Final round dressage starts in the form of carbon mirrors:


The interior is stripped out for a few more carbon goodies, new alcantara wheel and RSS 930 rollbar:


Carbon console:


Some EVO sport pedals:


And some very german yellow-stitched carbon MK2 seats:


James caught in a rare moment of (fill in the blank):


Interior complete with RSS roll bar:


Next is the TechArt noselift system:


The pump, controller and new pint-sized battery are installed for the TechArt noselift:


And in the rear the TechArt springs installed along with the RSS rear links and engine mounts:


The all-important tagging of this rare White Shark species:


It's official now...


Ready to go carve some canyons at 8800rpms in SoCal:



She looks good standing still:






Check out the manhole:


One 3.9 done, dusted and the other white 997 GT3 in front is up next for the 3.9 conversion:

 

One crazy build. Some videos of it in action?

 

Wow, this is super cool!

 

Beautiful work and I agree the white RS sure has a special appeal.

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Pretty damn awesome, but we need a video of that beast!

 

Awesome!!!
This car is almost identical to mine, minus the stickers, & now has me thinking..........
Thanks for posting all the pics/details, really gets the imagination going.
Maybe.....humm......

 

Thanks mate and as it's a customer car and not mine/ours this will have to do for now
Cheers mate!
Thanks Dolan... I always wanted a white/black RS so
Hehe thanks and see above!
Thanks Nan and if it stays cold for a while you never know!

 

you guys really are unparalleled in the Porsche GT3 tuning world. Keep up the good work!

 

lovely