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Originally posted by dd74
IROC is right: a few simple things can strip down a car quite a bit.
Here's mine for my '74 911.
1) Removal of A/C - 50 lbs.
2) Removal of spare and jack - 45 lbs.
3) Removal and replacement of the battery with a lightweight battery - 45 lbs.
4) Removal of back seat, parcel shelf, sound insulation and carpeting - 90 lbs.
That's about 230 lbs there.
Subtract that from about a 2400-pound '74 911, and I'm down to a little under 2200.
2170 to be exact, though personally, I haven't weighed the thing.
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A few of the things I did:
No AC to begin with...
Removed the heater blower motor
Headers and Supertrapps
Fiberglass front and rear bumpers
Fiberglass decklid
Removed rear seats (to install roll bar)
Removed rocker panels
I think part of the "lightweight" nature of these earlier cars is the mag-cased 915 and the mag-cased engines. I'm in the process of swapping in a 3.2 with SSIs and a Dansk muffler, so that's going to add some weight back to the car.
2170 is wonderful. I'm a firm believer in the advantages of light weight!
Mike