now that my mustang is no longer my daily driver, and im short on cash with my new purchase, i want do do some weight redution, remove rear seats, spare/tools, ac and heat componates. how much weight do you think i will knock off my stang? btw its an 86 fox

 

Depends on how far you want to go with it. Just the items you mentioned? I read in MMFF that just by removing the interior and scraping off the sound deadener can save a bunch of weight, just in the deadener. I dont remember the figure, but I THINK it was around 300. Dont quote that, I'll look for the article.

 

deadener is pretty heavy. if you realllly strip it down inside u can lose 300 likely yes

 

this may not be an option cause of money but replace the front seats with lightweight racing seats. also relocating the battery makes better use of weight.

 

My 91 GT convert weighs 3000 give or take a few. From the factory it was about 3500.

fiberglass hood
aluminum heads
convertable top and ALL hardware removed
side windows, motors, ALL hardware removed
carpet removed
rear seat gone
driver's seat replaced with a Sparco Torino
all sound insulation removed that I could get at.
absolutely NOTHING in the trunk anymore
no interior plastic in the back seat area
foglights removed

 

GT vert weighs 3000? i give you props man that is really light for the heaviest stang.



where is the sound deadening material exactly, and can i keep the plastic interior but jsut remove the sound packing stuff? i want the car to have an interior lol...

 

Here is my weight reduction.
Complete A/C system
Air pump
Front sway bar
Fog lites
Went to a carb, so removed all the harness and computer
Aluminum heads
W/S/washer and pump
Heater and hoses
Replaced the Alt and P/S brackets with light weight aluminum ones
Installed aluminum UD pullies
Removed the complete under dash air box
Removed inner fender liners
Removed carpet padding
Removed sound deading stuff from floor and firewall
Removed radio and temp controls
Removed all speakers
Removed remote mirror motors
Removed remote trunk and fuel door controls
Removed front and rear inner bumpers
Removed stock exhaust system
Replaced 22 gal gas tank with 16 gal cell in trunk
Removed automatic seat belt system
Removed cruise control
Removed charcoil canister system
Replaced steel return fuel system with aluminum
Removed rear seats
Removed rear seat belts
Removed passenger side power window motor
Removed door side impact braces
Removed remote door lock activators
Removed sound deadening from doors
Removed dog bone from rear
Replaced cast rear with Aluminum Cobra diff
Removed sun visors
Removed dash boad glove box liner (To make room for mounting MSD Digital 6 box in it)
Fiberglass hood
Poly seats
Skinnies for the front
Custom front coil overs
A few others I am sure I forgot

Others Pending:
Fiberglass doors
Fiberglass trunk lid
Composite drive shaft
Lexan wibdows
Manual steering rack and remove the P/S pump


Went from 3940 to under 3200 now. Heading for 3,000

 

Wow that is impressive going from 3940 to 3200....that is what I am doing with my project 89 gt resurrection....I have the car stripped down right now.....ordered rear seat delete kit...going to relocate battery to trunk....get rid of stock k member in favor of lighter drag member (save 28 lbs right there)....sound deadener, spare tire in the trunk....will be getting lighter rims, aluminum driveshaft,etc in the future....IF ANYONE KNOWS OF SOMEONE WHO NEEDS STOCK 89 GT PARTS SEND THEM MY WAY CAUSE NOW MY GARAGE IS FILLED...NEED TO SELL THEM ASAP....to compete out there especially on the drag you gotta trim the fat....I wish I could ride my car but right now it is all stripped down....might be awhile before it is completed but it will be worth it and I know that I will be competitive

Jeff

Brandon, Florida

 

Is the sound unbearable when driving along tho?
If that sound deadening weighs as much as you stated, screw that.
It's gone!

But how bad would it be for a daily driver?
Drive about 30 mins each way to work.
and where ever else I may go.

 

there ain't no 300 lbs of sound deadening material in a Stang. if you took out every last ounce of it, you might lose 100 lbs. but no way could you lose any 300 lbs. you need a heat gun and some good stiff putty knives or a gasket scraper to remove most of it although some of it is not stuck all that tight to the metal of the chassis and will peel right up. you can remove the side panels in the rear and remove the insulation panels behind them and then reinstall the panels so the interior looks stock. and taking out the rear seats along with the seat belts and reels will get rid of about 75 lbs. or so. I got my '88 GT down to only 2,985 lbs without me in it but I removed a lot of other stuff too and have lightweight racing wheels, etc. but no fiberglass body panels.