After dropping off Liz's car for alignment this morning, I got to perform some overdue work on the RS.

Here's the new Tarett sway bar:

And Luckie got the picture of me scrubbing the bottom of the car with soap and water.

I'm definitely no CW, but I can't stand it all dirty:

Nice..

(C-Dub)

Let me just say.... I think my 944 turbo calipers are overkill...

Your six pots are WAY overkill.

I don't know what half that stuff is, but it sure is pretty!

Humm.....rusty rotors.....

Must be a garage queen I know big talk from a guy who does not have a car at this point in time....

Look, you guys don't want to make fun of my brake arrangement.

There's not another car in the world that has it, and I can easily un-ass my seat into the straps under light/moderate pedal pressure.

I'm sure you know the 'rust' is from the water I used for cleaning today.

Liz's car back from alignment.

I'm about to finish with it, mechanically. That will be the end of the build for me. She will have to handle the rest.

A little bling for the RS. Replated strut plates:

And the gas tank hardware:

Why do you call it an RS? The motor? the style?

It's a 3.6 with EVERYTHING.

So, to me, it's an RS.

This word you use. . . overkill . . . what does it mean, I dont understand. Overkill on a car, isn't that like too much fun, I thought there was no such thing. PLUS, it looks soo freakin' COOL!!!

It means

"I paid way too much money for just bragging rights... But I like bragging rights!!"

There is definitely truth in the young man's comments...

andyrew's car has some overkill....
















Bondo. LOL

heh is it a 4 cam engine?

You have some nice cars there...

On interesting tidbit... we have recently installed a stock front swaybar in our 935...we removed the charley bar..we are controling roll with spring rate.. and fine tuning with sway bar...

(really slow)

Overkill can also mean you lock your tires up when you dont want to.

996 brakes are made for some big rubber with a brake booster and an entirely different master cylinder.

I have NO doubt in Joe's work. Everything he's ever done has been top notch, but I just wanted to add the disclaimer that its not a plug and play thing. I'm confident Joe took the right steps to make it work, but bigger isnt always better.

Aaron can vouch for that.

its not the size of the boat eh matt? LOL

nice jab LOL

funny coming from a person that had to stuff a V8 in thier 914

It's called take you foot off the f$%#ing pedal and learn to use less leg/foot force

People act like those that have big brakes only know how to slam on the brakes and always operate them like an on/off switch....

Where is the "Blinky the winking cat"?

Joe, Any info on how you plumbed your fuel expansion tank/vent?? I see the little hose running somewhere? I'm trying to figure out how I want to plumb mine. I ran the little 1/8" plastic line through the tunnel but both ends are currently swingin' in the breeze! (me->3.6 w/almost everything)

Thx

It seems to me that if you can have a little control over leg pressure like Muller said, that a big brake setup would go way farther to prevent brake fade under heavy racing conditions. Sure a smaller setup would brake just fine, but would it do it consistently.

Plus, there is nothing worse than seeing a set of beautiful wheels and having super small brakes to fill them out. Sort of like not filling out the wheelwell.

That tube goes through a grommet into my aluminum rain tray.

The tube goes into this piece. The picture was taken before tube was installed.

Yup. But it depends on how small. The "only" time a stock brake has been known to fade is under extreme road racing situations. Stock 914 brakes would "not" do it consistently with Joes tire and engine combo. We been round-and-round with it and it seems that A or S-Calipers are all you would need with GT flares, meats and power. Our cars are light.

That being said Joe's (aka C-Dub, aka Turtlette) brakes sure be nice.

I see the point on less leg but I also wonder how easy it would be to modulate a system like that with all the adrenaline flowing at the auto-x or road course. Not taking any shots... I seriously would like to know. I know I get really sauce'd up with I'm auto-xing. The adrenal glands are working overtime. I have a hard time double clutching let alone modulating brakes. A road course would probably be different. Anybody BTDT?

with a 19mm master cylinder, modulation should not be an issue. I would bet that would be an on/off setup with a 23mm unit. Plus the cool factor is way high

Wouldn't it be easier to modulate with the 23? I'm too old and poor to be cool

I have a 19mm MC moving 20 pistons. It works great and is very easy to modulate.

I think a hard pedal is worthless.

I wanna drive it next week... k?

Why would it be easier to modulate with a bigger MC? with a smaller unit you will have more pedal travel to aide in modulation.

That's exactly the point. A 19mm MC is very small for the amount of brake I have on the car.

It actually moves when I press it. I like that.

And no Eric, you're not driving the RS.

Requires more force. Less travel but more force. Meaning it would take a good amount of leg vs. longer travel and whimpy legs like Joe's



Then you're parking in the street!

Never having done an official road course I cannot comment to that. For SCCA autocross (Solo II) I don't get that adrenal rush -- racing is like walking, it comes naturally. After a run I'm relaxed, calm, as if I just had a foot massage. If it were an adrenalin rush I'd be shaky, twitchy, and breathing/heart rate would be up. So I know I can modulate my brakes while racing. I have a sneaking suspicion that when I eventually hit a road track it'll be the same way.

It's when I look at my time -- compared to my class competition -- that I get twitchy and my heart pounds...I need race tires! :shake fist at sky:

Maybe for you "Race God"

Seriously, I'm 180 from that. On a road course I am much more calm. Auto-x is against the clock and the cones for me... it's a great rush.

Maybe when I get more experience I'll be able to relate.

I did body work today.

Three fresh coats of primer on the top: