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Old October 8th, 2009, 09:08 PM   #1
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Tomorrow I will be weighing my car to see what it was at for this season(with driver) and then the weight loss program begins. Im going to see how much weight I can take off and how big of an impact it will have on it for next season. I'll take pics of the process along the way. I plan on ripping everything out and remove any little thing that is not mandetory.

Rear bumper cover removed

Tail pipes hang from crash bumper

Cut and modified crash bumper to be exhaust hanger



Black plastic boxes that sit behind the rear tires

Where they sit behind the tire

Rear cover reinstalled

Front bumper cover off and crash bar removed


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Old October 8th, 2009, 09:10 PM   #2
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what do u plan on taking out?
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everything that i dont need to drive. well besides interior plastic. anything behind them and what not will be gone. i'll tear down and see where its at and go from there. also fabing up and aluminum rear seat delete out of .032 5052 that will be much lighter than a typical rear seat delete.
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Car will just be for brackets next year also so i may put in air bag deletes for the season.
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Your going to be doing what i have been thinking about for the past 3 months. I just can't decide if i want to tear into my car like that.

Looking forward to pics and information,Good Luck...
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ooooh. dam.. lol.. im sorry i like my leather too much.. ill stick with tha fat girl before i make her go get liposuction
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mine wieghs 2940 with me in it, 5 gallons of 110 and a full nitrous bottle in it... I weigh 180 pounds
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ooooh. dam.. lol.. im sorry i like my leather too much.. ill stick with tha fat girl before i make her go get liposuction
Ahh Thats why its nice to have two cars!Im Half tempted to put my FR500s and black leather in my Blue V6 lol
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ooooh. dam.. lol.. im sorry i like my leather too much.. ill stick with tha fat girl before i make her go get liposuction
Im keeping my leathers for now, well the fronts anyway. I will be replacing the heavy a$$ power seat track with a manual. cant afford new seats this winter
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Originally Posted by 330CubeGt View Post
Ahh Thats why its nice to have two cars!Im Half tempted to put my FR500s and black leather in my Blue V6 lol
well i have a explorer.. but that aint no chick magnet
i only use the explorer when i am in need for a big un!!
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it makes a big difference losing the weight of the car, but just becomes a race car after that. I have nothing in mine, no bumper supports, air bags, stereo, speakers, just the basic panels and race seats, lightweight everything in suspension, no a/c and mine weights a little over 2900 lbs with me in it and i weight 170lbs.
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Thats about the same thing im doing tim, except for the a/c I havent decided on removing it yet. but the carpet will be coming up and jute back being removed. all the insulation from behind the panels will come out. the sound deadening panels will get scrapped off. ect....
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Originally Posted by White99stang View Post
it makes a big difference losing the weight of the car, but just becomes a race car after that. I have nothing in mine, no bumper supports, air bags, stereo, speakers, just the basic panels and race seats, lightweight everything in suspension, no a/c and mine weights a little over 2900 lbs with me in it and i weight 170lbs.
I need to put my panels, and carpet back in my car... make it "semi" streetable if I decide to take it someplace...

but I need to take the bumper supports out, once the cage is in, same with the crash bars in the doors.
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my car sits at 3080 without me, im aiming for 2900 with me in it. Full tubular front, aluminum block, and im thinking about cutting out the spare well and replacing the spot with aluminum.
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my car sits at 3080 without me, im aiming for 2900 with me in it. Full tubular front, aluminum block, and im thinking about cutting out the spare well and replacing the spot with aluminum.
put a fuel cell in
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Originally Posted by F8L GT View Post
put a fuel cell in
someone else was talking about doing that (mickey?)

what exactly is that/what does it do?
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For one its safer than a regular fuel tank. The fuel cell would be put in the trunk, strapped in, jpre than likely be a rear sump meaning the ful pick up would be at the bottom rear of the tank so when you accel all the fuel goes to it. Most of the time they put foam in them also.
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most of they time they are for safety.
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Originally Posted by Boostang View Post
well i have a explorer.. but that aint no chick magnet
i only use the explorer when i am in need for a big un!!
Thats true.Im not worried about the chicks tho , no homo.
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it makes a big difference losing the weight of the car, but just becomes a race car after that. I have nothing in mine, no bumper supports, air bags, stereo, speakers, just the basic panels and race seats, lightweight everything in suspension, no a/c and mine weights a little over 2900 lbs with me in it and i weight 170lbs.
I agree but down here its different, i know of alot of cars on the street Fully Gutted some even daily driven

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I need to put my panels, and carpet back in my car... make it "semi" streetable if I decide to take it someplace...

but I need to take the bumper supports out, once the cage is in, same with the crash bars in the doors.
Carpet and panels don't make it a street car! lol.
and i would also remove the supports after the cage.

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im thinking about cutting out the spare well and replacing the spot with aluminum.
If i put mine on a diet thats a must.
There is a place that sells a two piece aluminum sheet for that exact thing along with door pannels etc etc...

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put a fuel cell in
Or you can sump the stock thank like i did, the stock Tank is pretty light weight and you could put foam in it if you realy wanted to
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^also my plan 330, but i've been looking at the new aeromotive sump kit.
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