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Member Profile: Scott Cepak and his GT3 RSR
by Michael Durovick
photos by Michael Durovick
Michael Durovick: I understand you are not a DFW native.
Where are you from and what brought you here?
Scott Cepak: I relocated to Texas in 1987, from a suburb
of Chicago, after being hired by the Fort Worth Police
Department. I retired after 29 years, and now work with
the Southlake Police Department.
MD: So how long have
you owned Porsches and
when did you join the
Maverick Region?
SC: I have been a Maverick
Region PCA member for
10 years, after buying
my first Porsche, a 1974
911 unfinished project
car. I finished it by adding
an RSR body kit with
a Kremer wrap-around
front end, 930 race
transmission, and a Chevy
LS3 engine. It had several
paint and wrap schemes
when I owned it, and it
was driven in all the DEs,
TTs, and Autocross events
I was able to attend.
carbon wing, and bigger wheels and tires. The hood and
decklid were already carbon fiber. I removed the factory
fuel tank and replaced it with a custom Fuel Safe cell in
the frunk. The paint is single coat urethane. I fixed the few
things needed to get it inspected and be “street legal.”
MD: So this GT3 RSR is a car you put together as a track
car. Can you give us some history on what this car was
originally and the modifications you did?
SC: I purchased my current car in 2018, and had it shipped
here from North Carolina. It was a 2002 996 dedicated
track car with a GT3 engine, Moton shocks, suspension
upgrades, and a one-seat bare interior. It had a reported
race history in Florida and North Carolina. I installed an
RSR body, fiberglass doors with window frames, the factory
interior and panels, new rollcage, two new seats, a wider
MD: And the powertrain - where did the engine come from
and what kind of power is it putting out?
SC: My original intent was to swap the LS3 engine I kept
from my last Porsche, but I found the GT3 engine to run just
fine, so it will stay. Besides the headers, aftermarket deep
oil pan, and K&N filter system, I do not know if anything
else has been done to the engine. The only modification I
may add is a VF Engineering bolt-on supercharger. After
completing the “rebuild,” it turned out so good that I have
not decided whether to track it again.
MD: What other car projects are you working on
or have completed in the past?
SC: As I have a passion for cars, along with the
Porsches, I am also an avid drag racer. I have gone
through several vehicles over the years, but currently
am building an S10 truck with an LSX engine.
MD: What in particular do you enjoy about being a
member of the Maverick Region?
SC: I enjoy being a Maverick Region member
because of the events and the members. I went a
few years in between projects, so I missed out on a
lot of stuff, but am glad to be involved again.
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