weight reduction

paddles · rice boy Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Posts: 12

any body got any bright ideas for reduction, it's already had some weight reduction but hey the less weight the better. keep in mind its a race car so there aren't really many limits as to what i can take out. as much detail as possible plz.

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: weight reduction

dash - replace with basic alloy one like drag cars
seats- get aloy race one made
fuel tank- alloy fuel cel
take out rear seat
fiberglass gaurds
pespecx windows (cant remember the name of them)
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goons hired goons · petrol head Joined: 04 Jul 2002 Posts: 3268

are fibreglass guards legal, and if so where do you get them from (disregard questionif they have to be custom made)

Frederick Stienheld · petrol head Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 2719

pull out stuff like the heater & fan unit

BlueTC · petrol head Joined: 22 Oct 2002 Posts: 1148

Plexan Glass i think its called,

i know of a few cars with fibreglass guards,

who's really gonna know??

unless you knock at it, or if the paint shade differs from the rest of the car

regards

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:57 pm Post subject: Re: oi gene

some cars u can get em. but i would say for a gemini they would have to be custom
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TG Turbo · tinkerer Joined: 27 Nov 2002 Posts: 65

Star performance in Sydney could get glass guards and bonnets for a TG gem when I was speaking to them a while ago. Can't remember prices but they were more than new guards from rare spares. Seriously though you would probably only save 2kg with glass guards or steel.

Mooch · backyard mechanic Joined: 17 Oct 2001 Posts: 573

Drill the centre out of your bolts. Lexcen windows - which are LEGAL for the street. Alloy wheels. Roof lining. All unecessary items - ie. items that aren't for safety or function.

Mooch

TXcoupe · petrol head Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 1675

remove the sound deadner throw away the stock seat geta race seat. keep stock fuel tank lighter than a alloy one cut all bolts to have a at least 3 turns of thread showing after you have fastened every thing down. Remove everything that is unnessacary. Im not sure but i think you have to keep the dash. Cut your wiring loom to shreds keep everything that powers your head lights, indicators, startermotor and basically makes your car start.

Glass panels arent worth it they are heavier than the steel panels EXCEPT for the bonnet. When making your firewalls use the thinniest steel possible. Drill every centre of every bolt out or find someone who makes alloy nuts and bolts and use them. if possible ditch the stock cast exhuast manifold for extractors and smooth over the stock manifold you can loose some kilo's there too.

Mine atm weighs 860kg with out me in it.

goons hired goons · petrol head Joined: 04 Jul 2002 Posts: 3268

the one advantage of the rb over the rwd's- stock sl/e with all the fruit tips the scales at 841kg

just out of interest txcoupe how heavy is a tx coupe in standard form? im going to go the weight reduction in mine as well

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: aaaaah & attn: txcoupe

950kg i think

my ideas were based on a track care not steer legal. ie the pespex window Wink

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goons hired goons · petrol head Joined: 04 Jul 2002 Posts: 3268

cheers mate

rod · tinkerer Joined: 14 Apr 2003 Posts: 380

ull loose some serious weight there!

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 10:50 pm Post subject: Re: FIBERGLASS DOORS!!!

doors arnt that heavy,. its all the shit in them that weighs heaps
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rod · tinkerer Joined: 14 Apr 2003 Posts: 380

their pretty heavy aye..
i piked one up after taking it off...
and i recon 15kgs each

if u made hollow fiberglass ones with pop off perspex windows, it would be alot more pratical that drilling holes in blots... (gee's how rediculars is that idea)