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> My Lightweight Project: The Weigh In, Weighed it yesterday- Take a guess
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post Feb 14 2005, 10:16 AM
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I still think there is another 30-40 that can still some out.
1. Slicks will save about 5-7 each
2. Lightened flywheel
3. Smaller fuel cell
4. Remove the dustcovers on the front shocks
5. Cout out the passenger side floor (really don't want to do this)
6. Change out my boxed trailing arms for stock ones
7. Change the braided oil lines to rubber
8. Run less oil (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
9. Drill more holes (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)
10. Remove all the washers from the bolts (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

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post Feb 14 2005, 10:46 AM
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Why not take out the passenger side floor... just skin it with some aluminum. As long as your not looking for any structural strenght out of it... cause aluminum is ~1/3 less weight than steel and ~1/3 the strenght. Just epoxy it in, it'll stay no problem. YOU CAN DO IT!
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post Feb 14 2005, 10:48 AM
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Trim the long lug bolts down?

20 X 5 @ 20g = 2kg (4.4 lbs)
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post Feb 14 2005, 11:30 AM
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Not Bad I came with in 8lbs with My Guess ... What do I win (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Feb 14 2005, 11:47 AM
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QUOTE (joea9146 @ Feb 14 2005, 09:30 AM)
Not Bad I came with in 8lbs with My Guess ... What do I win (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

You win the same thing as last years winner:

A box of used sawzall blades. Congrads!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)
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post Feb 14 2005, 01:20 PM
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I will PM u my Address.... You are going to take care of the shipping.... Right (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Feb 14 2005, 01:25 PM
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Ok, but how much with the body work?????
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post Feb 14 2005, 01:31 PM
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damn dude thats sweet! I was gonna guess over 1450.
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post Feb 14 2005, 01:40 PM
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I will PM u my Address.... You are going to take care of the shipping.... Right (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

You will have send the girl in you avitar to pick up the blades. Give me a few minutes notice when she's coming so I can watch her walk up the sidewalk. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif)
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post Feb 14 2005, 04:37 PM
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i would also add...

loose the aluminum fan shroud and cooling tin

If you are areally nice and promise to be really fast, I will send my fiberglass one down and you can make a mold off of it....but you gotta be quick with the turn around...

I have to swap trannies anyways and it will be out in a week or two for that....then we can play fedex if you want.

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post Feb 14 2005, 04:50 PM
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That's sick Paul. Your car makes the Olsen twins look fat.
How about some more pics from the 48 Hours. This was my first year not to go in like 8 years. It was killing me.
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post Feb 14 2005, 06:22 PM
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Cut the top of the center tunnel off and replace with AL. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) Looks pretty cool.
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post Feb 14 2005, 06:27 PM
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I think it's funny that the people in the pictures weigh more than the car.


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post Feb 14 2005, 07:39 PM
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How about drilling some holes? My eyes started to hurt, but you get the idea.


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post Feb 14 2005, 07:44 PM
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post Feb 14 2005, 08:51 PM
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What about the women working at the table in the blue shirt. She's got a full shirt herself!
OK, now lets be nice... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

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post Feb 14 2005, 08:55 PM
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QUOTE (r_towle @ Feb 14 2005, 02:37 PM)
i would also add...

loose the aluminum fan shroud and cooling tin

If you are areally nice and promise to be really fast, I will send my fiberglass one down and you can make a mold off of it....but you gotta be quick with the turn around...

I have to swap trannies anyways and it will be out in a week or two for that....then we can play fedex if you want.

Rich

I'm going to trim some more of the fan housing. It's already cast aluminum and pretty light. Yea, I could make a f/glass one but the time to weight saving factor doesn't pay off. I'd be working for hours and save 4 pounds. Not worth it.

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post Feb 14 2005, 08:57 PM
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QUOTE (McMark @ Feb 14 2005, 04:22 PM)
Cut the top of the center tunnel off and replace with AL. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) Looks pretty cool.

Mark,
Good idea. One day I'll get a RennShift and I'll clean off the tunnel.
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post Feb 14 2005, 09:05 PM
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Two other things I did that saved some weight was I changed the adjustable Tilton brake bias to a simpe "T" fitting. And I changed the heavy cast iron engine bar to a steel one I built from tubing.

I also spoke to a 356 racer at Sebring that told me that he drilled holes in the "hats" of his rotors. I had always thought of this but never spoke to anyone who had done it on stock cast iron rotors. He said he never had a cracking problem. Even if it did crack, the wheel won't come off, and besides I'm on a autox course, not the high banks of Daytona.

I think I'll add it to the list... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

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post Feb 16 2005, 07:19 PM
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Paul;

Nice work! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)

Pleeze tell me you recorded the corner weights...

Wow!

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