Weight reduction

DickH · October 10th, 2009, 01:51 PM

Well, im already at 3080 without me in my car, with plans on a full tubular front, an aluminum block, I plan on getting rid of the spare tire well, and removing anything from the front I find that I do not need. However I added sound deadening undercoating to my car, gave the inside a nice coating to help make up for the fact that I have no cats, or a back seat to deaden the sound. This is my DD as of now, and probably next year as well, so I don't mind an extra 5lbs-10lbs of weight if it means the exhaust drone at 1800-2000rpms isnt as bad. That was money well spent.

flatlinerford · October 10th, 2009, 02:43 PM

wats this winter thing you talk about lol south has awesome winter last year i think it was lik 75 on xmas .. cruzin all year long.. love the south..

mylilboostedpony · October 10th, 2009, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by F8L GT

Nate, why do you want to make the trunk lid pin on? wouldn't make it any lighter. maybe if you did dzus fasteners but they woulding really work with the structure of the truck, maybe if you had just a shell or fiberglass one

eh.. seems like a little to much work for me at that point, to make a shell that is, and i didnt know we had the option of a fiberglass truck.
and i would prefure not to weld it shut lol even tho it would be fun, my battery is going back there and i may get the suggested fuel cell (15gal)

Yellow02GTauto · October 10th, 2009, 04:10 PM

I am at 3140 with me in it and a 1/4 tank of gas....that is with full tires and rims, full mach 460 and full A/C....I can lose another 250lbs if I take out the A/C, Stereo, put in skinnies and bigs, and get a lighter hood.....but the goal is 3050 with A/C and stereo...The hood I am getting is 20lbs lighter and I will also be getting the fiberglass fenders...so that should be around 35lbs less....I will be swaping out the carpet for the ACC custom carpet with is 12lbs lighter without the insultaion....and still will be removing the charcoal canister and a few other misc...pieces.....Oh and I found out how to quiet these dam strange 10 ways up front.....sat there for an hour looking at them trying to find the weakness of the noise and all it took was 2 old bushing from my control arms....the middle hardened rubber pieces were used to put inbetween the top of the shock that rests on the bearing and between the short shaft that rides in the caster chamber plate......I noticed that without the bushing there was 1-2mm of play after the it was all tightened up....this make the bearing bounce around betwee the caster camber plate....no more noise....well excessive noise....it is very quiet now....

"ED"

mylilboostedpony · October 10th, 2009, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by Yellow02GTauto

I am at 3140 with me in it and a 1/4 tank of gas....that is with full tires and rims, full mach 460 and full A/C....I can lose another 250lbs if I take out the A/C, Stereo, put in skinnies and bigs, and get a lighter hood.....but the goal is 3050 with A/C and stereo...The hood I am getting is 20lbs lighter and I will also be getting the fiberglass fenders...so that should be around 35lbs less....I will be swaping out the carpet for the ACC custom carpet with is 12lbs lighter without the insultaion....and still will be removing the charcoal canister and a few other misc...pieces.....Oh and I found out how to quiet these dam strange 10 ways up front.....sat there for an hour looking at them trying to find the weakness of the noise and all it took was 2 old bushing from my control arms....the middle hardened rubber pieces were used to put inbetween the top of the shock that rests on the bearing and between the short shaft that rides in the caster chamber plate......I noticed that without the bushing there was 1-2mm of play after the it was all tightened up....this make the bearing bounce around betwee the caster camber plate....no more noise....well excessive noise....it is very quiet now....

"ED"

what is that! and where is it lol

F8L GT · October 10th, 2009, 05:00 PM

matt, this is the little black box that frank was talking about

and this is where they are located, you can see the mounting holes behind the tire

I ran into a snag for a bit, i need to fabricate some brackets to hold the exhaust tips up since the bolt to the bottom of the bumper support.

DickH · October 10th, 2009, 05:53 PM

Just take a plasma cutter to the support and leave what you need to.

kevin12 · October 10th, 2009, 06:15 PM

Nice work man can't wait to see the end result

F8L GT · October 10th, 2009, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by DickH

Just take a plasma cutter to the support and leave what you need to.

thats my plan, two bolts are being a pain so im going to cut them off with a cut off wheel

MustangMatt96GT · October 10th, 2009, 07:55 PM

Still dont know about that stupid gray/black thing... but okay... I will have to remember to look for that next time I am under my car unstrapping it in the trailer..

F8L GT · October 10th, 2009, 08:39 PM

The cure:

330CubeGt · October 10th, 2009, 11:48 PM

Yea thats them damn Boxes not to heavy but i guess every little bit counts plus does anyone know what there for lol.

