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Putting her on a diet, the car that is.
I heard and read many posts about reducing weight by removing or replacing stock items.
Has anyone removed the window winder mechanisms? And rigged up something to allow for full closed, 1/2 open or fully open? Or something in between? Keeping the glass because of the scratching issues with Lexan. I'm trying to keep it as streetable as possible. It's on the 70 911 coupe. Don't tell me I can't/shouldn't do it. Tell me how to do it. For the purists I will KEEP all parts that I remove.
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I believe either the RS or the RSR had a leather strap to move the windows up and down. Do a search on here because I know it has been discussed in the past.
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12-09-2003, 09:37 AM
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Well, the glass itself is kinda heavy, so supporting it will be an issue. And how to grab it to lift it up.
Are the regulators that heavy? I have electric windows, so I'm in no position to talk  OTOH, are there other, lower-hanging fruit that would yield a better payoff for weight savings?
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The manual regulators weigh no more than 2-3 lbs a piece. The windows weigh about 15lbs a piece. I would go with lexan (scratch resistance) that have a sliding door on them.
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I tried Lexan with straps and hated it. Bad wind noise, scratches, and a pain in the neck to operate in day-to-day use.
If it's a dedicated track car, sure. But if you drive it on the streets, I think the manual cranks are the way to go. Weight at that part of the chassis is a lot less damaging than the rear bumper, rear window, rear seats, rear light assemblies, etc. In my opinion, you want to take as much off the back of the car as possible, and approach everything ahead of the side jack points with more caution.
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The R had leather window pull straps If I am correct. not sure about the RS /RSR.. Jack .. you have the master book did they havethe leather pull strap for the windows?
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Jack,
What about using manual cranks with Lexan? Ever thought about using tear-offs? I agree with what you mentioned about removing weight in all of those areas. I'm just looking at everything? It's either the car or I put myself on a diet. What, wine no beer? What a horrible world that would be. Mike
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Try to find out what Honda uses on their high zoot hybrid. It's full of lightwt. technology -- some of which _might_ transfer to a 911.
Check out Jim Calzia's table of wt. savings on the 911s forum. Good luck - I've been pining for a lightwt. glass for years. |
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