Carl Fausett

CIS Fuel Distributor the rare, aluminum, and adjustable CIS fuel distributor is 4 pounds lighter than its cast-iron brother...

slate blue

Well I know this mod wont interest the racers, but I saved a few kilos maybe just under 10 kgs with an air cond mod. I converted my car to 134a gas and used a parallel flow Jaycar condensor weighing 2 kgs. I then used a Toyota Tarago dryer (alloy) with alloy pipes and bracket and that weighed 500 grams. So total weight saved there was 4 kgs over a S2 equivelant.

I also went to a late style compressor with pad fittings (90 model onwards) and that also saved. The old compressor weighed 13 kgs. The the late style one weighs only 7.5 kgs, that's almost 10 kgs gone from the front end of the car and no sacrifices have been made.

Cheers Greg

FBIII

Greg,
You are truly carrying the Olympic torch for the old buggers. Keep it up.

slate blue

Thanks FBIII, does anybody know what those more modern design alternators weigh? Like the ones on Toyotas and Hondas, I'm sure they put out a few amps, what with all those electrical accessories.

Cheers Greg

Carl Fausett

Interior Door Panels, speakers, trim, electric window motors, and window regulators are 16 pounds each side, 32 pounds total.

BC

For a race car, Carl, that is a must-removal, but 32lbs for having power windows instead of the rollers, is a good trade off.

I think a few of us could easily lose 32lbs off of our wasteline.

I will need to get you those pics and weights of my swiss cheese bumper!

drnick

i checked the door trim with speakers at around 5 kilos ie not including the window winding mechanism.

Carl Fausett

I know I could. Everytime I look at John Venninger or Mark Anderson, I am reminded what a race car driver is supposed looks like.

Yes, please. A Mototool and a six-pack and you can lighten your front or rear bumpers a bunch and still keep your foglamps.

Drewster67

1. Front Bumper Delete
2. Rear Wiper Delete
3. Insulation Delete
4. Wiper Motor Delete
5. HVAC Blower Delete
6. Stock Seats Deleted
7. Everything in the Wheel Well deleted
8. Mechanical Fan Delete
9. Power Windows Deleted
10. Door Panels Cut
11. Pop-up headlamp delete
12. Pod-Dash Delete
13. Stock Seat Belts Deleted
14. Fuse Panel Cover Plate Deleted

On My To-do List

1. Rear Windows Deleted - replaced with Lexan
2. Rear Bumper Delete - havent decided 100% on this yet
3. Paint Job

Here's a few shots of my track shark. All work performed by Exotic MotorWerks - Phoenix, AZ.

Drewster67

After a few track days - the wells aren't so pretty anymore. LOL

LarryM

If I missed this sorry, But did anybody say Hats and rotors? That's a pound or two, right

Carl Fausett

Drewster - thats a damn pretty interior. Anybody who has scraped sound deadening for a couple of hours can appreciate what it takes to get it to that point.

Scott M.

Automatic toothed flexplate, circa 1981 is 15.25 lbs (just weighed and shipped to Florida).

Drewster67

Thanks Carl! - it was a looong process and it took a few of us from the AZ Desrt Gang (RedUFO - Rich9928p - PVoth) a few hours with a high temp pressure washer to put a good dent in it. Although Dan Warner deserves most of the credit when it comes down to it!.

Thanks again!

Carl Fausett

The aluminum diamond-plate sheet on the floor under the drivers heel is a handsome solution to cover the damn holes in the floor right there. Do the bumps bother your heel-toe or shoe placement at all?