easy way to remove weight
12-20-2006, 03:43 AM
#11
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RE: easy way to remove weight
Remember every little bit adds up. Door panels and carpet could easily weight 15 lbs. Thats just 15 less lbs that you have to get moving.
ORIGINAL: Edge_of_Sanity
I was saying the part about removing door panels and carpet being extreme. the K member is a good move.
About the avatar, well mine is the zombie from dayofthedead, so it's different.You can change yours if you want but don't tell me what to do please.. It's not like theres more than 1 person with a Mustang on their avatar.
I was saying the part about removing door panels and carpet being extreme. the K member is a good move.
About the avatar, well mine is the zombie from dayofthedead, so it's different.You can change yours if you want but don't tell me what to do please.. It's not like theres more than 1 person with a Mustang on their avatar.
12-20-2006, 07:23 AM
#12
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: FT Gordon, GA
Posts: 28
RE: easy way to remove weight
ORIGINAL: Edge_of_Sanity
I was saying the part about removing door panels and carpet being extreme. the K member is a good move.
About the avatar, well mine is the zombie from dayofthedead, so it's different.You can change yours if you want but don't tell me what to do please.. It's not like theres more than 1 person with a Mustang on their avatar.
I was saying the part about removing door panels and carpet being extreme. the K member is a good move.
About the avatar, well mine is the zombie from dayofthedead, so it's different.You can change yours if you want but don't tell me what to do please.. It's not like theres more than 1 person with a Mustang on their avatar.
12-20-2006, 11:27 AM
#14
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 8,401
RE: easy way to remove weight
all good suggestions so far ...my favourite way to save weight is aluminum heads
...you can also move the battery to the back, it doesn't actually remove the weight but it relocates it to a better place.
...you can also move the battery to the back, it doesn't actually remove the weight but it relocates it to a better place.
12-20-2006, 11:35 AM
#15
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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RE: easy way to remove weight
Actually, just the sound deadenor (sp?) in the trunk weighs about 15lbs. Thats the only thing I would remove though.
Tubular K Member
Tubular A Arms
Manual Steering
Remove AC
Relocate Battery
Fiberglass Hood
Aluminum Heads
Fog Light Assembly (GT only)
Back Seats
Fiberglass Hatch
Lighter Rims
Carb It
Bucket Seats
etc.
There are many other things that you can remove like door panels, etc. but not worth the 5lbs IMO.
Tubular K Member
Tubular A Arms
Manual Steering
Remove AC
Relocate Battery
Fiberglass Hood
Aluminum Heads
Fog Light Assembly (GT only)
Back Seats
Fiberglass Hatch
Lighter Rims
Carb It
Bucket Seats
etc.
There are many other things that you can remove like door panels, etc. but not worth the 5lbs IMO.
12-20-2006, 12:21 PM
#18
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Posts: 213
RE: easy way to remove weight
If this is a drag car then yeah I can see doing that, but for a street car? Damn,you couldtake all the body panels off and drive around in a frame if you wanted to really save some weight[8D]
12-20-2006, 12:31 PM
#19
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Posts: 15,042
RE: easy way to remove weight
Exactally... you have to stop at somepoint before you find yourself driving in a gutted 5.0 lol The things I posted are th only things I would do to a street car. The only part of the interior I would remove is the rear seats.... but even I wont do that because its not worth the 25lbs.
12-20-2006, 12:34 PM
#20
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Texas
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RE: easy way to remove weight
ORIGINAL: 88BlueGT
Tubular K Member--40 #'s
Tubular A Arms--20
Manual Steering--25+
Remove AC--??
Relocate Battery--takes weight off the front end and puts it overtheaxle for better launches
Fiberglass Hood--20+
Aluminum Heads--60
Fog Light Assembly (GT only)--15-20
Back Seats--35
Fiberglass Hatch w/ Lexan--50
Lighter Rims--30+
Carb It--??
Bucket Seats--20+
etc.
Tubular K Member--40 #'s
Tubular A Arms--20
Manual Steering--25+
Remove AC--??
Relocate Battery--takes weight off the front end and puts it overtheaxle for better launches
Fiberglass Hood--20+
Aluminum Heads--60
Fog Light Assembly (GT only)--15-20
Back Seats--35
Fiberglass Hatch w/ Lexan--50
Lighter Rims--30+
Carb It--??
Bucket Seats--20+
etc.
I added some guesstimates at the weightone would save. Some of them will depend on what parts are used....