Porsche 991 GT3R for the road

This year will see one of our dreams come to fruition, that dream was seeing our wide body Porsche GT3R for the 997 chassis as a road going conversion on UK roads, we have seen a few road creations come to life around the world from aero kits we have supplied, but there is nothing like a home grown build and collaboration with our friend Iby from speedwells has seen that dream come to life, seeing the build stage by stage has been exciting, but being based on the Turbo model it was always going to be a bit of a challenge, but huge credit to Iby as he has been very methodical in his thinking for this build, with some lovely touches, which is what a build like this needs.

Supplying our aero parts around the world we get to meet and link up with like-minded people through our social media network and that’s just what happened with Joe AKA #997turbocab, to say Joe is a Porsche fan is a little bit of an understatement, check out his Instagram, our personal Favorite is his 997.2 GT3 4.0LTR build by the BBI team, and now he has commissioned them to build his latest Porsche, The 991 GT3R in road going form, and yes you read that correct, Joe has ordered and had delivered every carbon fibre “R” panel for his street going 991 GT3 and boy oh boy are we excited to see this one come together.

Porsche 991 GT3R Carbon Fibre Aero p

Porsche 991 GT3R Carbon Fibre Aero p

Porsche 991 GT3R Carbon Fibre Aero p

Porsche 991 GT3R Carbon Fibre Aero p

Porsche 991 GT3R Carbon Fibre Aero pack

We don’t think BBI need any introduction, they are known throughout the world building some pretty special Porsche's, and this build I'm sure will be up there as one of the best, what we do know is this is the first of its kind globally, and Joe will be using on the road as much as he can, in his own words, this is going to be his grocery getter, its one build we are really exciting thinking about, we think BBI Autosport are going to break the Internet with this one.

Joe's 991 GT3 being Dismantled at BBI Autosport HQ

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ACR Performance

We first came across ACR Performance back in January 2017 when we visited the Tokyo Auto Salon, and to say we were impressed was a bit of an understatement, the Vantage coupe and the Cabriolet in the flesh were absolutely beautiful, in fact we were mesmerised, it took us a little while to notice they also had a full on Vantage GT3 race car on the same stand, I think everyone that knows anything about us, knows how we feel about GT3 race cars and their look, after all we are building our own BMW Z4 GT3 V8 and our good friend Iby over at Speedwells Wheel Refinishing building the Porsche GT3R variant, so to not even notice a GT3 Vantage underlines just how amazing these Astons were up close and personal.

The conversion is a full wide body and consists of the usual parts required to turn a standard Aston Vantage to look a lot more aggressive.

The full aero kit consists of the following carbon fibre parts, Front bumper, front under tray, front splitter, front (70mm) wider fenders, side strakes, side skirts with air intakes, rear (90mm) wider quarter panels, rear bumper, rear diffuser assembly, rear ducktail spoiler, carbon rear light lenses.

The two cars on display and that have done the rounds are wearing Vossen wheels, the Monoblock directional design does absolutely nothing for us at all on the coupe, but the Cabriolet with the Black mesh is a beauty, the wheels really suit the build out of the 2 designs this was our personal choice, but as a custom forged wheel company our minds got to thinking of the wheels you could build for this conversion, the designs, styles and finishes are endless, ACR Astons wear 11x20 front with 12.5x20 rear, with wider options also available depending on the required tyres you are looking to fit, the options for wheel size, widths, tyre sizes are huge.

We also offer other options for this conversion, hybrid exhaust systems for the V8 and the V12 chassis, as well as suspension upgrades and super charger systems also available on request.

There is no disputing the Aston Vantage is one of the best looking cars to be created, it really is a beautiful look car in standard trim, but ACR have proved that if you have the funds along with the huge balls to mess around with the AMV8, you can improve those gorgeous looks even further, something we didn't think was possible.

ACR Performance Aston Martin Vantage rear_ Diffuser

ACR Performance Aston Martin Vantage Side

ACR Performance Aston Martin Vantage Wide Body Cabriloet

ACR Performance Aston Martin Vantage Cariolet rear view

ACR Performance Aston Martin Vantage Front splitter

ACR Performance Aston Martin Vantage Front Wider Fender

ACR Performance Aston Martin Vantage Rear Diffuser

ACR Performance Aston Martin Vantage Rear Dicktail rear diffuser

Get in touch with us if you have any interest in transforming your Vantage into this stunning wide body beauty.

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Magnesium and Carbon Fibre forged wheels

This year has seen us part company with various wheel brands, companies we have worked a long side for a long time, but quality along with business ethics is something we feel very strongly about, we are old school at VAD, where standards and decent morals mean everything, we don’t think that is a lot to ask for, if you use our name and brand to help your own brand we expect a bit of loyalty in return, as we are extremely loyal to the cause and the people and brands we work with, unfortunately this year it hasn't quite worked out the way we planned, but it’s a huge market with some great companies that make some great products, all you have to do is go and look and do your research, which is what we did, things happen for a reason and as we aren't the kind of company that wallows in pity feeling sorry for ourselves and things have a great way of coming full circle.

During our search for new products we came across Litespeed racing who we are working with on a couple of projects, the Mercedes Edition one with a set of full carbon and magnesium Monoblock wheels and our up and coming magnesium 3 piece wheels for our good friend Mark Poxton and his amazing McLaren F1, which we can’t wait to start.

Aspect GT F1R Side

Aspect GT F1R Side

Aspect GT F1R Flat

Aspect GT 3 Piece Forged Magnesium F1-R

As well as the above projects and manufacturing a couple of the new VAD design forged wheels, we have added his amazing composite forged carbon and his carbon barrels to our line-up, we can also offer forged Magnesium wheels in 1 piece Monoblock in various widths, as well as 3 piece forged aluminium or magnesium centres with carbon fibre or forged barrels, as well as offering a full composite forged carbon fibre 3 piece wheel, we really have the pinnacle when it comes to light weight wheel manufacturing, we have most applications catered for and we can offer most designs to include one off bespoke, get in touch today to discuss your individual requirements, or for more info on our Magnesium and Carbon collection forged wheels.

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Lite Speed Racing Forged Carbon fibre wheel

Aluminum or Magnesium Forged centres, carbon fibre barrels

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