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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 05:22 AM
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What can I do to drastically reduce the weight of my blobeye. I don't want to remove any seats, can you get lighter doors wings boot bonnet ?? Any other things I could do to reduce the weight ?
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 06:29 AM
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i got out of mine, reduced it by 50%................
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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Unfortunately that won't help my case as your not or never will ne in my car.. Did make me giggle tho..
Any serious info would be much appreciated..
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by GoML-STi
Unfortunately that won't help my case as your not or never will ne in my car.. Did make me giggle tho..
Any serious info would be much appreciated..
on a serious note, do you have a wrx or sti??

the sti bonnet is a lot lighter than the wrx one, but other than that your down to removing interior really
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
i got out of mine, reduced it by 50%................
I expect it increased the value of it substantially too
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue by You
I expect it increased the value of it substantially too
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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Remove spare wheel, Tool kit, swap wheels for lighter ones, remove sound deadening, smaller fuel tank, remove lower U frame(crash protection), then it gets serious if you want to get any lighter

Or sell it and buy a Spec-C

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Why the need to shed weight?
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Originally Posted by g7prs
Why the need to shed weight?
fat ftw
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
fat ftw
Can't comment I'm 12 stone soaking wet
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Originally Posted by g7prs
Can't comment I'm 12 stone soaking wet
me too
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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To the OP though, if you are considering light weight doors and bonnet/boot, you might want to speak to ABW Design.
http://www.a-b-w.co.uk/images/subaru/blobeye/index.html
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I wanna reduce the weight to
a) increase the power to weight ratio
b) increase fuel economy
c) improve handling

Tubbytommy its an STi m8y the clues in the user name lol.

Blue by you thanks for the link
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Originally Posted by GoML-STi
I wanna reduce the weight to
a) increase the power to weight ratio
b) increase fuel economy
c) improve handling

Tubbytommy its an STi m8y the clues in the user name lol.

Blue by you thanks for the link
Here is a write up by a mate over on sidc that might give you some ideas.

http://forums.sidc.co.uk/topic/13952...ng-has-begun/#

Removing the seats and fitting some after market ones can save a fair bit.
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Interior stuff, remove air con, smaller battery, empty boot of everything (inc spare wheel, tools, jack and carpet), lightweight wheels as mentioned.
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