BoostAddictt Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 As above I'm debating to put my V on a diet.. Whats people got there weights down to from removing usual bits and bobs air con/rear seats, spare wheels etc.. Also apart from the obvious what else can I strip to get those kg's down ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gainzy Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Bonnets are a good deduction frp boots, poly windows. Different harcore levels mate lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Air Con & Stripped Rear. Would be very noticeable buddy... From there Fibre Panels. (bonnet and bootlid) are the best weight savers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flynn Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 The glass in our little cars weighs a freakin tone! Maybe also think about ditching the electrics out of your doors in favour of manual bits?Run on a quater of a tank and have a big poo before heading out! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimD Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Is it a road car? If so, don't bother you'll make it a horrible place to be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 They dont weight that much anyway. Mine weighs in at 940kgs with a full tank of fuel and full interior With a 1600 in it. Only thing on it that I've saved weight on is the wheels at about 20kgs lighter Over the SR speedlines, 17kg per wheel with tyres vs 12kgs with some 4kg ish jap wheels.Rear bench doesnt weigh that much on it own but the seatbelts do So in total would be a fair savingAll the hard Sound proofing stuff would add up if you got it all off. Then id start thinking about buying lighter panels but thats a last resort as you can do much more cheaper before hand. As above Aircon, and even swap your powersteering for an electric setup to take the drain off the engine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gainzy Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Lighter battery's to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gainzy Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Air Con & Stripped Rear. Would be very noticeable buddy... From there Fibre Panels. (bonnet and bootlid) are the best weight savers!What would you think on just replacing the rear window be cost effective and take away most the weight.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SRchris Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) Whats it being used for? I wouldn't advise any interior / electrical or luxury components to be removed if being used for the road. Mine became uncomfortable and i disliked driving it towards the end. became too noisy for everyday driving and i missed offering friends and family lifts to here and there. If its a track machine then all of the above points id really go to town and consider doing. Edited April 16, 2015 by SRchris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoostAddictt Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Sorry lads completely forgotten about this post lol.. the car will be used on track and on the weekend as my dirty bit on the side.. Use my ep3 for my daily so got all my comforts there Recaros etc I'm not fussed about the noise and comfort currently bought a 6 point cage just ripped our my air con & have stripped my rear. Now looking into carbon fibre bonnet and Perspex windows.. My new cage weighs a bomb but safety first ey! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoostAddictt Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 What would you think on just replacing the rear window be cost effective and take away most the weight.. I'm debating getting a fibre glass bootlid & Perspex window Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoostAddictt Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Air Con & Stripped Rear. Would be very noticeable buddy... From there Fibre Panels. (bonnet and bootlid) are the best weight savers! air con removed socks was surprised with how much that weighed pretty heavy! I'm just trying to source a food quality carbon bonnet. Having difficulty at the minute there seams to be a lot of pretty poor quality carbon products around Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gainzy Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 air con removed socks was surprised with how much that weighed pretty heavy! I'm just trying to source a food quality carbon bonnet. Having difficulty at the minute there seams to be a lot of pretty poor quality carbon products around I used to go running with the aircon pump in a back pack lol I recon just replacing the glass would make a good difference, I would have some perspex windows but there stupid prices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akaye4000 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Had the same problem with getting a carbon bonnet so bought a fpr one from id workz in the end and boot . They are way lighter and bought a perspex rear screen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gainzy Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Had the same problem with getting a carbon bonnet so bought a fpr one from id workz in the end and boot . They are way lighter and bought a perspex rear screenHow much was the screen and where from? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akaye4000 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 http://www.plastics4performance.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gainzy Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Cheers al be looking into these at a later date Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flynn Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 http://www.plastics4performance.com Oh my fucking god I'm all over these Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoostAddictt Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Very good find.. Rather pricey tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimD Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Front windows are easy to make yourself, I think mine cost me £60 all in. Plan to make the rear 3/4's myself too, will be buying a rear screen when I get around to buying a composite rear hatch. https://ep82.wordpress.com/2015/03/11/plastic-windows/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 What grade/mm lexan did you use? I was struggling to find anywhere that supplied decent stuff.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Lightweight wheels make a world of a difference Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akaye4000 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 What grade/mm lexan did you use? I was struggling to find anywhere that supplied decent stuff..they can make you what ever you want i bought 5mm with uv protection Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 That was in relation to TimD's post about making his own rather than buying em, not what plastics4performance offer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimD Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Mine is 4mm, I got it from here http://www.cwp-optiglaze.com/ they had a handy little calculator, and online order form which seems to have gone missing? I ordered 2 sheets of 4mm Lexan Exell D UV with the following dimensions: Width: 1050 , Length: 520 Think it was about 50 quid or so Going to measure and order for the rear windows as well in the next week or two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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