GT stiffening kit really no help? Options

[pffft]

I am starting to firm up my chassis to better handle the
abuse my v8 and 930 will dish out.
I have an unistalled roll cage that I may not use because it
is a street car, so if I don't use it I will go with Engman.
I also have had for 15 years an unopened "GT stiffening kit"
There seems to be a lot of thought that it is not worth the
trouble. Is this true? I can get one of Chris' kits with removable
braces, but is there any reason to mix and match the two or should
I go with only CFR stuff? The only rust I have found on the car is a small
hole on top of the long in the hell hole. I'll start digging in there this
weekend to see how bad it is, but the rest of the longs are in great
shape (california cars = good)

patrick

[SirAndy]

there is one piece in particular that has been proven to be useless. the others work, more or less ...


in order to understand why the factory GT kit is not the best possible approach out there, all you need to do is look at the history of the factory backed GT 914s ...

they have internal project numbers close to the factory prototypes. meaning, the GT projects were well underway in '69, even before the first production 914 hit the streets.
the GTs were by no means as well engineered as todays factory racecars. the GT stiffening kit was a quick "bandaid". it worked well enough at the time.

38 years later and a lot has since been proven/disproven.


the piece in question is the inner fender plate. it doesn't work because it's welded on the outside of a hollow U shaped channel. the other side of the channel is what holds the upper shock towers in place. welding a support on the outside is useless as there is no connection to the sheetmetal that actually connects to the shock tower.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy