Planning my 914 diet, already looking ahead.... Options

[nine14cats]

Hey Gang,

Unfortunately sitting here killing time between meetings in Taiwan....yes Taiwan...I had to make an unexpected 2 WEEK trip to asia for work that forced me to pull out of a Thunderhill Time Trial last weekend. I won't be home until the day before a 2 day zone 7 auto-x. I should be nice and fresh for that one.

Anyway...I need suggestions for putting my car on a diet. I've already looked at the rules and the proposed rules and the maybe proposed rules for my zone, and I'm not scared about taking some weight out. My car is:

1974 914-6 2.7 ~250HP 901
15x7 all around with 23x9x15 racing slicks (hoosiers and goodyears, still testing)
f/g flaired fenders from bontempi at HPH.
full cage, racing seats, oil cooler up front, etc.
f/g bumpers

The rest of the car is metal....so...what can I cut out/take out to lighten the car and make it go faster? I was thinking:

front hood/rear hood to f/g
do I cut metal out of my doors or just get f/g doors? ($$$$ouch!)
wiper/ventilation system motors....tear em out?

And how about all that metal in the rear trunk? I've seen cars with it all cut out and cross bracing put in....is it really a weight savings being that you have to add the braces?

Just thinking ahead....I like to plan early and I'm already making a list of projects for the winter.

oh...for reference...the car with me driving posted 1:53's at Laguna Seca....(hey...it's my first year auto-xing and time trialing... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) ) but with an instructor driving, we were turning 1:44's in it with 2 of us, which would have won my class (GM) by over a second that weekend...In other words...the car is capable.

I love this board for it's help. The car's parts and setup are largely based on the help I receive from this board...and it really makes a difference. In our first year...our car (my wife drives with me!) is very competitive. At auto-x's we are generally in the top 5 consistently...basically with setups provided by this board (Brad helps alot!).

So...help me somemore! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Besides....I'm bored to tears over here in between customer meetings....

Thanks,

Bill P. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)



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