I'm a poor-sha guy now

[MrBurgundy]

Simon, look into 5.1 fluid.. way better than dot 4 and it's backwards compatible. Performs way better at high temp. Not to be confused with dot 5 tho.

I would just let the shop provide the fluid and save that fluid you have on hand for a diy service

[2mAn]

Went on my usual Saturday Morning meeting and drive. Havent done it in a while and man oh man was it a foggy start. One side of the mountain was clear, but at the peak and the coastal side... white-out.



Had a few 'cosmetic' items show up this last week too. Have an update on the interior coming, but had to skip the steering wheel when that Carbon Fiber hood popped up. That will come soon once I sell a few more parts.

Excited to get these in the car.


I also dropped off the car at RedLine Service to have them flush the brake fluid, check the brakes and other items to make sure I'm good when I go to Laguna Seca in less than 2 weeks. They are also going to install the GT3 brake ducts that were the first thing I bought for the car, over a year ago haha

[Panici]

Excited to see how you make out at Laguna Seca.
That's a bucket list track for me, after playing it in video games for so many years. Too bad it's 2800 miles away from me.

[2mAn]

https://youtu.be/QCe-JEPo12M?si=xMoN7LtVCVd6QUqu


Took Friday off because it was my birthday and went up to Good Vibes again. The full route up from Angeles Crest highway was open again and its shocking how much faster it is when you dont have to go around the mountain...



I was in no rush to get home, so took more pics this time.

These were my favorites:
Some clean aircooleds...












And now... name that VW!? (I know, but do you?!)


Lambo Murci, gated. Yes




Ferrari 355, modded


In car related news, I FINALLY picked up my GT3 coilovers from Glen Yee Motorsports / GYM. He included a little notebook about what shock tuning is and what a shock dyno means, followed by the shock dyno. He said I was going to really like these, especially compared with the Godspeed Coilovers..



Cant wait to get these on!... sadly because I got scammed it will take longer since I dont have top mounts. I think I know where I will get them from, but it wont be as soon as I want

[parkerbink]

Awesome pics, kneejerk response to the VW is 412 Kamback. (no I did no searches)

Sorry you got scammed, it sucks when that happens, I lost a nice bunch on a really weird Bimmerforums scam on door cards for the Z3

[Chilezen]

Happy belated birthday! And congrats on the bucket list item and achieving your sub-2-minute goal.

[BlackbirdM3]

I think this might have been my friend Steven from Paso Robles. He's also a VW guy. He and his friend Scott co-drove Scotts 510 when we were autoXing.

Will

[2mAn]

I think this might have been my friend Steven from Paso Robles. He's also a VW guy. He and his friend Scott co-drove Scotts 510 when we were autoXing.

Will

Yea he just sold his R32 that he owned forever. Cool guy

[BlackbirdM3]

Yea he just sold his R32 that he owned forever. Cool guy

Yep thats him. I still can't believe he sold the R32. The Volvo has a very cool story. I think it was his grandmothers or something.

Small world. Hahah.

Will

[2mAn]

[Pulled the bumper last night to clean out the radiator ducts


Not so many leaves, but lots of butterflies and a few cigarette butts lol


It was also nice to see a small skid plate under the front bumper, as well as the CSF center radiator

[2mAn]

Rear Godspeed Coilovers are out, but sadly cant install the new ones just yet... No nuts for the top mounts and also cant find my coilover adjusters, so hopefully this weekend...

[2mAn]

Rear coilovers are all adjusted and in, save for the sway bar arms. Those should happen one of these nights, but for now I wanted to get started on removing the mufflers and beginning the install of the sporty shorty mufflers. Weighed the old hardware and they came up a little more than what I have seen online (~20#), but mine have the gundo/fister mod done and I also threw in all the hardware since none of it will be needed with the new stuff. It came in right at 28/29# for one side.






Excited to hear what this will sound like. It will be loud, but shouldn't be as bad as the straight up deletes. Not quite finished, but close to being done for one side. I will add a support hanger since its otherwise just a clamp on the exhaust.



Once the front is done and it goes in for another alignment, I will get it corner balanced again and this time the weight should be under 3000# as I will also have removed the spare. I have the carbon fiber hood and (eventually) the Antigravity battery that should shave ~50+ pounds off the nose. Once thats all done, I should be around 2920 based on my calculations. I think I can find more weight to shave off the rear since I dont want to shift the balance to the back anymore than it is.

[OSAH racing]

I know your after weight savings and the 996 has a reworked suspension compared to my old 78' SC. I suggest you look at more data on the battery weight savings versus the slight change in how the nose will feel in mid corner. I think the weight helps you on track and in the canyons with your mostly street car.

[2mAn]

I know your after weight savings and the 996 has a reworked suspension compared to my old 78' SC. I suggest you look at more data on the battery weight savings versus the slight change in how the nose will feel in mid corner. I think the weight helps you on track and in the canyons with your mostly street car.

I agree, if anything it will inspire me to put the spare back in the nose. My goal has always been to balance the weight savings equally. I mention the battery now, but it wouldnt be a consideration until the current battery is done. Mine has the 3rd radiator up front and there are a few other things Im adding that will be up front as well, but all will be much lower than where the battery sits.

[2mAn]

Pretty much wrapped up the main part of the install.


Installed the bumper and its not perfectly centered in the cutout, but I will live with that. Will I be able to live with the exhaust note? We'll find out soon. Autocross is this weekend and I have a few loose items to wrap up tomorrow night.

Heres all the stuff that I removed, weighed. A little worried about the 'parachuting' effect the empty cavity may have and sadly the bumper is in good condition so I cant justify the dremel or sawzall yet





I think the net loss will be right around 50# !! I'm going to remove and store the spare for my LA driving, and pack it for long-distance driving since I have AAA+ and can have them deliver the car home within 100 miles ( I may have upgraded to the 200 mile package, cant remember haha)

This mod, plus the spare removal should officially get me under 3000# as-is. At this point the goal is to get this car down to the 2901 claimed weight that Porsche said these weighed