 I need to go on a diet!, my car weighs in at 2135 lbs. I think I can legally shed about 114 lbs. |
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| jmz |
 Jan 27 2020, 06:35 PM
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The car is all steel 914/6 with the excepton of lids and bumpers. It has a substantial cage. I just ordered a lightweight battery ...around 4lbs and will ditch the optima red top. Including the battery tray I estimate this will get me 34lbs. I also ordered a lightweight starter I think this gets me 10lbs.
That leaves me 70lbs. I've thought about fiberglass doors...maybe. Anyone have any other suggestions? |
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| brant |
Jan 28 2020, 04:22 PM
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frank beck apparently I'm a senior now I'm having senior moments does SVRA run you in group 6... ? (because of the flares) the weight things is a game of ounces. we took 500lbs out of our shell when we built it drilling holes, removing any non structural wire loom tabs, etc. I replaced any metal I could with aluminum... removed anything else I could to get the weight down.. it took a year... I don't run any engine tinwork, nor chassis shelf around the tin work... things like that are the long slow way to win the ounce war The SCCA screwed the 914/6 big time when the Datsun 240 came... vintage screwed the 914/6 even more when it let all of the Datsun put real brakes on the car and elimated their one weakness... CP was the right place for a 914/6 for only a handful of years, and by the mid 70's we were screwed... still I'd rather run in CP than with all of the big guys you have to run with now |
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Jan 28 2020, 04:54 PM
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QUOTE(brant @ Jan 28 2020, 04:22 PM)  ooops… frank beck apparently I'm a senior now I'm having senior moments does SVRA run you in group 6... ? (because of the flares) the weight things is a game of ounces. we took 500lbs out of our shell when we built it drilling holes, removing any non structural wire loom tabs, etc. I replaced any metal I could with aluminum... removed anything else I could to get the weight down.. it took a year... I don't run any engine tinwork, nor chassis shelf around the tin work... things like that are the long slow way to win the ounce war The SCCA screwed the 914/6 big time when the Datsun 240 came... vintage screwed the 914/6 even more when it let all of the Datsun put real brakes on the car and elimated their one weakness... CP was the right place for a 914/6 for only a handful of years, and by the mid 70's we were screwed... still I'd rather run in CP than with all of the big guys you have to run with now I have fun running with the big cars in CVAR. I've come to terms with it... Like I said, it's fun and on the tight tracks when I'm focused I can run at the back of the front runners. In the rain, I have a pretty good shot of winning overall which surprised me the first time it happened. I've yet to run with SVRA so I'm not sure where I would fit. I've only raced with CVAR so far. I'm thinking of racing at Barber with HSR in May though. |
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jmz I need to go on a diet! Jan 27 2020, 06:35 PM
mepstein I made up this list while waiting for a flight. It... Jan 27 2020, 06:59 PM jmz That gives me an idea or two. ...most already don... Jan 27 2020, 09:44 PM GregAmy What's the config of the car? My ITB-spec chas... Jan 28 2020, 06:18 AM
jmz
What's the config of the car? My ITB-spec cha... Jan 28 2020, 09:49 AM stownsen914 The aluminum case 6 and the 915 account for around... Jan 28 2020, 10:56 AM brant
The aluminum case 6 and the 915 account for aroun... Jan 28 2020, 01:29 PM jmz
The aluminum case 6 and the 915 account for arou... Jan 28 2020, 03:27 PM brant Nice.
I remember running a cvar event at Halley ... Jan 28 2020, 05:46 PM jmz
Nice.
I remember running a cvar event at Halley... Jan 28 2020, 06:29 PM brant
Nice.
I remember running a cvar event at Halle... Jan 28 2020, 06:50 PM mlindner JMZ, is it a real 914-6...if not and is a later GT... Feb 2 2020, 07:05 AM jmz
JMZ, is it a real 914-6...if not and is a later G... Feb 2 2020, 10:55 PM mlindner jmz, sounds great, you should post some pictures. ... Feb 3 2020, 08:13 AM jmz
jmz, sounds great, you should post some pictures.... Feb 3 2020, 12:34 PM |
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