what you stripped out your scoob to save weight
05 May 2005, 05:26 PM
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also how much of a pain is it to get it the a/c back in and working again. im not planing on selling the car but id still like to know. i think both of the twe eyes on my 93 are part of the chassis. im think ill pass on cutting one of them off just to save 100g!
scoob+bike=fun.... note taken but what do you mean FWIW.
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scoob+bike=fun.... note taken but what do you mean FWIW.
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05 May 2005, 05:40 PM
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quite straight forward to put back on if you can remember how you took it off 
Adam is quite right so make sure there are no government agents with gass testing equipment around when you do it 
Adam is quite right so make sure there are no government agents with gass testing equipment around when you do it
cheers guys. ill have it done over the weekend. 
06 May 2005, 08:31 AM
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Regarding the a/c unit I removed this on my sprint car in total and sold it, the rhs radiator fan is past of the system so that went, behind the glove box is an alu radiator thing which was also removed, one heavy weight is the battery which can be replaced with a smaller motorsport item also noted that the cat is rather heavy when I swop it back for the MOT.
Happy stripping, would be interested to know what you get it down to , will weigh my 97 RA and let you know.
Happy stripping, would be interested to know what you get it down to , will weigh my 97 RA and let you know.
06 May 2005, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by FASTER MIKE!!
carpets and rear seats plastic windows, titanium exhaust, stainless manifold, rooflining, sound deadening, light weight wheels, alloy suspention
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06 May 2005, 11:26 AM
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how have people taken the front seats out? is it a case of simply diconnecting the battery.....waiting a while, carefully undoing everything and removing??
My car is an 03WRX and ill looking to get it down to about 1280-1290kg which means front passenger seat, rear seats, speakers, door cards etc.....but im just a little vague about how the front seat can be removed without disturbing the airbag thats in the side of it.....
any help would be appreciated.
My car is an 03WRX and ill looking to get it down to about 1280-1290kg which means front passenger seat, rear seats, speakers, door cards etc.....but im just a little vague about how the front seat can be removed without disturbing the airbag thats in the side of it.....
any help would be appreciated.
06 May 2005, 04:59 PM
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bloody hell m8. them new age wrx's sound heavy! im going to find a garage to de-pressurise my system 1st guys dont worry. my car feels so damn slow (its running spot on btw). it has to loose more weight.
thinking about it this must be slowing me down. i reckon it must be 70+ kilos?
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my car feels so damn slow (its running spot on btw). it has to loose more weight. thinking about it this must be slowing me down. i reckon it must be 70+ kilos?
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08 May 2005, 08:29 PM
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ok so its rained all weekend then. all i had time to do is tilt my slanty intercooler (a bit. lol). proberbly raised/tilted the back up a few degrees.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tiltedabit.jpg
air con removal is next though. it will be next saturday. ill sell it to make some funds my new ecu and map. any offers?
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tiltedabit.jpg
air con removal is next though. it will be next saturday
. ill sell it to make some funds my new ecu and map. any offers?stew
15 May 2005, 07:08 PM
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just spent about 3 hours to remove my air con unit, a pully, pipes and not alot realy. lol. still have the a/c in car matrix and radiator (didnt have the time or energy) to come out. proberbly do that next weekend.
all the below bits weighed 8 kilo all together.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...airconbits.jpg
engine bays starting to look a little spacious.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rxnoaircon.jpg
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all the below bits weighed 8 kilo all together.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...airconbits.jpg
engine bays starting to look a little spacious.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rxnoaircon.jpg
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16 May 2005, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by axgt_bwaii
engine bays starting to look a little spacious.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rxnoaircon.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rxnoaircon.jpg
16 May 2005, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ShyTot
Why don't you take out that ugly silver thing from the middle of the picture? That's got to save weight!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../airconrad.jpg
only weighed 2 kilo but like tescos says "every little helps" .
16 May 2005, 07:18 PM
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So basically the AC system weighed 10kgs with a bit extra for gas/fluids..? lol
I'd rather leave 10 litres of fuel out. After all, the extra drag from having to have your windows down in the summer heat will slow you down more than the AC weight and drag put together..!
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I'd rather leave 10 litres of fuel out. After all, the extra drag from having to have your windows down in the summer heat will slow you down more than the AC weight and drag put together..!
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16 May 2005, 07:36 PM
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in all honesty (ive owned the car 9 months) the only time i have used my a/c was when i bought the car to see if it worked. so the way i see it i may as well ditch it.
yer done that and the rear fog (fronts will go when i have some covers to replace them). i have some new rear lights on the way. i will be puting a fog light bulb in the tail light for mot's. hopefuly it will pass.
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whats next then???
have you removed the rear toe eye yet?
have you removed the rear toe eye yet?
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16 May 2005, 08:36 PM
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i did this at the weekend....
http://www.sox-japoc.co.uk/forum/vie...?p=34047#34047
next weekend the passenger seat and front door cards are coming out too for japfest and GT battle....in total that would have removed 85kgs and it feels so much better!!
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http://www.sox-japoc.co.uk/forum/vie...?p=34047#34047
next weekend the passenger seat and front door cards are coming out too for japfest and GT battle....in total that would have removed 85kgs and it feels so much better!!
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17 May 2005, 05:58 PM
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must admit - i have gone beyond the roadcar stuff, its surprising how much the sound deadening weighs in at along with carpets etc.. but jesus when you take it out the din in the car!! now I know why they need intercoms.
next stuff out for me is probably the air con, then it gets a bit more complex - and expensive!! there is a lot of weight in those doors especially with motors for both electric windows and mirrors, I want to lose all of that and replace with carbon door cards and WRC mirrors - but then how do you wind the windows down LOL. I also want to lose that big box that sits as a console for the switches and dccd controls
next stuff out for me is probably the air con, then it gets a bit more complex - and expensive!! there is a lot of weight in those doors especially with motors for both electric windows and mirrors, I want to lose all of that and replace with carbon door cards and WRC mirrors - but then how do you wind the windows down LOL. I also want to lose that big box that sits as a console for the switches and dccd controls
17 May 2005, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by axgt_bwaii
85 kg thats realy good did u actually weigh all that or just an estimate? can you weigh your rear door cards and rear seats for me?
did u actually weigh all that or just an estimate? can you weigh your rear door cards and rear seats for me?the top of the rear seat is 11kgs
the bottom of the rear seat is 4kg
the rear door cards combined were 4.5-5kgs.
so theres 20kgs straight off
17 May 2005, 06:56 PM
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nice one neil.
gravel express id imagine youd take the window winders from a impreza GL or whatever.
front fogs came out today didnt weigh much as hoped (only 1.5 kilo) but im hoping they will earn me some extra cash for engine mods
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gravel express id imagine youd take the window winders from a impreza GL or whatever.
front fogs came out today didnt weigh much as hoped (only 1.5 kilo) but im hoping they will earn me some extra cash for engine mods
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18 May 2005, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by axgt_bwaii
one radiator fan removed weighd in at 2.5 kilo.
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Originally Posted by jonny gav
cars with air con have 2 fans, without have only one!
also subaru put a top mount intercooler in there too. very silly. was that a good idea or the plastic expansion tanks? no cars perfect and thats why most people modify them.
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Originally Posted by jonny gav
cars with air con have 2 fans, without have only one!