Guards Red 2010 GT3 @ SharkWerks

Dan@SharkWerks · 11-04-2009, 07:36 PM

After seeing a few in person I have to say Guards Red really is one of the "it" colors for these cars eh? This nicely optioned guards red 2010 997 GT3 came in for the customary SharkWerks treatment including the SharkWerks Exhaust, our larger diameter exhaust tips. For some track duty we also went with Red Schroth harnesses and the BKAuto harness bar.

It's GT3, week here already...

There she is ready for surgery...

There's the stock exhaust:

Off come the LED tail lights and rear bumper cover:

Peel back the heat shields...

Off comes the heavier center muffler:

On goes ours with a few "tweaks" for Laguna Seca prep...

With the bumper back on here are our larger diameter exhaust tips:

This is what our exhaust sounds like (shot on our car):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkWgjCHwNuE

And for an extra 5hp..

Over to the inside, in goes the BKAuto harness bar:

And over to the Schroth harnesses (also in red):

There she is ready to go home (back for more soon

):

eurotrashdtm · 11-04-2009, 09:07 PM

Stunning!

ironimages · 11-04-2009, 09:28 PM

Looks so sweet in red, and in good hands at Shark Werks!

flash1034 · 11-04-2009, 10:14 PM

Guards Red is my favorite Porsche 911 color!

Flash

Crazy Canuck · 11-05-2009, 02:32 AM

Must ... resist ... 2010 ...

PJS996GT3 · 11-05-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Canuck

Must ... resist ... 2010 ...

+10000

1Gunner · 11-05-2009, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy Canuck

Must ... resist ... 2010 ...

You know you need one Chris!!!

your 6GT3 is all but wore out.... Probably sell it to Santi!!

Crazy Canuck · 11-05-2009, 03:43 PM

My car only has 16,000km on it!

I'm keeping it. The 996 GT3 is a special car in Porsche's history. Last of the cars without the electronic wizardry (save ABS).

It's not that I don't want a 2010, it's that I don't want to pay for it.

MikeBat · 11-05-2009, 05:44 PM

is that a Signal Orange 904 on the left side of picture #1?

p.s. Peter congrats on the GT3.

sharkster · 11-06-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ironimages

Looks so sweet in red, and in good hands at Shark Werks!

Danke! I can totally see why Porsche chose the color for the press stuff now... I'm digging it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by flash1034

Guards Red is my favorite Porsche 911 color!

Flash

You don't often see it on 911s these days. Not like in the 80s....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy Canuck

Must ... resist ... 2010 ...

I know of a few nice ones for sale

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1Gunner

You know you need one Chris!!!

your 6GT3 is all but wore out.... Probably sell it to Santi!!

They're hard to resist... I'm still looking for a 6GT3 to add

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy Canuck

My car only has 16,000km on it!

I'm keeping it. The 996 GT3 is a special car in Porsche's history. Last of the cars without the electronic wizardry (save ABS).

It's not that I don't want a 2010, it's that I don't want to pay for it.

I agree on the 6 GT3. They're all special but I want to get one of those now too

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Originally Posted by MikeBat

is that a Signal Orange 904 on the left side of picture #1?

p.s. Peter congrats on the GT3.

That's james' toy... A beck version.

Carrera GT · 11-06-2009, 04:09 PM

Red really works in the 997.2 GT3. For some reason, I never liked it in the 997.1 GT3 (sorry Kevin.)

As for that BK harness brace, I think it's unsafe to prop the driver upright in the seat without a roll over hoop. You might escape the basal skull fracture, but you'll get the spine compression if it ends up on the lid. I'm surprised they didn't stop selling those things ten years ago.

Is there a pic of the sub-strap installation, please?

Craig - RennStore.com · 11-09-2009, 06:28 PM

Post a full rear shot of the new exhaust -

russo · 11-09-2009, 08:50 PM

That guards red sure is a sweet color.

sharkster · 11-12-2009, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carrera GT

Red really works in the 997.2 GT3. For some reason, I never liked it in the 997.1 GT3 (sorry Kevin.)

