928 RS Concept Sketch
06-02-2014, 10:04 AM
#811
Team Owner
Matt have you taken any readings for the ride height yet?
The front shocks can be modified to include adjustable perches,
all you need is an inner threaded ring and and an an outer adjuster collar and the front lower perch,
you may have to JB weld the inner ring onto your Koni shocks.
from your pictures the rear is sitting too high as is the front .
BUT ride height measurements should be taken first
The front shocks can be modified to include adjustable perches,
all you need is an inner threaded ring and and an an outer adjuster collar and the front lower perch,
you may have to JB weld the inner ring onto your Koni shocks.
from your pictures the rear is sitting too high as is the front .
BUT ride height measurements should be taken first
06-02-2014, 08:41 PM
#812
Drifting
Thread Starter
Matt have you taken any readings for the ride height yet?
The front shocks can be modified to include adjustable perches,
all you need is an inner threaded ring and and an an outer adjuster collar and the front lower perch,
you may have to JB weld the inner ring onto your Koni shocks.
from your pictures the rear is sitting too high as is the front .
BUT ride height measurements should be taken first
The front shocks can be modified to include adjustable perches,
all you need is an inner threaded ring and and an an outer adjuster collar and the front lower perch,
you may have to JB weld the inner ring onto your Koni shocks.
from your pictures the rear is sitting too high as is the front .
BUT ride height measurements should be taken first
It will settle some more i would think. I will take a measurement while out tomorrow, i want to weigh the car again.
I did some painting yet again..
I almost drove away with the hood pins out. Yikes that would be bad.
I need a HOOD PINS SECURE? label to apply to the center console or instrument lens.
06-02-2014, 09:23 PM
#815
Nordschleife Master
Matt,
Wow ! I remember you first posts with the windshield wiper business. I was offline for a spell, but what you've done is nothing short of astounding. My tip of the hat to ya'.
Craig
Wow ! I remember you first posts with the windshield wiper business. I was offline for a spell, but what you've done is nothing short of astounding. My tip of the hat to ya'.
Craig
06-02-2014, 09:42 PM
#816
Three Wheelin'
Matt, you still need some form of front spoiler to tie the front end together. It would also add a more aggressive look to the car. Without it the front end appears even higher than it actually. is. Great idea painting the radiator opening slats orange. Nice touch.
06-02-2014, 09:57 PM
#817
Rennlist Member
I agree- I have been fooling around with some ideas for mine and I plan to play around with a 1/4" plank of ABS later this summer to see if I can make one of those ideas work. Very simple, at least conceptually...
06-02-2014, 10:37 PM
#818
Drifting
Thread Starter
Thanks Dave, Guy, Craig, Fred and Martin.
I painted them inside before work but after 7 hours inside i let them bake for 2 hrs in the warm sun
after work to speed things along.
The radiator slats are a very beautiful design element on the early cars and
i decided it must be repaired and installed. The vertical supports has some stress
fractures and have been epoxied and painted gloss black. They seem strong.
I have decided while reading Ducmans oil cooler thread to simply install the oil
cooler lines to my new factory radiator and forget about an air to oil cooler
up front like a old 911RS. It is much prettier this way.
Re Spoiler Fred and Martin,
I really like the original S spoiler and would like to add it back.
I think they look great.
Re front ride height:
The front is already 3/4" lower than it was (i measured at the wheel opening before)
It will drop another 1/4" -1/2" i think in the miles to come. It looks much better already in person.
Thanks again for the compliment Guys and Guy.
Means a lot.
Need to get the door lexan repaired and finished for SITM otherwise if it rains
it could ruin my door panel card.
I just thought, the best place for a HOOD PINS SECURED? label would be on the driver's side door lexan,
that way i don't get in and use my door hinges or wear my seat for no reason.
I painted them inside before work but after 7 hours inside i let them bake for 2 hrs in the warm sun
after work to speed things along.
The radiator slats are a very beautiful design element on the early cars and
i decided it must be repaired and installed. The vertical supports has some stress
fractures and have been epoxied and painted gloss black. They seem strong.
I have decided while reading Ducmans oil cooler thread to simply install the oil
cooler lines to my new factory radiator and forget about an air to oil cooler
up front like a old 911RS. It is much prettier this way.
Re Spoiler Fred and Martin,
I really like the original S spoiler and would like to add it back.
I think they look great.
Re front ride height:
The front is already 3/4" lower than it was (i measured at the wheel opening before)
It will drop another 1/4" -1/2" i think in the miles to come. It looks much better already in person.
Thanks again for the compliment Guys and Guy.
Means a lot.
Need to get the door lexan repaired and finished for SITM otherwise if it rains
it could ruin my door panel card.
I just thought, the best place for a HOOD PINS SECURED? label would be on the driver's side door lexan,
that way i don't get in and use my door hinges or wear my seat for no reason.
06-02-2014, 10:54 PM
#820
Rennlist Member
IMHO, the front "S" spoiler on the early cars make the front end look a bit bulky and do add weight, and that appears what Matt is trying to avoid. The early cars had no spoilers and look great (if the ride height is at the lower end of the spectrum). I had the same problem with Just Peachy not settling with the LS motor sitting a little further back and being 160lbs lighter. Dinsdale cut 1.5 off the front springs and we used Weltmeister lowering springs out back. Adding in the front "S" bumper cover (w-out the spoiler) with functioning air ducts looks nice & clean. Nice job Matt.02 T
Last edited by 77tony; 06-02-2014 at 11:32 PM.
06-03-2014, 12:44 AM
#821
Drifting
Thread Starter
IMHO, the front "S" spoiler on the early cars make the front end look a bit bulky and do add weight, and that appears what Matt is trying to avoid. The early cars had no spoilers and look great (if the ride height is at the lower end of the spectrum). I had the same problem with Just Peachy not settling with the LS motor sitting a little further back and being 160lbs lighter. Dinsdale cut 1.5 off the front springs and we used Weltmeister lowering springs out back. Adding in the front "S" bumper cover (w-out the spoiler) with functioning air ducts looks nice & clean. Nice job Matt.02 T
I'd be pretty happy if you pulled up with JP on the trailer at SITM.
06-03-2014, 02:21 AM
#822
Rennlist Member
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06-03-2014, 08:22 AM
#823
Three Wheelin'
06-03-2014, 11:14 AM
#824
Rennlist Member
How about on the support member near the hood latch receiver? Or maybe a flag - like one of those 'REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT' keyfobs - that attaches to the end of the hood prop?
06-03-2014, 02:06 PM
#825
Nordschleife Master
I have a head like a sieve, so I tend to try to put things I shouldn't forget in a place where I will literally fall over them if I don't pick them up. It should be the last thing you see as you close the hood.
How about on the support member near the hood latch receiver? Or maybe a flag - like one of those 'REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT' keyfobs - that attaches to the end of the hood prop?
How about on the support member near the hood latch receiver? Or maybe a flag - like one of those 'REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT' keyfobs - that attaches to the end of the hood prop?
If they are dangling off the keychain when you put the key in the ignition, you might notice them.