Lightening the 1968 Porsche 911
First of all, please note that this blog content should not be viewed by trypophobia (those who are afraid of collective phobia / people who are afraid of densely packed small holes). Please.
Porsche enthusiast Richard King wants to make his 1968 Porsche 911 the "lightest Porsche 911" and is working on that project.
How to make Porsche lighter
Many people have been trying to reduce the weight of Porsche 911 in various ways so far, and among them, it is quite various to set the goal of "making it the lightest Porsche". It seems that we have to reduce the weight, so isn't it quite difficult?
What on earth do you do?
Until now, I've seen cars with mostly carbon bodies, some cars have all removable parts removed, and what else do you do to reduce weight? ??
I think, the way to lighten the car he took is, in a sense, very simple.
No, I think it's really hard to actually work, but is it a simple idea? ?? ??
That's right, the way to make his Porsche 911 lighter is a simple but insanely extreme way of thinking.
That is ... "Punching holes" in Porsche 911 ^ ^
You might think what it means to make a hole. You can see this as soon as you see it. Feeling like this ↓
No, this is amazing (laughs). Full of overkill.
Anyway, everywhere I can make a hole, I make a hole to reduce the weight.
Everywhere you can make holes without mercy even in such small areas of the rearview mirror ↓
Is Porsche's rigidity okay?
Is it okay in various parts and structure of this Porsche 911 that has become like the cheese that appears in Tom and Jerry? Is it rigidity?
When I was worried, it was thought that it was just right, and it seems that the rigidity required to drive the car was maintained and the holes were precisely calculated so that there would be no structural problems. ..
Well, that's possible ...
This sheet, which you can also see that it is perforated, is super lightweight and weighs only 10.5 pounds (about 4.8 kg).
* Since "seat" was written in 10.5lb, it seems to be the weight of one sheet).
Oh yeah, Mr. King not only drills holes, but also dares to weld and reinforce specific areas where it is necessary to maintain structural rigidity as mentioned above. Or something.
This is the gearbox ↓
Weight reduction without compromise even with a few grams
A customized aluminum mount is used for the engine. Everywhere and everywhere, we are trying to make it lighter by a few grams.
For other parts that cannot be pierced (for example, parts like the hose below), we will reduce the weight a little by changing to lighter parts as much as possible. It seems that they are stacking up.
Here, by changing the same parts, from 3.2g to 2.6g ↓
Just for only 0.6g? !!
Rigidity is okay! Even if it is said, it seems to be a little hesitant to run insanely fast with this Porsche, but no, it is amazing anyway.
I'm just surprised that there are people in the world who think about various things and actually do them.
Porsche 911 aims to weigh 590 kg
that? Did you write the weight of this Porsche?
The goal of this project is to make it 595 kilograms lighter than it originally was, which means its goal is 1300 pounds. I'm trying to reduce it to about half its original weight!
Or it's too light ...
The project is still in progress.
It seems that many people are watching what happens to this project. If you are interested, you can see more project photos on Instagram below and follow up on future updates ^^ ↓
Instagram: karmannkonnectionporsche
Source: The Lightest Porsche 911 Ever Is Full Of Holes
I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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