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Old October 9th, 2009, 12:20 AM   #21
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^also my plan 330, but i've been looking at the new aeromotive sump kit.
Not gona lie thats a Baller setup lol.I would have went that route if i had the cash at that time.

Your talking about the A1000 Stealth kit right?
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yup, they have a full kit for a fox that comes with the tank. im just going to get the sump assy and convert my tank, or get a new tank and convert it.
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yup, they have a full kit for a fox that comes with the tank. im just going to get the sump assy and convert my tank, or get a new tank and convert it.

Thats what i would do for sure, I used the factory basket in the tank (Same as yours) for the Fuel Gauge factory sending unit and i let the factory return alone so it just dumps from the top of the tank but you don't have to worry about any return line b.s which is nice.
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When it comes time to upgrade fuel thats the way im going to go
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Oh I wish I could get away with a fuel cell, but my car isn't a track only car, and unfortunately even if I wanted it to be I dont have a 1/4 near by. If you get down to the little things, ill take your spoiler, im working on a dark gray/black thing, and wouldn't mind a black spoiler. On a slightly related note (taking things from your car) I really like your plate, thinking about stealing it.
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it doesnt have to be a track car to have a cell, hell my tempo is just going to be a weekend driver and it has a cell
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Sorry dick, spoiler stays, it would take away from the look
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I like the look, been wanting to do bits of black all over, with black 03/04 cobra rims. I think it would be awesome, and a quick glance at your car gives me an idea of how awesome it would look. I still dont want to do a fuel cell, I may or may not do a long trip or two next year, and would like to have a proper sized tank, this is my DD and all...
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they make a 20 gallon cell. hell, you would had more fuel capacity lol
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My old car had a 15 Gal Fuel Cell i Daily Drove it Everywhere.I would have put the cell in this one but can't make up my mind its nice to have a lil extra trunk space.But now that i have two Sn95s i can't make up my mind what i want to do with this one with a drag strip 25 min down the street 1/8th and the 1/4 only 15 lol.And there open all year long
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My old car had a 15 Gal Fuel Cell i Daily Drove it Everywhere.I would have put the cell in this one but can't make up my mind its nice to have a lil extra trunk space.But now that i have two Sn95s i can't make up my mind what i want to do with this one with a drag strip 25 min down the street 1/8th and the 1/4 only 15 lol.And there open all year long
rub it in some more lol
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My old car had a 15 Gal Fuel Cell i Daily Drove it Everywhere.I would have put the cell in this one but can't make up my mind its nice to have a lil extra trunk space.But now that i have two Sn95s i can't make up my mind what i want to do with this one with a drag strip 25 min down the street 1/8th and the 1/4 only 15 lol.And there open all year long
yeah, rub it in
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She tipped the scales at 3400 lbs. so we will so how much I can take off this pig over the winter
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Anyone got an idea how much a fiberglass hood w/o insulator would cut?

You really start to wonder if you need fog lights, a glove box lid, center counsole, air ducts/vents, etc...

It's like lookin at her with a scalpel and a sheeteatin grin..
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She tipped the scales at 3400 lbs. so we will so how much I can take off this pig over the winter
Nice you should see some nice drop in weight if you do everything you can.

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Anyone got an idea how much a fiberglass hood w/o insulator would cut?

You really start to wonder if you need fog lights, a glove box lid, center counsole, air ducts/vents, etc...

It's like lookin at her with a scalpel and a sheeteatin grin..
I guess you did not know the stock hoods are fiberglass,So go rip your hood insulation off and save a pound.

Here are some things you can do to shave weight just off the top of my head

Fogs and brackets
glove box lid
center console
a/c compressor
p/s pump
everything a/c related under dash
everything a/c related under hood
ABS pump
front bumper support
rear bumper support
rear mott bars
rear (black boxes) behind wheels w/ brackets
quad shocks w/ brackets
carpet
any sound dead material
rear seats
front seats
door panels
window motors
divers side air bag
passenger side air bag
radio
speakers
amps
any un-used wireing
spare tire well in trunk
Hole saw rad support and other places
front sway bar
rear sway bar
Manual brakes
Tubular front end
coil overs
aluminum block
inner fender well plastics
dog bone on rear
head liner and dome light
rear spoiler/wing
Hood latch/cable
Hood hinges
windshield wiper fluid tank and lines
charcoal canister and lines
Cruise controll box and linkage
windshield wiper motor
windshield wiper arms and linkage
Replace square metal (front shock towers forward) with aluminum sheet
Gut the inside of the trunk lid itelf and make it a pin on
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She tipped the scales at 3400 lbs. so we will so how much I can take off this pig over the winter
fatass, mine is 100lbs less with me and a half tank of gas.
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well it is now 100 pounds less. took the back bumper off and with the amount of rubber and stones that came off, im sure im at 3300 now lol
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well it is now 100 pounds less. took the back bumper off and with the amount of rubber and stones that came off, im sure im at 3300 now lol

LOL i hear that i pulled the black boxes off mine along with the no longer needed fuel filter bracket and scraped off some rubber i think i dropped 10 lbs and 7 of it rubber
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fatass, mine is 100lbs less with me and a half tank of gas.
having a 2 year old does that
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