Bitching about a 4g in a 3000GT

Hell, I probably took 20lbs of bolts out of my car:). Now you guys have me wanting to go through and check for extra brackets to remove or cut off that I may have missed.

Easy weight reduction: remove dash and cut everything off the dash bar......reinstall dash with just the 2 upper bolts. Its flimsy but its there. You lose more weight by cutting out theentire dash bar andwelding in a new bar with anew shaft support.

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Originally Posted by HilbillyHomeboy

That right there is often overlooked. Lost a lot of weight on my old Stealth by removing all that unnecessary crap.

Jeremy

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which are all these brackets are you talking about? :) I'm all for ditching weight where I can. really need to do the gutted hatch thing too!

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Originally Posted by familyMAN

I've already done most of it. ABS, cruise, AWS, crash bars, misc brackets, washer fluid f/r, rear wiper, gutted hatch (except cargo cover so it doesn't look gutted) all deleted. Lighter wheels, no cat, aluminum single shot, full cloth interior, power antenna swapped for small fixed, 4g64 have all replaced heavier components. Some sound deadening. SRS computer and some wiring.

Already have a carbon hatch and fiberglass hood that I have not yet installed. Will get coilovers instead of springs eventually and delete ecs. Need to do a full wire delete on the components I have removed.

I'm approx 3450 now (weighed what I could on removed components and estimated on others) with at least 100lbs left to do that are relatively cheap and easy.

This list keeps full interior (except hatch), 18/19" wheels, AC, climate control and stereo. Exterior appearance will remain unchanged as I will have the hood/hatch painted to match body color. I will also keep active aero which I think are part of the character of the 1g. (I won't bitch if anyone deletes theirs though.)

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if you're really serious about weightloss then 1g headlights are really heavy. front aa is pretty heavy too. there's always the front aa simulator..

both of these items are far in front of the car which affects handeling the most.

I'm not really serious about weightloss. I'm really serious about the whole package, which includes having 1g pop ups and AA. Did you not read my post? I spent time to answer the question; apparently wasted time.

Edit: I keep AA up front for the downforce and the little bit of undercarriage sealing which I believe helps with cooling. Combined with my extractor vent in hood, I have a good combo that keeps intake and coolant temps down.

Edit2: I kept foglights also;)

I think if you cut the headlight bucket under headlight you'll save some weight there. You can also use it for cold air intake too.

I wonder what the car weighs on each axle?

I wonder how much more front heavy these cars get when the "easy" stuff has been removed which is almost all behind the front seats..

Jason

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Originally Posted by mehrshadvr4

I think if you cut the headlight bucket under headlight you'll save some weight there. You can also use it for cold air intake too.

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That was on my list of things to try but I ended up putting the intake in the smic location for front turbo when I was twins.

I thought we were supposed to be bitching about a 4g swap here. How did this turn into a weight reduction thread?

this thread is a sandbox, we can make it anything we want it to be. just add some water and you've got some wet sand to start forming it to what you want it to be. tread lightly, though. there are bigger kids who like to stomp on the creations of others because they're big stinky doo-doo heads.

Point was my car is a tin can and weighs over 3300 on my race scales ready to go. Yes you can hit 3200-3300 and keep A/C and heater core and blower motor and radio and carpet, ect, but easy it is not.

And to think all my work will be for naught once the cage goes in, lmao.

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Originally Posted by familyMAN

I thought we were supposed to be bitching about a 4g swap here. How did this turn into a weight reduction thread?

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See this is why 3/S forums are so borings.
Big builds consist of bolt on td04 turbos with cheap internal upgrades.
Making a new thread for doing 120k service.
Hype threads always end up unfinished
Groupe buy for expensive and special made parts end up with buyers backing out.
Guys can't figure out why they can't break in to 11s with their TD05 turbo setups
Owners end up selling the cars because they are tired of fixing what was not fix correctly from the beginning.
Teenagers end up parting out the car or selling it for cheap because cost too much to fix it.
People ask for suggestion what is wrong with their car instead of taking it to a shop to get it fix.
Bitchin Threads end up going off topic. lol