Where to holesaw on the car?
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From: Dyess AFB, TX
Where to holesaw on the car? I'm looking for some weight reduction and I'm running out of ideas. I was thinking about bringing out the holesaw but I don't want to mess anything up. After doing a few searches it looks like I can take out some material under the hood (I won't do too much) and on the inside of the b-pillar. Are there any other areas that I can do this w/o sacrificing my safety in the event of a wreck or something? Anything else I can cut off while I'm at it?
Side note: has anyone cut down the air dam to about half the size? I don't want to get rid of it all together.
Side note: has anyone cut down the air dam to about half the size? I don't want to get rid of it all together.
i cut ALOT of material under the hood. behind the trim panels the sheet metal is VERY thin and i only did one hole. it really wasn't worth the trouble.
If your worried about safety then put the holesaw away. i swiss cheezed the hell out of the front of my frame and cut most of the upper and lower air dam / radiator support. also cut off the huge chunks that the front bumper support was bolted to. vut out the fender supports. cut all the spotwelded brackets inside and under the car. and two big supports that look kind of like arm rests behind the sail panels.
i lost a total of about 50 lbs cutting stuff out.
If your worried about safety then put the holesaw away. i swiss cheezed the hell out of the front of my frame and cut most of the upper and lower air dam / radiator support. also cut off the huge chunks that the front bumper support was bolted to. vut out the fender supports. cut all the spotwelded brackets inside and under the car. and two big supports that look kind of like arm rests behind the sail panels.
i lost a total of about 50 lbs cutting stuff out.
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I'm not wanting to touch the frame, just some of the extra material that can be taken off. There is the thin lining inside the b-pillar, and the thin lining on the underside of the hood. I don't think taking material out of either of these places will sacrifice my safety. I'm looking for more areas like these that I may not be aware of.
