A small piece of advice, if you are planning to only take your daughter on trips where you have your wife also, i would say it would be more practical to move your daughters seat behind your seat so that when your wife is in the front seat she can have easier access to your daughter. It would also mean that if your wife chose to move to the back seat for some reason to be closer to your daughter you will be able to move the front (co-driver) seat all the way up and give her more space in the back.

@TB41n0

4 ай бұрын

Good tips

@bryceknez

4 ай бұрын

Omg- 100%

@imran6570

4 ай бұрын

100

@AlexSami-qw4qu

4 ай бұрын

I don’t know why anyone would order these without rear seats. The weight saving is not worth the compromise on practicality and usability. You just demonstrated that.

@th3b0untyhunter

4 ай бұрын

​@@AlexSami-qw4qubecause Porsche don't sell the GT3 with rear seats It's a properly focused drivers car to the point of virtually being a track car (more so than earlier versions)

Tony's reaction 😂😂

@Liam.......

4 ай бұрын

Put your belt on, son.

@Habdabi

4 ай бұрын

Mate they are not seats, that is not a.. that is not a seat!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@VerangaF430

4 ай бұрын

Gotta love tony😂

@slowspecv69

4 ай бұрын

@@Liam.......that had me dying😂

As a dad this is the coolest modification you could’ve done on the GT3

The Pasha baby seat looks so cool damn

Appreciate that you put such a value on not being away from your family like this AND including them in your work. Well done!

This is such an awesome mod. I wish porsche offered a back seat option on gt3s but this is definitely the next best option. Having backseats on a 911 just adds so much more breadth of ability to these cars

@gregorygalvin5357

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, you’ve knackered it and it couldn’t look less comfortable.

@Andino.

4 ай бұрын

Didn't RS have roll cage? Impossible to do

@Matthew-ll9ke

4 ай бұрын

Goes completely against the ethos of a gt3, to be stripped out and driver focused. Back seats don't make any sense in that case

@chrisogrady28

4 ай бұрын

Better take out the passenger seat then. I think it's quite stupid to have a cabin as large as a 911 and not use 75% of it​, it's a porsche 911 not a BAC mono @@Matthew-ll9ke

@Matthew-ll9ke

4 ай бұрын

@@chrisogrady28 75% of it? Have you seen the size of the back of a 911? They're really not that big. If you want back seats then don't buy a gt3, simple

The upright position for the standard rear seat is essential for rear end impact. Sitting back , is a launching pad for the rear window in the event of a rear shunt . Just putting that out there ..... be careful Sam 😊

The content has been absolutely brilliant especially with the GT3 and CS. Keep up the brilliant work with the channel and the podcast 👏

Always remember hearing Chris Harris saying the reason you couldnt put rear seats in a GT3 was because the fixed carbon buckets hadn't been homoligated for rear impacts from rear passengers. But obv this is no issue for your car witht he comfort seat, fantastic mod and the Pasha baby seat is epic lol.

@h2wr

4 ай бұрын

If Chris is right it's a problem for the GT3RS at 9:20 though

@timoldland

4 ай бұрын

@@h2wr Those are the folding buckets, which are homologated as they’re designed for rear access. Oddly Porsche doesn’t offer them on the 992.

@hpman911

4 ай бұрын

@@timoldlandI have a 991.2 Turbo S with the folding carbon bucket seats which are great for putting stuff in the back and the occasional passenger. Don’t understand why Porsche have now made the bucket seats unfoldable ???

Love the fact you keep this great intro with the chill music. Very cool seats, good to know for my baby, now I need the GT3, car goal

As the proud dad of a daughter that's about the same age, loving this! Have a retrofit-set for a 3-point-harness for my 944 lying around as well, but it can wait until I'm comfortable having her in a car facing forward (and in a car this old 🙈).

@jamespugh

4 ай бұрын

944 are cool

The matching baby seat is the best thing about this!! Super cool Sam

Absolutely brilliant Sam. What a great idea you've had there, and it looks, as well as being very safe, like it came that way from the manufacturer. Looking forward to seeing more.

Very cool Sam! I love that you just went for it, and the seats look great.

Just listening to the pod and want to say the back seats look brilliant! As a dad that takes his 9yo son on adventures in a 1966 Land Rover, a 1972 TR6, and a 2012 Porsche Cayman; I think it was a perfect idea!

Nice two car garage- GT3 manual (modified), and a Challenge Stradale. Living the dream…

I love it. It’s a great option and Tony’s reaction was priceless🤣🤣

Glad to see you are keeping this one Sam, hope to see the GT3 in the coming videos having a blast.

What a great mod!! As a new dad myself I fully get it! Enjoy your journeys as a three!

Undoubtedly the highlight of this mod is the Pasha baby seat. It looks 🔥! Congrats Sam! Many happy miles with your wife and baby daughter!!

Im always amazed Porche never made the Touring a factory 4 seater, seems to diferentiate the two models a little more, i think there was issues to do with the bucket seats and getting approval

Love it Sam. What a great way of, as you say, future proofing the GT3.

