Well to start off , i just acquired a 1990 HF for a set of 17s that had seen better days . I have recently been out of the scene for a while but I am getting back into it with this car . I just need some advice . I am planning on boosting a d15 or d16 whichver i can find for the cheaP . forgot to mention this is a CHEAP project . the motor i dont have a problem with its the weight . i want the car to weigh less than 1900 lbs with me in it . i weigh 140 and i will be using stock steelies all the way around unless i can find some vx wheels . so far i have taken the following out .

everything ac and heater related
every interior panel except dash and headliner
intake ducting
fixing to take out bumper supports

thats it - remember im on the cheap

i am going to use plexiglass for the side windows

this car from teh factory wieghed 1967lbs

any comments will be helpful

 

heres what i did to my crx.....

gutted interior
removed all sound deadening material
removed sunroof and headliner
removed dash
gutted wiring harness (yes..i know.... its like a disease.... car annorexia or something)
gutted the bumpers
stock tow hooks removed
stock exhaust hangers ect removed
excess interior metal removed (mounting plates for interior plastic and such)
soon to gut the doors
soon to remove hatch glass and rear windows to replace with plexi glass
removed all heater/ac/ect crap under dash

Youve got to seriously contemplate doing structural stuff such as bumper supports and doors... In the event of a crash, the car is literally going to fold up, and fold up HARD. If this is going to be your street car then i highly suggest thinking twice.

 

thanks for the info but are you going to buy the replacement windows for the hatch or make your own , i have contemplated this but i am scared of f'in it up

 

oh yeah , this car will be 80% drag and 20 % street , i think if you have a rex and in a crash it will fold up anyways , i am keeping both seatbelts though

 

get rid of the passenger seat only rock one mirror on the drivers side. and start cutting out the useless stuff. and ditch the heavy *** steelies.

 

as of now it has no seats whatsoever but i have to put two in there cause the wife wants to ride cause she has already mentioned it and i have to keep the steelies b/c i am keeping the budget under 2000.00 . hoping to hit mid to high 12s when done

 

ill be using regular plexi-glass and cutting my own. Just make sure they are within spec of whatever ur local track's rules are

 

dude i live in ms , any track is run what ya brung