Weight reduction???

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Weight reduction???

Post by strion »

bloody 1260 kg.....
i cant beleive our cars weight that much....
a mate has a vl turbo (bt1) that weighs 1250kg
rx7 s4' weigh 1200....
how could we drive around being that overweight...
i think something needs to be done...
ps. pissed off coz that rx7 beat me...
ps. weight reduction time...
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hmm.. talk to the cookie...he's WR guru
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Post by Cookiemonster »

Im down to 1100kg... and thats with a 40kg roll cage bolted in.

It's harder than it looks.
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You're not going soft on us now ?

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Im down to 1100kg... and thats with a 40kg roll cage bolted in.

It's harder than it looks.
I should hope so. A soft roll cage won't provide much protection...

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Re: You're not going soft on us now ?

Post by JPC »

David wrote:
I should hope so. A soft roll cage won't provide much protection...
LOL LOL

Well done, David!
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Re: You're not going soft on us now ?

Post by TD05 »

David wrote:
Im down to 1100kg... and thats with a 40kg roll cage bolted in.

It's harder than it looks.
I should hope so. A soft roll cage won't provide much protection...

David.
might as well not have one then... save 40kg.
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Post by sirius7 »

I took a starion to the tip today. it had to be weighed before i dumped
it and it weighed 680kg. No motor/gearbox/diff/interior half stripped.
Basically a body. Sort of felt guilty as i left her there :(
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Post by Chris 83JA »

this has been covered quite extensively on the US forums, one of the sites has it listed somewhere, i saw it years ago, can't remember which one, start searching and you should find it
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Post by chunkhead »

sirius7 wrote:I took a starion to the tip today. it had to be weighed before i dumped
it and it weighed 680kg. No motor/gearbox/diff/interior half stripped.
Basically a body. Sort of felt guilty as i left her there :(

What??? Why would you dump her? There is only a limited amount around as it is without dumping them! :cry:
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Post by CussCuss »

well im hoping for sub 1200 when i finish stripping mine.

only a basic job, aircon, interior, light squirters and rear window squirter and i might try and get rid of the wiper motor if i can do it but it should provide that little bit extra.
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Post by nomis »

what about taking the glass out and putting plastic there instead like they do in drag cars lol
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Post by tmz_99 »

im pretty sure cookies done that too.:P
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Post by cheaterparts »

Cookiemonster wrote:Im down to 1100kg... and thats with a 40kg roll cage bolted in.

It's harder than it looks.
Cookie you still running electric windows ?
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Post by NXTIME »

i'd be very happy with 1100kgs. Cookie and anyone else who has done/researched it should post up there info so that we can have all the info in one place.
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