New Look for my 1971 911E Race Car

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Sort of an homage to the old S-T . . . with a modern touch.

The Tangerine hood sure helps for the pit stops!

Paint work expertly performed by Damon Josz at Series900, Sunapee NH, 603 863 0090.

Enjoy.

[John Fusco]

Was that the white car with the Navy style #'s ?
I know I have some pics of it somewhere.

Interesting - But why John, WHY ? !! ?
That car was so nice.

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John,

Here's a pic of the old paint and graphics. The trouble was that it had been raced hard for 13 seasons and had some battle damage and the usual sandblasting of the nose section. Also, I was using an "S" spoiler with 911R-style coolers in the fenders which really didn't work well, I was seeing 250F oil temps down at Summit point. So I decided the right thing was to replumb with all -16AN with a giant Setrab 172 row oil cooler in the bumper. The problem is that the RS style bumpers require an extension for good downforce and curve back toward the tub, hence the custom '73RS-Peter Gregg style bumper adapted for a narrow-body.

So I figured it was time for a refresh and the old battleship graphics were more '68R Tour de France than '71 S-T. So I decided to redo the whole thing in Light Ivory and paint the hood tangerine for recognition, an early '70s touch, like the "Hart Ski" 68T-R you see here occasionally.

So it's the same car, albeit with 180F oil temperatures under race conditions. I am also working on simplifying the interior, I removed about 20 pounds of copper wiring, instruments, etc. These were just not necessary for race purposes. A few years back when I first bought the car I couldn't resist the temptation to wire it up like the freaking SPACE SHUTTLE. These days it's all tefzel and the minimum required.

I will miss the old graphics but it was time to keep rust from gaining the slightest foothold. So it was a "race car" quality paint job that came out more like Roger Penske than the typical rattlecan, a six-incher instead of a ten footer. The fiberglass sugar scoops are a nice touch, no?

[jhora]

John,

I see a little lift on the inside front....what size T-bars are you using???


Thanks,

John

[MoparBoy72]

I do miss the hood crest....

The Ivory/Tangerine Combo is quite the 70's touch. The headlight covers do help make a distinct statement in establishing your car as a race car.

[John Fusco]

I knew there had to be good reasons - we all know how you do things.

The 806 is dead - long live (and race) The 806.

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Here's a pic with the scoops on. . . I used new Hella Vision which are a LEGAL version of the H4 (with aiming teats). Nice, no? The fiberglass fairings are less for aero than they are to keep the rocks from destroying the glass and chrome. Racing is, after all, tailgating (if you are doing it right.)

The old ARB was a Weltmeister 19mm POS. It's been replaced with the largest one Smartracing sells, 31mm (that's 1.22 inches for those of you in metrication-resistant locations) Does a great job of transferring the load to the comparatively lighter loaded outside front tire from the overloaded outside rear but the inside front still goes airborne so you can hear the tire alternatively lifting off and touching down in the fast corners. A 911 hallmark, unfortunately, and cars DO corner better using all four wheels.

Next time I do a big order I'll get a NEW hood badge. . . the original was an orange bar that I wear on a 24K rope chain. . . .

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The inspiration.