So far the weight reduction to date consists of-


-Front bumper(metal part not cover!)
-Headlight motors and brackets(custom non popping)
-all emisions
-Subzero start
-removed PS and AC
-removed cruise controll
-removed charcoal canister
--3" turbo back single exaust exaust W/ HKS titanium muffler
-removed all motors exterior unecessary grime!
-removed under pan and fender liners
-replaced cooling panel with one from CF(not finished yet)
-removed driver side muffler heat shield
-lighter than stock Racing Hart wheels
-98+ Integra taillights(lighter-so sue me!)
-removed antenna and motor
-removed carpet and foam
-removed ALL sound deadoning "cement!"
-bare metal with one coat of gunmetal paint interior
-2 NEX race seats
-cut out speaker holders over rear strut tower
-removed spare tire
-removed rear wiper and motor
-removed all wall panels
-replaced sunwindow metal with a lexan one
-removed cubbies behind seats
-replaced entire dash and arm rest with one made from Carbon Fiber(not done yet)
-removed all stock audio components
-replaced door panels with Carbon Fiber "skins"
-gutted all unnecessary metal areas on doors innards
-removed headliner
-I never "Fill" the tank!
-replaced factory guages with Ultrallight AM guages(not finished yet)
-replaced steel panel over ecu with one from Carbon Fiber
-removed door sills
-removed all unnecessary plastic tabs for wires
-Carbon fiber headlight covers(where they use to be)


I think thats it. Damn good list huh!? What do you guys think it weighs now? Note that I weigh 137lbs. Did I miss any unnecessary weight(not including heat)? To me it still drives and looks better than mint stock, I love race car looking cars and my FC daily driving race car! Any comments, ideas, suggestions? Skinny FC huh?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Go get it weighed and let us know how light it is. You can remove the rear bumper support too prolly(never actually took the cover off but I assume theres stuff to be cut away). Other than that it seems like you got everything. I mean even you're skinny, lol. Take a **** before each ride

 

Ill take a leak, and ditch all the change in my pockets too! The reason I left the rear bumper is becuase the fuel tank is right behind it-I am not THAT hardcore!

 

How much did you add back in for the bondo and/or sheetmetal you had to use to fill in the rear taillight spaces to fit those teg lights?

And do you actually think removing the underbelly pan a) saves *any* weight or b) lets your car stay as cool as it used to?

 

Realisticly, 2400lbs + with you in it...

 

About 1.5lbs in sheetmetal and about .5lbs in filler. And for the underbelly pan-nothing weighs a lot, its all the little stuff. The underpan has been replaced with carbon fiber. Thanx for your input you been a great help-*****

 

I think this has been covered before, but uh, if you arent trying to obtain opinions(both good and bad) then why post stuff on the freaking internet for the world to see? **** I didnt say anything bad, just a bit of a reality check...

 

i would like to see the tail light conversion. .. i wanna see a 3rd gen tail light conversion on a FC

 

I hope you don't DD this car

 

go get a fiberglass: hood, fenders F\R, doors....

 

flywheel/driveshaft?

 

yeah get a light aluminum flywheel, maybe a driveshaft (I think it's aluminum already though).

Get fiberglass fenders/bumpers, and maybe a fiberglass or carbon fiber hood.

Change the motor mounts to aluminum?

Change any undercarriage bracing to aluminum?

Get rid of the stock gas tank and put in a rotary molded 8-gallon fuel cell.

I'm sure there's others..

 

Good ideas, I am also waiting for that CF hood to become available.

 

Yo,


Sounds like you're going hardcore...but are you going to put all that stereo/Playstation stuff back in? It would kind of defeat the purpose if you put a whole bunch of subwoofers back into your stripped car.

You should look into getting a rollcage and some 4 point harnesses. That is, if you're going for the "race car driven on the street" theme.

Any pics?

Kevin
1989 GTUs "Light makes Right."

 

8 gallon fuel cell? He'll be getting gas every ten minutes!

Also, 4 point harness suck, you can submarine right out from under them. It's really not safe. 5-point is the way to go.

 

Yo,


Gene, unless you get the Schroth Rallye 4 with ASM(tm).

http://www.schroth.com/products_en/asm.htm

I'm running the Rallye 4's in my Scirocco.

Kevin
1989 GTUs "Motorized Mice."
1981 Scirocco "4 Pointers."

 

If your hardcore you can take a holesaw to the non-structurals sheet metal... Swiss cheese the car up!

 

Where did you get the CF splash guard? PM me.

 

I would be interested in this information as well. PM or just post it to the thread.

 

ew 98 intergra tails??

 

agreed, although i have no argument that it is alot of the little things that pay off in the long run. i still don't think it's worth it, just for some tail lights, it's kinda like, there will be this strange disease that will emit from them and spread all over your car and behind the tracks of the infection there will be apc stickers and pepboyz rims, please tell me that there the stock ones and not altezas, i think that for a nice set of s5 tails, the weight is well worth it...

 

yeah but it's light

 

how long has it taken u to get it that light?

 

Your cars nasty looking, but at least you make most of the **** yourself.
Thank you, come again.

 

hey boost im galde to see youve been puting a ton of work into your car but im still waiting man i wrote you another PM please respond to it