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Racer X 12-06-2003 05:02 AM


Originally Posted by TyresmokinRx7' date='Dec 6 2003, 02:41 AM
It can be done, all you have to do is strip the interior down to only what you need and the big sections like the dash can be made from alloy sheeting

Just make a mold of the stocker dash and build a fiberglass replica.Then you can sell off replicas to other people to make a little pocket change on the side.Those steel bumpers and bumper shocks will hurt your wieght goal tho.If you weren't tight on funds I would say get a aluminum or carbon fiber driveshaft.Rotational mass savings payoff big at the track.

treceb 12-06-2003 10:22 AM

just out of curiosity. u have no money for a street port, but how ya gonna pay fpr all that fiberglass?



on the other hand a fiberglass dash would totally rock...

also check for local laws, if u care, cause lexan windows might be illegal for on road use.

spiney360 12-07-2003 12:58 AM

fibre glass is cheap... go to your local auto parts store and look it is not to pricy..

and where i live i don't even need to pass emisions it is sweet gives me the advantige but yah i am shure it will pass with the windows becous ei already got it inspected https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png.

spiney360 12-07-2003 01:01 AM

well i did some stripping today and there is a pile of interior parts that is about 3 feet tall and about five feet around(thats with the seets).. but i need to go get it weighed to see where i stand, i think i have taken close to 300 pounds already..

sidewinderx7 12-07-2003 01:12 AM

fiber glass is not cheap ... lol.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png Its not like 1 bucket of resin will make you a hood :-p but i would like to see you get it done.. however, again .. streetport would be easier https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

spiney360 12-07-2003 01:16 AM

??? a hood will take more than a gallon of resin! holy ****... ok maybe it will take a little more than expected but i still think that it will turn out to be cheaper than a street port...street port =$1500(or around there) about 200 dollors of fiberglass and resin, i think it is cheaper ...but it may not be easier.

TyresmokinRx7 12-07-2003 04:02 AM

Get some pictures when you've completed some parts.

Ghetto12A 12-08-2003 09:37 PM

when i got my car, it had been weighed at 2200 lbs. (but it had some stuff gone already) - that's including this cheesy POS wing and a targa top, among other extraneous BS. so i think im still under 2300 w/ me in it since i weigh 135 and ive taken all that "decorative" crap and all the a/c components out. the little bit of money that ill get after reviving the beast will go toward lightening the drivetrain (driveshaft, flywheel, etc.). i think 1500 lbs is very possible as long as you're willing to live w/o a lot of luxuries (your stereo better be a simple setup).

have fun https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683473.gif

Lacan91 12-08-2003 09:49 PM

are you talking about the stock fb wing? if you are how much you want for it?



Loi

spiney360 12-08-2003 09:58 PM

well when i wiegh it i will have to take out my sterio... it prolly wieghs about 150 pounds with all the stuff https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png i like bump..... all i need is a heater(i live in utah) and some tunes, i can live with the extra road noise, fuel pump, and exhaust.


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