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  1. idart

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    Great books...the Simeone book really reinforces the adage: "they are only original once".
     
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    I'm guessing it was part of a redesign of the tail to fit an intercooler. The relocation of the ac condenser out of the tail to the engine bay made the additional bracing possible.
     
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  3. idart

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    Does your U.S. '77 Turbo Carrera have the brace? All photos I have show no brace on RoW 3-liter Turbos but it first appeared on U.S. '77 Turbo Carreras. Photos below shows a U.S. '76 Turbo Carrera (without brace) and U.S. '77 Turbo Carrera with brace.
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    Car is at my friend's shop so I don't have access to it right now.
     
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    When did they start adding ballast in the front bumpers?
     
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    Yep it's there on my '77 #366, built date 2/77.
     
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    I've only heard of them adding ballast for the 934's since they had to meet a minimum weight for Group 4.
     
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    I read somewhere they added two 24lb weights behind the front bumper for "stability"? Maybe I had it confused with late 60s 911's?

    Still no idea why they would brace that section, would be interesting to see if anything was added on the LHS?
     
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    I believe the 1960s 911s had trim/balance ballast weights in front. For the 934 (Ludvigsen, Excellence was Expected): “…the cars came in ninety pounds under the limit – a useful margin for ballasting the body to suit different track conditions.”
     
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    This was a 2.7?
     
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    Amazing. Possibly the greatest interior pattern ever offered on a sports car!
     
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    I've been racing for ~15 years and started track events even easier but never before this drive DOT/track tires on the street. Yike! They pick up lotsa tiny gravel that is sandblasting my lovely authentic black painted fender wells. So I guess I'll be driving on 16 s


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    Perhaps the Michelin racing tires are a bit sticky when new?
     
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    Photo of a 934 with exhaust flame on a 1976 cover of AUTO SPRI NT. Note the production turbo whale tail, bumper parts and tail lights as required by Group 4 homologation.
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    Is there any breakdown of the numbers of LHD vs RHD for the 3lt's?
     
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    I have not seen that information published for the 3-liter turbos but it would be very interesting to see the breakout.
     
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    I have an original German language poster but not the English version. Porsche used the same title: “Krönung Einer Bewährten Konzeption” in the September 1974 press release for the Paris Salon. Per your posted image, the English version was: “Porsche’s Crowing Achievement” (perhaps for the UK market?).

    Excerpt from the Sept 1974 German Press Release (rough translation):

    Porsche Turbo

    Coronation One Tried and True Design

    Porsche exclusivity is not limited to the shape, quantity or price of the car, it does not stop at the plate. The most recent evidence provides the Porsche Turbo, the new flagship of the Porsche fleet. Developed on the basis of the type 911, documented the honing, forward-looking state of the Porsche engineering.
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