Weight Reduction List

[Jasperstang308]

Re: Weight Reduction List (Sticky Me)

Weight Reduction 101:
Fiberglass or Carbon Fiber (if available)
Hood
Front Bumper
Fenders
Doors
Dash
Trunk lid
Rear bumper

Other Ideas:
Tubular k-member
Tubular A-arms
Coil-overs
Aluminum Block
Aluminum radiator
Aluminum Heads
Aluminum Driveshaft
Aluminum Flywheel
Aluminum underdrive pulleys
Remove smog
Remove front sway bar
Remove Power steering
Remove Inner wheel tubs
Remove Spare tire & Jack
Remove Air Conditioning
Remove Rear Seat
Remove rear seat brace
Remove Sound Deadening In trunk and under rear seat and in Interior panels
Remove Trunk Panels
Remove Black Block around the Driveshaft (a.k.a the "Dogbone")
Remove Strut tower brace
Remove Spoilers
Remove Stereo Equipment
Remove Air box
Remove Center Console
Remove floor mats
Remove rear seat belts
Remove black boxes in rear (which is supposed to help stop the car during a rear end collision)
Remove front/rear bumper foam
Remove Bumper Supports
Remove Quad Shocks
Remove Cruise Control
Remove/ Cut your exhaust off before the rear axle
Remove Fog lights and mounting braces
Remove Radio and accessories
Remove the heater assembly
Remove door supports
Remove power locks and window motors are heavy too
Windshield washing system
Light weight battery (Odyssey makes a 25lbs battery)
Fuel Cell
Light weight Racing Brakes (Aerospace brakes)
Lexan Windows
Lightweight Rear Control Arms
Racing seats Racing Rims *aka Weld Prostars Bogart’s
The black braces behind the rear tires (Inside the fenders) There is a ballast weight bolted to the inner right fender used to dampen cowl shake. (Verts Only)
-Stock mid-pipes and Headers weigh a ton -
Get a Gym Membership

At the track you can take out passenger Seat

Weight Transfer
-Remove Front Sway bar
-Relocate Battery
*most/ some of the stuff is not for street use. Use common sense*

 

[realitygt]

i think saying "take out everything" about sums that up ^

 

[driftingmustang]

Re: Weight Reduction List (Sticky Me)

You forgot the most important one, .......




weight reduction on YOUR OWN :ass3: :ass3:

yea i have to agree weight reduction needs to start with the driver.

not when your 6'2" or 3" and weigh only 150 lbs.

 

[Jasperstang308]

Re: Weight Reduction List (Sticky Me)

You forgot the most important one, .......




weight reduction on YOUR OWN :ass3: :ass3:

yea i have to agree weight reduction needs to start with the driver.

not when your 6'2" or 3" and weigh only 150 lbs.

wow your skinny i am 6'3 and weigh 210

 

[justinschmidt1]

Isn the problem with pur cars more about weight distribution?

Wouldnt it be a good idea to remove as much weight from the front end as possible?

 

[AaRoN]

Isn the problem with pur cars more about weight distribution?

Wouldnt it be a good idea to remove as much weight from the front end as possible?

Weight distribution is important. But this topic is about all around making our cars lighter.

 

[skidoo]

will a manual rack from a 4 cylinder fox fit an sn95?
different tie rod ends or steering shaft spline?
will a manual brake adapter for a fox fit an sn95?
these cars really seem to be the red-headed stepchild of 79 and up mustangs..
i used to have a 73 mach 1, and it was also the bastard child (as far as sheetmetal, NOS fenders etc)the 69-70s got more
attention from the aftermarket..

 

[AaRoN]

will a manual rack from a 4 cylinder fox fit an sn95?
different tie rod ends or steering shaft spline?
will a manual brake adapter for a fox fit an sn95?
these cars really seem to be the red-headed stepchild of 79 and up mustangs..
i used to have a 73 mach 1, and it was also the bastard child (as far as sheetmetal, NOS fenders etc)the 69-70s got more
attention from the aftermarket..

Hey buddy...don't take this the wrong way but this is a weight reduction topic. not many people are gonna see your questions. I'd suggest posting it in General Tech or the Garage as a topic ;D

 

[brightwhite98GT]

If you guys are going as radical as power steering, why not remove the bumpers themselves inside the bumper covers, and put the bumper covers back on, just with out the actual bumpers?

 

[trav_19]

that works for the reear but the front bumper without a re-inforcement can flatten out at high speeds at the end of the track and create drag.....thats worse then the weight you removed

 

[Knuckles281]

that works for the reear but the front bumper without a re-inforcement can flatten out at high speeds at the end of the track and create drag.....thats worse then the weight you removed

anything that warps my car isn't going to happen.

I feel like for the most part, weight reduction is too much of a pain if you want to keep the creature comforts of your daily driver/streetable car. Except for thing like the dogbone, ect., I'm pretty sure that the best way to remove weight it to buy aftermarket lighter parts rather than just trying to find ways to take out stuff completely.

I don't know about you guys, but I like things like my A/C, cruise, and radio lol

 

[trav_19]

that works for the reear but the front bumper without a re-inforcement can flatten out at high speeds at the end of the track and create drag.....thats worse then the weight you removed

anything that warps my car isn't going to happen.

I feel like for the most part, weight reduction is too much of a pain if you want to keep the creature comforts of your daily driver/streetable car. Except for thing like the dogbone, ect., I'm pretty sure that the best way to remove weight it to buy aftermarket lighter parts rather than just trying to find ways to take out stuff completely.

I don't know about you guys, but I like things like my A/C, cruise, and radio lol

none of that stuff is needed on a drag car.....this thread is really not oriented towards a car thats your Daily driver

 

[Stang Illusions 5.0L]

God damn this thread is awesome
To the person that started this thread and made it a sticky I idle yous :happydrunks:

Just to add on a side note Fox bumper conversion
Check it out..........

http://www.cmoc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=9548

Hope everyone enjoys.

Keith

 

[Venom351R]

Great thread, Im putting mine on a diet this summer. I just bought a rear seat delete so I can get the back seats out.

 

[Knuckles281]

i think i'm about to get one of those dynabatt batteries... they sound like the real deal from what I've read over the past 45 minutes or so on the ole' internets.

 

[carbed94]

fuel cell ....less weight than stock tank plus the goofy lookin tank isnt hangin down :coolsmiley:

 

[wayne94mustang]

Re: Weight Reduction List (Sticky Me)

Remove black boxes in rear (which is supposed to help stop the car during a rear end collision)


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what is this? anyone have pics?

 

[Venom351R]

Been awhile since this has been posted in but Im doing some serious weight reduction mods. Ive been fighting an up hill battle since I started off with being 100lbs more just b/c of the 351 VS the 302. Currently what I have done for weight reduction is as followed some Ive done, some were done before I got the Cobra.

- Spare tire and jack gone

- Aluminum heads

- Rear seat delete

- Smog removed

- Remove the front seat for the track

- Weld racing wheels for the rear (track)

- aluminum pulleys

With that being done w/ me in it the car weighs in at 3,584 as of last summer. I weigh approx 185-190. As far as what I am doing for this year this is what I plan on.

- K member & A arms

- Remove the quad shocks

- Remove the AC

- Run skinnies for the track

- Remove the Sway bar for the track

- CR1 Race seats

I think thats about everything once its all done and I get to weigh it at the track I'll report back w/ the weight savings.

 

[switch96]

How about making a giant baloon under your car and filling it with helium??

 

[97 king cobra]

I think I have one of the lightest sn95's around that can be daily driven. Then again, my weight reduction list is longer than any list mentioned in this thread to date. ;-)