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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 10:41 AM
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Not really worried just wondering in case I go to one of those events.. there's carpet, actually interior still looks like a car for the most part, hell the whole thing does until you really look ( like pop the hood, or look behind the dash, or under the car LOL )
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
Not really worried just wondering in case I go to one of those events.. there's carpet, actually interior still looks like a car for the most part, hell the whole thing does until you really look ( like pop the hood, or look behind the dash, or under the car LOL )
Yeah that is how mine is. Mine weighs 3050 but you wouldn't know it without looking carefully.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 10:57 AM
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3050 wow, I wish I had my car down to that weight. I'm estimating I'm at about 3440 or so with my 275 lbs in the car...... I'm at the point where I have to start hacking stuff, or buy the LW stuff. LW stuff is the winter's plan at this point.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 11:02 AM
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I haven't hacked anything and won't. I don't want the car to look crappy if I ever decide to sell it. It has all been done with chrome moly suspension parts and the usual weight reduction. If you click the pic in my signature, it has a link to my FQuick page with all of the crap I've taken out. I still have to do a chrome moly k-member, a-arms, lightweight brakes, spooled fab 9", and remove the HVAC. I would like to get it down to right under 3000 with my 175lb *** in it.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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you've got 100 lbs on me so that's about 1/4 of the weight you've got on me there... how much lighter are camaro's then transam's? my car is a full ws6 car, only part that's really left of that is the hood which I knwo is lighter then s stock transam steel hood but not by much. I've done alot of the weight reduction, still on stock k member and a arms, and still have the stock braking system on the car including the abs but that's all gonna go at once along with the k member and a arms, and a manual rack and manual master cylinder.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt D
I haven't hacked anything and won't. I don't want the car to look crappy if I ever decide to sell it. It has all been done with chrome moly suspension parts and the usual weight reduction. If you click the pic in my signature, it has a link to my FQuick page with all of the crap I've taken out. I still have to do a chrome moly k-member, a-arms, lightweight brakes, spooled fab 9", and remove the HVAC. I would like to get it down to right under 3000 with my 175lb *** in it.
You should be able to do it without pulling the HVAC box.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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I have Ozite, it's pretty light.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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Just got my install done.. material from hobby lobby. totall cost 25 dollars.. 5 yards wieghed in on a jewel osco scale of 3/4 of a pound MUHAHAHA



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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 12:08 AM
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looks like im going to hobby lobby. I checked out the stuff at home depot and it was kinda $. So i decided to just skin the underside for now.

my car weights in now at 3240 with me in (125lbs) and a half tank of gas. Inside looks near stock minus back seats. All ac and heater componets have been removed, along with other random stuff and bumper brackets. Still on stock k member as well.
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by THEE PEWTER Z™
Just got my install done.. material from hobby lobby. totall cost 25 dollars.. 5 yards wieghed in on a jewel osco scale of 3/4 of a pound MUHAHAHA
Nice! Do you happen to have the item number on that stuff from your receipt? I wanna make sure to get the same stuff here in a couple weeks when the 6 pt goes in. Good find!
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 08:17 AM
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I know last year car weighed in with me in at at 66 3550 and all i had ot was the back seat and my 290 ***.. this year the cr lost weight as well as my self.. so ill keep u huys updated
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 10:48 AM
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So are you guys with the ozite carpet using floor mats? I had some lightweight carpet similar to the ozite stuff in my Camaro and it turned to **** pretty quick in the footwell area. It was glued down but the carpet material starts to fuzz up pretty nasty.
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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is ozite hard to keep clean
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by DopeFedZ
So are you guys with the ozite carpet using floor mats? I had some lightweight carpet similar to the ozite stuff in my Camaro and it turned to **** pretty quick in the footwell area. It was glued down but the carpet material starts to fuzz up pretty nasty.
I have only driven the car at the track twice since I put in my ozite, but I am going to throw a floor mat in. Mine is starting to fuzz up a little bit.
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 1fstTA
we all went with the stockcarpets.com one mine was 15lbs
How much lighter than stock is it?
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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The problem with the ozite is that it doesnt have any backing.. its kinda like gluing an afro to your floor i thought.. this stuff i got from hobby lobby did have a backing somewhat, as if it was laid down in a glue. one side was fuzzy and one side was smooth...Not sure of the item number, im gonna have 2 look... ill let you know
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 04:18 AM
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that hobby lobby stuff doesn't look bad... ya need to seam it in the back to get rid of some od the wrinkles and it will look pretty good.

Matt I use a floormat on the drivers side with my ozite
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 08:10 AM
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i put ozite in my car a couple of weeks ago. There are pics in my FS thread (in sig) if you wanna check it out.
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 09:15 AM
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i went to hobby lobby and could not find any material like that
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by THEE PEWTER Z™
The problem with the ozite is that it doesnt have any backing.. its kinda like gluing an afro to your floor i thought.. this stuff i got from hobby lobby did have a backing somewhat, as if it was laid down in a glue. one side was fuzzy and one side was smooth...Not sure of the item number, im gonna have 2 look... ill let you know
Thanks man, they just put in a new one where I live that's pretty big and I think their corporate is out of OK...I'm sure I can find it around here somewhere.
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