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Robin
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11th May 07 at 13:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Grow up Steve
Cupra Steve
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no robin, if you took the time to read what i say rather than just argue with me for know reason there wouldn't be 9 pages of crap.

[Edited on 11-05-2007 by Cupra Steve]
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I have read it, it seems exactly the same argument.

You started out saying that the rear bits won't make a difference, you're still saying that.

What has changed?
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
I have read it, it seems exactly the same argument.

You started out saying that the rear bits won't make a difference, you're still saying that.

What has changed?


Thats not what i was saying you idiot!
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1. it makes a big difference to how the car feels
2. it saves a lot of weight
3. it handles far better stripped out and the correct poundage springs in. (needs a low poundage spring or the back end goes a bit light and tends to be skittish.
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My god, 9 pages on a topic that isn't even debatable.
Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
I have read it, it seems exactly the same argument.

You started out saying that the rear bits won't make a difference, you're still saying that.

What has changed?


Thats not what i was saying you idiot!


quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
It only gives you the illusion!


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FFS Robin, it will make a slight difference, BUT the feeling of going alot faster is an illusion due to the noise etc.
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
1. it makes a big difference to how the car feels
2. it saves a lot of weight
3. it handles far better stripped out and the correct poundage springs in. (needs a low poundage spring or the back end goes a bit light and tends to be skittish.


and as far as the exact weight it saves, I weighed it once, the tar matting stuff on the boot floor alone was about 10kg, spare wheel is about 14kg, rear bench is 16kg, seatbelt mounts are 2kg....
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
1. it makes a big difference to how the car feels
2. it saves a lot of weight
3. it handles far better stripped out and the correct poundage springs in. (needs a low poundage spring or the back end goes a bit light and tends to be skittish.


Do you mean fully stripped? If yes then i agree, Robin thinks that a rear benk, bit of plastic and a wheel weighs over 40kg, but in reallity stripping the rear of a road car won't make it quick enough for it to feel quicker.
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Ok, that's your opinion.

I know for a fact that mine was NOTICEABLY quicker and better round corners, even with just the back end stripped, which is why I went the whole hog.
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Originally posted by Cupra Steve
FFS Robin, it will make a slight difference, BUT the feeling of going alot faster is an illusion due to the noise etc.


it saves about 7-8 stone in total. that makes a big enough difference. Have you ever driven a corsa, then stripped it ouit and re driven it once done?
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So are you going to stop arguing against my opinion as in all my other posts i put IMO and you've carried on. TBH I couldn't give a fuck now.
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Where did I say the bench, plastic and wheel is 40k?

I said all the back bits;

Seat bench
Seat back
3 seat belt clips
Lap belt
Rear carpet
Spare wheel
Jack
Wheel brace
Screwdriver
Rear latch trim
Left side panel (which contains a speaker, seatbelt, boot light)
Right side panel (which contains a speaker and seatbelt)
C pillar trim from each side, which includes the seat belt mount
Both rear cards

That's the back half. There's a lot of weight there, and that's not even hardcore stripping, that's stuff you can get out with a screwdriver and half an hour.

If you're going to argue against my point, understand what I'm saying

[Edited on 11-05-2007 by Robin]
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I'm going to be amazed if that is less than 40kg.
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its closer to 50kg IMO

thats 8 stone.
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50kg, that's 2 bags of cement
Scotty C
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Fuck it, i'm going to read all of it.
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My car feels nicer to drive round corners when its got a bit of weight in the back e.g. passengers
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its well worth noting that you need to fit a lower poundage spring on the rear to get the full benefits of it being stripped.
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My springs were indeed nice and soft, it never felt un-planted.
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
Fuck it, i'm going to read all of it.


It's not worth it.
Scotty C
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quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Monster
Fuck it, i'm going to read all of it.


It's not worth it.


It was worth watching you get ripped.
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Shame they were wasting their times.
Rob H
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Random thought: As a full (not the split type) rear bench is held in place by 2 mounting points either side of the car, with it up, it's acting as a rear brace to stiffen the rear of the car up. Take it out and the handling should theoretically be worse

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