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carnagexxxx
10-18-2006, 03:32 PM
I am going to start to do my weight reduction project on my s13 coupe. I have been doing some searching and have come across some great info on this site. Here's my worry. I initially was planning on ripping all the non-essential crap out like the back seat, trunk lining, spare, carpeting things like that. What I am afraid of is offsetting the weight balance. Can anyone give me some insight on what I can expect?

What have you done to your car to make it lighter? What worked? What didn't work out that you wish you could change? Thanks guys and girls.
DJPimpFlex
10-18-2006, 03:36 PM
it will offset it to some extent, but at the level your at it wont matter much. At some point you can compensate by moving the battery to the back, fiberglass fenders, CF hood, ect. Removeing sound deadining and all extra unessicary wiring is good stuff too. You should search cause this has been coverd.
vanish1
10-18-2006, 03:46 PM
the one and only link you'll ever need for S chasis weight reduction:

http://www.mysportscar.com/features/project240/weightsavings/index.htm
backroadtouge
10-18-2006, 03:48 PM
yeah thats all really easy. jsut keep the backseats to put back in if your gonna dailydrive that cause trust me, after a year you get annoyed at not being to hear the radio on the highway. mainly use it as a sound deadener from the exhaust. seats are easy to remove when you dont want the whole 10 pounds of them in there.

best weight reduction ever is putting Yourself on a diet lol. get healthy!
Wei240
10-18-2006, 04:01 PM
there was that other thread, the s13 could be as light as under 2k lbs
sillyvia13
10-18-2006, 04:01 PM
best weight reduction ever is putting Yourself on a diet lol. get healthy!
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Well put!
Dude I saved 12 lbs with a carbon fiber hood...Awesome...lets go to Burger King!
http://www.drifting.com/forums/printthread.php?t=1097&pp=40
here some more info...
welding...helps a bunch too!
Pour some foam into frame rails to stiffen it!
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at least I still have one...
NemeGuero
10-18-2006, 07:26 PM
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DJPimpFlex
10-18-2006, 08:07 PM
^ohh you think your funny, you got jokes? lol.
carnagexxxx
10-19-2006, 12:28 AM
I was more or less wondering what each of you has done as far as weight reduction and what you want to do. Tonight me and my boy got rid of pretty much all of the internals. Once I get the pics on my comp I'll post a bit of a review.
DJPimpFlex
10-19-2006, 01:33 AM
Well heres a few pics of my cars to give you an idea.

This is my old shell, I'm swapping everything over to the new shell
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/DJPimpFlex/gauges.jpg

This one:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/DJPimpFlex/New%20Car/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/DJPimpFlex/New%20Car/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/DJPimpFlex/New%20Car/DSC01204.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/DJPimpFlex/New%20Car/wwwww.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/DJPimpFlex/New%20Car/240sx524.jpg
articdragon192
10-19-2006, 02:02 AM
If anything, you can cornerbalance the car to help deal with any offset in weight.
revd34
10-19-2006, 06:48 AM
if you are worried about the offsetting weight balance just convert your car to middle drive :hahano:
g6civcx
10-19-2006, 05:54 PM
DJPimpFlex, how is fitment on those doors? Your windows and door locks swap in with no problems?
Yuri
10-19-2006, 06:04 PM
One way to keep out the trunk noise, is just keep the trunk carpet, and hang the backseat carpet section from the seat latch hooks. Works for me.
DJPimpFlex
10-19-2006, 07:39 PM
DJPimpFlex, how is fitment on those doors? Your windows and door locks swap in with no problems?

The fitment is fuckin awsome, they fix absolutely perfect. I dont know about the waterprofness cause the bottom seal is just a fake one, its CF not rubber. I think if this was a DD I would put the plastic sheilding over the inside to protect it, but its not..heh
g6civcx
10-20-2006, 06:57 PM
What do you mean the bottom seal, the door seal? It's no big deal really. The stock door isn't watertight without rebuilding the seals anyhow.

My main concern was whether the windows and door lock mechanisms fit without too much modification.

They look great. I will pick up a pair when I redo the paint. The way I see it, I'm saving money on paint so they're justified :)
DJPimpFlex
10-20-2006, 11:43 PM
^ yea the lack of painting nessicary is nice. The seal is the one between the window and the top of the door.
g6civcx
10-20-2006, 11:47 PM
I see in the pix. You don't have any weatherstriping on the window trim. That will definitely leak. No big deal. You should get new ones any way if you really cared that much. My old ones are busted up and torn.
DJPimpFlex
10-21-2006, 01:15 AM
^yea I dont know how much I care, I mean its going to be stored under and overhand most of the time, so its not to big of a deal.
driftstyre
10-21-2006, 06:39 PM
Does anyone make a fiberglass doorset? A fiberglass rear hatch or even precut lexan/perspex? Carbon is so expensive now.
DJPimpFlex
10-21-2006, 06:54 PM
not that I know of. A precut lexan rear hatch would sell like hotcakes. I would buy one right now. No one that I know of makes fiberglass doors, but there has been talk of fiberglass hatches and there are fiberglass hoods.