As for that BK harness brace, I think it's unsafe to prop the driver upright in the seat without a roll over hoop. You might escape the basal skull fracture, but you'll get the spine compression if it ends up on the lid. I'm surprised they didn't stop selling those things ten years ago.

Is there a pic of the sub-strap installation, please?

Hey CGT.... I'm digging the red too. On the BK he really wants harnesses along with a rear section for groceries and is a very good driver that keeps his car sunny-side up. I'd suspect if he was going 10/10th's and in danger of that he'd be in a cup car or with one of Tony's slick cages

I've actually seen some pix of the bk in the flesh after some accidents and providing you're using bucket seats and proper sub belt straps (the 2010 doesn't have holes in it like the 07/08 grrr) it held up really well..... I'll show you the pix of it shortly but it's on bkauto.com as well I believe

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Originally Posted by Craig - RennStore.com

Post a full rear shot of the new exhaust -

Sure thing Craig it's here:
http://sharkwerks.com/porsche/997-gt...s-exhaust.html
and
http://sharkwerks.com/porsche/997-gt...n-germany.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by russo

That guards red sure is a sweet color.

Yessir... here's a few with the "just released" 5hp stickon

And more:

scott40 · 11-12-2009, 08:59 PM

Alex,
Am I reading your post correctly- the bucket seats don't have a hole for the sub belt? Why? And how do you remedy that?

Scott

11-04-2009, 09:28 PM	#3
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Crazy Canuck Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 7,056	My car only has 16,000km on it! I'm keeping it. The 996 GT3 is a special car in Porsche's history. Last of the cars without the electronic wizardry (save ABS). It's not that I don't want a 2010, it's that I don't want to pay for it. __________________ Chris M. PCA National DE Instructor I'm Canadian eh. <---- click here eh '05 Porsche 997 Carrera S Coupe - Atlas Grey '04 Porsche 996 GT3 - Guards Red '03 BMW 540i M w/6 Speed Manual - Black/Tan '00 Vette Convertible - Millenium Yellow '73 Triumph TR-6 - Yellow SOLD

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Dan@SharkWerks Premium Sponsor Rennlist Site Sponsor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bay Area Posts: 117	Guards Red 2010 GT3 @ SharkWerks After seeing a few in person I have to say Guards Red really is one of the "it" colors for these cars eh? This nicely optioned guards red 2010 997 GT3 came in for the customary SharkWerks treatment including the SharkWerks Exhaust, our larger diameter exhaust tips. For some track duty we also went with Red Schroth harnesses and the BKAuto harness bar. It's GT3, week here already... There she is ready for surgery... There's the stock exhaust: Off come the LED tail lights and rear bumper cover: Peel back the heat shields... Off comes the heavier center muffler: On goes ours with a few "tweaks" for Laguna Seca prep... With the bumper back on here are our larger diameter exhaust tips: This is what our exhaust sounds like (shot on our car): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkWgjCHwNuE And for an extra 5hp.. Over to the inside, in goes the BKAuto harness bar: And over to the Schroth harnesses (also in red): There she is ready to go home (back for more soon): __________________ Dan Kennedy SharkWerks: www.sharkwerks.com Northern California's Porsche Performance, & authorized Evolution Motorsports, TechArt, HRE and Tubi, Cargraphic dealer and installation center Phone: 510-651-0300 Email: dan@sharkwerks.com SharkWerks' Latest Updates on Twitter

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Carrera GT Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,929	Red really works in the 997.2 GT3. For some reason, I never liked it in the 997.1 GT3 (sorry Kevin.) As for that BK harness brace, I think it's unsafe to prop the driver upright in the seat without a roll over hoop. You might escape the basal skull fracture, but you'll get the spine compression if it ends up on the lid. I'm surprised they didn't stop selling those things ten years ago. Is there a pic of the sub-strap installation, please?

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11-12-2009, 08:59 PM	#15
scott40 User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5	Alex, Am I reading your post correctly- the bucket seats don't have a hole for the sub belt? Why? And how do you remedy that? Scott