Alright, I'm planning on completely stripping my 87NA, pulling the dash, removing everything behind it, no carpet, no passanger seat, no door panels/no radio/etc. Anybody have any idea how light you can get them down to? I've not had much luck finding anyone stripping it so completely who posted how much it weighed afterwards!

 

2250?

 

Is that a guess, or you got some proof? I was hoping to get it down around 2,200lbs or so, less would be better I'm pretty much hoping to strip everything from behind the dash (heater core/ac/etc), then put the dash back in and put some carpet down so it looks streetable still, might just rip all that out. Gut the doors/etc, swap to a manual steering rack, no sunroof, so I'm good there. Just wondering how low I can get it (that's actually been weighed) The few threads I did find that had them weighed all came out around 2400 or so.

 

If you check out mazdatrix's E/P vert race car they got it down to 2050, but that was with a BUNCH of stuff out (even a bunch of motor pieces). The lightest they got it was 1740lbs, but that was just a rolling chassis.

 

I'm curious where can you weigh your street car? Is it legal to weigh your car at a truck weigh station?

 

most stations won't mind, some recycling centers also have scales you can use.

 

Those scales cost money to run and if they're state opperated they might not let you go through. However, you might be able to sweet talk someone at a truck stop to let you roll over their scale for free if you don't want the F/R printout of your axle weights. I've always used gravel scales free.

 

This thread sure got lively quick! Anywho, Jimmy, you got AIM? I've been meaning to talk to you about your engine.

 

i got mine to 1130 kgs.. its pretty stripped the was with 1/2 tank of gas and 2 seats.. few extras

 

What all did you take out? That's about 2400lbs or so...

 

GLHS has his car down to 2100 lbs. It has been discussed numerous times here on the forum. Running stock motor @ 330,000 miles 1/4 time is 14.5 a few weeks ago.

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ht=GLHS+weight

This was a thread on what GLHS did to his car.

 

He also refused to specifiy exactly what was removed, and claimed his #1 performance mod was a tranny mount...