weight reduction

[1NotSoBadAssBird]

What do you guys recommend that I strip out of my car? I dont want that ugly bareframe look in the interior. Just a basic weight reduction, I know Im taking out the back seat and back seat belts. Anything else?

[dmw319]

spare tire/jack is another obvious one. i think its poitnless and hardly does anything. but i bet you eric "shenanigans" will be in here in a matter of seconds with a list for you. do a search, youll find a lot.

http://www.camarov6.com/cgi-bin/ulti...=002140#000000
read that one

[12secondv6]

Minor weight redux ;) :
A arms (lower, mild steel)
A/C compressor
A/C condenser
A/C fan motor
Air bag drivers side
Air bag passenger side
Air bag bracket passenger side
Air damn (ground down)
Antenna (smoothed over)
Ash tray
Battery (odessy)
Brakes (rear brakes, round metal donut piece for e brake set up)
Bolts (misc throughout entire car)
Bracket (rear seat area under carpet)
Bracket (under steering wheel, black metal piece)
Bumper support front (black honey comb piece, styrofoam, metal bracket)
Bumper support rear (black honey comb and metal bracket
Carpet (in favor of light weight version)
Cat back (slp loudmouth in place)
Center console (pending)
Cigarette lighter
Coolant over flow tank (summit racing vs stock)
Cruise control
Cup holder (center console)
Door (inside crash bars, pending)
Door (interior fabric/ cardboard pending)
Door (exterior molding)
Door (inside construction being gutted slowly)
Driver (diet!)
Driveshaft (1 piece aluminum instead of 2 piece steel)
EGR
Floor mats
Fog lights
Gas (run little as possible
Glove box (cover still there but inside removed)
Headers
Heads (ported)
Heat shields (under car except for around fuel lines)
Hood (brackets with adjustable height points)
Hood (fiberglass ram air)
Hood (nostrils drilled out and opened up)
Hood shock (1 removed)
Inner fender wells
Insulation (firewall and floor)
Intake (cold air vs stock)
Intake (ported upper and lower manifold)
K member (mild steel drag version)
Misc. junk in the car like keys, garage remote, change, owner's manual, etc.
Panel (under steering wheel)
Panhard rod (upper brace
Parking brake (lines and handle)
Power steering (lines, pump, fluid, bracket)
Seat belts (passenger and rear)
Seat (drivers removed in favor of sparco evo)
Seat (passenger)
Seat (both rear)
Shocks (Hal's)
Side mirror
Spare tire, jack and wrench
Stereo (head unit)
Stereo (all speakers)
Stereo (misc wiring)
Sound deadening (under carpet, under molding, everywhere)
Sun visors
Sway bar (front and brackets)
Tires (front, 165 80)
Tires (rear, 26 X 10.5 ET streets)
Torque arm mount (poly vs rubber)
Torque converter (smaller)
Transmission mount (poly vs rubber)
Trunk (drivers side black plastic piece vent thing)
T top flap in hatch
T top holders
Valvetrain (titanium retainers, aluminum roller rockers etc)
Vibration dampener (on tq arm)
Washer fluid pump
Washer fluid resevior
Wheel (front, drag lite 15 X 3.5's)
Wheel (rear, salad shooter camaro 16 X 8's)
Wiper arms
Wiper motor
Wiring (misc)

[T-Punk]

as you can see safety, comfort, and looks dont matter to james, only times.

[RicE-ter]

yah i was only guna say the spare tire. gutting wont help too much unless you go ALL OUT , which i plan to do once i get a beater car. it gets pretty hot here so i need my ac for now.

[xcdarrel17]

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[Tru2Chevy]

Originally posted by RicE-ter:
yah i was only guna say the spare tire. gutting wont help too much unless you go ALL OUT , which i plan to do once i get a beater car. it gets pretty hot here so i need my ac for now.

Every ounce counts. How would you feel if you were trying to break into the 13's and decided not to cut off that one last extra bracket, and then you clicked off a 14.000 pass?

- Justin

[RicE-ter]

yes of course every lil bit helps especially if you race. im merely saying that only removing seats wont dramatically quicken your car although yes it will help, but making the car less comfortable by taking out panels, carpet/insulation, ac/heat, the works will of course help a great deal

[shenanigans]

Depends what you want and live with. I mean its obvious gutting the car worked great for Magnus, James and little G. They proved it with times.

I never wanted to get serious in it, I pull the jack/spare. have pulled the rear seat but usually not. But not only do I use my car daily and enjoy it, I also need full weight interior for autocross or I get bumped up a class.

[blacksport]

Originally posted by 12secondv6:
Minor weight redux ;) :
A arms (lower, mild steel)
A/C compressor
A/C condenser
A/C fan motor
Air bag drivers side
Air bag passenger side
Air bag bracket passenger side
Air damn (ground down)
Antenna (smoothed over)
Ash tray
Battery (odessy)
Brakes (rear brakes, round metal donut piece for e brake set up)
Bolts (misc throughout entire car)
Bracket (rear seat area under carpet)
Bracket (under steering wheel, black metal piece)
Bumper support front (black honey comb piece, styrofoam, metal bracket)
Bumper support rear (black honey comb and metal bracket
Carpet (in favor of light weight version)
Cat back (slp loudmouth in place)
Center console (pending)
Cigarette lighter
Coolant over flow tank (summit racing vs stock)
Cruise control
Cup holder (center console)
Door (inside crash bars, pending)
Door (interior fabric/ cardboard pending)
Door (exterior molding)
Door (inside construction being gutted slowly)
Driver (diet!)
Driveshaft (1 piece aluminum instead of 2 piece steel)
EGR
Floor mats
Fog lights
Gas (run little as possible
Glove box (cover still there but inside removed)
Headers
Heads (ported)
Heat shields (under car except for around fuel lines)
Hood (brackets with adjustable height points)
Hood (fiberglass ram air)
Hood (nostrils drilled out and opened up)
Hood shock (1 removed)
Inner fender wells
Insulation (firewall and floor)
Intake (cold air vs stock)
Intake (ported upper and lower manifold)
K member (mild steel drag version)
Misc. junk in the car like keys, garage remote, change, owner's manual, etc.
Panel (under steering wheel)
Panhard rod (upper brace
Parking brake (lines and handle)
Power steering (lines, pump, fluid, bracket)
Seat belts (passenger and rear)
Seat (drivers removed in favor of sparco evo)
Seat (passenger)
Seat (both rear)
Shocks (Hal's)
Side mirror
Spare tire, jack and wrench
Stereo (head unit)
Stereo (all speakers)
Stereo (misc wiring)
Sound deadening (under carpet, under molding, everywhere)
Sun visors
Sway bar (front and brackets)
Tires (front, 165 80)
Tires (rear, 26 X 10.5 ET streets)
Torque arm mount (poly vs rubber)
Torque converter (smaller)
Transmission mount (poly vs rubber)
Trunk (drivers side black plastic piece vent thing)
T top flap in hatch
T top holders
Valvetrain (titanium retainers, aluminum roller rockers etc)
Vibration dampener (on tq arm)
Washer fluid pump
Washer fluid resevior
Wheel (front, drag lite 15 X 3.5's)
Wheel (rear, salad shooter camaro 16 X 8's)
Wiper arms
Wiper motor
Wiring (misc)

So what are you running a tin can? :D ;)