early 911 aluminum front bumper!?

[LongRanger]

. . . wonder how much weight would come off a car built with those parts . . .

I'm lazy . . .

'Steel weighs 490lb/cubic foot. (The type of steel – stainless, mild, 4340 – doesn't make much difference.) Aluminum weighs 169lb/cubic foot . . .'
https://www.google.com/search?q=weig...hrome&ie=UTF-8

So ballpark? Looks like alu weighs ~25% as much as steel

Another post with an actual comparison --- of a steel vs an alu panel . . .
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...luminum+weight


Steel is significantly stronger then aluminum --- so I'm thinking you may need more alu to make up a given panel . . . but I'm thinking you could cut the weight of a body shell by %40-%50


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[Chris Pomares]

or....
you could have a pizza/beer party
people could wrap the pieces and lay them out to cut into big squares.

Bob,
Your always thinking and way ahead of me.

[bob joyce]

It would be a very fun release party for the builder..
I think it would be fun
i know i would be tickled doing it
could have a door prize for whoever guesses the closest to the correct weight difference.

[rower]

Not on the production cars but the ‘69 GTS cars had a lot of aluminum bits because of the category rules. No FRP.

That’s right. My GTS had both front and rear aluminum bumpers. (Plus door skins, lid, lightweight body, glass etc).

[70SATMan]

That’s right. My GTS had both front and rear aluminum bumpers. (Plus door skins, lid, lightweight body, glass etc).

My fantasy “cost no object” build righ thar!