There used to be a company, I think in California, that made bodywork for Porsches that was supposed to be at least equal to OEM in quality of appearance, and aerodynamically superior to the Kremer stuff. They made bodywork for the 914, 924, perhaps the 928, and the 911/912 -- all of which was visually stunning. I think the name was something like AIR Performance, but I can't find them, now. Are they still around, and if so, how do I get in touch with them?

Is there a Covin dealer in the USA, or is it worthwhile to pursue a Covin kit from the UK, or should I look to the used 912 market and hope for a company to help with bodywork upgrades? I'm toying with the idea of using either a Subaru WRX STi (300+ horsepower, $5500 USD on Ebay) or a Mazda 13B turbo at (260+ horsepower, $2700 USD on Ebay) engine, with a custom cooling system. A/C and heat are essential in my area, and standstill traffic is an occasional unfortunate reality.

I'd really like to get the "new" look, like a GT2 or even a GT3. Because of the low-end grunt, either of the engines mentioned should provide acceleration performance basically indistinguishable from that of the real Porsche at anything approaching legal speeds. Basically, I want a Porsche knockoff that convince will convince every non-gearhead that doesn't scrutinize the mechanicals.

Alternatively, is anyone making a Cayenne dupli-kit?

as for the cayenne, if i was gonna do it id just make a restyle kit for VW touregs (i know i spelled that wrong) but the VW isnt exacly cheap anyway, but it would be the best looking and easiest to do

Matt

http://www.xtrememotorcars.com/911_993_996/main.html

But it doesn't take a Porsche engineer to spot the immediate difference (Especially in the rear of the car)

The only way to authentically replicate a porsche is to buy an old Porsche 911 and update it to a 993 (Which isn't a bad option, considering how beautiful the 993 is compared to the 996 with its ugly Boxster headlights). The only way to do a 997 kit authentic would be to do the fiberglass yourself, along with some serious modifications to the donor.

I will say that I have driven both a 993 and a 997 (Unfortunately, neither of the cars belonged to me) and replicating the performance of the 997 would be a feat in itself.

I think if you wanted to have a very modern looking Porsche built on an older chassis (Which didn't change much until the 996) you should update to a 993. NRAuto's Turbo 993 kit is probably the top notch kit on the market, although I've never dealt with them and can't verify how they hold up as a business.

Covin is long gone.

Pickup a copy of Excellence magazine and look through the advertisements in it. You'll find prenty of ads for body parts to update, back date, change and mod 911's of any vintage.

A 911 might be a better starting point than a 912, the 912 was only available for a couple of years and getting a good, clean one would be more money than a late 70's 911.

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