Air conditioning? what else can you do without?
 

Air conditioning? Really? What other conflict of interests can you do without in your 911 SPORTS car?

Heat

Power windows

Sound deadening

Rear seats and carpeting

Spare tire, and therefore the air compressor

center console, ac switchers, cassette tapes holder

rubber bumper pads, sunroof delete. factory alarm and wiring, factory cruise control

My Euro '78 came from factory without AC, no power windows, no power antennae, no console or cruise... It has one power mirror. Someone added AC and front side markers when it arrived in the US to Arizona. Was it possibly a "sport" version originally, or pretty normal for the German market?

No radio in mine, heat is inadequate, carpet missing...I can do without a lot. All I really need is a steering wheel, shift lever, and decent seat. The rest is icing, or not necessary :).

My US 79 SC came without AC, power windows, power antenna, driver side mirror only, no fog lights. That is the way I wanted it, just the basics! And it held up well:

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Passengers, I'm really sick and tired of telling them not to leave finger imprints on the dash........

My ROW SC also came without many creature comforts. Somebody added a mirror to the passenger side, but I deleted the back seat, sound deadening, and radio/speakers. I would normally say it doesn't need heat, but in the Northeast, I need the windshield defrosters in the mornings and evenings.

Sunroof. But I hear it's a lot of work to remove one...

Evergreen tree air fresheners.

Passenger side seat too, if you are so inclined.

wife
 

the wife.... she said it's either me or the car!!!

Deleted A/C, stock power seats, heater blower, console, radio (since the pic was taken), rear seats, windshield washer tank, catalytic converter, stock door panels replaced with RSA, stock muffler replaced with lighter M&K and replaced the stock F&R bumpers & bumper shocks with TRE IROC 'glass bumpers.

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You also got rid of the very heavy Flag mirrors and replaced them with the Vitaloni light weight mirrors! I did that to my driver side and deleted the passenger side.

The Flags are very heavy...

How does the saying go? Properly functioning steering and brakes is mandatory, everything else is optional...

One of the reasons I dumped my "modern performance cars" for a classic sports car...

I don't need...ESP, anti lock brakes, electronic interface for a phone or iPod, MMI, tire pressure monitors, or any other computer diagnostics that requires a monitor in the dash.

This discussion makes me realize that my '65 912 left the factory without carpets (it had rubber mats), air-conditioning, an effective heater, power seats, power windows, ABS, a radio, a couple of instrument dials, power door locks, sunroof, alarm, power mirrors, catalytic converter, a cassette player, a gas heater, some sound deadening, an oil tank, traction control, a big battery, two extra cylinders, etc., etc. With half a tank of gas, it now weighs 2,050 lb. It also cost me $4,000.

I've driven a 911SC factory lightweight for 15 years. How much you can do without depends on how you want to use the car and where you live. I now live AL and can no longer do without A/C as the summer is too long to miss. When I lived in IL the car was only driven in the spring and fall, what a waste.
I finally realized life is too short to not enjoy driving so I sold the lightweight and bought one with A/C and a sunroof. I absolutely LOVE those 2 items. That lightweight SC was a furnace inside with no soundproofing, no pop-out windows, thin carpet, no A/C and no sunroof. I can do without all the electrical junk in the "new" car and may remove some of it. I do like the electric mirrors and having an electric window on the passenger's side is really handy.
Unless you are an auto-x or track junky you might be missing out on a lot a fun driving due to simple comfort. Something to consider.



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For the reasons RarlyL8 mentions, I installed pop-out windows in my SC lightweight and it made a world of difference. I usually don't spend a lot of time setting in traffic, so when it's moving I can keep all 4 windows open and it stays very comfortable and there is no wind buffeting. You can carry a conversation at highway speed with all 4 open also.

power steering is the biggest loss in weight reduction.. I know I weigh @ 210.. lol

I prefer no radio
No passenger seat
No sunroof
No power anything
No Distractions!