How to lose 150+ lbs in a few weeks! 1967 911S race car

Got around to removing the rear wheel studs
Replaced the 100mm for 72mm.
Turns out it saved just over 0.5 lbs. Not bad as its unsprung weight and only the rears. Something to think about when ordering longer studs.

0.5 saved 1846 lbs total
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Front suspension going back in
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Swamped out the oil catch can. Went with the original washer bottle over the custom aluminum set up. Saved
1lbs.
1lbs saved total weight 1845 lbs
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Car goes into paint this week.

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Originally Posted by davep

Yes, the Brembo's are 3" mounting, but the caliper you removed looks like an A caliper, and I thought they have 3.5" mounting.

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Hey DAVE YOU ARE RIGHT!! these are 3.5 spacing! What a PITA as my aluminum mounting brackets are set up for 3.5. I was wondering why the new Alu Brembo calipers wouldn't fit?
I thought it was a caliper depth issue or rotor issue, the obvious option would be bolt spacing. Just a brain cramp on my end. I'll need to get proper SWB mounting brackets ASAP.

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Originally Posted by Fubawu

Swamped out the oil catch can. Went with the original washer bottle over the custom aluminum set up.

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Here over the pond you'd need >= 2 liters of catch can - will the washer bottle have sufficient capacity?

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Originally Posted by uai

Here over the pond you'd need >= 2 liters of catch can - will the washer bottle have sufficient capacity?

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Odd, this is the factory style bottle used on the 914-6 GT

Great project! What are you going to use for the interior rear view mirror? If you use the standard mirror then you could possibly loose a few grams using the 914/6 smaller version.

Cees

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Originally Posted by Fubawu

Odd, this is the factory style bottle used on the 914-6 GT

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Sure but that was back then. Todays FIA / DMSB regulations require 2 liter catchcan up to 2.000 ccm engine capacity engines and 3 liter for larger capacities- but that's a matter of the sanctioning body / regulations.

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Originally Posted by fourteenten

Great project! What are you going to use for the interior rear view mirror? If you use the standard mirror then you could possibly loose a few grams using the 914/6 smaller version.

Cees

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Thats a good point, car currently has a wink style mirror. This saves me from needing a passenger mirror or roll bar clamp mirror. So I could go smaller but then I would have to add another mirror.

This 914/6, some say RSR used them as well is only 220grams and enough sight. I have one in my road/track car.

Regards,

Cees