im off to the scales tonight and i was wondering if there was any more weight i could take out... like sound deadning i might have missed... i got all the stuff out of the back and the wood there... spare.. jack.. and the usual engien stuff... is there any more sound stuff hideing on me... my car weighed 1130kg last time i weighed it... and i believemy buddys was 1030kg... and he took 150lbs more out of it today.. i need to catch up, i know i will not get that light but what else can i take out? im off soon so any help quick would be great! thanks

 

Sheez, that's fricken' light!&nbsp Care to tell us what exactly did you do to get the weight down that low?&nbsp I would think getting it down to about 2500# would be a major pain!&nbsp 2500# = ~1136kg.


-Ted

 

i dont think i did too much my mods are in my sig and i removed all sound deadening or at least i think.. thats why i asked... is there any more sound deadening that not just in the back? i have a 87 GX so that starts off pretty light... i just weighted it and amazed myself

 

sweet!!! I want to get my car down to around 2500 also. what all did you take out?

 

we made it back to the scales and i was the same weight. He hit 1000kg... that bastard.. time to start cutting metal.... i just removed all engine stuff i could. and i removed hopfully all sound deadening material.. spare... etc... i need to rip up the front carpets to see if theres anything under there...

 

Ok inside your doors are a anti-crash bars
wieghts like 30+ pounds x2

lighter rims then the stock ones
there you could save some wieght

plastic smaller gas tank
fiberglass hood
take out the metal bumpers and just leave the covers

 

1000 LBS!!! OMFG i hope you mean KG

 

yeah kg... i changed it

 

take out the metal bumpers and just leave the covers?

wanna explain this?

 

yea
well you know the bumper covers are made of plastic urethane

under those are the METAL (heavy) Bumper's

Take out the bumpers and put the covers back on and no one can tell you dont have bumpers

except when you get into an accident
then you can tell

 

Have you removed the most heaviest parts of the car???

Such as:

I will remove power steering, stereo/speakers/cables, A/C/compressors, resonator/air box and replace it with CAI, rear seats, trunk struts, washer fluid pump and bootle, center console.

 

I'd only worry about the bumper skin deforming at speed, without the metal support. Haven't seen one without the metal underneath, so it may not be an issue.

PaulC

 

hmm i took most of that u mentioned out... i might wanna keep the bumpers.. this is still a street car.. what about the doors?

 

I wouldn't do much to the doors, they are heavy, but unless you're prepared to remove the windows entirely, you're pretty much stuck with it. You could use a hole saw and drill some of the metal out, I suppose, but for the effort involved, probably not worth it.

Lexan rear hatch might be worthwhile. Being on the rear, it won't get pitted like a windshield would, it's lightweight, and if you take care of it, it'll be just fine. Kinda pricey though. Mazda Comp sells them, if you're interested.

PaulC

 

What trim model RX? My 86 base/lightweight was 2450# w/ just AC, airpump, cats, rear speakers and some other little bits removed. Do you have a sunroof mechanism- that could go. Manual windows, mirrors etc? Alum hood and spare?

 

There is a company, I can't remember the name right now, makes lexan windows with a coating that won't scratch. I don't know If they make anything for the 7 though.

Edit:
Found the article from May 2002 SCC
Here is a link to their site....... www.percyshp.com

 

Are you sure those scales are accurate?? 2500 lbs seems a bit too low to me... especially considering the small amount of stuff removed...

 

oh... and door impact beams are a good thing, especially on a street car... (so don't take em out unless you want to die...)

 

Well U can get it down to 2590 with everything mentioned here pluss a couple of other things..But For the most part I think someones scale is messed up.

 

yeah the scales are accurate... we weighed many cars ones that were stock and they were right on... ill let ya know if i find anything else i could remove

 

Ha ha, you doubters don't have Base models w/ the aluminum package do you? On the same scale my 87 TII was ~2800 lbs (don't remember exactly 'cause I wasn't proud of it). I'm slowly working on the pig...

 

I am deciding wether I should get the hand roll window RX-7 or the one with power windows.

For some stange reason, the one with power windows is a much better deal........

Anyone knows if I can replace the stock power windows with a manual unit?

 

why? if its for weight reasons.. the power windows i hear are lighter? just what i heard

 

Obviously you have some strange configuration of impact bars under your bumper covers or you have never removed them. The metal bumpers you refer to are made of a fiber material that looks like hard gray plastic and weigh about 12# each. The mounting brackets for them are about 6# and there are two per impact bar(front and rear). If you total all that together you save a total of 48# or 24# on the front or rear. Not worth it on a street car as it can be dangerous if you rear end someone or i you get rear ended yourself.

 

Plus at high speeds, the nose tends to get pushed in.