Weight saving questions?
10-18-04, 04:53 PM
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i have a full drag RX-7 second gen, with a roll cage, i must say that to get down to 2,000 is pretty tuff, as mine weighs 2100. if i didnt have the cage i am sure it would weigh 2,000 though. but that is a lot of removing, and a lot of cutting, not to mention lexan windows. if its not going to ba a race car, then i dont recomend trying to get that low. maby try 2200 or so.
I am not saying it is impossible, but i am saying it is a lot of removed parts. and your key word was STREET LEGAL... that makes it even harder!
I am not saying it is impossible, but i am saying it is a lot of removed parts. and your key word was STREET LEGAL... that makes it even harder!
10-18-04, 05:26 PM
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Well I still got a little left to remove but as of right now this is all that is removed
Most all of the interior
Stock dash hacked up and hold on with aluminum bars, weighed 5 lbs before reinstalling it
NOt heater core, ac, blower anything
Still got a cd player and 2 speakers, but its going to probally go too
MOst of sound deadning material removed still got some left
Pass seat gone
One wiper instead of too, single wiper that sweeps about 170 degrees or so
Everting in motor bay not needed to run the car
Pop up headlights removed
Bumper beams removed
Now heres the list of things to come
New steering wheel(ordered just waiting to get it)
Carbon fiber race seats, like 11 pds a piece, ordering next pay check
Roll cage going to order it tonight
Lexan windows, all the way around
Removing misc brackets and ****
Custom Carbon Fiber hood, hatch, front bumper, rear bumper, doors, door panels, dash, and another things
Fiberglass wide body that i might have remade to carbon fiber
Light weigh 16 x 10 in rims
10 gallon aluminum fuel cell
And a whole lot more of misc ****
The last time i weighed the car it was 2460 and I say i have removed close to another 100 pds and still working on it, I will get the car under 2000 pds
Oh and when i said street legal, i meant look it but not really be, Its not street legal now by a couple of things
Most all of the interior
Stock dash hacked up and hold on with aluminum bars, weighed 5 lbs before reinstalling it
NOt heater core, ac, blower anything
Still got a cd player and 2 speakers, but its going to probally go too
MOst of sound deadning material removed still got some left
Pass seat gone
One wiper instead of too, single wiper that sweeps about 170 degrees or so
Everting in motor bay not needed to run the car
Pop up headlights removed
Bumper beams removed
Now heres the list of things to come
New steering wheel(ordered just waiting to get it)
Carbon fiber race seats, like 11 pds a piece, ordering next pay check
Roll cage going to order it tonight
Lexan windows, all the way around
Removing misc brackets and ****
Custom Carbon Fiber hood, hatch, front bumper, rear bumper, doors, door panels, dash, and another things
Fiberglass wide body that i might have remade to carbon fiber
Light weigh 16 x 10 in rims
10 gallon aluminum fuel cell
And a whole lot more of misc ****
The last time i weighed the car it was 2460 and I say i have removed close to another 100 pds and still working on it, I will get the car under 2000 pds
Oh and when i said street legal, i meant look it but not really be, Its not street legal now by a couple of things
10-18-04, 05:38 PM
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Are you kidding about the roll cage? Perhaps I can't read for ****, but I didn't see anywhere in your posts saying this car was for anything other than fun. If you indeed plan to race this car where you need a cage, then by all means.
Roll cage = heavy, thus negating a lot of your weight reduction.
Roll cage = heavy, thus negating a lot of your weight reduction.
10-18-04, 05:44 PM
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OHHHH ok!
I see, yes it can be done, and it looks like you are on your way! my advantage was that i have removed ALL injection stuff including the wireing harness, and computer.
as i have saiud before mine is a drag car and by no means a street car. there is still more i plan to cut, and remove, but with the very very little that is in my car it does weight 2100 pounds.
If you are interested in seeing pictures of it please feel free to go see my web site.
are you wanting to make a road race car, or a drag car.... or drift? the reason i ask is because if this is a drag car, go with something more like a 2 gallon fuel cell, and you can remove some stuff like the altinator that are not needed for short burst.
I see, yes it can be done, and it looks like you are on your way! my advantage was that i have removed ALL injection stuff including the wireing harness, and computer.
as i have saiud before mine is a drag car and by no means a street car. there is still more i plan to cut, and remove, but with the very very little that is in my car it does weight 2100 pounds.
If you are interested in seeing pictures of it please feel free to go see my web site.
are you wanting to make a road race car, or a drag car.... or drift? the reason i ask is because if this is a drag car, go with something more like a 2 gallon fuel cell, and you can remove some stuff like the altinator that are not needed for short burst.
10-18-04, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ImprezedRS
Ok on my battle to get my FC down to 2000 lbs and be street legal is still going. I have so far almost removed everthing no needed. Now on to some more questions.
Which weighs less, power windows or the manual windows? I currently have power windows but my parts car has the manual windows.
Next question which weighs less, the adjustable steering colum or none adjustable steering colum, mine now has the adjustable and my parts car has the none.
Which weighs less, power windows or the manual windows? I currently have power windows but my parts car has the manual windows.