Nice work on the hangers i like what you did!

B0B · October 11th, 2009, 02:21 AM

damn.. why is my car so heavy??!! 3620 with me in it. fucking pig. i weigh 175.

F8L GT · October 11th, 2009, 02:24 AM

I weigh 220 so whats that tell ya lol

B0B · October 11th, 2009, 02:28 AM

i guess i can think of a few things.. supercharger with intercooler and piping, torque arm/panhard bar, subframe connectors, and heavy 18's/ thats gotta weigh a couple hundred at least. i opted to keep my a/c during my engine swap, but i would be interested in shaving as much weight as i can and keep the car a street car with a/c and radio.

DickH · October 11th, 2009, 03:02 AM

shit, I forgot I have a supercharger and whatnot to add to my car as far as weight goes. Oh well, I think the power gained covers weight lost.

330CubeGt · October 11th, 2009, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by F8L GT

I weigh 220 so whats that tell ya lol

I weight 315.But to my defense im 6'7"

F8L GT · October 11th, 2009, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by 330CubeGt

I weight 315.But to my defense im 6'7"

yeah you got 5 inches on me lol

F8L GT · October 11th, 2009, 04:47 PM

What is next to the gas tank on the drivers side? is that where the charcoal canister is on these? if so, what do you do with the lines after you remove it?

330CubeGt · October 11th, 2009, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by F8L GT

yeah you got 5 inches on me lol

You should get some Seat extender brackets like i did. I needed the extra leg room.

Originally Posted by F8L GT

What is next to the gas tank on the drivers side? is that where the charcoal canister is on these? if so, what do you do with the lines after you remove it?

Im pretty sure it is, With the two 1/2 inch plastic tubes or w/e running to it?
I think thats the only thing over there lol.

Its in the front passenger side fender on my pos i should take it out.

Any way i have the 99+ style tank in mine out of a buddies car, when i had the tank out i just blocked off the baby blue color piece on the top of the tank where them two lines used to hook up.I had to cut a slit in the plastic long ways to get the plastic hose off but then just heave all that b.s in the trash can.

October 10th, 2009, 01:51 PM	#61
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 3,948 iTrader: 2 reviews	Well, im already at 3080 without me in my car, with plans on a full tubular front, an aluminum block, I plan on getting rid of the spare tire well, and removing anything from the front I find that I do not need. However I added sound deadening undercoating to my car, gave the inside a nice coating to help make up for the fact that I have no cats, or a back seat to deaden the sound. This is my DD as of now, and probably next year as well, so I don't mind an extra 5lbs-10lbs of weight if it means the exhaust drone at 1800-2000rpms isnt as bad. That was money well spent. __________________ Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time. Click here for your tuning needs My slow paced budget 5.4 dohc build

October 10th, 2009, 02:43 PM	#62
flatlinerford Regular Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: cola,sc/hampton,va/kuwait. Posts: 210 iTrader: 0 reviews	wats this winter thing you talk about lol south has awesome winter last year i think it was lik 75 on xmas .. cruzin all year long.. love the south.. __________________ buy/sale/trade n e thing...

October 10th, 2009, 04:10 PM	#64
Yellow02GTauto Regular 2002 Mustang GT 4R70W 11.65@115.86 2V N/A Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Raeford, NC Posts: 433 iTrader: 0 reviews	I am at 3140 with me in it and a 1/4 tank of gas....that is with full tires and rims, full mach 460 and full A/C....I can lose another 250lbs if I take out the A/C, Stereo, put in skinnies and bigs, and get a lighter hood.....but the goal is 3050 with A/C and stereo...The hood I am getting is 20lbs lighter and I will also be getting the fiberglass fenders...so that should be around 35lbs less....I will be swaping out the carpet for the ACC custom carpet with is 12lbs lighter without the insultaion....and still will be removing the charcoal canister and a few other misc...pieces.....Oh and I found out how to quiet these dam strange 10 ways up front.....sat there for an hour looking at them trying to find the weakness of the noise and all it took was 2 old bushing from my control arms....the middle hardened rubber pieces were used to put inbetween the top of the shock that rests on the bearing and between the short shaft that rides in the caster chamber plate......I noticed that without the bushing there was 1-2mm of play after the it was all tightened up....this make the bearing bounce around betwee the caster camber plate....no more noise....well excessive noise....it is very quiet now.... "ED" __________________ "You gonna let an Automatic beat ya?" 2002 Zinc Yellow GT 355 HP/348 TQ N/A TFS 44cc heads,Stage 3 cams, Forged-Aluminum block, 9.3 CR, full exhaust and bolt ons 11.65@115.86 so far built to handle 1000hp....

