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Re: WEIGHT REDUCTION
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Mon, 27 October 2003 04:14
 
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Depending on how far you want to go with it, but most of the weight in cars comes from the "extras" that are thrown on it.
But it helps to look at the front and rear weight distribution as well. find out the weight over the front wheels and rear and see how far out they are. (usually the front is heavier)
going the full bit the easyist weight reduction comes from fibreglass bonnets, guards etc. But if your dead serious about weight reduction (and don't care about resale) get rid of things like air conditioning, piping and anything that has nothing to do with making the car go. on the interior the easyest is to simply strip the interior clean bar a front seat. If that is too far you can replace the door trims with fibreglass trims, use light weight seats don't have a bit stereo set up. either get one of those pin dick spare tyres or don't carry one.
In my case clean out all the coke cans and bottles (14kg saving) 
removing something small may not seem like much in saving but removing hundreds of small thing starts to add up.
I've done some rough numbers for my project and I'm sure I can get about 70-80kg of weight out of my standard Celica (in race trim) and still retain a nice interior.
1st I'd be looking at the weight distribution and get that even as it makes a difference to the handling characteristics of the car. even rims and brakes can make a difference.
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ChaserJZX100 | Mon, 27 October 2003 14:11 |
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truenosedan | Tue, 28 October 2003 04:12 |
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mrshin | Tue, 28 October 2003 04:41 |
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ChaserJZX100 | Tue, 28 October 2003 05:35 |
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mrshin | Tue, 28 October 2003 22:14 |
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JDM hachi | Tue, 28 October 2003 22:43 |
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chutz_pah | Wed, 29 October 2003 21:13 |
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IRA11Y | Wed, 29 October 2003 22:25 |
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ChaserJZX100 | Wed, 29 October 2003 22:45 |
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ChaserJZX100 | Wed, 29 October 2003 22:47 |
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bootheman | Wed, 29 October 2003 22:59 |
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draven | Thu, 30 October 2003 00:15 |
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ChaserJZX100 | Thu, 30 October 2003 00:58 |
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IRA11Y | Thu, 30 October 2003 01:14 |
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ChaserJZX100 | Thu, 30 October 2003 01:42 |
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draven | Thu, 30 October 2003 01:36 |
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ChaserJZX100 | Thu, 30 October 2003 01:44 |
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truenosedan | Thu, 30 October 2003 02:36 |
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ChaserJZX100 | Fri, 31 October 2003 06:09 |
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oldcorollas | Fri, 31 October 2003 09:20 |
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Celia-Sue | Thu, 30 October 2003 02:50 |
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chutz_pah | Fri, 31 October 2003 23:17 |
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Jag7799 | Sat, 01 November 2003 00:38 |
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justcallmefrank | Sat, 01 November 2003 11:00 |
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sleeka73 | Sun, 02 November 2003 02:40 |
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truenosedan | Sun, 02 November 2003 01:47 |
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draven | Sun, 02 November 2003 02:28 |
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