Jared, jenny Craig, slimfast, Martha Stewart in here: car dieting

[dumpycapri85]

About How much would it cost to have someone make some chromoly bars with brackets? Like what would be reasonable?

I've seen the front and rear bumper sag on foxs.. Would like to prevent that at all costs.

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[46Tbird]

Here's a list of stuff I have currently taken out.

Front sway bar
Passengers seat
Rear seat
Trunk sound deadener
Wiper blade arms
Smog pump
Power steering pump
Upper dash speakers
Clutch fan,

...


What is a reasonable dry weight for a not gutted but lean coupe? 2600? 2700?

Not gutted? You took all the seats out of the car and that's not gutted? I have an old fishing bucket you can sit on if you want to remove the driver's seat too.


FYI, Hot Rod Magazine already did this about 25 years ago.

http://www.hotrod.com/eventcoverage/hrdp_0401_1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_drag_weight/

[91CoupeMike]

Not gutted? You took all the seats out of the car and that's not gutted? I have an old fishing bucket you can sit on if you want to remove the driver's seat too.

Taking the seats out is gutted?

Thats using that term loosely don't ya think?

[46Tbird]

Thats using that term loosely don't ya think?

Uh... no.

[91CoupeMike]

Uh... no.

Lol, then what is a car with no door panels, interior panels, power windows, locks, carpet, insulaton or sound deadener?

What about a car with no ac heater box, center console or dash?

If you're going to hate, atleast be real with it.

[46Tbird]

I guess my criteria is that if it's a street car and no one else can ride with you, then you have gutted (aka 'whored') it out.

The fact it isn't a tin can with lexan windows just means you aren't committed.

[ELVIS]

i'm tring to see what it will do stock danny

god bless.

[Trick Pony]

Tubular k-member and arms can lose you about 60-70 lbs depending on which one you go with. This is with coilovers and no stock location spring perches on the k-member. If you keep stock style springs you won't lose quite as much.
Remember that weight off the front helps the most because it helps weight transfer on launch.
A pony rim with a 225/50/16 is 40lbs, 15 x 3.5 draglite with a 165r15 radial is 28 lbs. You won't lose quite as much on the rears but you get the idea.
Going from my heavy street wheels and tires to my CCW drag pack with bias plies all the way around dropped 100 lbs of rotating weight off my '00.
With a street car and without a cage I would leave the door bars and at least run some aftermarket front and rear crash bars.
You can also buy some weld-in adapters for the rear springs and run coilover type springs in the stock position to lose some extra weight. This is much cheaper than buying a rear coilover kit and actually saves a tiny bit more weight (no sleeves and perches or axle mounting bracket).
Glass hood saves about 15 lbs.
And finally, I say fuck the stock heads and get some aluminum ones and drop 45 lbs off the nose!

[91CoupeMike]

I guess my criteria is that if it's a street car and no one else can ride with you, then you have gutted (aka 'whored') it out.

The fact it isn't a tin can with lexan windows just means you aren't committed.

I plan on putting the seats back in, took them out to get the torque boxes welded up, and i also spilled a large whataburger drink under the passengers seat so I had to clean that mess up..

And not having to give people rides is kinda nice lol.

[shumpertdavid]

Lol, then what is a car with no door panels, interior panels, power windows, locks, carpet, insulaton or sound deadener?

What about a car with no ac heater box, center console or dash?

If you're going to hate, atleast be real with it.

No longer a street car.......

[91CoupeMike]

No longer a street car.......

Lol that's a better way to put it.

[ELVIS]

danny is just scared to see what the wundercoupe would do to his new 5.0!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111

god bless.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Rear package tray?

Doesn't the seat brace strengthen the chassis? Ive seen them taken out and people putting a cross brace there for stiffness.

Well, I have a full cage, so a few pieces of stamped guage-metal is useless for anything but dead weight.

[91CoupeMike]

danny is just scared to see what the wundercoupe would do to his new 5.0!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111

god bless.

Lol it would tear it a new one.

[46Tbird]

Did I just get called out by a car that runs 80 in the 1/8? Oh dear God.