October 10th, 2009, 05:00 PM	#66
F8L GT !FACEPLATED! 2002 Mustang GT 7.84 @ 86.01 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 12,064 iTrader: 13 reviews	matt, this is the little black box that frank was talking about and this is where they are located, you can see the mounting holes behind the tire I ran into a snag for a bit, i need to fabricate some brackets to hold the exhaust tips up since the bolt to the bottom of the bumper support. __________________ MM Bracket Racing Crew Co-Founder ~Its a Drag Car, Not a Show Car~ Custom Race Transmission Build

October 10th, 2009, 05:53 PM	#67
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 3,948 iTrader: 2 reviews	Just take a plasma cutter to the support and leave what you need to. __________________ Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time. Click here for your tuning needs My slow paced budget 5.4 dohc build

October 10th, 2009, 06:15 PM	#68
kevin12 Newbie 1994 Cobra Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	Nice work man can't wait to see the end result

October 10th, 2009, 07:55 PM	#70
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,168 iTrader: 3 reviews	Still dont know about that stupid gray/black thing... but okay... I will have to remember to look for that next time I am under my car unstrapping it in the trailer.. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

October 10th, 2009, 08:39 PM	#71
F8L GT !FACEPLATED! 2002 Mustang GT 7.84 @ 86.01 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 12,064 iTrader: 13 reviews	The cure: __________________ MM Bracket Racing Crew Co-Founder ~Its a Drag Car, Not a Show Car~ Custom Race Transmission Build

October 10th, 2009, 11:48 PM	#72
330CubeGt MM Fanatic 1994 Mustang 5.0 1996 Mustang V6 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,866 iTrader: 14 reviews	Yea thats them damn Boxes not to heavy but i guess every little bit counts plus does anyone know what there for lol. Nice work on the hangers i like what you did! __________________ -04 IRS - Magnaflow - Wheel Replica - Autometer - FTBR - FRPP - SCT - Brembo - PRO 5.0 - BOI-

October 11th, 2009, 02:21 AM	#73
B0B Boost gets you laid 2001 Mustang GT 12.93@113.7 (on the 18's) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milton, WA Posts: 2,601 iTrader: 2 reviews	damn.. why is my car so heavy??!! 3620 with me in it. fucking pig. i weigh 175. __________________ '01 GT. Just a couple Bolt-ons. 0rwhp 0rwtq. Epic Turbo build in progress 2003 Rubicon (wheelin rig) 2008 Silverado 4x4 (towin rig/road queen) 2009 KTM 450 XC-W (Brap Brap!)

October 11th, 2009, 02:24 AM	#74
F8L GT !FACEPLATED! 2002 Mustang GT 7.84 @ 86.01 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 12,064 iTrader: 13 reviews	I weigh 220 so whats that tell ya lol __________________ MM Bracket Racing Crew Co-Founder ~Its a Drag Car, Not a Show Car~ Custom Race Transmission Build

October 11th, 2009, 02:28 AM	#75
B0B Boost gets you laid 2001 Mustang GT 12.93@113.7 (on the 18's) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milton, WA Posts: 2,601 iTrader: 2 reviews	i guess i can think of a few things.. supercharger with intercooler and piping, torque arm/panhard bar, subframe connectors, and heavy 18's/ thats gotta weigh a couple hundred at least. i opted to keep my a/c during my engine swap, but i would be interested in shaving as much weight as i can and keep the car a street car with a/c and radio. __________________ '01 GT. Just a couple Bolt-ons. 0rwhp 0rwtq. Epic Turbo build in progress 2003 Rubicon (wheelin rig) 2008 Silverado 4x4 (towin rig/road queen) 2009 KTM 450 XC-W (Brap Brap!)

October 11th, 2009, 03:02 AM	#76
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 3,948 iTrader: 2 reviews	shit, I forgot I have a supercharger and whatnot to add to my car as far as weight goes. Oh well, I think the power gained covers weight lost. __________________ Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time. Click here for your tuning needs My slow paced budget 5.4 dohc build

October 11th, 2009, 04:47 PM	#79
F8L GT !FACEPLATED! 2002 Mustang GT 7.84 @ 86.01 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 12,064 iTrader: 13 reviews	What is next to the gas tank on the drivers side? is that where the charcoal canister is on these? if so, what do you do with the lines after you remove it? __________________ MM Bracket Racing Crew Co-Founder ~Its a Drag Car, Not a Show Car~ Custom Race Transmission Build

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