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HYFR wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:23 pm

Why can I see steel brakes in that picture?

Tom

Hi

The freshly painted GT rear fenders are also finished.






Tom

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The next lightness is on the underbody, the last rear cover.

Magnesium AZ31B is used here because this material is as light as carbon fiber.





Tom

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And here is the leftovers from the AZ31B for the hand hole cover tank with 50% savings.



Tom

I'm continually amazed at your obsession with reducing weight on your R8.
Did you try helium in the tyres to save a bit more?
On a more serious note, have you been keeping track f how much it's cost to get as far as you have?

Hi

I don't know.......... too much.

Tuning is like motorsport, fun costs money.

Tom

Good on you. I bet it is rapid!

Hi

The next highlight and here are brand new titanium screws that are hollow in the longitudinal axis.

I ordered 50 pieces.



Tom

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Titan wheel bolts (20) in the US for under $ 200 ! https://www.uspmotorsports.com/17826.html



Tom

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The next with ease, here the end links of the rear axle from the stabilizer.

Steel not made of aluminum.



Tom

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The supplied metal sleeves in the picture on the bottom left are of course too weak for the required tightening torque, so beveled washers are a must.

Tom

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Finally, the raw air supply via Sideblade is as I always imagined.

Uniform pipe cross-section from the grille of the sideblade so that there is a laminar flow of air.

In addition, over a kilo of weight are saved.

The carbon tube comes from England










Tom

How much weight have you saved in your bank account? Do you know how much it has cost you so far, Tom?

Hi

I don't want to know, it's very, very much of the feeling.

It is not possible to take it with me, I experienced that myself last August, so it doesn't matter, the main thing is fun.


Tom