whats your bird weight???

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whats your bird weight???

Reply #15 – December 01, 2011, 01:53:50 AM

i don't want to sacrifice any of the power amenities.. i already ditched my sound deadener and all the garbage that was glued to the bottom of the carpet.. i'm considering throwing my heater box and controls in the trash, since the car doesn't see rain, sleet or snow.. i left in it 'just in case,' but with my new TC, it'll see even less street time.. it'll never be a 'full on' race car, since i already have my capri that's basically stripped and my black TC that'll eventually be turned into a full blown trailered race car.. but i'd still like to lighten the blue car up

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Reply #16 – December 01, 2011, 02:02:23 AM

Well my post was more for the OP but, if the car is barely driven and your considering tossing the climate control anyway, why not wax the uber heavy power seats? I'd make a bracket and set them where I want them in that case or at the very least manual tracks.

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Reply #17 – December 01, 2011, 02:28:26 AM

because i like my power seats lol i did however ditch the power mirror harness and junk because (as usual) they didn't work, plus it's not something i touch often, if ever

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Reply #18 – December 01, 2011, 09:38:19 AM

You guys are right on with the carpet padding,
My carpet weighed in at about 50# untouched, And then only about 8# after sing all the padding off the underside!.

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Reply #19 – December 01, 2011, 03:06:37 PM

Quote from: Shadow;374303

i'd be interested to hear everything 347thunder has done to lighten his car.. my blue TC is overweight because i wanted to keep all the amenities it came with from the factory, with the exception of the factory stereo, to keep it comfortable and (almost) stock appearing on the interior side of things

Different seats, all sound deadner, aluminum bumpers, aluminum heads,k-member, A-arms,coil overs front and rear,doors stock with power windows, rims, no a/c or heater and that's about it, I thought I would drop some weight with the spool but with th weight of the new axles it was dead even. It should be a little lighter since I just took out the a/c box in the dash and A LOT of wire from the fuel injection.

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Reply #20 – December 01, 2011, 04:28:09 PM

Mine is a factory LX car with every option but a sunroof. With 3/4 tank of gas and an empty trunk (minus the spare and jack) the car weighs 3560 lbs. With me in the car it weighs 3710 lbs.

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Reply #21 – December 01, 2011, 04:40:04 PM

thanks guys. i plan on doin a k member swap in the spring when i switch motors n etc.. i think i am doin remove the sound dednen n stuff for now

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Reply #22 – December 01, 2011, 04:49:10 PM

Quote from: thunderjet302;374337

Mine is a factory LX car with every option but a sunroof. With 3/4 tank of gas and an empty trunk (minus the spare and jack) the car weighs 3560 lbs. With me in the car it weighs 3710 lbs.

I don't think I could own one of these without the power moon roof :0(

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Reply #23 – December 01, 2011, 05:24:00 PM

I went the opposite route. I added the second power seat for the passenger, new a/c (after going a/c delete like an idiot for years) added sound deadener everywhere. I want comfort and power. If it was an all out track car all the time, sure, lighten the Sport, but 99.9% of the time, it's just driving around and going from here to there. Comfort wins.

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Reply #24 – December 01, 2011, 05:46:42 PM

Got to agree with Vinnie.

There is no way I'm stripping my car for 400 lbs. :D

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Reply #25 – December 01, 2011, 05:54:14 PM

race car vs comfortable street car is a drastically different build in terms of weight.. if you want comfort, than it's obvious that you're not going to strip luxuriates from the car.. but for me and 347thunder, it's not all about the luxury and sound deadening.. it's about the performance and performance cars are typically lightened

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Reply #26 – December 01, 2011, 06:49:44 PM

Quote from: vinnietbird;374347

I went the opposite route. I added the second power seat for the passenger, new a/c (after going a/c delete like an idiot for years) added sound deadener everywhere. I want comfort and power. If it was an all out track car all the time, sure, lighten the Sport, but 99.9% of the time, it's just driving around and going from here to there. Comfort wins.

Agreed

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Reply #27 – December 01, 2011, 06:51:04 PM

Quote from: Shadow;374358

race car vs comfortable street car is a drastically different build in terms of weight.. if you want comfort, than it's obvious that you're not going to strip luxuriates from the car.. but for me and 347thunder, it's not all about the luxury and sound deadening.. it's about the performance and performance cars are typically lightened

Except for the uber heavy power seats. We'll keep those:punchballs:

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Reply #28 – December 01, 2011, 06:57:22 PM

After this winter, my autox car will weigh in at 2700# or less. Depends on how crazy I get cutting I guess.

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Reply #29 – December 01, 2011, 07:21:29 PM

Quote from: shame302;374363

Except for the uber heavy power seats. We'll keep those:punchballs:

i like my power seats! the car isn't a race car, it's more of a street/strip car but to a different extent than most cars here.. i want to lighten it, but not at the expense of my all-time favorite seats.. if it was going to be a race car, than i would ditch the whole interior, stock dash and column included, like i'll be doing to the black TC next summer/fall/winter