type-ellis

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Just a few pics here to show what im going on with at the momet, thought maybe some of you would like to see. Basically i trying to get rid of as much weight as poss, and so far the car feels great for it. I am planning on putting the carpet back down and the back seats back in once ive finished removeing all the sound matting but at the moment im loveing it as it is and its going to take me a few days to remove it all. Here is a few pics anyway.










And thats as far as i got tonight, will crack on and do a bit more tommrow, carnt believe how much weight ive got out of it already tho

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

dont see the point in weight saving on a road car,a full tank and 3 up will soon put you back to heavy car,but each to their own

type-ellis

iTrader: (24)

A full tank and 3 up ontop of the weight thats already in it and u got even more weight. My cars basically just a toy, have never got more than 2 in it, if we have to go far then i take the other car. Every little bit helps, just as important the weight as it is the power.

type-ellis

iTrader: (24)

Yep each to their own, am happy to plod along with it and at the end of the day even if i dont go the whole hog, Dash out, bucket seats etc, its still a little bit less weight which in my eyes is better, it keeps me buisy

mickywrx

iTrader: (29)

All that for a 12s 1/4 mile?

If you're looking to save weight, bin all the rear seat belt gubbins. Air-Con, throught that in the bin, and take your rear seats out for drag racing.

Not that the rear seats weigh much, but, that is all I've done.

Meh, it's up to you at the end of the day. At least it's keeping you busy <<

type-ellis

iTrader: (24)

I took the air con out the other week, thats gone already. Thats what i plan to do, just take the rears back out for track days and so on. The matting under the carpet id say weighs more than the back seats by the time its all out, realy is quite thick in places. will all help.

mattpat

iTrader: (1)

rip it out leave it out mate
cant see the point of taking out sound deadening etc to put the seats back in
its all or nothing once statring down that route imho

cheers matt

GTW

iTrader: (1)

Good effort matey, I totally understand the point of this, You are on a slippy slope now and with weight loss comes the obsession Kinda like anorexia but for the car pmsl.

I bet there is at least 20 - 30kg weight loss from all the sound deadening once removed so that is a bloody good start.

Power:weight FTW

DamEscort

Good luck with it mate. Just a thought, has anyone actually measured the weight of all the sound deadening once it's been removed to see what their removing?

kermit sti

good on you mate im doing the same to mine atm how have you tackled getting you sound deadening off as im about to do mine and looks like you have done a good job.

type-ellis

iTrader: (24)

cheers guys, ive just been useing a rubber mallet and a large flat head screwdriver. Ive done some more today and then cleaned it all up with thinners so looks much better now, will post some pics up tommrow when ive done some more. Im collecting all mine in a strong bag so i can weigh it once its all out, so far id say the bag weighs around 15kg and still got a bit too do.
GTW, I know what you mean mate, im already looking for other bits i can remove that i dont need to free up some extra. I may just wrapp my seats up and leave them in the shed and just pop them back in if i ever need more than just 2 people in it. Real enjoying doing it aswell so all is good. And for all you people who are about to do it, get stuck in, get ya music on in the car and keep with it, worth it in the end