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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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How light can you get a foxbody without completely gutting the interior? I would like to keep the carpet and dash and passenger seat. Other than that it can all go. It will be a lx hatchback too. So how light can you get these and still be able to have one passenger. What can you do to lighten them up? I dont really want a notchback because I dont like the looks of them. Thanks, Robert
Old Aug 30, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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wanna lighten it up alot get a fiberglass hatch lol that will help some right there... i think the hatch is like 2-300 pounds??
Old Aug 30, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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How much do you have?$$$$$$$$$$
Old Aug 30, 2006 | 10:56 PM
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A little bit, mostly i was just wondering what you can get rid of to help out the weight. So what else is there besides fiberglass parts? Where can you get good fiberglass parts at though? Thanks, robert
Old Aug 30, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...tegoryId=10003

i believe you can get them here from jegs and you could check Harwood if you can find thier website
Old Aug 30, 2006 | 11:02 PM
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The best fiberglass parts that you can get are from cervinis.com, they're expensive, but nothing compares to their stuff, remember, you get what you pay for.
Old Aug 30, 2006 | 11:11 PM
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I have a CF hood, besides the ricer comments i'm going to get, It's 20 lbs lighter then a FG hood.

and if you find a good enough shop they can paint it.
Old Aug 30, 2006 | 11:15 PM
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what's a CF and a FG hood?
Old Aug 30, 2006 | 11:16 PM
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carbonfiber

fiberglass
Old Aug 30, 2006 | 11:17 PM
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CF = CarbonFiber

FG = FiberGlass



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