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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 02:59 PM
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You took out the wipers and part of the fenders but you still have ABS?
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dlove
well i got around to doing it finally

each one was like 2.5-3 lbs

i also removed some hood brackets for a total of

8 or so pounds

Can you take a pic looking down on the driver's side w/ a broad view? Sort of an idea of how much area you have to maybe mount an a/w 'cooler? Or maybe just measure the area quick like with a tape meausre for me? I would be eternally grateful
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt D
Wow, that care would NEVER pass tech up here with that overflow bottle. That's awesome!

there is no tech for street racing
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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You took out the wipers and part of the fenders but you still have ABS?
that cost money
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.MartyStone
Can you take a pic looking down on the driver's side w/ a broad view? Sort of an idea of how much area you have to maybe mount an a/w 'cooler? Or maybe just measure the area quick like with a tape meausre for me? I would be eternally grateful
of course but give me a few days
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dlove
that cost money
lmao
I feel ya, brother. Mine is going on a diet as we speak, and I keep staring angrily at my abs that doesn't even work anyway. It'll be out soon, when the line lock goes in.
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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It cost me like $10 to delete my abs if i didnt buy a line lock. FYI
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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It cost me like $10 to delete my abs if i didnt buy a line lock. FYI
im waiting to do it when i do a manual master
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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some more pics for people. And YES i will have a better battery hold down soon lol



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I'm sorry, but that is pretty hack right there. I see a car with 50 lbs of **** in it that could go away by spending a couple bucks, but instead you chopped the **** out of it to get rid of what 8 lbs? Go on a diet LOL, ya can lose that in a week.... no need to be doing stuff like that unless you're building an outlaw car.


You;ll never be able to sell that car now with that done, nevermind that it's not even viable to drive that in any kind of wet conditions now.
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Won't that create some unwanted air turbulence underhood when you're at high speeds? You'll be wiping stones and muck out of the engine bay on a regular basis now.
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Very true... buddy of mine has an old school nova with no inner fender's, that engine bay has to get cleaned every time he drives the car.

You will end up regretting that 8 lbs the first time you pop the hood after driving on anything other then a pristinly clean road.
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 07:46 AM
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Actually, I had forgotten that years ago I took the inner fenders out of my '80 Z28. It was geared tall and would go over 150mph. After the fenders were out that bitch flopped around with the crazy turbulance at about 130mph. I ended up putting them back in, screw the 15lbs +/-.
But that was an old one with those huge inner fenders from radiator to firewall.
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 09:53 AM
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I already ONLY drive the car when its dry, hell it has et fronts on it...i really dont care if it gets dirty, the car sits in the street and is snowed on regularly

I will clean up the cuts around it at some other point, i ran out of day light.

I dont think it would be healthy for me to go on a diet....i only weight 125lbs
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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I noticed you still have mirrors and all 5 lug nuts on each wheel.
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by troopercar
I noticed you still have mirrors and all 5 lug nuts on each wheel.

I only have one mirror. Now 4 lug nuts is just silly
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 10:10 AM
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damn, overkill on a street car if you ask me
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Looks good but I might rivet some tin if makes the engine real dirty.
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Looks good but I might rivet some tin if makes the engine real dirty.

thank you! exactly! one of the only people that understand my car
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Ericbigmac83
damn, overkill on a street car if you ask me

in KC you better have overkill plus more if you want to keep up. We have lots of DAILY DRIVEN 10 second cars and a few 9 seconds cars out every weekend
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