Lightweight carpet installed
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Lightweight carpet installed I installed the home depot carpet over the last couple of days. I installed the grey color carpet and it matches the interior of my car really well. It was a little tough molding it etc and I made a couple of small mistakes but it looks really good. I had my stock carpet (backhalved) before so I could remove the rear portion at the track. This full carpet before any trimming weighs a lot less than the front half of the carpet I had in the car before LOL!
I am also going to backhalf this new carpet at the track too. Total savings over fully stock carpet is about 30-32 pounds. Saved about 15 pounds over my previously backhalved carpet <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Cheers,
Chris
ps- I have removed about 30 pounds out of the car, another 60 pounds to go before next visit to the track <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> Cost of carpet = 30 bucks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<small>[ October 11, 2002, 07:25 AM: Message edited by: Chris ARE 360 ]</small>
I am also going to backhalf this new carpet at the track too. Total savings over fully stock carpet is about 30-32 pounds. Saved about 15 pounds over my previously backhalved carpet <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Cheers,
Chris
ps- I have removed about 30 pounds out of the car, another 60 pounds to go before next visit to the track <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> Cost of carpet = 30 bucks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<small>[ October 11, 2002, 07:25 AM: Message edited by: Chris ARE 360 ]</small>
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Re: Lightweight carpet installed I'll get some pics up soon <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> I need a new memory stick in the camera <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Cheers,
Chris
Cheers,
Chris
Re: Lightweight carpet installed Chris Pippy = Terry Burger Junior?
HAHA! Hope the lost weight helps Chris <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
How's the band doing?
HAHA! Hope the lost weight helps Chris <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
How's the band doing?
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Re: Lightweight carpet installed heheh <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
hey it works and it looks good (in my case <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
(Just kidding Terry)
Cheers,
Chris
hey it works and it looks good (in my case <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
(Just kidding Terry)
Cheers,
Chris
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Re: Lightweight carpet installed I didnt notice that much more honestly <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
You can hear the headers gurgling a little more but I like it <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
cheers,
Chris
You can hear the headers gurgling a little more but I like it <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
cheers,
Chris
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Re: Lightweight carpet installed I'll try to get pictures up tomorrow. Folks are in town visiting from away so I am pretty busy <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Cheers,
Chris
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Re: Lightweight carpet installed Chris, I'm putting my interior back in next week. I'm using Dynobatt Extreme underneath my lightweight carpet. It adds some #'s, but it will make a huge difference. Still a 20 lb savings from stock, I figure.
Re: Lightweight carpet installed Hey, I found this guy on the side of the road selling carpet... Whaddya think, Elvis up front, a roaring tiger in the back? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
I'm going to try my 'jute padding removed' carpet first. I stripped a 94Z a while back, kept the carpet, but threw out a big pile of padding. Admittedly, it'll weigh more than the Home Depot carpet, but it's cheaper (aka "free"). Saves maybe 10 lbs over stock.
-Andrew
I'm going to try my 'jute padding removed' carpet first. I stripped a 94Z a while back, kept the carpet, but threw out a big pile of padding. Admittedly, it'll weigh more than the Home Depot carpet, but it's cheaper (aka "free"). Saves maybe 10 lbs over stock.
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Re: Lightweight carpet installed </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Camaroholic:
<strong>Hey, I found this guy on the side of the road selling carpet... Whaddya think, Elvis up front, a roaring tiger in the back? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
-Andrew</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hey where is this guy and did he have any with a bull fighter on it?
Seriously are you guy's that in to this lightening up of your cars? I mean come on, Lightweight carpet?? Whats next removing all the lightbulbs to save a few ounces at the track?
<strong>Hey, I found this guy on the side of the road selling carpet... Whaddya think, Elvis up front, a roaring tiger in the back? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
-Andrew</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hey where is this guy and did he have any with a bull fighter on it?
Seriously are you guy's that in to this lightening up of your cars? I mean come on, Lightweight carpet?? Whats next removing all the lightbulbs to save a few ounces at the track?
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Re: Lightweight carpet installed Hey if you wanna run the numbers AND keep the car reliable (weight breaks ****) then it is the only way to go <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
I am not even that hardcore, some guys have NOTHING left in the car <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> (Props to them <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> )
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<small>[ October 22, 2002, 09:52 PM: Message edited by: Chris ARE 360 ]</small>
I am not even that hardcore, some guys have NOTHING left in the car <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> (Props to them <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> )
Chris
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Re: Lightweight carpet installed amen to that chris...
i've heard rumors of some certain f-bodies reminding me pictures of the old swiss cheese pontiacs catalinas they use to race, but those must be "rumors" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
i've heard rumors of some certain f-bodies reminding me pictures of the old swiss cheese pontiacs catalinas they use to race, but those must be "rumors" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Re: Lightweight carpet installed In my old 1997 Formula the interior consisted of the driver seat, the dash and console, pedals, and a steering wheel <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> . no door panels or anything <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" /> , cept on the way there i had a friend ride with me so i threw the right rear bucket in, lol, he said he couldnt hear a thing, whenever he ahd to say anything, he had to move forward to the big empty passenger spot and shout at me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
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Re: Lightweight carpet installed Light weight carpet is a great modification Chris. I did this one 2 years ago. I used marine carpet.
Post those pics.
Tom <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
Post those pics.
Tom <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
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Re: Lightweight carpet installed </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 2000SILVERTA:
<strong>Chris, how many feet did you buy?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Going to Home depot tomorrow. Post some pics!
please <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
<strong>Chris, how many feet did you buy?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Going to Home depot tomorrow. Post some pics!
please <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />