Weight Reduction because RACECAR
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Weight Reduction because RACECAR Just though I would throw this up...all items weighed on a digital scale accurate to .2lbs. TOTAL = 451.6 to date Car now weighs 3066#. I know where 40# more is...so 3026#.
Add back in the 67# for 8pt cage and ~20# for Kirkey seat and mounts brings her back to 3113#....Not to shabby for a heavy *** T/A with an iron 6.0 and S60
Add back in the 67# for 8pt cage and ~20# for Kirkey seat and mounts brings her back to 3113#....Not to shabby for a heavy *** T/A with an iron 6.0 and S60
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Now call Midwest Chassis and order the complete chrome moly setup with their spindles and lite weight Strange brakes and you should be in the 2800's. Lite weight rear brakes also. And get some lite rims too. And cut out every bracket that is no longer used. Manual brake master and manual rack. Get rid of all the wiring. Take out door crash bars. Glass hatch and hood, lexan windshield and hatch will even be more lite. Then if you really want to get seriously lite. Cut the front end up. But you will need a full cage with bars going to the front to weld the front shock towers to. Check out the sticky about weight reduction. Lots of good info.
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Now call Midwest Chassis and order the complete chrome moly setup with their spindles and lite weight Strange brakes and you should be in the 2800's. Lite weight rear brakes also. And get some lite rims too. And cut out every bracket that is no longer used. Manual brake master and manual rack. Get rid of all the wiring. Take out door crash bars. Glass hatch and hood, lexan windshield and hatch will even be more lite. Then if you really want to get seriously lite. Cut the front end up. But you will need a full cage with bars going to the front to weld the front shock towers to. Check out the sticky about weight reduction. Lots of good info.
Last edited by ragtopz28; Mar 30, 2017 at 06:54 AM.
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Lol. Good point. I hear ya on the wallet mods. You did a great job So far.
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I know, I didn't realize the Racestars were so heavy when I ordered (but did get a hellova deal). Actually the A/C + the under dash box and ducts are 57.5#
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Have you thought about removing the rear bumper support? I also see you removed the upper pan hard bar.. How does the car ride with it off? I heard that it's unsafe to remove the upper pan hard bar..
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The rear bumper support is 20 of the 40# I mentioned above. This is a straight line car only. If it was a street car or built for handling, I would not remove it.
I was going to retain heat. I know it's a lot of weigh savings but I'm ready ready to go that full bore into a racecar. For the extra 30lbs. I might as well keep the A/C and look at other ways to save that weight. My goal is to be in the 3100 range with out me in it.
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How's the hood at speed after removing under hood bracing?
Friend of mine took all the bracing out from the hood and it flops around quite a bit at highway speeds and above.
Please share some pics of the underneath and how you went about it?
Friend of mine took all the bracing out from the hood and it flops around quite a bit at highway speeds and above.
Please share some pics of the underneath and how you went about it?
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