Hello new to the forums but I was wondering if any one with an ek coupe has extremely gutted there car I'm talking about like driver seat and cluster, plastic windows type of gutted obviously track/drag car only who would want to daily that anyways if so can you let me know how much weight was shaved off thinking of doing that to my car this summer

 

Removing the driver seat... Does that mean the driver has to stand when he drives? Or sit on the floor?

 

No meaning like only thing left in the car is driver seat and cluster

 

what "ek" coupe do you have and how light light are you trying to get ?

 

What's it matter if someone else has done it? If you want to do it, then do it. Weigh everything and let us know how much weight you saved. Would make a good thread.

 

Take out charcoal canister, rear seatbelts, seats, all unnecessary hardware. If you dont daily it then remove the rear bumper support and A/C components. You might be able to take around 100 lbs out.

 

True I'm going to get started on that sometime this month let's see how much weight I can loose BTW its a 97 ex

 

Take pictures of the items on a scale and get a running total. This could be an interesting thread.

 

so stock you are roughly working with 2400lbs give or take
begin with the easy stuff
-remove sound proofing
-like metioned remove ac and p/s(doesn't make a difference after 20mph)
-lighter wheels

 

cut the doors, and quarter panels.
Remove the beams behind the bumpers.
CF hood, trunk, doors. ect. lots of places to pull weight from.

 

Cf quarterpanels too!!

In fact CF EVERYTHING

 

100lbs I can see coming easily, after that, you have to start looking at ounces and grams saved here and there. Does the shifter need to be THAT thick? Do I really need THAT much material around the bumper support mounts? Does that thing need ALL the bolts to hold that part on? Does that bolt need to be that long, or can I shorten it? What can I drill holes in without weakening it? What can I replace with a lighter material?

In an extreme case, my friend has an 1839lb WET Mazda Miata, including turbo hardware. Its still a street car, but every effort was taken to make it lighter. He thinks he can get another 40 or 50lbs if he gets his hands on some raw (and very expensive) exotic materials.

It just depends on how far you want to take it. If you are just looking for the 'free' weight reductions that dont cost you anything, ide say 100-120 lbs you should be able to remove without having to replace materials, or cutting and drilling.

 

Replace all the glass with lexan.





eH.

 

Only drive with a half tank of gas or less.
Weight reduction, bro.

 

No gas at all, use them feet!!!

YABA DABA DOOO!!!!!

 

remove everything and lets see the numbers. i want to compare to what i have removed from my 97 ex which would be everything behind the front seats except for the speakers and a 10" sub thats bolted to the trunk floor where the spare tire goes lol

 

Cut out all non-structural sheet metal.

 

lose weight