I think it’s a great idea as I spent lots of car trips and holidays in my 911 with my daughter in the back until she grew too big to sit in the back at the age of 13 , but it meant the car was used lots more

That baby seat is just amazing. Great addition to the GT3!

Sam you my hero! This is literally my dream car now. I asked you about this in Brisbane and you did it!!!❤

Has it been a year already? Wow time flies like a GT3.

Awsome, opens up new possibilities

Most people: getting a bigger car for the kids Sam: 🏎️ + 👨‍👩‍👧 All I’m saying is I know which I’d rather as a new born baby 😂

You guys are so lucky in the UK. Here in Germany regulation would never allow retro fitting rear seats and the rear seatbelts just like that

Glad you're getting the backrests Sam. Nice job.

Yes! As a dad with two little ones, this is great. Not sure if other have said, but you will want to put some PPF on the back of the seats. The little ones have a habit of growing and using the back of the seats as a means of communication! Enjoy the 3+1 adventures!

This is super interesting Sam!!! coolest vid ever for a GT3!!!

Genius Sam!! Love the baby seat!!

Such a great idea, using a 911 more is always the answer! Loved the pasha baby seat.

I just love the colour of the GT3. I’m currently doing a project VW Caddy and it’s definitely in the running when I get it resprayed.

Are there no head rests for the rear passengers???

Great idea Sam. I don't normally like green cars but I have to say it really works on your GT3; stunning!

Man has a sick line up the challenge strad and the 911 gt3 👏🏼

Thats a good mod. If it actually makes the rear seating area more practical than the factory standard rear seats, maybe porsche should look into offering such a stripped down back themselves.

Interesting mod but can the child seat be positioned to be rear facing? I always thought it was defined as the safest possible way for them to be seated Rearwards facing when they are small and low weight ?

@Yorkiepoocharlie

4 ай бұрын

As children, we drove around in large station wagons, without seat belts, and the driver might have even been smoking a cigarette. It all worked out in the end.

@NikolayKowalsky

4 ай бұрын

Just my thought. Here in Sweden the recommendation is to keep kids rear facing until 5 years of age.

@hansstalhandske

4 ай бұрын

Might be a option to put the seat in the front passenger seat and let the wife ride in the back. There's probably also ISOFIX in the front passenger seat. Seated rearwards is the most safe seating position to be in a "normal" car crash for all humans, but in particular when the head is heavy so the body won't be able to support the head in a crash.

@hansstalhandske

4 ай бұрын

@@Yorkiepoocharlie Because people was ill informed. Would you smoke cigarettes with your child today?

Whats the situation with changing the V5 to having 4 seats? Does it need to re-take an MOT or anything? So damn cool and surprisingly roomy

@Joshkemponcars

4 ай бұрын

I doubt it would make any difference as they are not factory permanent seats. The only thing they physically test in an MOT is the seat belts themselves.

I've always wondered whether this was possible. Very cool.

Nice! I just did the opposite - and took the rear seats out of my GTS :-) Looks great.

@Kxji

4 ай бұрын

😂

Tony´s rant is priceless 🤣

Excellent idea! Congratulations. Enjoy🎉

Wow that is awesome. A practical GT3 . Definitely would've done the same thing. That car seat for ur baby girl is ❤awesome

The rear seats was one of the major reasons I got a turbo s rather than a gt3. I had heard insurance underwriters wouldn't accept these conversions - Interesting to discover I was misinformed!

@marklund7498

4 ай бұрын

I was also wondering if insurance would need to be informed. May be in systems as 2 person car?

Smart move, more travelling in 2024 with the GT3, taking the fam! First port of call I reckon, as an idea, the guys with you to the local drive-thru with burgers & chips: a test-run!

well done Sam. You'll be much happier having the family safely with you!

The purists and road record hunters might get mad but it's a little sacrifice for a big reward of getting to use it more.

Great idea and execution Sam!

Love the idea but have big questions about safety, legality, long-term viability, warranty and insurance. I’d need cast-iron guarantees none of those would be impacted before doing this. Good job it’s reversible….

@Seanedmund

4 ай бұрын

Exactly. Just get a Porsche SUV if it must be Porsche. It’s a cute baby seat until you find out there’s a reason they didn’t want that as a feature in that sports car.

Awesome solution

This has opened my eyes to what I can do with a GT3, because taking the family is the goal.

Thats the video. Every one wanted to see since the launch of the gt3🎉😮

This is brilliant, Sam now has a performance car the whole family can enjoy!

That's so adorable and cool at the same time.

Sam, did you inform your insurance company and if so, what did they say ? cheers and looks great !

That’s very cool ! There should be a tether feature for Twiggy’s harness as well. Maybe on the other rear belt ? Safe travels. 🤙

nice way to introduce the next generation to high-performance driving dynamics.

