A Rare Privelage - 1991 C4RS Lightweight
10-28-2006, 10:23 PM
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A Rare Privelage - 1991 C4RS Lightweight
I was working on a gentleman's 993RSR today and he took me home to see something special. In his garage was one of the 14 C4RS Lightweight cars. I have seen pictures, but never one in person let along being able to crawl all over it. I can say that it would be one car that I'd add to my collection if I could.
10-28-2006, 10:34 PM
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They are incredible cars with fascinating technology... I've seen one that was down the street and have collected tons of pictures of them - very neat cars indeed.
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10-29-2006, 12:00 AM
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Bent hood prop rod in the picture?
Looks to be a sister car to this one:
http://rpmsportscars.com/door25.htm
More pics:
http://rpmsportscars.com/door25a.htm
Looks to be a sister car to this one:
http://rpmsportscars.com/door25.htm
More pics:
http://rpmsportscars.com/door25a.htm
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10-29-2006, 05:02 AM
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They are beutiful but, IMO, totally pointless! Why would you want FWD on such a car? Now, if they had made a proper attempt at turning it into a rally car, it would have been great but, for the track, I would take a 2WD car to the same spec every time! Still doesn't stop you loving the engineering!
10-29-2006, 08:01 AM
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They are beutiful but, IMO, totally pointless! Why would you want FWD on such a car? Now, if they had made a proper attempt at turning it into a rally car, it would have been great but, for the track, I would take a 2WD car to the same spec every time! Still doesn't stop you loving the engineering!
10-29-2006, 08:29 AM
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If that's the original factory setup, it makes you wonder why they didn't put those headers/exhaust on the Cups.
It also appears to use a totally different brake system.
It also appears to use a totally different brake system.
10-29-2006, 08:52 AM
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The car Bill pictured is not the car I saw, but this one had the same bent prop rod.
Regarding the FWD. The transmission used in these cars is either a 959 rally or a derivitive of that transmission (I was told it was the former). The ***** on the dash allow you to adjust the differentials from side to side and front to rear so it is totally adjustable. The car had beautiful set of headers, an M64/01 engine rated at 300hp. The brake system is a manual, no ABS system with an adjustable bias control on the center tunnel and no parking brake. The car has no heat.
Regarding the FWD. The transmission used in these cars is either a 959 rally or a derivitive of that transmission (I was told it was the former). The ***** on the dash allow you to adjust the differentials from side to side and front to rear so it is totally adjustable. The car had beautiful set of headers, an M64/01 engine rated at 300hp. The brake system is a manual, no ABS system with an adjustable bias control on the center tunnel and no parking brake. The car has no heat.
10-29-2006, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by DrJupeman
If that's the original factory setup, it makes you wonder why they didn't put those headers/exhaust on the Cups.
It also appears to use a totally different brake system.
It also appears to use a totally different brake system.
Everywhere you look there is another astounding feature, If you casually walk by it you would never know.
The exhaust has 964 part #s, The 993 Cups did have headers, just not quite like those.
10-29-2006, 12:26 PM
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These cars are so amazing. One other interesting thing is they had wider d90's. I think 8/9 right? Also, the one in the pics Bill posted has the earlier steel manifold vs the redesigned plastic one. There is something amazing about a clean stripped interior, the whole minimalistic thing fits Porsches so well.
10-29-2006, 12:32 PM
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The D90 were wider, and made of Magnesium! I think they we geared differently with a top end of only about 120mph or so? 0-60 in around 4 secs I think!! Weren't these caught in some sort of rule change that resulted in them never being raced?