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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:04 AM
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but doin this is not for the faint of heart...bc if ur car came from up north...u could find this














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altogether i took out just at 65 lbs i think
im goin to take out the front bumper egg carton stuff wich is good for another 25 lbs
and since i dont have my e brake hooked up im takin it out..which is good for 9 lbs


then patch the holes next time i take a monthly visit home from school
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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i had the same issue when i was pulling weight out of my car

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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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So how loud it it inside now??
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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4th gens are getting old enough to have some rust in them now. I have seen a couple that needed floor work.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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So how loud it it inside now??
well u know how ppl complain about fbods with longtubes, not cat, and loudmouth 1.......i think they meant in a stripped out car....lol....it feels like im inside of a soda can....im prolly gonna start lookin into a borla mouth setup...but...i can still deal with it
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:49 AM
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So what did you pull exactly???
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:58 AM
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all carpet and sound deadening, headliner...rear seats...all interior trim except for door panels and dash...spare tire and jack have been out...
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 94LT1Bird
well u know how ppl complain about fbods with longtubes, not cat, and loudmouth 1.......i think they meant in a stripped out car....lol....it feels like im inside of a soda can....im prolly gonna start lookin into a borla mouth setup...but...i can still deal with it
Lol I can only imagine
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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went to the landfill and hopped on the scale....

3390lbs with just a drivers seat and 2 gals of gas and my 190lbs ***
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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aww man im sorry to hear about the cancer i hope you get it all cut out okay. my car came from maryland but i guess it wasnt there long enough to get cancer except for under the battery tray, but thats only alil deeper then a surface rust.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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Did u wiegh it before hand?
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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i had weighed it at a different place...and got 3680 with me in it....about 4 months ago

that doesnt add up to me...
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 94LT1Bird
well u know how ppl complain about fbods with longtubes, not cat, and loudmouth 1.......i think they meant in a stripped out car....lol....it feels like im inside of a soda can....im prolly gonna start lookin into a borla mouth setup...but...i can still deal with it
Drove mine around like that when I took it to get the rollbar put in.
There's no way I'd ever be able to put up with that in a street car.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 94LT1Bird
i had weighed it at a different place...and got 3680 with me in it....about 4 months ago

that doesnt add up to me...
I always use scrap yard scales. They seem to be the most accurate.

Im getting ready to go wieght mine before I start on it.
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jeez all these gutting threads make my car look like such a fat *** lol
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 09:05 AM
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Its free e.t.
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