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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 08:39 AM
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I'm GOING ON A DIET! I'm going to lighten up with these free mods - anyone care to add some more FREE ideas?

Current weight 3416 lbs
Proposed Diet: -360 lbs
Finish "free" weight: 3056 lbs

Carpet & sound 41
Passenger seat 30
Rear bumper 21
Front bumpert 20
Side impact bar 20
Front swaybar 14
Center console 10
Seatbelts 9
Wiper motor 6
Dash pad 5
Panhard brace 5
Floor Mats 5
Airbag 4
Hatch cover 4
Wiper arms 4
Horn 3
Stereo 17
Parking brake 7
Door Panels 10
rear seats 25

Not free but kinda because I sold my current wheels to do it:
Drag wheels 100

Car total down do 3056 lbs.

And then after that as money permits or stuff breaks and gets replaced:

ABS Module 12
Power steering 19
Heater core 9
Cat back 50
Firewall isnula 13
Battery Pc680 20
k member pa 30
Pin on hood 30
Lexan 70
Brakes 40
Fab 9 50

For another 343 lbs, the car would be down to 2713
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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Here is some of mine I just posted in another thread:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/16750242-post30.html
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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Keep everything in a little box to see what kind of weight savings you are getting...


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Old Sep 28, 2012 | 02:55 PM
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A little off with some of those weights. For example Lexan is more like -50lb, brakes can take 100lbs off depending on which ones you get (front & rear), and a 9" 50lbs less than a 10 bolt?
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A little off with some of those weights. For example Lexan is more like -50lb, brakes can take 100lbs off depending on which ones you get (front & rear), and a 9" 50lbs less than a 10 bolt?
I have a 12 bolt so I was comparing going to a 9" spool. I have decided to just spool my 12 bolt to save the weight
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Good luck with 2700lbs. It's a pretty hard goal to set. My car is 2900lbs and I just added a pin-on SS hood, speed glass F&R, and Strange brakes F&R w/Burkhart lighter spindles. Once everything is installed I should be close
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Good luck with 2700lbs. It's a pretty hard goal to set. My car is 2900lbs and I just added a pin-on SS hood, speed glass F&R, and Strange brakes F&R w/Burkhart lighter spindles. Once everything is installed I should be close
Sounds good!
I was just subtracting all the weight from the sticky posts from my cars actual weight. I made an excel spreadsheet and will weigh everything and have estimated and actual columns. I get started in November; I still have to DD it with kids in he car until then . After November it turns into track car!!!!
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I think 2700 is doable the way your doin it....but your not gonna have much car left. It will be a race car for sure. I will be at a little less than 3000 with a completely dd'able car. So for sure 2700 is doable.
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