Could anyone explain me how he gets the car so light? 1980lbs (!!!) is pretty low for a sol. i would have asked himself, but there´s no e-mail adress

sorry, forgot the link
http://www.darksol.com/showcase.html


Modified by Drag-On at 12:16 PM 8/19/2003

 

it says on that link everything that he did to reduce weight

 

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I want one just like it...

 

me too, thats why i´m asking

i was just wondering, he hadn´t done that much and reduced the weight so drastically...

does anyone know him personally?

could such a sol be street driven?

 

mate like yourself we're in europe so I don't know him. Such a Del Sol could easily be driven on the street, I don't believe that he has idle problems.

btw if you look at the site he explains what he added and what he took out and how many lbs difference it did.

cheers!

 

HERE YA GO, I had some spare time,,,, at work...

Removed Factory A/C (-43 lbs.)
Honda Factory Floor Mats (+5 lbs.)
Removed aux lights (-5 lbs.)
Classic Soft Trim Black Leather Seats (+4 lbs.)
Carbon Fiber Dash Kit (+1 lb.)
Momo Tornado Carbon Steering Wheel (-3 lbs.)
Bronze Tint Ameripol Glass Roof (-4 lbs.)
Racing Sparco 4-point Competition Harness (+1 lb.)
Alpine 6-disk CD Changer (+5 lbs.)
Honda Civic Front Lip (+1 lb.)
Fiberglass Mugen Style Body Kit (+4 lbs.)
Removal of Spare Tire/Jack/Cover (-42 lbs.)
Removed Catalytic Heat Shields (-1 lb.)
Removed Exhaust Heat Shields (-3 lbs.)
Remove Front and Rear Bumper Reinforcements (-27 lbs.)
Odyssey 680 Battery (-8 lbs.)
Removal of trunk roof holder and supports (-13 lbs.)
Retrograde to delSol S manual steering rack (-22 lbs.)
SRS / Cruise system removal (-21 lbs.)
Remove driver's steering wheel knee bolster (-3 lbs.)
Remove carpet, sand and paint lower floorpan flat black (-14 lbs.)
Carbon Fiber Hood (12/7/2001) (-16 lbs.)
Polycarbonate rear window (-19 lbs.)

Engine Performance
Custom ram-air Intake System (-7 lbs.)
JDM ITR 4-1 Header / Carsound Cat (-13 lbs.)
Z.Speed Short Shifter (-1 lb.)
JUN Super Lightweight Flywheel (-9 lbs.)
Unorthodox Racing Ultra-R Crank Pulley (-5 lbs.)
ITR Transmission w/LSD (+4 lbs.)

Suspension / Wheels / Braking
Z.Speed Rear Lower Strut Bar (+2 lbs.)
Z.Speed ZSR Rear Upper Strut Bar (+2 lbs.)
Lightweight Z.Speed Lug Nuts (-1 lb.)
Mugen Super Weapon RNR 15" Wheels (10.9 lbs., -24.4 lbs.)
Z.Speed Front 26mm Swaybar (+4 lb.)
Z.Speed Rear 21mm Swaybar (+1 lb.)
Z.Speed Coilover Adjustable Springs (+1 lb.)
Z.Speed Cross-Drilled & Slotted Rotors (-1 lb.)
Z.Speed Stainless Steel Brake Lines (-2 lbs.)

 

gotta love determination!!!!! I am on my way to some weight loss on my sol.

 

I know Dave.
Not best friends or anything, but we talk occasionally via email etc.... And occasionaly when he isn't in other Countries!!

He currently just ran the car up in Canada, 12.437 at 109.74!!
It's still an all-motor B18C5
Not sure of it's daily drivability currently, although when that page was first made and those pics were taken it was a daily driver. The car just keeps losing weight.

 

owen rules.

 

OK, I actually went through and got all of my weight lists compiled and posted up on the web all the current mods and stuff... it's all here:

http://www.darksol.com/showcase.html

If you want pictures and stuff from a couple of years ago (still looks just about the same) go download the review .pdf file here:

Common Driver Review

that's on the link above. I just updated the parts/weights/mods list just about 10 minutes ago - it's been needing an update for the past couple of years...

If you need to know anything more just ask...

Lata!


Modified by darkSol at 3:37 PM 8/19/2003

 

all the oe panels are also cut up (ie: the trunk, doors, etc)... this guy is a real freak when it comes to weight loss...

dave knows just about the weight of any stock piece on the sol. quickest all motor del sol i believe.

krazy

 

Good shop

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by darkSol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">OK, I actually went through and got all of my weight lists compiled and posted up on the web all the current mods and stuff... it's all here:

http://www.darksol.com/showcase.html </TD></TR></TABLE> wicked man, just plain wicked.

 

hey... under the "future plans" section you list a....
B21C5 engine (lighter crank, rods, rocker arms) U -8

is that some kinda code name for a b20vtec with some work???

Oh and nice car...

 

86mm Golden Eagle Sleeves into stock B18C5 block, 89mm lightweight Eagle crank = 2068cc = 2.1 liter = B21C5...

 

Just bought a 93 and was wondering how light i could go thanks for all the info very much appreciated