weight reduction
2nd Gear Member
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RE: weight reduction
Here is what I did to mine. I took out all the black tar thats underneath the carpet, I took of the bumper that where under the rubber front anf rear bumper covers and put aluminum bumper from a early 1980 cobraturbo mustang and then I drilled them full of holes from 1 1/2" to 1/2". Then I took a small cut off wheel and cut the bar out of the doors. Be very careful not to cut through the door or burn the paint on the outside. The stock hood I had I cut all the reinfocemint out of it. same with the rear decklid. I throw away the sway bars and cut the mounts off of the car also. Took the insolation out of the roof also. Ran a aluminum radator and water pump. Any metal that did not need to be there like under the interior side panels I cut out. If you can run aluminum heads.
When I got done My 1990 mustang with a iron headed 460, C-6, 9" rearend, 8 piont rollcage, complete interior, all original metal body panels, fulloriginal gas tank,am/fm radio, seperate cd player and speakers,weight exactly 3400lbs with me in it and I weighted 180lbs. So that means it weight 3120!
When I got done My 1990 mustang with a iron headed 460, C-6, 9" rearend, 8 piont rollcage, complete interior, all original metal body panels, fulloriginal gas tank,am/fm radio, seperate cd player and speakers,weight exactly 3400lbs with me in it and I weighted 180lbs. So that means it weight 3120!
2nd Gear Member
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RE: weight reduction
And I left the 4 lug front dics brake on it. By the way it was originallya 4 cylinder car. I also left the original front 4 cylinder spring in it. They rebound faster then the V8 ones do. That is if you want to drag race the car.
5th Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,881
From: Camas, Washington
RE: weight reduction
ORIGINAL: 92lxsleeper
pull the sound dampaning material out from underneath the carpet, put a thinner carpet and you can save about 100 lbs right there. remove the air conditioner. (all of it) reaplace the exhaust system with a straight through with a race muffler. (it does save weight) umm. u can have custom sheet metal panels made to replace the factory plastic ones, but isn't a big deal. defeiently do a carbon fiber rear hatch if one exists. carbon fiber fenders and doors. and if u get far enough ahead lexon windows for the doors and hatch.
pull the sound dampaning material out from underneath the carpet, put a thinner carpet and you can save about 100 lbs right there. remove the air conditioner. (all of it) reaplace the exhaust system with a straight through with a race muffler. (it does save weight) umm. u can have custom sheet metal panels made to replace the factory plastic ones, but isn't a big deal. defeiently do a carbon fiber rear hatch if one exists. carbon fiber fenders and doors. and if u get far enough ahead lexon windows for the doors and hatch.
AND ITS MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE!! and its ****in loud inside of the car lol....
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 507
From: Lake of the Ozarks
RE: weight reduction
ORIGINAL: SKAR
ummm no.....
ORIGINAL: bacon57
If you take off the sway bar it will handle weird. You can also take out the big side-impact beam in the doors
If you take off the sway bar it will handle weird. You can also take out the big side-impact beam in the doors
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 3,546
From: The Great White North
RE: weight reduction
ORIGINAL: bacon57
If you don't get hit its not a big deal. It's kind of like gambling with saftey vs speed
ORIGINAL: SKAR
ummm no.....
ORIGINAL: bacon57
If you take off the sway bar it will handle weird. You can also take out the big side-impact beam in the doors
If you take off the sway bar it will handle weird. You can also take out the big side-impact beam in the doors
