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Porsche 997 GT3R-TT

VAD Admin
May 15, 2017
2 min read

Huge congratulations to our good friend Todd and his team from Speed Concepts who took second place overall in this year’s one lap of America, in there awesome Porsche 997 GT3R TT.

We have been following Todd and his updates and been in regular contact over the year to find out how the upgrades were progressing from last year to this, and it seems with what they have installed in the way of updates did them proud, with a little bit of help along the way from the likes of BBI, Cobb Tuning, it’s been a real pleasure to follow the updates and track the build progress over the last few months.

Full spec of this beauty is as follows:

The car started life as a Porsche Turbo S, and now wears a full carbon fibre GT3R aero kit, including all the nice little extras like the flat underbody floor from front to rear.

The engine is running stock internals and putting down 600+ wheel HP on a 93 octane tune. This Turbo is running 30/82 turbos, meth injection, air-to-water intercoolers, Speed Concept headers, Dodson clutches and IPD Plenum and custom IPD/SC Y-Pipe. The power is put to the ground through 13” Forgeline wheels with 345/30R19 tyres at the business end, with 12” wheels wearing 325/30R19 up the front. The suspension features ERP and BBI components, 997 RSR uprights, Tarret front sway bar and SC rear sway bar, as you can see its full loaded and no stone has been left unturned in its search for reliable performance, whilst being completely road legal.

Our 997 carbon aero programme has really taken off over the last few months, after perfecting the fitment for road application, We are eagerly waiting for our South African Tuning partners to release their 700+ bhp GT3R track beast to the world, as well as a road build happening at Sleepers Speed Shop in California on a Porsche Turbo model, plus we will be assisting our good friends at Speedwells build their very own R 997 Porsche for the UK market over the next few months, watch this space as we launch these builds to the global market.

Email the VAD team for more details on the 997 Carbon Fibre Aero upgrades.

#Porsche997R #PorscheGT3R #PorscheWideBody #Porsche997Carrera #Porschegt3 #GT3R #widebody #VADPorsche #Speedconcepts #BBI

Porsche 997 Twin Turbo Widebody R

VAD Admin
Apr 19, 2017
2 min read

This build has excited us from day one, and why wouldn't it, 700hp + Porsche 997 twin turbo fitted with the widebody GT3R carbon aero pack, its a fine build and one we cant wait to see finished and hitting the track driven in anger, Cobus the man behind the build has been an extremely busy putting this impressive build together over the last few months, and to say we are impressed is a bit of an under statement.

The build is not far off being completed, they are just waiting on a few parts to finalise the build, and we are happy to report the car has finally had a coat of paint, and we love the chosen colour, although the scheme will only be revealed when they launch the car at its first test, its all of the little details that have been put into the car we love, like the one off bespoke built aluminium hood that has been crafted all in-house, and the rear cooling set up for the Turbos, that have been wrapped in Phoenix Performance Thermal Insulation blankets, Marco adding his little Midas touches to this build, not only keeping the Turbos cool, but a great heat protector, as they say the devil is in the detail, Cobus and his team have some serious skill set.

Phoenix Performance thermal insulation Blankets 997 Turbo

Phoenix Performance thermal insulation blankets for 997 Twin Turbo GT3R

For any any South African enquiries please contact Scribante Racing who are the sole agent for V.A.D related products for the S.A market, speak to Cobus he will be more than happy to assist you with any information on our products, and happy to take on any VAD aero builds, for more details on the carbon GT3R aero pack, make sure you get in touch with our team.

Cobus Jonker, the man behind the build

#Porsche997 #Porsche997R #997GT3R #GT3R #widebody #ScribanteRacing #Scribante #997tt #997TwinTurbo

The Ultimate wide body GTR...CarbonZilla, up in lights.

VAD Admin
Dec 21, 2016
2 min read

It has been a long time coming, but we got there in the end, a four page "FASTCAR" magazine feature of the awesome Carbonzilla GTR belonging to our good friend Jan Schekman.

I must say on a personal level, Jan has worked meticulously hard on this build, getting the car exactly how he wanted it, he could of took the easy option, become a Lemming, followed the crowd and just built either a Liberty Walk or Rocket Bunny over fendered riveted GTR, but that’s not what Jan is about, he wanted the exact opposite, so thats what he built.

VAD CR EVO, Liquid Bronze, with Carbon Fibre Outer Rim

Rear View, Carbonzilla 75mm wider each side over the stock GTR, with the Swan Neck Voltex Rear #lordofthewings

We were extremely surprised no American publication showed an interest in getting this beauty featured, first up it’s a very quick GTR which has been lightly breathed upon with performance goodies, with the added bonus of being smothered in Carbon, and not JUST the usual hood, splitter & diffuser either, the complete car apart from the doors and the roof have been hit with the black gold, and 7" wider than a stock GTR, a pure work of art, so what is not to like, but as they say …their loss, is a Fastcar Magazine gain.

We would like to thank Jules the Editor for making this one happen, a true car enthusiast and petrol head, so a phone call with accompanying photos ,he made it happen, all we had to do was wait a few weeks to get the right slot, if you read the publication, you will know that a modded wide body GTR is quite a popular feature in Fastcar, but not a full blown wide body carbon fibre version.

Carbonzilla, looking mean & moody, with a nighttime shoot with Hafast Photography

The magazine is on sale now, it’s also available as a digital download, its well worth a read, and couldn’t come at a better time, happy belated birthday and a very happy Christmas Jan, you deserve this my good friend.

* Special thank you to Larry from #Hafast Photography, for the killer pictures.

The aeropack is available in Carbon Fibre and FRP from stock, the kit consists of the following parts:

Front Bumper, front splitter, front wider fenders, side skirts, rear quarter panels, rear bumper.

Optional extras: Vented hood, rear wing, rear diffuser, coilover suspension, Exhausts, forged 3 Piece wheels in either 13x20 or 13x21 sizes and widths.