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stan_the_man
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20th Jan 14 at 11:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I just stripped by Corsa, leaving just the drivers seat and some of the dash. I still have alot of the A/C gear to remove etc and the steering wheel but otherwise ive gone pretty much as far as i can.

How much weight is in a GSi interior??

I took out all the sound deadening and roof lining etc too.
Gaz
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20th Jan 14 at 12:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you're not bothering with the heaters then you might as well cut the passengers side/centre console out of the dash.
stan_the_man
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Because of the track days i plan on doing, I have to keep some kind of de-misting device in the car. I may remove the dash and keep the windscreen ducts but will just keep it there in the meantime.
Minty_Fresh
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20th Jan 14 at 16:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Remove more dash
Lighter steering wheel
Quaife gear knob
Lighter seat
Lots of unwanted metal to be cut out
Sunroof? (alloy/Perspex riveted skin)
Spare wheel well (alloy/Perspex riveted skin)





[Edited on 20-01-2014 by Minty_Fresh]
stan_the_man
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20th Jan 14 at 16:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Gonna order a boss kit as i have a wheel to fit already.
Gear knobs pretty light anyway. Horrid, but light.
On the lookout for two seats.
No sunroof.
Does removing the well make much of a difference?
Ben G
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20th Jan 14 at 18:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Minty_Fresh
Remove more dash
Lighter steering wheel
Quaife gear knob
Lighter seat
Lots of unwanted metal to be cut out
Sunroof? (alloy/Perspex riveted skin)
Spare wheel well (alloy/Perspex riveted skin)





[Edited on 20-01-2014 by Minty_Fresh]


Gear knob? The standard one hardly weighs much
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21st Jan 14 at 07:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Loads of weight still in that. Get rid of the heater matrix too, you will hardly be needing that in ausy
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Got to keep the hater/blower to keep it road legal.

Also you could remove the crash bar things behind the bumpers.

I need to do this to mine yet ready for some track days. iI also found some cheap fixed back seats, just unsure how safe they are at $300 a pair.

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You can get those small electric heaters for that, was going to get one for the puma, then found out it wasn't a requirement in the UK at the time
Jed D
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21st Jan 14 at 12:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no intentions of being road legal and still work in progress...









battery tray is also out now as its getting mounted behind the bumper somewhere...
i can pick the car up and its still got its metal tailgate and all rear glass
obviously there's still a lot to do and plate up but though this mite give you some ideas
Jed D
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...you've still got the a/c box in there! get that out without a doubt
stan_the_man
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Fuck that looks serious! Reckon removing the inner doors/quarters will weaken things much? Or are you installing a cage?

I plan on removing the dash, cutting out/removing anything i can and then refitting whats left of it.
Jed D
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22nd Jan 14 at 11:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it all depends what your using the car for really, if your doing tracks then its probs best to look into the rule books and no doubt you'd need a cage for that too... mines for fwd drag racing only and no cage for now....

as for drag racing you can get away with taking even more out but there comes a point where you'll need a cage, but its a bit different to what you'll know a cage as though

here a few random examples










Jed D
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22nd Jan 14 at 11:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
also look into what carbon or fiber glass panels you can get hold of... chris on here does some
taylorboosh
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Jed thats looking pretty hardcore i must say
Jed D
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quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Jed thats looking pretty hardcore i must say


are you referring to mine there?
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When I stripped my gsi removing all electrics, glass door bars and inner panel etc I saved 15kg per door. The sound deadening was about 7kg.

also removing any un needed bracket in car soon added up weight wise, tbh dash doesn't weigh much if you remove the metal frame and I preferred to keep it for looks really, wheel well does t really save any weight tbh but cutting all the webbing out of bonnet and boot is worth while if your polycarbing the boot as well.

Ultimatly get some grp panels bonnet and boot save a lot of weight and even the front arches save 3kg
Jed D
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3rd Feb 14 at 21:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pushing mine as far as i can before needing a cage
taylorboosh
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Yes i did mean yours, its coming along well
Jed D
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3rd Feb 14 at 21:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i know it'll have to be caged at some point if i take anymore out but if/when i do cage it il be doing away with the floor and axle like some of the above... not be for a long time yet though

cant see mine being done and ready in time for this year tbh

[Edited on 03-02-2014 by Jed D]
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Airbox mod. You're doing it wrong.
Jed D
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sod air box, dont use a filter
jonnyken
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great progress jed. been keeping an eye on this on fb. in answer to your original question..

ive a c20xe fitted so far ive stripped sound deadening and all interior plastics except for full dash and front door cards (fully intact) weighed in at 930kgs ohh and ive a sunroof
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14th Feb 14 at 23:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My corsa b recently weighed in at 800kgs
Jed D
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iv never weighed mine but the engines not yet mounted... however im confident il be able to pick the rear end up without trying to hard haha
mite be looking into getting it corner weighted too if i get chance

[Edited on 15-02-2014 by Jed D]

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