Hey,

Ok my project for this weekend is some more weight reduction. I want to get under 2000lbs with my K swap.

Rules:

- I'm keeping my door panels, dash, rear quarter panels, pillars and headliner.
- I need to pass visual inspection

What I've done so far:

- No heater core, fan blower
- No backseats
- No AC
- No PS
- No Spare Tire/etc

What I'm Gonna Do:

- Remove carpet IF 2 floor mats are lighter
- Remove the Dynamat I installed last year
- Cut all the metal I can off my door while still securing window regulator
- Gut the expletive out of the back of my dash
- Remove Tar on Floor
- Firewall mat behind dash

What else, I need some ideas. It needs to be pass visual instpection. But I mean, I can cover everything up with my panels etc.

Oh yeah, just free stuff I can do.

 

Remove sound-deadening material (tar)... good for approximately -10 lbs., I believe...

 

Cool. Added.

 

Get rid of ANY metal that is hidden by panels.


How about spare tire well? Cut it out and weld in a flat peice of aluminum.

Bumper supports?

 

I wanna leave bumper supports in. Pyschological i guess.

 

light weight glass might help, i have just heard people talk aboutit i dunnno if it will help or not and what about a CF hood and trunk, hatch?? just ideas

 

Just free stuff.

 

Get rid of your stereo system. Head unit and all. 2000pounds is hard to come by so every little bit counts. 16 ft of 4 guage power wire is easily 5 lbs.

Good luck

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AlpineInstaller &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Get rid of your stereo system. Head unit and all. 2000pounds is hard to come by so every little bit counts. 16 ft of 4 guage power wire is easily 5 lbs.

Good luck</TD></TR></TABLE>Haven't decided about that yet. I just might. I'm really really not sure.

 

The sytem in my car was close to 100lbs. But I know it's hard to part with.

 

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those all do help a lot, but I think he's focusing on things he can take out, not things he has to buy.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by litterbox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Haven't decided about that yet. I just might. I'm really really not sure.</TD></TR></TABLE>

then keep your radio, and 2 front speakers. it won't add much, and you'll still have something to listen to.

 

go to walmart and pick up a lawnmower batter that has 220ccas or over. mine weighs 12lbs. and it happens to fit perfectly in the oem brackets.

im assuming this is a hatch right? what trim level? is it already a cx?

how much weight can you cut off the doors while still allowing the windows to roll and keeping the panels?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bleh &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">go to walmart and pick up a lawnmower batter that has 220ccas or over. mine weighs 12lbs. and it happens to fit perfectly in the oem brackets.

im assuming this is a hatch right? what trim level? is it already a cx?</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol cool. I might try that. He has a DX I think

 

Is this a daily driven car? If so why worry THAT much about weight? If your worried about weight so much dump it ALL! It seemed like your first post you were willing to do anything now you dont want to lose your system(amp,subs blah blah). Go ***** out if you wanna lose weight! **** you prolly won't even be able to hear a tune anyways with nothing in your car!

Dutch

 

I've got a DX. Small battery for sure. Good call.

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how much weight can you cut off the doors while still allowing the windows to roll and keeping the panels?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'm gonna talk to 92hatchb16, she did this.

 

the only thing that sucks with the lawnmower battery is you have to find some way to deal with the funny little terminals. youll see what im talking about when you see one.

does the dx have the rear whiper? power mirrors? power windows?

 

Battery, I'm doing this:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=695215

 

that works too what i did just costs less than $25 but for peace of mind you would be better off doing that. saves more weight than a cf hood....

 

Yeah. I couldn't give a expletive about looks anyway.

 

me either. i want to paint my hood too many dirty looks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by litterbox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I wanna leave bumper supports in. Pyschological i guess.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I support this desision!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by litterbox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Battery, I'm doing this:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=695215</TD></TR></TABLE>

Which battery are you suppose to get? the Hawker Genesis? or the SVR- 14 (lighter)

 

YOU could try and lose some weight! lol

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SE7EN3S &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">YOU could try and lose some weight! lol </TD></TR></TABLE>See that's the thing. I'm 175 but I'm working out to get to 190lbs. 15lbs!!!