making rear wing fixed in up position
Drifting
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From: Texas
White Out, What I meant was, your car is too nice and straight to trash as a stripped track car. Why not find a salvage/wrecked one for this project. There are many up for auction, including GT models.
Bordin you dont know what I was referring too. BTW, your not a paying member, do you even own a Porsche?
Bordin you dont know what I was referring too. BTW, your not a paying member, do you even own a Porsche?
Drifting
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From: Texas
Love what you are doing, but wouldn't it be easier to just trade for a gt3?
Pro
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Looking at the 996 diagram for the rear wing it looks like it uses a motor similar to a wiper or power window motor. So you should be able to remove the motor from the gearbox and pin the gear in place to stop it from lowering. You dont save as much weight as possible but the heavy motor is gone.
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White Out, What I meant was, your car is too nice and straight to trash as a stripped track car. Why not find a salvage/wrecked one for this project. There are many up for auction, including GT models.
Bordin you dont know what I was referring too. BTW, your not a paying member, do you even own a Porsche?
Bordin you dont know what I was referring too. BTW, your not a paying member, do you even own a Porsche?
Drifting
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From: West of Mosport!
I think you can take out the header to get to the spot welds and then remove the whole thing including sunroof as one piece. He's said that he is replacing the roof with a carbon piece. Not sure if the car will remain street legal or not but I do know it's his track car as he is putting in a cage after so getting the weight out before hand helps when he puts the cage back in and this add's weight back in.
I think pulling weight out can become an addiction for some people but I get the reducing weight on a track car although a good friend of mine who is a pro racer once told be he could save people a lot of money on upgrades to their cars by giving them a days in car instruction to make them faster. I sort of agree with that as we see people come out for track days all the time in high end 'super cars' or mod'd up P cars and get passed by a guy in 2004 Honda Civic or well driven 944.
I think pulling weight out can become an addiction for some people but I get the reducing weight on a track car although a good friend of mine who is a pro racer once told be he could save people a lot of money on upgrades to their cars by giving them a days in car instruction to make them faster. I sort of agree with that as we see people come out for track days all the time in high end 'super cars' or mod'd up P cars and get passed by a guy in 2004 Honda Civic or well driven 944.
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From: Kittery, Maine
Read this in an article from Excellence; "Removing 33 pounds of unsprung weight at the wheels is equal to losing 198 pounds from the body of the car". By the way, what's wrong with a little weight reduction in our Porsches whether you track it or not? It's the process that's enjoyable whether you are wrenching or modifying, that's what makes ownership of a 911 so much fun.
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Three Wheelin'
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From: San Diego
+1
Looking at the 996 diagram for the rear wing it looks like it uses a motor similar to a wiper or power window motor. So you should be able to remove the motor from the gearbox and pin the gear in place to stop it from lowering. You dont save as much weight as possible but the heavy motor is gone.
I might just make a little bracket at the base of the plastic runners and prevent the cable from moving.
Pro
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From: Urbana ,MD
Perhaps something like this would work? You attach the rods at each end of the bar. The bar pivots in the center and you lock it in place with the nut. That way you can still retain the function of raising and lowering the wing.
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Three Wheelin'
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From: San Diego
It's a little different set up than what you posted the diagram of, but I can make a bracket similar in design and allow for the wing to be adjusted.
Seriously, that little diagram was the 'light bulb' I needed.
Seriously, that little diagram was the 'light bulb' I needed.
Drifting
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From: Texas
Imo000, because what I suspected was just confirmed. Thats why.
White Out, You sure have a clean 996 for you not to think its special. I suppose some have sentimental value and some have $ value. Didnt know the back story on yours, just thought it looked too nice to track. If you wanna get serious about track I would look into a damaged GT. Saves you a lot of work.
White Out, You sure have a clean 996 for you not to think its special. I suppose some have sentimental value and some have $ value. Didnt know the back story on yours, just thought it looked too nice to track. If you wanna get serious about track I would look into a damaged GT. Saves you a lot of work.