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> Where do I buy these diet pills for my car?
moggy
post Jun 6 2012, 04:02 PM
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As some of you may know I rally a 914 over here in the UK. Mainly against Ford Escorts. Now I always knew that I was down 50bhp to the Escorts but I always thought I was lighter. At the previous rally my car, along with all other competitors, were weighed. My car came in 1010kg, with a full tank of fuel, driver and co-drivr were not in th car. The Escorts were all about the same.

So..... how do some of you guys get so light?

Here's what I've already done to save weight:

Lexan windows, side and back
F/glass boot and bonnet
All grill engine lid
Removed heat shield above exhaust
Stripped out interior including all sound deadening and tar
Late doors but with the crash bar cut out.

Here's what is fighting against the weight savings:

Skid plates front and rear
Front oil cooler and oil lines to it.
Roll cage
Engmann long kit
CFR rear suspension mount reinforcement kit

So.... alot of you guys have the additional weight of the above e.g. rollcage, rear suspension reinforcements etc. How do you get the car below 1000kg? what am I missing???
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moggy   Where do I buy these diet pills for my car?   Jun 6 2012, 04:02 PM
mepstein   I don't think you can go a whole lot lower tha...   Jun 6 2012, 04:18 PM
moggy   You said the escorts all weigh about the same. Wh...   Jun 6 2012, 04:25 PM
moggy   I don't think you can go a whole lot lower th...   Jun 6 2012, 04:42 PM
SirAndy   I don't think you can go a whole lot lower tha...   Jun 6 2012, 04:49 PM
moggy   I don't think you can go a whole lot lower th...   Jun 6 2012, 05:07 PM
SirAndy   So, what have you got (or not, as the case maybe) ...   Jun 6 2012, 05:32 PM
mepstein   I don't think you can go a whole lot lower th...   Jun 6 2012, 05:53 PM
Rand   So, your weight is the same, but you are down 50HP...   Jun 6 2012, 04:35 PM
Rand   Reinforcing for dirt rally has to add weight, no? ...   Jun 6 2012, 04:53 PM
moggy   Reinforcing for dirt rally has to add weight, no?...   Jun 6 2012, 05:04 PM
Rand   I can't wait to see what you do. I just can...   Jun 6 2012, 05:09 PM
moggy   I can't wait to see what you do. I just can...   Jun 6 2012, 05:20 PM
Randal   Here is what I did: The base weight of my car is ...   Jun 6 2012, 10:07 PM
J P Stein   1720 +/-20........with a 6. front cooler, & ca...   Jun 6 2012, 10:08 PM
Randal   1720 +/-20........with a 6. front cooler, & c...   Jun 6 2012, 10:14 PM
grantsfo   Do you have pictures of the car? What kind of cla...   Jun 7 2012, 04:35 AM
ChrisNPDrider   go to fiberglass door skins and kevlar sheet for s...   Jun 7 2012, 01:37 PM
brant   It does seem a little heavy I run all metal rocke...   Jun 7 2012, 09:42 PM
moggy   Thanks guys, this is a really useful discussion fo...   Jun 8 2012, 05:43 AM
brant   The window glass (plus windshield and rear window)...   Jun 8 2012, 08:58 AM
moggy   The window glass (plus windshield and rear window...   Jun 8 2012, 03:44 PM
J P Stein   I can see a ton...well, a bunch of weight to come ...   Jun 8 2012, 09:43 AM
moggy   I can see a ton...well, a bunch of weight to come...   Jun 8 2012, 03:57 PM
Andyrew   What about the doors? You have a cage so you dont ...   Jun 8 2012, 11:40 AM
moggy   What about the doors? You have a cage so you dont...   Jun 8 2012, 04:01 PM
ChrisNPDrider   What about hard mounting the headlights up? Those...   Jun 8 2012, 01:07 PM
URY914   Rookies........   Jun 8 2012, 01:41 PM
Rand   Rookies........ :lol: But I'd be scared to d...   Jun 8 2012, 03:03 PM
moggy   Rookies........ :lol: But I'd be scared to ...   Jun 8 2012, 04:13 PM
stuttgart46   Ditch the headlights all together as well as the h...   Jun 8 2012, 02:57 PM
moggy   Ditch the headlights all together as well as the ...   Jun 8 2012, 04:07 PM
moggy   I met a guy who makes aluminium fuel tanks for the...   Jun 8 2012, 04:15 PM
messix   can you tie the windsheild frame and the cowl into...   Jun 8 2012, 06:34 PM
J P Stein   I'm aware of Moggy's use of the car. I wou...   Jun 9 2012, 08:27 AM
moggy   I'm aware of Moggy's use of the car. I wo...   Jun 9 2012, 04:57 PM
Rand   I'm aware of Moggy's use of the car. I wo...   Jun 12 2012, 01:15 AM
J P Stein   :lol: Nice JP. Where's your car now? Not that...   Jun 12 2012, 06:42 PM
Rand   Dude, I LIKE being a grumpy old man.....not to me...   Jun 12 2012, 08:59 PM
grantsfo   I'm aware of Moggy's use of the car. I wo...   Jun 14 2012, 08:20 PM
moggy   Rally went really well, managed to hold my own aga...   Jun 10 2012, 02:58 PM
URY914   :first: :beer2:   Jun 10 2012, 03:02 PM
Randal   :first: :beer2: +1 Great driving!   Jun 10 2012, 06:24 PM
Woody   :agree: :agree: You have anymore videos? :popco...   Jun 10 2012, 07:59 PM
polo classic   Loose weight, your car needs a diet of drill bits ...   Jun 11 2012, 04:36 PM
moggy   Here's another vid for you from a few years ba...   Jun 11 2012, 05:05 PM
moggy   Anyone know how much those headlight motors weigh ...   Jun 11 2012, 05:07 PM
mepstein   Anyone know how much those headlight motors weigh...   Jun 11 2012, 05:28 PM
stuttgart46   Congrats on this past weekend's results. That ...   Jun 12 2012, 04:58 PM
Gunther   I noticed that no one mentioned that little parach...   Jun 15 2012, 08:07 PM
moggy   I noticed that no one mentioned that little parac...   Jun 16 2012, 01:30 PM
SirAndy   So how fast do I need to go to 'effectively...   Jun 16 2012, 08:21 PM
Gunther   :agree: The guys At KMW Motorsports did a teleme...   Jun 17 2012, 03:04 PM
moggy   I get over 90 quite often, 110 less often. Althoug...   Jun 17 2012, 03:08 PM
Woody   I get over 90 quite often, 110 less often. Althou...   Jun 17 2012, 05:35 PM
ChrisNPDrider   WHAT??? Your rear skid plate is 50 lbs!!...   Jun 18 2012, 01:51 PM
J P Stein   I'm pretty much out of the game. I stop by occ...   Jun 20 2012, 08:44 AM
ThePaintedMan   Sorry, I might have missed this.. but what kind of...   Jun 20 2012, 09:12 AM
mepstein   Sorry, I might have missed this.. but what kind o...   Jun 20 2012, 09:46 AM


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