does anyone know where to get a fiberglass hatch or carbon fiber hatch with light weight glass. i think its called lexon glass. not to sure. thanks.



also...some other techniques and ideas for shedding pounds would be great.

First off, I wouldn't swap out to lexan/etc rear hatch lid. First, it's illegal in most states, and two..the FC isn't heavy enough in the rear IMHO for drag racing/straightline speed. If you want to save a few pounds there but not lose too much, swap the rear glass for an SE/Base hatch lid...they weigh less. (no rear wiper/control box). I had an SE to start with https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png



More weight reduction methods:



- remove all tar from under the carpet, especially the hatch area

- remove storage bins

- remove any wiring/brackets that you don't need/want

- get new seats (stockers weigh anywhere from 18lbs to about 40lbs depending on year/make/model/etc) - a good aftermarket light bucket seat to replace the driver/passenger should save you about 20lbs or more.

- relocate battery to inside cabin behind driver/passenger seat (doesn't save weight, just places it better)

- lighter steering wheel (sounds small, but all the little stuff adds up)

- remove any heavy stereo equipment (i removed all radio equipment/wiring harness, but i race..so i didnt need any of it)

- remove air conditioning and condensor(lines, etc)

- remove power steering

- remove the rack that both of those were attached to

- get aftermarket exhaust (single exit exhaust will save a few pounds here)

- lightweight wheels

- remove any brackets you don't need from engine bay

- remove all emissions/wiring/brackets from engine you dont want





For extreme measures(racing only):



- remove all carpet/interior panels

- replace doors w/ fiberglass ones

- replace front fenders w/ fg ones (stockers only weigh about 8lbs, and most fg ones weight about 5.5..so there isnt much to save here, but it does add up)

- go ahead and use the lexan rear hatch





Most of the time when you are building a track car, and you remove all this stuff, a lot of weight goes back in w/ the rollcage/fuel setup/turbos/intercoolers/etc... but at least it helps offset some weight.. I hope that helps you get started.



Places for fiberglass parts would be corksport.com, re amemiya, and anthony woodford racing(www.awrracing.com)...some stuff isn't always listed, so you'll need to email/call these guys to get what you want.

www.rotaryextreme.com has some fg parts too, as well as speed machine(sponsored link on top of the forum)...



Oh yea..and swap the steel hood for an aluminum or carbon fiber one...

there is a fg/lexan hatch out there, it saves a ridiculous amount of weight, its actually a mainly miata track website i cant remember the name tho, ill see if i track it down ill post it here.



kevin.,

You can get a lexan hatch at ISC racing service's,the weight savings is about 28lbs.

only 28? i thought it was more...jims5543 used to have one but that was a while ago so i dont remember well lol.



kevin.

I've seen a few of them around... I know RE Amemiya has one, Mazdacompetition I believe has one too...

anyone wanna sell me their storage bins ??

Get your post count up, and start a "Want to buy" ad. The last post on this thread was 4 years ago.