what else???
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Remove your A/C... that's at least 100 lbs. Put in manual seats if you have power, manual windows are lighter as well. If your car ever got undercoated, scrape all the undercoating off. Tubular K member and A-Arms. Remove the factory bumper braces and build a frame to help them hold shape (dangerous on anything but a track only car). That's about all I can think of keeping it stock looking.
Search is your friend... https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-racing-tech/17319-weight-reduction-list.html
Originally Posted by LS1Formulation
Remove your A/C... that's at least 100 lbs. Put in manual seats if you have power, manual windows are lighter as well. If your car ever got undercoated, scrape all the undercoating off. Tubular K member and A-Arms. Remove the factory bumper braces and build a frame to help them hold shape (dangerous on anything but a track only car). That's about all I can think of keeping it stock looking.
you can convert to manual windows with the lighter glass, lexan or something. remove emissions, run the exhaust dumped right off the headers, lightweight carpet..ect there is a thread about this somewhere.
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Originally Posted by transamfreak01
wasnt sure where to post this but i was wondering what other weight reduction can be done with keeping the car looking as stock as possible???
If so what?
As for what's possible well it depends how far you are prepared to go and how much money you want to spend.
Basically taking out anything not needed will reduce weight. But remember stuctual components shouldn't be removed.
You could replace body and door panels with either aluminium of carbon fibre. You could have thinner glass windscreen and perspex side windows.
1 piece plastic seats, remove the dash and mount a tacho/speedo on bulk head. remove all non essentially electrical components (windows, seats, air con, heater if in hot climate, etc.)
Remove all non needed trim, carpets, sound dedening, roof trim. The list is quite endless really.
