Operation: "Diet". Taking weight off the car (pics).
05-21-2008, 07:28 PM
#1
11 Second Club
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 147
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Operation: "Diet". Taking weight off the car (pics). Good afternoon.
Today I finally decided to start putting the car on a diet. Took out a bunch of **** and cut up much of the carpet in the back seat area.
There were some screws with weird heads that I need to buy the tool for to remove. Other than that, everything is looking good, so far.
Some pics:
Prepare to be violated:
There go the speakers (they were blown anyways).
More carpet cutting:
Rear seats go too. Unfortunately, I didn't have the tool to remove the back seat belts from the floor:
Trash:
Next thing I'll finish up is the rest of the carpet, along with whatever useless junk I see along the way.
With the diet, the car will also get a better tune from EFI Alchemy. My goal is low 11's.
The car will always be street legal and keep all the safety equipment.
If you guys have any ideas on what else to get rid of, I'm all ears.
Thanks
Today I finally decided to start putting the car on a diet. Took out a bunch of **** and cut up much of the carpet in the back seat area.
There were some screws with weird heads that I need to buy the tool for to remove. Other than that, everything is looking good, so far.
Some pics:
Prepare to be violated:
There go the speakers (they were blown anyways).
More carpet cutting:
Rear seats go too. Unfortunately, I didn't have the tool to remove the back seat belts from the floor:
Trash:
Next thing I'll finish up is the rest of the carpet, along with whatever useless junk I see along the way.
With the diet, the car will also get a better tune from EFI Alchemy. My goal is low 11's.
The car will always be street legal and keep all the safety equipment.
If you guys have any ideas on what else to get rid of, I'm all ears.
Thanks
05-21-2008, 07:41 PM
#3
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Vero Beach, Fl
Posts: 501
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Good luck on the diet. I have two good friends locally who have gutted their cars pretty severely. I tried it with my Mustang, and unless the car is seeing track only duty I'd never do it again.
05-21-2008, 07:51 PM
#5
11 Second Club
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 147
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I'll use an allen wrench tomorrow.
I don't really wanna with shipping stuff. I left them in front of my mail box if someone wants them.
Trending Topics
05-21-2008, 08:26 PM
#8
Launching!
iTrader: (19)
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: arkansas
Posts: 217
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
dude why would you do that to such a nice car, and then throw all the parts away?? you go find a v6 firebird and do a ls1 swap and gutt a car like that, but not a damn t/a man, i would never do anything like that to car that nice, just like what was said, just add more power
05-21-2008, 08:36 PM
#10
11 Second Club
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 147
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Althought I agree with you guys, it's a decision I've thought about for while.
I love my car, but I'm not a car collector.
It's not a daily driver and it was collecting dust in the garage because gas prices and Florida drivers who might ram into it one day.
It still will be washed once a week and waxed every 2 months.
The car has a purpose and that's what it's gonna do.
Oh yeah, I don't have the money or desire to put an LS1 into a V-6 just to run it, when I can do it with this one.
I love my car, but I'm not a car collector.
It's not a daily driver and it was collecting dust in the garage because gas prices and Florida drivers who might ram into it one day.
It still will be washed once a week and waxed every 2 months.
The car has a purpose and that's what it's gonna do.
Oh yeah, I don't have the money or desire to put an LS1 into a V-6 just to run it, when I can do it with this one.
05-21-2008, 08:44 PM
#12
9 Second Club
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Lexington,S.C.
Posts: 283
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Where are you located? Hell I'll buy the ALL the parts and pay shipping! I've got three WS6's , all with that same color interior.
Just throw everything in a box and let me know!
Just throw everything in a box and let me know!
05-21-2008, 08:47 PM
#14
11 Second Club
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 147
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Once I finish taking off the rest of the **** I'll make a list of everything and let you know.
05-21-2008, 08:50 PM
#15
11 Second Club
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Jax, Fl
Posts: 742
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
you could pull the sound deadening out from the carpet your keeping. youve probally already tossed the a.i.r. pump but theres that if you havent. pull the bumper supports.
id be interested to here you opinion on efi alchemy, im thinking about a 2-bar tune and they are in the area and ive heard good things so far.
id be interested to here you opinion on efi alchemy, im thinking about a 2-bar tune and they are in the area and ive heard good things so far.
05-21-2008, 09:35 PM
#16
your interior is starting to look like mine but mine was already stripped when I got it..I agree with the Cobra man...just upgrade the interior and the engine while your at it. If your going to chop up a car and keep it street legal start with a 3rd gen berlinetta body...they're cheap and already a lot lighter
05-22-2008, 01:21 AM
#19
Launching!
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Posts: 293
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The torx bit sizes are 40, 45, and 50. I had to buy a pack with all three of those, but remember only using two. sorry can't remember which two, but at least it narrows it down a little.
