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20th Dec 05 at 18:27

PMSL at mr dallas

Nic Barnes

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20th Dec 05 at 18:30

are there any other ways in which you could lighten the car? or is this pretty much as far as you are wanting to go?

thanks for your reply mr dallas

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20th Dec 05 at 18:31

I have a few bits planned

once i can sort a cage will get fibreglass doors, and perspex as well

got a bonnet whick is a few kg's lighter as well

Nic Barnes

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20th Dec 05 at 18:34

what are you hoping to achieve? around 700?

its fantastic so far, was showing one of my mates pics of your car and he just shook his head in approval

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20th Dec 05 at 18:36

700 would be nice

problem is i really want to do it with out cutting bits off, im fine with removing stuff etc, but i really reallly dont want to cut the shell in any way

after all its a 96, still only done 21k or so, i want it to look as neat as possible

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20th Dec 05 at 18:41

Btw i catn see me getting rid of another 80kg, 750kg is a nice target

Robin

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20th Dec 05 at 19:56

i think you could achieve the 80kg with a few little trick not involving a grinder, the doors will save you a fair bit, especially without window winders so i reckon its do-able

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20th Dec 05 at 21:13

would be nice though, my forst target was 800 a few years back, and people reckoned you couldnt do that

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21st Dec 05 at 10:03

the bonnet is heavy....
doors not so heavy but the door bars are.

a cage will add about 30-35kg....

drill some holes in the crash bars under the bumpers

not so many as to weaken the car substantually... but just a few

in your pics you seem to have the sound deadning sheets still on the floors.... that is quite heavy

i need to get mine weighed

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21st Dec 05 at 10:08

ak, he has removed the sound deadening from what i remember.

the doors are heavy as is a boot lid, i thought you could remove enough material off the boot lid to drop the weigt right down but the fiberglass boots are very light in comparison! especially if you fit some lock pis to it and get rid of the locks....

you decided what cage you want yet jr?

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21st Dec 05 at 10:22

i have a grp bonnet (not got round to fitting it again to this shell yet)

will be looking into grp door and boot though

pins arent really suitable on a car that will be used on the road though.... cant leave it anywhere

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21st Dec 05 at 10:26

you can get locking pins, but to be honest jr and you dont really leave your cars anywhere, im using mine less and less now only place i do leave it in a car park is when i go to uni every monday....

im looking at the grp boot in the new year as my current one is rotten to buggery....

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21st Dec 05 at 10:38

the bonnet is the better start though.

The rear of mine is a bit flighty as its so light

not great sometimes

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21st Dec 05 at 10:40

quote:
Originally posted by AK
the bonnet is the better start though.

The rear of mine is a bit flighty as its so light not great sometimes

i found with the battery relocated to the back and the cage i made a big difference to how floaty the back end was.....

ordered my bonnet earlier on today shall be here tomorrow

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21st Dec 05 at 10:40

could you not have the pins on and also leave the bonnet clip on?

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21st Dec 05 at 10:45

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa E-Tec
could you not have the pins on and also leave the bonnet clip on?

yes.

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21st Dec 05 at 10:50

bonnet clip?

the grp (protec) ones dont come with clips...... you have to make a bodge

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21st Dec 05 at 10:52

some carbon ones come with mounting points for the standard clip...

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21st Dec 05 at 10:53

maaaaaaa... i see

Corsa E-Tec

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21st Dec 05 at 11:02

i meant the bonnet stay

sorry AK. i'm planning on getting the GRP bonnet, never knew it didn't have the clip on it

Nic Barnes

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21st Dec 05 at 11:46

put a pad lock onto the bonnet pins?

SVM 286

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21st Dec 05 at 18:38

quote:
Originally posted by jr
I have a few bits planned

once i can sort a cage will get fibreglass doors, and perspex as well

got a bonnet whick is a few kg's lighter as well

Could always drive barefoot in a thong and nowt else, with a skin head and after having any superfluous organs (such as your second kidney) removed, and make sure you have a good piss and sh*t first, not forgetting to blow your nose and cut all your nails aswell.

Oh, and fill ya tyres with helium.

SVM 286

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21st Dec 05 at 18:40

AK, does the gentleman in your avatar dislike Marmite by any chance?

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21st Dec 05 at 23:49

Has no sound deading in it, theres a few trick non angle griding mods i have planned

not sure what im doing about cage yet

Martin_C

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21st Dec 05 at 23:55

the glass would make a huge difference would it not?

bonnet, doors, boot, windows....front wings?

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