How to get rid of DEAD WEIGHT?
08-04-2007, 05:43 AM
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How to get rid of DEAD WEIGHT?
What are the top 10 ways, say, of lightening my 86 GT? I know there's lot sof stuff i can replace with lighter-weight replacement parts, but that's not what i'm after. what i'm wondering is, what would you take out of the car (other than the interior, which is out) that i might not have thought of to lighten her up (while still keeping her street legal)? eg: air conditioning is an obvious one; what else is a "waste of space" if i wanna reduce the load? i'd love to have a list of these things, with the approx weight each one represents. thanks guys
08-04-2007, 04:20 PM
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take out anything usless, like alot of members have already said, spare tire , sound deadner ect. are you planning on raceing or just wana lighten it up ?
take out anything usless, like alot of members have already said, spare tire , sound deadner ect. are you planning on raceing or just wana lighten it up ?
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08-04-2007, 06:14 PM
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hey Tear U a new one:
this is a hobby car - will be on the street in good weather only, and will go to the track once or twice a summer to see what effect my mods have had/how i'm doing. no serious racing going to happen here.
i've actually taken out all those interior things - spare tire, jack, sound deadening. i've actually taken out all the seats (god those front seats weigh a god damn TON!!!!) gonna put in some plastic racing seats. what i'm really wondering is what can go under the hood, like A/C for example. is there anything else i don't need under there if she's not gonna be a daily driver?
thanks guys
steve
this is a hobby car - will be on the street in good weather only, and will go to the track once or twice a summer to see what effect my mods have had/how i'm doing. no serious racing going to happen here.
i've actually taken out all those interior things - spare tire, jack, sound deadening. i've actually taken out all the seats (god those front seats weigh a god damn TON!!!!) gonna put in some plastic racing seats. what i'm really wondering is what can go under the hood, like A/C for example. is there anything else i don't need under there if she's not gonna be a daily driver?
thanks guys
steve
08-04-2007, 06:15 PM
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Believe it or not I have heard of people going at there cars with a 3" Hole saw and taking out material that is "Not Needed"
Why would you wanna do a weight reduction? spend the money into your car and buy H/C/I and a power adder S/Cer/Turbo/NOS??
Why would you wanna do a weight reduction? spend the money into your car and buy H/C/I and a power adder S/Cer/Turbo/NOS??
08-04-2007, 10:51 PM
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hey Tear U a new one:
this is a hobby car - will be on the street in good weather only, and will go to the track once or twice a summer to see what effect my mods have had/how i'm doing. no serious racing going to happen here.
i've actually taken out all those interior things - spare tire, jack, sound deadening. i've actually taken out all the seats (god those front seats weigh a god damn TON!!!!) gonna put in some plastic racing seats. what i'm really wondering is what can go under the hood, like A/C for example. is there anything else i don't need under there if she's not gonna be a daily driver?
thanks guys
steve
this is a hobby car - will be on the street in good weather only, and will go to the track once or twice a summer to see what effect my mods have had/how i'm doing. no serious racing going to happen here.
i've actually taken out all those interior things - spare tire, jack, sound deadening. i've actually taken out all the seats (god those front seats weigh a god damn TON!!!!) gonna put in some plastic racing seats. what i'm really wondering is what can go under the hood, like A/C for example. is there anything else i don't need under there if she's not gonna be a daily driver?
thanks guys
steve
