Help out of weight reduction!
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Re: Help out of weight reduction! It's been in and out a few months now, as far as I know. Some of these setups go very smoothly, some seem to want to do nothing but leak. It's a long learning curve to get the all bore setups sealed properly. Luckily MMS is towards the end of that learning curve. It really takes a lot of professional engineering and experience based tricks to make these more aggressive setups work. I wouldn't have west coast build one for me, if you know what I mean. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Re: Help out of weight reduction! getting back to the topic at hand removing the door bars for weight reduction... terry are you related to the darwin awadr winner who strapped a solid rocket motor to his chevy to realize that after he turned it on there was no way to turn it off till it ran out of fuel??
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Re: Help out of weight reduction! You'll have to ask John. He knows a lot more about his car than I do. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Re: Help out of weight reduction! If I knew one I would. Laura is 110#, but the car is a little too much for her just between you and me. I'd hate to see it get loose and crash with her in it.
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Re: Help out of weight reduction! My car is around 2990 to 3010.3140 to 3160 with me in it.
I will still do k-member and arms,pin-on hood.
That weight will be washed with a cage.
M6's are lighter (right?)
I may do the brakes,also.
You can save BIG weight with the hatch though.I heard hatches are around 92#
VFN has a pin on for 16#and what ever the lexan weighs.
Haven't really looked hard at it though.
You won't really save much w/ lca's or PHB.
You could also call Jay Billingsly?
Get that 388 in there.Screw the weight,time to make more power! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Are Korean paper weights in short supply? <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />
I will still do k-member and arms,pin-on hood.
That weight will be washed with a cage.
M6's are lighter (right?)
I may do the brakes,also.
You can save BIG weight with the hatch though.I heard hatches are around 92#
VFN has a pin on for 16#and what ever the lexan weighs.
Haven't really looked hard at it though.
You won't really save much w/ lca's or PHB.
You could also call Jay Billingsly?
Get that 388 in there.Screw the weight,time to make more power! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Are Korean paper weights in short supply? <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />
Re: Help out of weight reduction! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Terry Burger:
<strong>99 and up have them. I heard 18#.
Madman has some LCA's and PHB that are 6.5# total (he claims). What do you think stock is, 15# total? I'll try for the crash bars tonight if I have time. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How much do the 98's weigh? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
I bet you can save 10lbs with lighter LCA's & PHB. The aluminum would be nice, but I think you'll only save a lb or so over the chromemoly. The tubular BMR's I think are only 3-3.5 lbs each as it is.
The crash bars is a REAL project. You have to cut them out, and the bolts/nuts that hold the sides in are TOUGH to get at.
<strong>99 and up have them. I heard 18#.
Madman has some LCA's and PHB that are 6.5# total (he claims). What do you think stock is, 15# total? I'll try for the crash bars tonight if I have time. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How much do the 98's weigh? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
I bet you can save 10lbs with lighter LCA's & PHB. The aluminum would be nice, but I think you'll only save a lb or so over the chromemoly. The tubular BMR's I think are only 3-3.5 lbs each as it is.
The crash bars is a REAL project. You have to cut them out, and the bolts/nuts that hold the sides in are TOUGH to get at.
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Re: Help out of weight reduction! 16# would be nice.. I'm not racing the Z28 until the 28th next, so I have a little time. I should have !catback in place then too, and the car will be on a trailer so I can unload it and start racing before it gets too hot (looks like temp will be in the low 70s). Gunning for your 10.70s Scott. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Re: Help out of weight reduction! door bars are a BITCH to get out. i cut up some sockets, and the bolts were still hell to get out. have to be real careful cutting the bars too to keep from hurting the door skin. i would say 5-6lbs. i think Madman posted before saying they were 5.75lbs each if i remember correctly?
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Re: Help out of weight reduction! Maybe I'll pass on the door bars.. I am lazy after all. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> I need to keep the wipers for when it rains, but I wonder what they weight? Scott did !headlights on his... lol. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Re: Help out of weight reduction! you could still cut some the of fiberglass out of the door and the under side of the hatch thats my project this weekend and I am also making a aluminum panel to fit under the steering wheel to get rid of the fiberglass one im hoping to loose 10 more lbs over all but I will settle with 5 <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: Help out of weight reduction! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">
getting back to the topic at hand removing the door bars for weight reduction... terry are you related to the darwin awadr winner who strapped a solid rocket motor to his chevy to realize that after he turned it on there was no way to turn it off till it ran out of fuel??
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jay I have a cage in the car, that should provide adequate side impact protection. I wouldn't mind a JATO booster for the car... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
getting back to the topic at hand removing the door bars for weight reduction... terry are you related to the darwin awadr winner who strapped a solid rocket motor to his chevy to realize that after he turned it on there was no way to turn it off till it ran out of fuel??
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jay I have a cage in the car, that should provide adequate side impact protection. I wouldn't mind a JATO booster for the car... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />