Man 3D-printing an entire Porsche GT3 decides to take major risk to get it looking perfect
Published on Feb 26, 2026 at 12:18 AM (UTC+4)
by Henry Kelsall
Last updated on Feb 25, 2026 at 2:49 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
YouTuber Mike Lake has been attempting to print a Porsche GT3 3D, and he’s decided to take more risks to make this the perfect sports car build.
Lake has been doing something quite remarkable with this build, and 3D printing an entire Porsche 911 isn’t something that everyone can do.
Yet using just regular 3D printers, the YouTuber is doing just that, with each printer costing no more than $500 each.
With a 986-generation Porsche Boxster sitting underneath the new bodywork, this is more than just a DIY kit car.
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Why this 3D printed Porsche GT3 is such a tricky build
When it was originally a Boxster, the Porsche was a convertible, so that added an extra challenge to the 3D-printed build.
Lake and his team had to build a new roof for the sports car.
Ironically, this added strength to the original frame, because some is lost when a car is turned into a convertible.
But the first risk with the build comes from how it was being constructed.
It has not been built with molds; the raw 3D parts were added directly to the body and chassis.
This has the added risk of the parts not fitting properly.
So lots of adjustments are needed in various places to fix this.
All of this had been done to get the car looking as perfect as possible.
Yet the biggest risk came much later in the build, during the installation of the wiring.
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Wiring the Porsche was a major risk
Towards the end of the video, Lake and his team were doing some electrical work on the Porsche.
To make the car look even better, they’d purchased genuine GT3 RS taillights.
These would help convince other drivers that this was a real GT3.
The plan had been to use the original Boxster wiring.
The risk here, though, was that the Boxster sports car lacked the CAN bus electrical systems found in the GT3.
Thankfully, they worked without the advanced electronics, as did the turn signals, via direct power, and worked just as they would in a regular Porsche GT3 RS.
With this risk paying off handsomely, it looks like everything is going well with this incredible build.
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Henry joined the Supercar Blondie team in February 2025, and since then has covered a wide array of topics ranging from EVs, American barn finds, and the odd Cold War jet. He’s combined his passion for cars with his keen interest in motorsport and his side hustle as a volunteer steam locomotive fireman at a leading heritage steam railway in England.
