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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 12:31 AM
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Sorry, i wasnt really sure where to post this up at, so i figured to give this spot a try. Anyway my question is what are some good ways to slim down the car. I wanna see how much weight i can shave off of it. Can anyone give me a list of weight reduction ideas.

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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 01:38 AM
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look in the drag racing section.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 01:38 AM
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rear seat delete
new k member and a arms
keep washer fluid on empty
chromoly torque arm and lca's
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 01:43 AM
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i did the following:

!air
!egr
!a/c
!pcv
!cats
!rear seats
!rear/mid speakers
tubular k-member

and i think thats it.
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there's a weight reduction list at the top of the drag racing section.

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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 08:30 AM
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Thank you, ill check out the drag racing section, thanks a lot guys.
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