Corny title huh?

The steps i took to shed about 114 pounds from my car:

<FONT COLOR="red">Detailed How To: Remove Rear / Back Seat From An EH Hatch!</FONT>
Total Time: 10 Minutes.
Weight:

Rear back rests:

Weight: ~ 20 Pounds:

Rear seat cushion:

Weight: ~ 7 Pounds:

Total Weight Savings: <FONT COLOR="green">~ 27 Pounds.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="red">Detailed How To: Remove Carpet From An EH Hatch!</FONT>
Total Time: 3 Hours.
Weight:

Carpet:

Weight: ~ 7 Pounds:

Total Weight Savings: <FONT COLOR="green">~ 7 Pounds.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="red">Detailed How To: Remove Sound Deadening Tar From An EH Hatch!</FONT>
Total Time: 20 Hours.
Weight:

Tar:


Weight: ~ 10 Pounds:

Firewall Mat: ~ 50% Removed:



Weight: ~ 5 Pounds:

Total Weight Savings: <FONT COLOR="green">~ 15 Pounds.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="red">Detailed How To: Remove Rear Quarter Trim Panels From An EH Hatch!</FONT>
Total Time: 1.5 Hours.
Weight:

Both Rear Quarter Trim Panels:

Weight: ~ 10 Pounds:

Total Weight Savings: <FONT COLOR="green">~ 10 Pounds.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="red">Detailed How To: Remove Headliner & Pillar Trim Panels From An EH Hatch!</FONT>
Total Time: 1.5 Hours.
Weight:

All of the pillar trim panels and headliner:


Weight: ~ 10 Pounds:


Rear Seat Belts Weight (No Picture): ~ 5 Pounds.
Total Weight Savings: <FONT COLOR="green">~ 15 Pounds.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="red">Other Items I Removed From My EH Hatch!</FONT>
Knee Bolster:

Weight: ~ 2 Pounds:


Cargo Cover:

Weight: ~ 7 Pounds:


Audio, Shifter, and E-Brake Consoles:


Clear Tub:

Weight: ~ 3 Pounds:

Audio, Shifter, and E-Brake Consoles Weight: 9 Pounds - 3 Pounds = 6 Pounds:


Spare Tire and Jack:

Weight: ~ 23 Pounds:


Trunk Lid:

Weight: ~ 2 Pounds:

Total Weight Savings: <FONT COLOR="green">~ 40 Pounds.</FONT>

<u>Conclusion:</u>
<FONT SIZE="3"><FONT COLOR="blue">Grand Total Weight Savings:</FONT></FONT> <FONT SIZE="3"><FONT COLOR="brown">~ 114 Pounds.</FONT></FONT>

<FONT SIZE="3"><FONT COLOR="blue">Grand Total Time:</FONT></FONT> <FONT SIZE="3"><FONT COLOR="brown">~ 26 Hours & 10 Minutes.</FONT></FONT>

Final Words: If you follow my How-To's it should take you a 1/4 of my time or less to save all this weight.

I took so long b/c I was learning as i went, and taking pics slows the process down quite a bit.

I spent 20 hours removing my tar b/c every day for a week i would keep going back and spending a few hours trying to remove the whitish caulking around the edges of the cabin. As i mentioned in my tar removal how-to... this step was optional.

I hope this will give hatch owners a visual idea of what each item weighs in their car.

I currently have my dash, sun visors, glove box, 2 stock front seats, and both door panels intact.

Oh and for all of those people curious to see how much the stock passenger's side front seat weighs:

Weight: ~ 31 Pounds:


Peace.


Modified by VX at 6:02 PM 12/1/2003

 

Good Stuff VX

You definitely get a spot in the HT writeup hall of fame

 

nice writeup.

 

damn that is a really good write up you deserve a

 

nice post. i like how you actually showed the weight and not just estimated

 

good stuff

 

very well written and good pics

 

nice

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BauleyCivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good Stuff VX

You definitely get a spot in the HT writeup hall of fame </TD></TR></TABLE>

That means a lot coming from the guy who built the H-T hall of fame in the first place!

 

I want to know your 1/4 mile difference now

 

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So Do I.

 

I want to know what the time was writing up that post. Should get a tenth out of all that.

 

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A While.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostsohfast &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Should get a tenth out of all that. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Probably.

 

got any interior shots to see what it all looks like now?

 

That was a good write up but did you take into a accountablity the weight of the soup cans because they probably are like 16 ounces each, and also the wood because we all know that wood weighs a considerable amount also. Good write up though

 

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</TD></TR></TABLE>

Sure... let me upload them. BRB.

 

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Yes i calibrated the scale each time i placed an item on there, and i re-weighed each item to ensure accuracy.

 

wanna sell the cargo cover

 

good work.... i always wanted to have some number on how much weight i have taken off my EH.... thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eg cookiemonster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wanna sell the cargo cover </TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh i fogot to mention... Everything I've removed from my car is up forsale!

<u>Items I've sold already:</u>
- Cargo Cover.
- Trunk Lid.
- All of the center console.

Everything else is up for grabs though... headliner is pending... and I won't be selling my passanger's side front seat.

But let's not get O.T. here. If you want something please PM or e-mail me.

Thanks.

- Chris.

 

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Good question...

 

good post!

 

any pics of the car?

 

Nice writeup! That must have taken forever to document and take pics!

 

nice