How Light Can You Get A Fox Body
08-31-2006, 01:04 AM
#21
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RE: How Light Can You Get A Fox Body
ORIGINAL: 88BlueGT
If you want to go all out and drop tons of weight here is what I would do.... depending on if its a street car or not.
Fiberglass Fenders
Fiberglass Hood
Fiberglass Hatch
Lexan Windows (for hatch & doors) (track car only)
Fiberglass Doors (track car only)
Aluminum Driveshaft (only a few lb's I believe)
Bumper Supports (track car only)
Aluminum Heads
Gutted Interior
Spare Tire & Jack
Take Out Rear Seats
Tubular K Member
Tubular A Arms
Tubular Control Arms (upper/lower)
Good Aftermarket Brake Setup
A/C Delete
P/S Delete
Battery Relocation Kit (not really loosing weight but transferring it)
The tubular k member, a arms and front brakes can drop 140 by itsself. Add a fiberglass hood and battery relocation kit thats prob about est 200lbs off your front end. And that is something you can REALLY feel. I can feel the difference in my car with my 90lb little brother in it like its day and night...
If you want to go all out and drop tons of weight here is what I would do.... depending on if its a street car or not.
Fiberglass Fenders
Fiberglass Hood
Fiberglass Hatch
Lexan Windows (for hatch & doors) (track car only)
Fiberglass Doors (track car only)
Aluminum Driveshaft (only a few lb's I believe)
Bumper Supports (track car only)
Aluminum Heads
Gutted Interior
Spare Tire & Jack
Take Out Rear Seats
Tubular K Member
Tubular A Arms
Tubular Control Arms (upper/lower)
Good Aftermarket Brake Setup
A/C Delete
P/S Delete
Battery Relocation Kit (not really loosing weight but transferring it)
The tubular k member, a arms and front brakes can drop 140 by itsself. Add a fiberglass hood and battery relocation kit thats prob about est 200lbs off your front end. And that is something you can REALLY feel. I can feel the difference in my car with my 90lb little brother in it like its day and night...
you make me wish i was a rich doctor already
08-31-2006, 10:03 AM
#23
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Central New York
Posts: 3,850
RE: How Light Can You Get A Fox Body
ORIGINAL: 88BlueGT
Fiberglass Fenders
Fiberglass Hood
Fiberglass Hatch
Lexan Windows (for hatch & doors) (track car only)
Fiberglass Doors (track car only)
Aluminum Driveshaft (only a few lb's I believe)
Bumper Supports (track car only)
Aluminum Heads
Gutted Interior
Spare Tire & Jack
Take Out Rear Seats
Tubular K Member
Tubular A Arms
Tubular Control Arms (upper/lower)
Good Aftermarket Brake Setup
A/C Delete
P/S Delete
Battery Relocation Kit (not really loosing weight but transferring it)
Fiberglass Fenders
Fiberglass Hood
Fiberglass Hatch
Lexan Windows (for hatch & doors) (track car only)
Fiberglass Doors (track car only)
Aluminum Driveshaft (only a few lb's I believe)
Bumper Supports (track car only)
Aluminum Heads
Gutted Interior
Spare Tire & Jack
Take Out Rear Seats
Tubular K Member
Tubular A Arms
Tubular Control Arms (upper/lower)
Good Aftermarket Brake Setup
A/C Delete
P/S Delete
Battery Relocation Kit (not really loosing weight but transferring it)
08-31-2006, 12:03 PM
#25
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: So-Cal
Posts: 2,645
RE: How Light Can You Get A Fox Body
According to the Ford Product Fact Book for 1979, curb weight for a base model two-door (2.3 w/manual) is 2530 lbs. That's with oil, water, and a full gas tank. A hatch is 82 lbs heavier at 2612. By 1985, numbers for those base four-banger cars had swelled to 2812 and 2863, respectively. That same year the 5.0-powered GT was 3129 lbs. SVO was the fatty of the bunch at 3250
08-31-2006, 12:54 PM
#26
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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RE: How Light Can You Get A Fox Body
Right now I have a fiberglass hood (It's Light), I'm looking into buying a fiberglass hatch, and you can take out all the underlay under the carpet and put lighter underlay in there that's my next project...lol
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