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jonnyken
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18th Oct 13 at 20:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Anyone able to shed abit of lignt in this. Is it road legal if you cut out the rear quarter insides and also underthe bonnet and all inside of bootlid?

Want to loose as much weight as possible but still stay road legal for my cars used everyday

Thanks in advance
Jonny

[Edited on 18-10-2013 by jonnyken]
Graeme
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18th Oct 13 at 21:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you cut the inner quarter out you will loose all the rigidity to the car.

The bonnet frame you can cut out but will be very wobbly.
Jay
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18th Oct 13 at 21:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why does it need to be that light?
99sport
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Fibreglass panels and lightweight wheels will probably be safer tbh mate
taylorboosh
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This is super unsafe, dont do it
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19th Oct 13 at 11:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Leave the shell alone and put more BHP through engine
Jed D
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quote:
Originally posted by Graeme
If you cut the inner quarter out you will loose all the rigidity to the car.


this is wrong however as said its not road legal

the strength of the chassis is mainly in the double skin bits
jonnyken
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19th Oct 13 at 12:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Seems like its not a good idea.
Going down the route of get it light an plenty grip before more power.
Sound deadening is next to go the plastic windows and possibly dash. If its legal to cut back boot and bonnet they will be done to
Jamie-C
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Why do you want it so light?
Jed D
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iv seen people drive cars on teh road without the inner doors but personally i wouldnt just incase you where involved in a accident

mine wasnt road legal and i cant find any pictures to hand but the here a breif list of what was cut out to save weight

wheel well removed and plated over
back panel removed
crash bars behind bumpers removed
inner door skin cut out
inner door bars (very heavy) cut out
inner bonnet skin cut out
heater matrix removed
sound proofing removed
holes drilled around the outer part of the door frame
holes drilled all along the back panel
inner quarters cut out
hole sawed inside the back panel
exhaust brackets cut off
bulk head removed
slam panel cut out
dash chopped in half
fiber glass tailagte
perspex all round (not windscreen obv)
only ever ran it at 1/4 of a tank of fuel tops
light steel wheels


probs missed some but you get the point haha
wouldn't drive it on the road though

target for my next one is even lighter and even faster

[Edited on 19-10-2013 by Jed D]
Jambo
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19th Oct 13 at 12:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Shit just got mad mike up in here.
Jed D
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...of if you can pin your tailgate shut you could remove the 12mm thick bit of steel on the back panel that the boot latches too. things like that have some weight in them haha
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Jamie i want it light for 1/4 mile racing down at bishopscourt

Jed this is starting to explain the 13.7 1/4mile. Tho i wanna keep mine road legal for now

[Edited on 19-10-2013 by jonnyken]
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19th Oct 13 at 16:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jed D
quote:
Originally posted by Graeme
If you cut the inner quarter out you will loose all the rigidity to the car.


this is wrong however as said its not road legal

the strength of the chassis is mainly in the double skin bits


Please explain?
Gary
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19th Oct 13 at 16:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Because everyone knows chassis' are underneath. Inner quarters are on the sides, duh
Jambo
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It will make the body weaker, if I can tell the difference between the 5door Clio and the the 3door Clio I drove. This will 100% be a wobbly piece of poo
Jed D
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19th Oct 13 at 18:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jonnyken
Jamie i want it light for 1/4 mile racing down at bishopscourt

Jed this is starting to explain the 13.7 1/4mile. Tho i wanna keep mine road legal for now

[Edited on 19-10-2013 by jonnyken]


13.7? huh? you mean 12.9 mate
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19th Oct 13 at 18:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dunno what made me think 13.7. You had nearly not corsa left lol
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quote:
Originally posted by jonnyken
Dunno what made me think 13.7. You had nearly not corsa left lol


was 13.7 not in relation to a post about a mates XE corsa than did 13.7 in another thread on here maybe

nah 12.9 all motor out of my old one. hoping the next one beats that
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20th Oct 13 at 15:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
heres some serious cutting out but cant see it being road legal as such and tbh a lot of weight goes back in with the cage






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that don't even look like correct size roll cage tubing anyway!
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Be interested to see if that is any lighter when it goes back together and the floor is skinned.

And yes, looks a bit thin.
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No reason why that couldn't be road legal?
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
No reason why that couldn't be road legal?


Nope but i would hope to think it would need to get iva/sva check done

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