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has anyone drilled the crash structure to lose weight?

Thanks

freedman

No need, just take it out completely ( a la cup cars)

Drill the rear one out

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Nice, I didnt know that!

freedman

Front PU isnt connected to the reinforcing bar so you can remove it

Rear one is a supprt for the PU so removing it isnt really an option (without lots of bracket work)

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thanks! any ideas on weight?

freedman

Not done it myself, yet anyway, so not weighed it

I'm sure someone on here has though, Thomas, maybe?

james944

Bill Verburg did it on his 993:

https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...-supports.html

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Here is a Pic of Bill V's swiss cheese front bumper support (sorry it's a 993)

tcnicholas 964

This is what I have done on my RSA. The front and rear reinforcement bar material that I removed did not amount to a great deal of weight savings. Although the impact absorbers did. photos 1 of 3

tcnicholas 964

Photo 2 of 3

tcnicholas 964

Photo 3 of 3 was to large to post. Newbie move...sorry. It just showed the wrinkle black finish that was applied to the aluminum impact absorbers. Looked really nice. No one will ever see it...mostly a corrosion protection measure.

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Thanks to all.

Where can I buy the alu impact absorbers?

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Here you go:

http://www.fvd.de/us/en/Porsche-0/96...ont-(1pc).html

tcnicholas 964

I made the ones in the picture. They were modeled after the FVD ones.

ThomasC2

No, I still have both my crash bars in place. I'd prefer more weight of the back than even more of the front. And the rear one is a also nice "last defence line" to have for the engine. But I've seen drilled ones on some german cars. The LW bumper supports are nice but a bit $$$. I actually don't know the weight of the crash bar but maybe around 5 Kg. The supports are maybe 1 kg lighter per pair. FVD also have a set of crash bars in carbon fiber, really nice but even more $$$.

Thomas