Next question which weighs less, the adjustable steering colum or none adjustable steering colum, mine now has the adjustable and my parts car has the none.
maybe manual windows would be lighter if you removed the power window wiring and whatnot. honestly i dont think its worth the inconvenience. tje rear hatch is pretty heavy. you could also remove the sunroof motor and replace the hatch with fiberglass. that would probably be worth about 15 lbs of crap if you do it right.
if the cars for drag only (not track) you could start removing metal from the doors maybe? as long as your not worried about chassis stiffness.
10-18-04, 07:01 PM
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Since driver side regulator on my vert is boken (wire jammed inside), I got manual cranks from coupe. By holding them by hands, I feel manual crank is slightly lighter. You should go for it because every little things count. Anyway, I need to find a way to fit it on my vert....
10-18-04, 08:50 PM
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I plan to remove the sunroof and replace it with a carbon fiber piece that i can remove when needed, kinda like the sunroofs on the S13 240sx.
This car will mainly for drift and the ocassional road race or autocross.
I want the roll cage for the chassis stiffness and protection. I still plan to get under 2000 pds with the cage.
I will take some pictures of what I got so far.
This car will mainly for drift and the ocassional road race or autocross.
I want the roll cage for the chassis stiffness and protection. I still plan to get under 2000 pds with the cage.
I will take some pictures of what I got so far.
10-18-04, 09:03 PM
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when removing the a/c components under the hood, its probably a good idea to remove the blower and everything near the glove box too right? is removing all the a/c components on the car a bitch?
10-18-04, 09:20 PM
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not really a pain unless your planning to save everthing?! Most of the hoses on mine i just cut off cause they were too much a pain to loosen.
10-18-04, 09:31 PM
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Dude you still have the charcoal canister, get rid of that **** it's not needed!
And what're you doing with a redtop battery! Dude that's wasted weight, get a lightweight battery or a motorcycle one, come on now I thought you were hardcore
EDIT:
Noticed your variable resistor is still there too, tisk tisk now, that's another 0.4 lbs iirc. Go standalone too and get rid of all that excess wiring, set it up to be push start with a button, etc.
And what're you doing with a redtop battery! Dude that's wasted weight, get a lightweight battery or a motorcycle one, come on now I thought you were hardcore
EDIT:
Noticed your variable resistor is still there too, tisk tisk now, that's another 0.4 lbs iirc. Go standalone too and get rid of all that excess wiring, set it up to be push start with a button, etc.
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10-18-04, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by dDuB
Dude you still have the charcoal canister, get rid of that **** it's not needed!
And what're you doing with a redtop battery! Dude that's wasted weight, get a lightweight battery or a motorcycle one, come on now I thought you were hardcore
And what're you doing with a redtop battery! Dude that's wasted weight, get a lightweight battery or a motorcycle one, come on now I thought you were hardcore
me @ track days = bike battery + push start car + never shut it off...
10-18-04, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Makenzie71
more pics of those headlights? Tell me they are NOT actually Wal-Mart special $20 foggies...
10-18-04, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Makenzie71
lol...
me @ track days = bike battery + push start car + never shut it off...
me @ track days = bike battery + push start car + never shut it off...
10-18-04, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dDuB
Dude you still have the charcoal canister, get rid of that **** it's not needed!
And what're you doing with a redtop battery! Dude that's wasted weight, get a lightweight battery or a motorcycle one, come on now I thought you were hardcore
EDIT:
Noticed your variable resistor is still there too, tisk tisk now, that's another 0.4 lbs iirc. Go standalone too and get rid of all that excess wiring, set it up to be push start with a button, etc.
And what're you doing with a redtop battery! Dude that's wasted weight, get a lightweight battery or a motorcycle one, come on now I thought you were hardcore
EDIT:
Noticed your variable resistor is still there too, tisk tisk now, that's another 0.4 lbs iirc. Go standalone too and get rid of all that excess wiring, set it up to be push start with a button, etc.
10-18-04, 09:48 PM
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1.3L is not that small
surprised nobody responded abotu the adjustable rack.... good god thats much heavier than a non tilt rack... think about it.. the tilt rack has so much more to it so that it can tilt thus making it almost twice as heavy... and i could have sworn somebody proved that the elec windows are lighter than the manual... but that was a long time ago when i saw that so i dont know for sure
10-18-04, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ImprezedRS
Oh I'm hardcore, just my genisis battery died and I'm going to order another soon, oh and don't worry standalone is coming with the street ported motor and turbo.
10-18-04, 09:53 PM
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Thats what i was think about the colum myself, with all the extra u joints in there and **** that it would be heavier but I'm still stumped on the windows, i guess I will one day pull them both out and weigh them up to see whats what.
Heres a piture of the headlight, the batts died on my camera so this is all i got of them, I started them and stopped work on them to do the hella ones.
Heres a piture of the headlight, the batts died on my camera so this is all i got of them, I started them and stopped work on them to do the hella ones.
10-18-04, 09:54 PM
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Well I havn't removed the charcoal canistor cause i have heard diff stories about it and plus I know nothing on how to remove it? like do i need to reroute the lines or just block them off or what
10-18-04, 09:57 PM
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...94% correct.
unbolt it...put filter on gas tank line...plug rest.
The lights might have looked slick if you hadn't cut your bumper all up...:/...but I have no room to speak...I tried ot make it work to a few years back...
The lights might have looked slick if you hadn't cut your bumper all up...:/...but I have no room to speak...I tried ot make it work to a few years back...