How To Build A Porsche RS60

The story of how one man, George, overcomes his mid-life crisis by building a Porsche RS60 replica powered by a Subaru turbo.

See the 10 easy build steps below. (Warning, there may be more than 10 steps).

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Not much has changed on the RS60 over the years. It was road certified in 2016 and I use it for a couple of thousand Ks per year of summer driving. It has been a lot of fun. My next project is a bike engine hill climb car - see https://www.youtube.com/@Stu718

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Who is this George guy anyway?

George is based in New Zealand. He is a member of the Constructors' Car Club.

He's a civil servant and has no mechanical/engineering training apart from what he picked up at his father's knee. Amazing what you can do with the help of club members.

The stories below are tongue-in-cheek articles George has had published in the club magazine.

Step 1: Take A RS60

Find a few good photos of a real one, a 3D plan if you can, and buy a model or find a rich friend with a real RS60 so that you can take the dimensions. The inspiration for George's build comes from an R60 #4 owned by Bill Lyon in California. More...

Step 2: Make a CAD drawing

The build story starts with a CAD drawing in 2003. Build a replica in the comfort of your own living room. Take it for a virtual drive. More.

Step 3: Take the drawing to full scale

Create a simple computer controlled cutter that understands the CAD file, cuts up polystyrene and keeps the neighbours awake. More...

Step 4: Make a nice polystyrene loaf

Cut 144 slices until it sorta looks like the real thing. Just 44 slices to go. More...

Surface the polystyrene pattern with water based house paint then body filler. Remember, nothing eats polystyrene faster than body filler - except acetone, petrol, mice...