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post Feb 28 2006, 02:31 AM
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tried running some searches on this but didnt find what i needed. how can i trim some weight off the 914. all i can come up with is:

fiberglass hood, trunk, 916 front and rear bumber and fender flares. how much do you think these changes will make and does anyone any other ideas for taking weight off.
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QUOTE (SirAndy @ Feb 28 2006, 12:46 AM)
QUOTE (ModPR3 @ Feb 28 2006, 12:31 AM)
any other ideas for taking weight off

lay off the beer??? exercise? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

what's your goal? what's your plan with the car? why take weight off?
racing? if so, what do your class rules say about weight?

fiberglass lids and bumpers are a start. leightweight wheels & tires can do wonders.
anything interior that's not needed. early, lighter doors. remove carpet and sounddeading tar. headlights and buckets. replace floors with alu sheets.
take fan housing and tin off your motor. cut off windshield. cut off targa bar.
drill big holes in anything not absolutely needed for strength, like hinges etc.
remove starter. remove blinkers. remove pass. seat. replace all glass with lexan. remove radio. remove fresh air blower and controls. remove wipers and motor. remove heat exchangers and run headers. replace muffler with straight pipes.

i'm sure there's more ...

do a search here for URY's car, you won't get a 914 much lighter than that ...
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lol i do need to loose some weight.... but yeah the car was suppose to be my daily driver but now im getting a truck and keeping the 914 as my toy and weekend warrior. youve probably seen alot of my post regarding engines but earlier today i saw and heard a porsche replica spyder running the track. absoulutly beautiful in both sound and looks it restored the porsche fanatic in me. so i want to keep my engine porsche and i dont think my budget will allow for a properly built 911 engine so im thinking of getting one of Jakes type 4 kits, which are great engines too. but yeah back to the reason i want to loose weight is a power to weight ratio and handling characteristics. so i have my start of fiberglass and i going to go with your idea of taking out the heater system, heater controls, and run headers. this car is just for play so like the spyder would be it would only be driven in good weather so most if not all of the time the targa top will be off too. what would you recomend for light wheels and tire combo. thanks for the help.
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ModPR3   decreasing 914 weight   Feb 28 2006, 02:31 AM
Andyrew   Probably about 100 total... depending on car.. Do...   Feb 28 2006, 02:42 AM
SirAndy     Feb 28 2006, 02:46 AM
ModPR3   <...   Feb 28 2006, 03:07 AM
Joe Ricard   Panasport wheels are lite and cool. Tar on floor ...   Feb 28 2006, 06:29 AM
turboman808   be nice to have a sticky post on the subject.   Feb 28 2006, 09:02 AM
johannes     Feb 28 2006, 09:51 AM
Brett W   Put lexan in the stock early doors and it will wei...   Feb 28 2006, 10:12 AM
michel richard   The late doors have side-impact beams and a differ...   Feb 28 2006, 10:13 AM
lapuwali   '73 and later doors have side-impact beams in ...   Feb 28 2006, 10:19 AM
johannes  
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Joe Ricard   Ya mean I can't keep using rattle cans on my r...   Feb 28 2006, 10:41 AM
grantsfo   As stated above fiberglass or carbonfiber hood and...   Feb 28 2006, 10:53 AM
Joe Ricard   So Grant, what do you figure you got your car down...   Feb 28 2006, 11:27 AM
Brett W   In my opinion until you get really radical, you ca...   Feb 28 2006, 12:03 PM
brant   read your intended club rules closely before touch...   Feb 28 2006, 12:04 PM
Brett W   Acid dip the chassis and all associated body parts...   Feb 28 2006, 12:07 PM
ModPR3   <...   Feb 28 2006, 12:19 PM
brant   ...   Feb 28 2006, 12:20 PM
ModPR3   thanks for all the help you all really answered my...   Feb 28 2006, 12:27 PM
ChrisNPDrider   I'm doing a lot of this weight reduction too -...   Feb 28 2006, 12:54 PM
lapuwali   On track days, it depends on the organization you ...   Feb 28 2006, 12:57 PM
johannes   I have also seen lightweight targa roofs ... ( whe...   Feb 28 2006, 01:20 PM
ModPR3   whats lexan like: does it fog up easy, how does it...   Feb 28 2006, 01:37 PM
Mueller     Feb 28 2006, 01:47 PM
lapuwali     Feb 28 2006, 01:53 PM
brant   James, your right I'm over reacting again. b...   Feb 28 2006, 02:33 PM
grantsfo     Feb 28 2006, 03:15 PM
Andyrew   <...   Feb 28 2006, 03:23 PM
ModPR3   anyone know what these wheels weigh and why pelica...   Feb 28 2006, 03:23 PM
Andyrew   Riviera's. pretty heavy, there mag wheels.. T...   Feb 28 2006, 03:28 PM
ModPR3   <...   Feb 28 2006, 03:31 PM
Mueller     Feb 28 2006, 03:31 PM
ModPR3   guesstimate time: starting point: 1975 914 1.8 al...   Feb 28 2006, 03:39 PM
nine14cats   Here's some links to my weight loss project on...   Feb 28 2006, 03:45 PM
Mueller     Feb 28 2006, 04:07 PM
Andyrew     Feb 28 2006, 04:17 PM
lapuwali   Probably 2050lbs or thereabouts, tank empty. If y...   Feb 28 2006, 04:18 PM
ModPR3   ...   Feb 28 2006, 04:33 PM
ModPR3   why are the 70-72 cars so much lighter. i heard ab...   Feb 28 2006, 04:37 PM
Mueller     Feb 28 2006, 04:51 PM
ModPR3   <...   Feb 28 2006, 05:00 PM
rhodyguy   the rust on your car (as mentioned in your post 3 ...   Feb 28 2006, 05:07 PM
ModPR3   ...   Feb 28 2006, 05:08 PM
Mueller     Feb 28 2006, 05:08 PM
ModPR3   thanks the more info i get the more im learning. m...   Feb 28 2006, 05:20 PM
McMark   I don't understand if you want a light car to ...   Feb 28 2006, 05:21 PM
McMark   You won't find wheels in any store. You need ...   Feb 28 2006, 05:22 PM
ModPR3   definitely cool/fun/bragging.   Feb 28 2006, 05:24 PM
ModPR3     Feb 28 2006, 05:27 PM
Andyrew   8's and 7's will fit fine on gt flares. Yo...   Feb 28 2006, 05:28 PM
Mueller     Feb 28 2006, 05:30 PM
ModPR3   as with each post i make i find that alot of my id...   Feb 28 2006, 05:40 PM
brant   your going to struggle to find wheels. the cost e...   Feb 28 2006, 05:41 PM
grantsfo   The 1975 you have is fine. The extra weight in yo...   Feb 28 2006, 05:52 PM

 

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