The title says it all.

I'm looking for anything to make my already light 84 GSLSE even lighter....

Yes I know about tearing apart the interior, but does anyone know of a place I can get carbon fiber hoods or plexiglass rear hatches?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

ISC racing sells lightweight windows and body panels. 13BEEF is selling a cf hood.

 

Im amazed on how the 7 is built.

Its really solid. I guess if it were manufactured today, probably would be under 850 kilos

 

You can take out the driver ....

jk... if you don't need a/c then you can take that out and smaller battery is an option too.

 

No to mention junking the powersteering and pwer windows and anything power for all manual stuff. Also getting or making flush mount headlights will save weight

 

Get lighter exhaust, get lightweight seats, lighter wheels. Yes, these are all minor things, but every little bit counts, right? Also do away with everything you don't need like A/C, power windows, etc. etc.

Edit: I was a bit late with the whole removing of power stuff.

 

Not really much else you can do. These cars are already tremendously light compared to most cars out there. I'd say a stripped interior, one racing bucket seat, lightweight windows, fenders, carbon fiber hood, header panel and headlight panels, and I think you'd be all set.

 

Acid dip the body, single coat of paint, lighest wheels and tires money can buy, replace the dash with a homemade CF/FG shell, strip the wiring harness of all unnecessary wires, get an FC water pump and housing, thats all I got off the top of my head.

 

How much does a stock GSLSE weigh?

I don't have power steering but have AC and power windows.

I already have a bucket seat and a racing beat exhaust...

Interior is mostly stock (with the exception of the bucket seat)

 

My GSL-SE has power everything, including the steering. It's rated at 2325 lb.

To help put things in perspective, the new Pontiac Solstice is rated at 2878 lb, with a 52/48% weight ratio. Its sibling, the Saturn Sky, is 2800 lb., unknown on the weight balance, probably the same. The new Mazda MX-5 is 2498 lb. (est)


Our cars are really light when you compare it to those roadsters.

 

my gf always tells me to loss weight. i think 10kg would help

 

Alright my friend said he found out that his 95 Saturn SC1, is light then my -SE. True, or no?

 

Ask him to check his registration and look under EW (Empty Weight). Compare that to 2325 lb.


EDIT: I did some searching around, the Saturn is SLIGHTLY lighter. Base curb weight: Manual transmission with A/C weighs at 2281 lb. Automatic with A/C weighs at 2312 lb. That's a 44 lb advantage with a manual, and a 13 lb advantage with an automatic. Also, it's weight balance is at 62/38.

And, remember, it takes 100 lb to lose a 1/10th of a second. Just thought I'd throw that bit in there.

 

how do take the a/c fully out?

 

Usually best to have a professional do it, what with the freon and the like. Basically, remove the A/C compressor, evaporator, drier, condensor, and lines.

 

Do what I did.
Buy an '84GS, swap the rear end, remove air pump, acv, rat's nest, and anything else you don't need. Your car still looks and feels complete, but it's lighter than the -SE

Haven't weighed mine yet, but I'm hoping for less than 2300

Jon

 

ya if you want light weight its best to stick with the GS's, swap in a GSL diff and tear apart anything in the motor you dont need, remove whatever ya dont need in the interior and it can be pretty darn light.

i have my car down to a bare mininum of what i need, but still enough to use it as a daily driver, it just has no a/c, p/s, airpump, efi, etc.. i was under 2300 with the 12a, not sure what im at now with the 13b, but ive also removed more stuff from the car.

 

Just keep the chassis, 1 seat, engine, tranny, wheels, etc. Then your 7 will be really light!!. Jk

 

Under 2000 would be really nice... although it would take a lot of time and money

 

my opinion ... that's all this is. if this is a street car, getting it less than 2000 pounds will probably yield a highly uncivilized automobile. just something to consider ...

 

: you dont really need to remove alot of weight from theses car, unless your building a full race car. their already light to begin with(i know you said that, im not trying to prove you wrong.) you can make the cars considerably quicker/better handling with a few bolt ons

 

Remind your friend that his car is made out of plastic, like a microwave.

And as for taking off weight, take out the carpeting, pound out all of the sound deadening, and then if you want put the carpeting back in.

 

thats ok the owner is pretty uncilivilised =)

that car weighed with a full tank of gas, and no driver 2540lbs...

 

Define "uncivilized" for a car. As long as it still drives on the street it's civilized enough in my opinion =)

 

You want light? Remove the doors/fenders and replace with CF or FG parts. Good luck finding them, though. Fenders can be found in FG, as part of a widebody kit. I dunno about doors, though.