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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 09:32 PM
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Where did I drill holes? LOT'S of places, most of which you'd never see with the interior in. Pull the interior and you'll see all kind of extra stuff that needs to go! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

I can see where that car is a little lighter than mine now. My dash and guages were still in. The wiring is stock. My hood is probably 11 lbs heavier than a pin-on. My TH350 is heavier than a Glide. I wonder by how much though?
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 10:33 PM
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40lbs?
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 11:06 PM
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Gotta like that swiss cheese!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 12:07 AM
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Thats pretty damn light <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Where did you cut panels to remove weight Colonel?
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 12:23 AM
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Didn't realize it was legal to have a fuel cell in the rear well? Don't you have to have a metal panel between there and the pass compartment?
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 09:32 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Reckless:
<strong>Didn't realize it was legal to have a fuel cell in the rear well? Don't you have to have a metal panel between there and the pass compartment?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">McFly? Anyone in there? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 09:45 AM
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Todd, you do have to have a metal firewall (can't remember the minumum thickness) between the driver and the feul cell... Seeing as the interior is completely out of that car right now, it's probably just not installed at the moment.

I would tend to think that a car that fast would be built with safety regulations in mind.
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