This is great Sam, kudos for going ahead with it! Might just add some seatbelts myself, given your insights on the matter :-)

As a fello dad of a baby girl, I smiled so hard when we saw the pasha baby seat 😂 Congrats bro!

The best mod ever and keep the car forever 🤩

Love this spec

Love this

that was really interesting!!

The spec on that 911 is really good. Especially on the outside

i love it always great to be with ur family.

Ahahah, that matching baby seat is just gold. Good job sir! Definitely agree the velco back rests look like a good idea too. Your daughter doesn't know how lucky she is! :)

best color ever!

Great video Sam! 👍I had seen quickly what GT3 belts offered but did not realized the back of the rear seats were not part of the kit - which is a good thing for space. When you sat in the rear seat, did you left your drivers seat in your seating position? Can you tell us how tall you are so we can have a comparison? Looking forward to an update video when you get the rear seats cushions 😊 I am also thinking for maybe removing the original rear seats and us e GT3 belt solution for my 991.1 Targa GTS

Love it! Thinking of doing that with my GT3 Touring but I do have PCCBs which makes it much less practical. But my kids are small and thin and can probably snake through the PCCBs for a while (especially with one full forward, and one full back to maximize the gap between them).

@eSysmanSuperYachts

4 ай бұрын

PCCB Porsche ceramic composite Brakes. I think you’re referring to fix back carbon bucket seats.

@RudyP18

4 ай бұрын

@@eSysmanSuperYachts Brainfart.. Thanks for the correction. The contraction I was looking for was LWBS or carbon buckets...

That babyseat! Amazing :D!

Honestly Sam, this spec is so good. The paint and pasha is just 😗👌. The only thing id change would be removing the wing. The this (for me) would be the perfect car. Can't wait to see more trips with this and would LOVE to see you roadtrip America. May be in Autumn, think of the colours!

@Vincetagram

4 ай бұрын

Go watch the american section of drive the world with his 911 Carrera T if you haven't. Honestly one of the best automotive series on the platform and criminally underrated.

@cllris

4 ай бұрын

@@Vincetagramyeah that was the prompt. Was so good. Been following Sam for years 👌

@Vincetagram

4 ай бұрын

@@cllris yeah it would be sick to see him do it again

@GrooveTasticThang

4 ай бұрын

Have you still got the roof box Sam?

@hpman911

4 ай бұрын

You can’t simply take off the rear wing as the aero would then be completely unbalanced. You would have to modify the front aero as well which wouldn’t be easy and in the UK at least your insurance company would have a complete hissy fit.

Great solution for you and your family👍 why not make it more usable, the rear belts are fixed to existing Porsche points, isofix isn’t the be all and end all, I bought up 5 kids where isofix wasn’t a thing all baby sears were strapped in using the seat belts and as long as they are fitted correctly are just as safe if not safer. Isofix points have been known to break in a crash, whereas a seat belt doesn’t. I have never attended a fatal where the seat belts failed, I’ve attended where the seat wasn’t strapped in properly, but I have attended where the isofix point or the fixing from the baby seat has failed. Enjoy your car with your family and enjoy the adventures it now offers. Nice one Sam (great way to get to drive the GT3 more and keep the wife happy at the same time, Happy wife Happy life as they say) 👍🇬🇧

Great idea and good to know, my dream is a 911 and I doubt it will ever be spec’d new. Sometimes see them 2nd hand without back seats, which would normally be a deal breaker for me

Awesome mod. But when you say it’s now ready for great road trips- is the luggage space enough for 2 + baby? Obviously a stroller is already out of the question…

I love your seat design ❣️ I think end of the 70's Porsche designed it together with others psychedelic 70's coulors 😅 Love from Berlin, Ramsi 🙋🏻‍♂️

It's always good to be here.

Sunday Morning With Some Coffee and Some STG

Love it!

That new intro is visceral !

Sam is the nicest person.

Magic! Happy family Happy life 😉 well Sam. Great buy 👌

Come to the states but come towards the end of summer into fall, timing the seasons change is key.

Love it. I used to have my son in my MX5 when he was a baby.

We’d love to see you bring the car to Dallas!

Surely you’ll need to let DVLA know? And therefore have some sort of inspection as it’s not as manufactured.

Outstanding

😂😂 Pure Chaos! This is great Sam!

992 GT3 & a 360 Challenge! Danggg 😍

I love this!

Great idea! The only thing I noticed though, wouldn't the child seat be better behind the driver so the passenger set can be moved forward to allow more space for someone in the rear, and if not easier to reach over to the rear drivers side from the front passenger seat then directly behind it.

Great idea, is there any issue with type approval, do you have to notify the DVLA or anything?

Beautiful car!

Mate, if you’re planning on coming back to the US, make sure to come up to New England and Boston!

I really need to show this video to my wife... it's doable!!! Thanks!!! :D :D :D

new intro with the CS noise 😎

Heroic mod - I hope Porsche takes notice and starts offering this as a regular option.

Hilarious hearing Tony complain. Perfect!