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07-09-04, 01:12 AM
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I am currently pondering cutting out the sheet metal that frames the storage bins. I would probably mold some plastic to the rear deck and mount some carpet onto it. Even so I figure it would cut a few pounds over all. It would also give a more open feeling to the car.
Then again I might just be a crazy bastard.
Then again I might just be a crazy bastard.
07-09-04, 07:19 AM
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noob I not so sure if 1980 was the last year you can remove everything completed, I just took out the ones from my son's 84 gsl, to repair the bin rust and everything was screwed in and came out without cutting anything.
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07-09-04, 08:01 AM
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I put the battery in the passenger side bin.
It helps the weight balance a ton.
The front left corner is already very heavy without the battery. Moving it back there helps a lot. The scales now show very close to 50% split side to side and front to back. The real beauty of coil overs and the only real purpose for them is to allow adjusting how the car is balanced.
For those that say who cares about weight balance do some reading about vehicle dynamics and transient response of the car before you say too much.
It helps the weight balance a ton.
The front left corner is already very heavy without the battery. Moving it back there helps a lot. The scales now show very close to 50% split side to side and front to back. The real beauty of coil overs and the only real purpose for them is to allow adjusting how the car is balanced.
For those that say who cares about weight balance do some reading about vehicle dynamics and transient response of the car before you say too much.
07-09-04, 08:03 AM
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Originally posted by RotaryAXer
I put the battery in the passenger side bin.
It helps the weight balance a ton.
The front left corner is already very heavy without the battery. Moving it back there helps a lot. The scales now show very close to 50% split side to side and front to back. The real beauty of coil overs and the only real purpose for them is to allow adjusting how the car is balanced.
For those that say who cares about weight balance do some reading about vehicle dynamics and transient response of the car before you say too much.
I put the battery in the passenger side bin.
It helps the weight balance a ton.
The front left corner is already very heavy without the battery. Moving it back there helps a lot. The scales now show very close to 50% split side to side and front to back. The real beauty of coil overs and the only real purpose for them is to allow adjusting how the car is balanced.
For those that say who cares about weight balance do some reading about vehicle dynamics and transient response of the car before you say too much.
07-09-04, 09:04 AM
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Originally posted by RotaryAXer
I put the battery in the passenger side bin.
It helps the weight balance a ton.
The front left corner is already very heavy without the battery. Moving it back there helps a lot. The scales now show very close to 50% split side to side and front to back. The real beauty of coil overs and the only real purpose for them is to allow adjusting how the car is balanced.
For those that say who cares about weight balance do some reading about vehicle dynamics and transient response of the car before you say too much.
I put the battery in the passenger side bin.
It helps the weight balance a ton.
The front left corner is already very heavy without the battery. Moving it back there helps a lot. The scales now show very close to 50% split side to side and front to back. The real beauty of coil overs and the only real purpose for them is to allow adjusting how the car is balanced.
For those that say who cares about weight balance do some reading about vehicle dynamics and transient response of the car before you say too much.
07-09-04, 02:20 PM
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Originally posted by tjgosurf
i just wanted to know if anyone ever had to give you a jump.
i just wanted to know if anyone ever had to give you a jump.
Originally posted by purple82
What was the weight distribution before? A battery weighs what, 20 pounds?
What was the weight distribution before? A battery weighs what, 20 pounds?
It is probably a bit more than 20 pounds but do you realize how much 20 pounds really is. According to several sources that is a very noticeable amount of weight in a race car. In fact I think it was Jim Susko that mentions this.
07-12-04, 06:10 AM
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"storage bins are handy for hiding liqour, beer, and porno, leave them" -tjgosurf
being twenty-one years of age negates the neccessity to hide any of that stuff. Besides who the hell buys and carries around porno in their car anyway. That's what broadband and usenet are for.
"I put the battery in the passenger side bin. It helps the weight balance a ton." -RotaryAXer
I plan on relocating my batter to the rear of the car, passenger side, but that doesn't mean i still want the bin there. As rburnett said "Definately need to move the battery to the back, either in the bin or not."
being twenty-one years of age negates the neccessity to hide any of that stuff. Besides who the hell buys and carries around porno in their car anyway. That's what broadband and usenet are for.
"I put the battery in the passenger side bin. It helps the weight balance a ton." -RotaryAXer
I plan on relocating my batter to the rear of the car, passenger side, but that doesn't mean i still want the bin there. As rburnett said "Definately need to move the battery to the back, either in the bin or not."
07-12-04, 07:13 AM
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Originally posted by deimox
I plan on relocating my batter to the rear of the car, passenger side, but that doesn't mean i still want the bin there. As rburnett said "Definately need to move the battery to the back, either in the bin or not." [/B]
I plan on relocating my batter to the rear of the car, passenger side, but that doesn't mean i still want the bin there. As rburnett said "Definately need to move the battery to the back, either in the bin or not." [/B]
07-12-04, 07:48 AM
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Originally posted by deimox
"storage bins are handy for hiding liqour, beer, and porno, leave them" -tjgosurf
being twenty-one years of age negates the neccessity to hide any of that stuff. Besides who the hell buys and carries around porno in their car anyway. That's what broadband and usenet are for.
"storage bins are handy for hiding liqour, beer, and porno, leave them" -tjgosurf
being twenty-one years of age negates the neccessity to hide any of that stuff. Besides who the hell buys and carries around porno in their car anyway. That's what broadband and usenet are for.
07-20-04, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by RotaryAXer
It is probably a bit more than 20 pounds but do you realize how much 20 pounds really is. According to several sources that is a very noticeable amount of weight in a race car. In fact I think it was Jim Susko that mentions this.
07-20-04, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by purple82
Yeah, I realize exactly how much 20 pounds is, it's about 0.85% of the total weight of the car. Moving it hardly does anything.
Not that I've moved it yet, but I plan on it.
