Snap. Mine does 3000 miles a year going to and back from Hill climbs and the odd weekend thrash (hard to do nowadays), but can't stand trailers and the messing that goes with them.
So tempting, and a cheap performance gain.
Graham.

 

they'll be no big push to anything else from me, apart from maybe a minor turbo upgrade and bigger injectors if i can afford it, gearbox is defo first on the list, i should be an expert at taking it out now anyway


well, removing the sound deadnening is fun best time of year to do it though 3-4 hours to remove interior trim & sound deadening

 

Does it chip-off better when very cold? The 911's did once you got the blunt chiesel under the corners.
There's a lot by the looks of it.
Graham.

 

Let's see you in action Kev

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=477895

 

i found it came off dead easy if you just hammered it like breaking toffee (as you can see where the back seats are), it's just a ******* when you get to the seam sealer on the floorpan as it's glued down and you have to chisel it off

5.5kg it weighed just for the record

 

IIRC Mikee's car doesn't have any underseal...when that and the sound deadening came out of Mark's Sti 4, along with the various bits of foam it came to over 20kg!

 

well i got bored on Saturday so out came half of mine (wasn't going to rip up my carpet )





weighed in at 3.5Kg - like carrying a heavy bag of shopping in your car also removed the jack support, seat cross member & the lap belt (i do ocassionally have people in the back so the other belts stay....for now) so that's another kilo or so

next up is the A/C i reckon, never had it regassed in the 2 years i've had the car so in the bin it's going i'll be getting the car weighed soon after that

 

A/C = about 5Kg iirc. and from the front too.
Graham

 

Kev, if you do take people in the back you'll need that bolt in cross member or the seat back will collapse!

 

Unless he makes aluminum one

 

The cross member isn't exactly heavy in the first place, it's quite a thin walled square section steel tube, I doubt making it in aluminium with the same strength would actually save more than a few grammes

I forsee trim removal and a carpeted firewall in my car's future

 

That's how mine is.
The fuel tank is sealed out of the cabin for motorsport purposes, so no sealed firewall needed.
The steel cross tube also stops anything in the boot intruding into the passengers backs if caught in a head-on crash.
Going to the races my boot is full of heavy stuff, ie trolley jack etc.
Graham

 

think it will stay as it is, seats are there for show 99% of the time and if they're used there's nothing in the boot, i've also removed the plastic & sound deadening back panel a while back


gotta start thinking seats and harnesses soon

 

Kev have a look here

www.rallynuts.com

 

my favourite website quite like the new Sabelt seats, a bit heavy at 11Kg, but fibreglass seats are only 8-9Kg anyway, we'll see how desperate i am for weight saving

 

I have just spent 2 hours reading through this.... Great reading. Nice to see cars being loved so much!

 

busy day at w**k then?




also on the list is a pulley set, should save a kilo or 2 there

 

Kev have you also checked out www.PeterLloydRallying.co.uk because at the Autosport show next week he does some very good deals

 

will check it out i can see my flexible friend being bent double next week

 

managed to remove the air con this afternoon, and WOW! not sure if there was something not right with the pulleys after the crash and they were robbing power but what an improvement! i was speechless the first time i put my foot down photos to follow...

 

Is that Inflatable Ingrid ? Your plastic pal ...

 

 

as it stood at start of play



WRC airbox mark 1




new alternator bracket robbed from a 15 year old 2.2 Legacy, saved a kilo there




glove box removed to access the air con rad for removal, total weight saving including the lighter bracket was 12Kg




some arty bollox to finish off with

 

need to make a decision on the stereo at some point, 4 heavy speakers, 2 tweeters and a headunit must weigh something

 

Leave it in imho. Change to some lighter speakers, ditch components and get coaxials

 

might just get some speakers for my iPod and put them on the passenger seat

 

kev yhpm

 

 

get a pull out radio or a shower radio and hang it on the steering wheel

 

on another note, think i might have a go at flocking the dash with that Frost kit, just so everyone can see how crap it looks and decide against it