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| ModPR3 |
 Feb 28 2006, 02:31 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 7-February 06 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 5,544  |
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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| nine14cats |
Feb 28 2006, 03:45 PM
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Bill Pickering -- 914-6 GT aka....Leeloo Group: Members Posts: 2,618 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 287 Region Association: None |
Here's some links to my weight loss project on my 914-6. The car is track only, so you can't do all of it if you are running a street legal car, but it may give you some ideas. In some of the threads I mention the weight difference of each piece I replaced.
People are giving you great advice on watching out for rules and how you go about building your car. The car in the links was built to PCA regional Time Trial specs. After 2 years of competing, the rules changed somewhat, so sometimes it doesn't matter what you do. If you decide to track the car with private "fun" clubs, they will normally not care what your car weighs. As far as wheels, I had 4 sets of 944 Fuchs that I purchased from the local wrecker and swap meets for $50 each. They were 15x7's and I ran cantilever slicks on them. Here's the links. Hopefully there are a few ideas that may be of interest. Project Jenny Craig 1 Project Jenny Craig 2 Project Jenny Craig 3 Project Jenny Craig 4 Bill P. |
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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 
