 Diet Update on the AWD |
 Apr 4 2003, 02:04 AM
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So far I've got 500 pounds out and weighed. About another 100 pounds in the garage awaits the scale.
I'm estimating another 150 pounds easy from various sources can still come out as I haven't even gotten around to pulling the AC system or emissions even yet. Plus a 30 pound reduction from ditching the stock hood (44 pounds vs 14). The down side is the 100 or so that I have to put back in in terms or lightened stock seats and belts, gauges. Oh, and the nitrous bottle is another 20 pounds to drag around. I don't think I'll quite make my target weight at this point. But I do think I can sneak it under 2400 pounds. I'll try to get a pic up in all it's ugliness here soon. Just wait till I paint the exterior it's planned FLAT black. Every last person I've mentioned it too has tried to talk me out of it.  Who knows, maybe I'll even drive it some day.
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Apr 7 2003, 11:40 PM
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Post Master Group: Members Posts: 972 Joined: 30-October 02 Member No.: 34 |
No no, even I'm not stupid enough to cut on the frame. But from my understanding even plain sheet metal adds some structural support to a car. Supposedly, hard top cars have more rigidity than T-tops or even sunroof models for instance.
That nagging fear of bending the frame is just a paranoid 'par for the course' attitude shining through on my part. -------------------- |
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