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| billd |
 Apr 6 2006, 05:57 PM
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I'm moving the oil cooler on the front of my 914-6 conversion and started a dangerous train of thought that is likely to keep my car on jack stands for months longer and empty my wallet (even emptier than it already is).
Rather than cut a notch in my existing steel bumper and valance I thought, why not buy a fiberglass 916 bumper (or a 914GT bumper and valence). That would save a few pounds. While I'm at it, I could also get some fiberglass flares, fiberglass front and rear deck lids, and a fiberglass rear bumper. I hope you folks can help me decide how far to go by answering a few questions: 1. How much weight is saved by replacing the steel bumpers with fiberglass? 2. If I go for flares, do you recommend 7 front/9 rear or 9 front/11 rear? 3. How much more weight can be saved by going to fiberglass deck lids, etc? 4. I assume that I give up all of the protection of the steel bumpers if I go FG. Right? For reference, I'm buildling a 3.2L short stroke engine for this car with twin-plug heads, 9.5:1 compression, and Megasquirt fuel injection. It should be over 250hp. |
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| brant |
Apr 7 2006, 11:16 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,005 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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-6 motor is 150lbs...
plus often the oil capacity is increased and thus a tiny bit more (we are now at 19qts of oil, which has to be a few extra pounds) brant |
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billd Fiberglass body parts Apr 6 2006, 05:57 PM
SpecialK Apr 6 2006, 06:03 PM Jeroen Apr 6 2006, 06:31 PM J P Stein Frankly, you'd have to be half nuts.......that... Apr 6 2006, 06:41 PM Dan (Almaden Valley) Unless Bill is changing courses the car he is work... Apr 6 2006, 09:11 PM Lou W So, what kind of weight savings are there to gain ... Apr 6 2006, 09:19 PM Borderline On my '72, the front and rear bumpers with th... Apr 6 2006, 09:34 PM brant Apr 6 2006, 09:37 PM grantsfo Apr 6 2006, 11:06 PM billd Apr 7 2006, 08:27 AM race914 What's wrong with Smurfmobiles? Apr 7 2006, 08:32 AM race914 To keep costs down, all of my fiberglass bumpers a... Apr 7 2006, 08:34 AM J P Stein <... Apr 7 2006, 05:16 PM brant I've got to start proof reading better...
I sh... Apr 7 2006, 06:48 PM grantsfo Apr 7 2006, 08:45 PM J P Stein Well, if you wanna get serious, I took well over 2... Apr 7 2006, 09:11 PM grantsfo ... Apr 7 2006, 09:43 PM Lou W John's old Patrick Motorsports Car had fibergl... Apr 7 2006, 10:03 PM brant Grant,
where are you seeing all of this cheap ne... Apr 7 2006, 10:59 PM Dan (Almaden Valley) Cheapest way to lighten your car is for the driver... Apr 7 2006, 11:12 PM Dan (Almaden Valley) you are right.
My oil cooler and fan is pretty he... Apr 7 2006, 11:25 PM grantsfo Apr 7 2006, 11:57 PM don9146 Apr 8 2006, 08:21 AM brant remember, I'm talking about a race car...
so o... Apr 8 2006, 08:28 AM nine14cats Hi Bill,
This is a great subject. I'm going ... Apr 8 2006, 11:53 AM billd Bill P., Wow. I'm truly impressed with the w... Apr 9 2006, 10:22 PM
J P Stein Heh.......I'd kinda forgotten about those old ... Apr 10 2006, 12:30 AM |
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