Scotty C
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Originally posted by JaffaTB
the pump weighs a ton you should have took that off aswell
ive removed all my sound proofing from under the carpet then put the carpet back in, took all the heat shields off for the exhaust, fibreglass bonnet and boot with plastic window
That was next but I wrote the car off before I had chance 
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Mieran
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
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Lighter wheels would make more difference
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Mike
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Originally posted by Ian
Mike B will be in here shortly. The way we're going he'll have to watch out for cross winds in case they blow his car over.
Just the sunroof itself was 15kg on mine, that's being replaced with a 500g sheet of ally, door windows with motors and regs was 10kg, about 15kg of sound proofing, 4kg of metal cut out of the doors, looms being trimmed, tunes binned, spare wheel well will be getting cut out, again replaced with ally. rear windows are going replaced with polycarb. Cobra subframes at 10kg a piece are being binned in favour of some welding and 2 lengths of angle, power steering is getting binned (nice saving on the pump and pipes and feels much better on a ragga), once my cage is in the side impact bars will be getting cut out which should see me at least even with the weight of the cage going in.
Just with the figures I've give there for some of those things there's a 64kg saving and that's without mentioning the seats, carpets, plastic trim etc. that never got weighed when it was took out. Need to get it weighed once it's finished so I can be disappointed and start hunting out more weightsaving potential 
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Gareth F
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Mike B will be in here shortly. The way we're going he'll have to watch out for cross winds in case they blow his car over.
Just the sunroof itself was 15kg on mine, that's being replaced with a 500g sheet of ally, door windows with motors and regs was 10kg, about 15kg of sound proofing, 4kg of metal cut out of the doors, looms being trimmed, tunes binned, spare wheel well will be getting cut out, again replaced with ally. rear windows are going replaced with polycarb. Cobra subframes at 10kg a piece are being binned in favour of some welding and 2 lengths of angle, power steering is getting binned (nice saving on the pump and pipes and feels much better on a ragga), once my cage is in the side impact bars will be getting cut out which should see me at least even with the weight of the cage going in.
Just with the figures I've give there for some of those things there's a 64kg saving and that's without mentioning the seats, carpets, plastic trim etc. that never got weighed when it was took out. Need to get it weighed once it's finished so I can be disappointed and start hunting out more weightsaving potential
Become anorexic and take a shit before you race 
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Mike
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Actually, just remembered the sound proofing mat on the bonnet was another kilo so that rounds it nicely to 65kg
I like food too much to become anorexic 
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Gareth F
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Gym has driven me to 16st and i drive lardy mk4 golf
But its a Tdi 130 with 6 gears and an arm rest so not built for track 
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Ian
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I don't think Mike needs to be too concerned with driver ballast
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sand-eel
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Why are you cutting out the side bars?
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corsamon
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Registered: 18th Dec 08
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weight reduction, there bloody heavy side bars.
Only reccomended if you have a cage as he said.
Dash brace bar too in some cars there rather heavy
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Mike
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Originally posted by sand-eel
Why are you cutting out the side bars?
As said above that's only once the cage goes in which will have door bars, the door bars are just a solid lump of metal so they weigh a fair bit
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RichR
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If someone gives/sells me a corsa for very little money; I'l show you how light one can be (and be just about legal)
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Bueno
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Does removing weight affect the over all handling much?
Also I've heard something about removing the front arb for handling purposes? Does this help?
Sorry for hi-jacking the thread.
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mike56gte
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drive naked and maybe a shorter haircut might help.
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Bueno
Does removing weight affect the over all handling much?
Also I've heard something about removing the front arb for handling purposes? Does this help?
Sorry for hi-jacking the thread.
It doesn't affect the handling massively it's more an overall package, it helps out in various ways. Basically it's easier to move cup than it is a chest of drawers so less weight just makes it easier to move, whether that's in terms of speeding up, slowing down or going round corners.
Regarding the front ARB thing, it does help with cornering speeds but at the sacrifice of some stability. For a road car, I'd recommend leaving it on, with a bigger rear anti-roll bar and a standard front I found it really neutral handling, no oversteer and only slight understeer if I was really pushing. Without it I found the back end to be less planted which helped out on track and enabled faster cornering speeds but on the road where a few extra mph through the corners doesn't matter, keeping the front ARB is the safer option and still plenty of fun.
Bigger rear ARB is a must though imo 
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by mike56gte
drive naked and maybe a shorter haircut might help.
On UK tracks you have arms and legs covered so that one's out and I've already got the advantage on the second one with being a baldy 
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thomson
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how much does a corsa sxi non-sunroof with a let weigh?
1100kgs?
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
Why are you cutting out the side bars?
As said above that's only once the cage goes in which will have door bars, the door bars are just a solid lump of metal so they weigh a fair bit
Aaaaaaah I thought you meant the cage side bars
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Ian
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Originally posted by LiVe LeE
If someone gives/sells me a corsa for very little money; I'l show you how light one can be (and be just about legal)
Less talking, more bidding.
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mike56gte
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
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Originally posted by mike56gte
drive naked and maybe a shorter haircut might help.
On UK tracks you have arms and legs covered so that one's out and I've already got the advantage on the second one with being a baldy
oh so thats why your bald! and heres me thinking that you were just getting old
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