Another RSR Clone Project - Update

[rcwaldo]

Dont let NoStatic see your car once its orange, he'll get too many ideas

Looks great! I would love to have an early car project like that!!

Chris

[cnielsen]

I love all these RSR replicas but I agree, you have to use the 15" wheels to achieve the correct look. The whole tire problem may not be worth it for many people. I am going to run slicks on my 9s and 11s for now and have a set of 8, 9 x 16 fuchs for street. However, until I can get my flares on I am using my 11s as a base for my coffee table!!!

BTW, has anybody found a way to make steel RSR flares out of Turbo flares? I know that is how Gunnar racing supposedly does it.

[Terry Neer]

Very Cool. Where did you get the rear flares?

[Tweety911]

Originally Posted by tom1394racing

Since all of you guys have been so helpful with advice on my RSR Clone project, I thought that I'd post a few pictures and give an overall progress report

Check my previous post "Another RSR Clone Project" to get some additional background on this conversion of a 1973.5 911T to RSR Clone.

Right now the car is at Auto Associates in Canton, CT for the body work. I stripped the car down to bare shell in my gargage removing everything including all undercoating and sound deadening. I also cut back the rear quarters to trial fit the flares and to give better access to the rear wheel wells. Some photos:




Once I finished stripping the car, it was transpoted to the body shop. This work will include reinforcement of shock towers and sway bar mounts, installation of a front cooler duct and RSR style roll bar, fiberglass rear flares, front fenders, hood and deck lid. The car is being stripped to bare metal and resprayed signal orange.
Some photos of the body work in progress:

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While this body work is being done, I am refurbishing or replacing just about everything in the car.

Gearbox - ZF limited slip, stock 1st & 2nd, 22/29 3rd, 25/27 4th & 27/25 5th

Front suspension - JRZ raised spindle, single adjustable, 23 mm hollow t bars, aluminum cross member, stock 19 mm sways, zimmerman rotors with S calipers, Polybronze bushings with monoballs.

Rear Suspension - Alloy trailing arms, 30 mm hollow t bars, adjustable spring plates, zimmermans with M claipers and polybronze with monoballs.

Engine - 3.0 SC motor to be rebuilt with JE pistons, PMO's headers, hotter cam and maybe twin plug.

You guys have convinced me that I need to run 17 in rear wheels to open up my options for tires. I am thinking of using 16 in in the front so that I will only need to replace the rear wheels should I decide to make this a vintage race car.

The car will look something like this when complete:


Any comments or advice will be welcomed.

Where are the fenders from?

[tom1394racing]

The fronts are Getty fenders with GT Racing flares bonded on.