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222, Here we go again |
Randal |
Nov 21 2014, 10:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
Going to put her back together. The D Sport Racer will just have to happen later.
Looking for all good ideas on weight savings. |
ThePaintedMan |
Nov 22 2014, 08:29 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,886 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States |
... which reminds me of the old saying... "How fast can you build this car to go?" "I dunno, how much do you want to spend?"
I always thought that was a really good looking car Randal. Would love to see it in person someday. I would think your best bang for the buck would be to spend your money on reducing sprung weight. You mentioned lighter (aluminum) calipers, and drilling the rotors. For an AX car, I bet that would be the best place to start. Looking at the rest of the car, there isn't much that you already haven't modified, so not many other places where you could save weight. I would say the next step would require major fabrication. Replacing the front and rear bulkheads with a tubed setup (i.e. between the front shocktowers and the between the rear shocktowers.) I think that's what Paul (URY914) did and his car most definitely the lightest 914 I know of. Beyond that, you'd probably have to get Paul to make you some one piece fiberglass panels from his molds! Those things are amazing, and replace both the left and right sides of the car in one long piece. Maybe he'll post some pics. |
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