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Old 06-16-2005, 02:14 AM
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I was wondering what ways I can lose weight without sacrificing comfort or driveability. I don't want to lose the a/c or power steering. I still want a full interior. My main question is what can I get rid of that doesn't sacrifice stuff or better yet- what can i replace with something lighter? An example would be to buy racing seats, fiberglass hood (i already have), I just bought aluminum heads. What other things have you guys done that saved you weight? I'm in a damn convertible, with leather and power everything, so I have to make up for it. Any suggestions would help. I'm just not into changing the appearance of the exterior from what it is either. I saw a yellow convertible stang in a 5.0 mag (i think 94-you guys might have seen it. I think his name was "Bar Setter") that ran 12's n/a and I think with full interior. I think he said it weighs around 3000 lbs. That's amazing to me. I just wanna know how he did it.
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Old 06-16-2005, 02:23 AM
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aluminum drive shaft.. Get rid of quad shocks, lighter wheels, spare tire/jack/etc, aluminum radiator, aluminum pulleys... and the list goes on.....

What heads did you get???
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Old 06-16-2005, 02:37 AM
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yank out the inner bumpers
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Old 06-16-2005, 02:50 AM
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I got the edelbrocks. Didn't install them yet. I did the aluminum radiator, alum d/s already-pulleys are sitting in my room and I am contimplating whether or not to use them because of the complaints on colling issues. Didn't think about the bumpers... I also pulled the spare and jack and all that already. I might have done the majority of what I CAN do on my car.
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Old 06-16-2005, 03:18 AM
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The hood insulation under the hood if you havent pulled that yet.
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Old 06-16-2005, 03:42 AM
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once you get rid of everything you can you can always go on a diet....lol
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Old 06-16-2005, 03:48 AM
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LOL! too bad i only weigh about 130 now......i'm a little skinny f*ck I can't afford to lose any more weight!
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i hear ya, im 5'6 135lbs myself...lol
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Old 06-16-2005, 09:29 AM
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you can get rid of all the sound damping under the carpet. also all the insulation in the panels
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Front sway bar can be removed...if you really wanna have one I believe they make a lightweight one to replace it with.
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