I am trying to lighten up my car for that extra amout of speed, but i also want it to look somewhat presentable. I am currently changing to roll down windows, putting racing seats, and im going to replace the door panels with maybe aluminum, or even (i saw this on speedvision) some thick cardboard with leather coverings for looks. Any suggestions? I also want to rodo the dash, but i dont know what i should do. Also do you think I should go with a color scheme(i have a burgandy now, thinkin about black or red), or something else? Any help is appreciated.

 

go black interior... power windows weight less.. if your coverting for weight??? i dont really know about the full leather door panels... maybe a 2 type thing.. leather trim along the bottom and carpet along the uppar part!

 

Power windows weigh less than manual ones?

 

I had a buddy that drilled holes in certain parts of the car, then put the stock coverings back on, for instance, here is a picture of the dash. He got a car that weighed 3200#'s w/ out driver down to 2600#'s w/ out driver and a full interior ( at least it looked full )

 

are you sure that the p/w weigh more than roll down??

 

Power windows have an electric motors, where as roll downs dont, the roll downs save about 3 - 5 lbs per side.

 

I sell carbon fiber door panels, check teamFC3S for the recent thread.

 

i checked the site, but i cant find them, can you tell me a little more

 

Lexan windows. I know that RE Amemiya sells FRP exterior door skins.

 

you got any pics of those panels?

 

I have pics of them but dont know how to post them here. Go to
Teamfc3s.com, then turbo cars section, and look for my post, my username there is screwpistons

 

don't you mean teamfc3s.org??

 

I like those panels, they are really nice, but what i was talking about was replacing the entire door piece, not just the cloth parts. If you have, or know where i can get CF, or other types of door replacements (I was thinking about just using aluminum) please let me know.

 

Its been said on here numerous times that the manual windows are heavier than the power ones. Anyone have without-a-doubt proof about this?

 

I dont understand how the power windows can weigh less than the manual. I just dont belive that.

 

It's true, power windows DO WEIGHT LESS. IT's been brought up TIME AND TIME AGAIN! KEEP the power ones.

Oh yeah, please don't listen to [forum member who owns a '90 mustang and non-running N/A RX-7]. He seems to hate the RX more than like it. Perhaps p/w weigh more than roll down in stangs, but this is a PROVEN topic that roll downs weigh MORE than p/w.

Yes, p/w's have a . But how do you think roll downs work? the handle magically makes the glass go up and down ? The MECHANISM for the roll down is about 2-3# heavier than the electric .

You can find more weight crap here... https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...&threadid=5666

 

Wow, you have a heavy car at 2600lbs w/o driver. Mine is an `86 with full interior (less trunk pad) and only weights 2460 w/o driver. I haven't even started the diet yet.


As to the controversy about the power vs manual window mechanisms... Power windows CAN use a lighter mechanism than the manuals, but most of them simply replace the crank handle with an electric coupled to a gear reduction box. From what I've seen, the two doors are probably about the same in weight. (at least for second gens)

Manual windows aren't as studly, and tradition holds that race cars don't have power windows. Manual windows have far fewer (if any problems) in their service life, and are a whole lot cheaper to fix if they do.

My friend has a parts car with power windows and I'm interested to see the actual mechanism for the window. I know the only weighs a pound or so, but never looked at the mechanism.

 

Hey jimmy, you in MN? cool

You going to mowog 4 this July 14th?

 

I'm really confused?? Whatever, i thnk im still going for the roll downs, bc its less of a pain, but does ne one have more ideas for the actual door panels?

 

if your going for full weight reduction you'll probably ditch teh ac unit, so don't go black interior. Go with a navy blue but stay away from red. I hate red interiors.

 

just all black carpet.. and keep the powers

 

Why not black? or red?

 

for black with out ac is trouble. Gets really hot and you get the picture. Red is just not my taste, kinda a pet peeve.

But if you keep the ac, or don't mind the feeling of stale heat when its warm out then go with black.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong here... but that does not look like much of a weight reduction piece at all. You are still keeping the main part of the door it looks like, right?. Those aren't really door pannels. Do you actually remove anything? There was not much info posted about install or what you remove on the other board. They look like more of a dress up piece than anything. :shrug: Please post some more info about them. Thanks



Here is the link if anyone else wanted to see them:http://www.teamfc3s.org/forum/showth...5&pagenumber=1