Syclone#2960
What ever it takes!!
what does it weight??? I have been removing a lot of stuff off the truck for weight savings and estimating about 3050lbs. without me in it.
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Who has the lightest truck and...
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willyson
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something to get you started...
http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16677
something to get you started...
http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16677
Syclone#2960
What ever it takes!!
Re: Who has the lightest truck and...
I was just looking for that post. Thanks!
willyson said:
I was just looking for that post. Thanks!
Syclone#2960
What ever it takes!!
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$1600 is not a bad price I guess. I'll have to find out the weight savings on Monday.
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Ry368 said:B&G fiberglass makes a full glass bed for these aswell!
$1600 is not a bad price I guess. I'll have to find out the weight savings on Monday.
MRKING
New Parts for Old Trucks
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Id like to see some actual numbers , full tank , no driver . I read the other thread back when it was new , but dont recall anyone posting more than hopes .
After my dustan rear coilover ladder bar setup is welded in , I will be visiting a weigh station . I know a few more things i can do to lighten the load , but i want to see where Im at now .
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Id like to see some actual numbers , full tank , no driver . I read the other thread back when it was new , but dont recall anyone posting more than hopes .
After my dustan rear coilover ladder bar setup is welded in , I will be visiting a weigh station . I know a few more things i can do to lighten the load , but i want to see where Im at now .
LIL QIK
HELL YEA I GOT BOOST!
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Economy approx. 170-190
Standard-215-230
Deluxe-close to same as steel.
We can lighten up the bed if you wanted.
B & G Fiberglass
Hope this helps....
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Here's what they told me a little while back when I inquired about them....Syclone#2960 said:
Economy approx. 170-190
Standard-215-230
Deluxe-close to same as steel.
We can lighten up the bed if you wanted.
B & G Fiberglass
Hope this helps....
SY2932
Administrator
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Unless you have a rusted out bed or don't want to have to deal with a rusted out bed, it sounds like it is going to weigh MORE than a stock steel bed once you install the cladding to me...
"198 pound bed. Yes, the weight of the saw horses was tared..."
I weighed my bed several years ago when Pete H. was going to try and get a carbon fiber beds made and needed to know what the weight savings would be (nothing ever materialized). The 198 pounds is JUST for the bed and cladding. The tail gate adds another 32.5 pounds.
My experience with fiberglass parts has been that they aren't much lighter than steel unless they are made crazy thin like my cowl hood before paint:
"My new VFN fiberglass cowl hood with pin holes in it. No wonder it weights half the weight of my stock hood. Should have bought a Goodmark instead
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LIL QIK said:
Unless you have a rusted out bed or don't want to have to deal with a rusted out bed, it sounds like it is going to weigh MORE than a stock steel bed once you install the cladding to me...
"198 pound bed. Yes, the weight of the saw horses was tared..."
I weighed my bed several years ago when Pete H. was going to try and get a carbon fiber beds made and needed to know what the weight savings would be (nothing ever materialized). The 198 pounds is JUST for the bed and cladding. The tail gate adds another 32.5 pounds.
My experience with fiberglass parts has been that they aren't much lighter than steel unless they are made crazy thin like my cowl hood before paint:
"My new VFN fiberglass cowl hood with pin holes in it. No wonder it weights half the weight of my stock hood. Should have bought a Goodmark instead
.."
Syclone#2960
What ever it takes!!
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AC /heater 100% gone
aluminum core support, brake drums, pulleys
RPM coil overs
removed front sway-bar
15lb battery
ATA
carbon fiber rear shaft
ATR headers
electric water pump
Flaming river steering box
Wilwood brake booster
BFG drag radials
Vortec heads are lighter than stock
wiper motor & assembly
No power steering
Tahoe starter
Gilbert prop-shaft.
That's all I can think of at the moment.
on the wish list...
Aluminum Cowl Hood-Jegs
Flex-a-forms
lighter wheels
bowtie block (aluminum)
brodie heads (aluminum)
Wilwood brake booster
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Silly said:
AC /heater 100% gone
aluminum core support, brake drums, pulleys
RPM coil overs
removed front sway-bar
15lb battery
ATA
carbon fiber rear shaft
ATR headers
electric water pump
Flaming river steering box
Wilwood brake booster
BFG drag radials
Vortec heads are lighter than stock
wiper motor & assembly
No power steering
Tahoe starter
Gilbert prop-shaft.
That's all I can think of at the moment.
on the wish list...
Aluminum Cowl Hood-Jegs
Flex-a-forms
lighter wheels
bowtie block (aluminum)
brodie heads (aluminum)
Wilwood brake booster
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Silly
Banned
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Are you able to break it down part by part for each ones individual weight savings? I think you are off to a damn good start but not sure that stuff will be 500-600lbs. Have you looked inside your dash and get rid of any of that? You'd be surprised how much junk is in there.
Also, for the wipers, what did you do to fill the holes in the cowl?
Lastly, for those talking about the bed. Might want to keep some of that weight on the back of a syclone. I know my buddies who have tried fiberglass hatch's on their fox bodies all have gone back to stock setups because they ended up fighting traction problems because of lack of weight over the rear... just food for thought.
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Syclone#2960 said:
Are you able to break it down part by part for each ones individual weight savings? I think you are off to a damn good start but not sure that stuff will be 500-600lbs. Have you looked inside your dash and get rid of any of that? You'd be surprised how much junk is in there.
Also, for the wipers, what did you do to fill the holes in the cowl?
Lastly, for those talking about the bed. Might want to keep some of that weight on the back of a syclone. I know my buddies who have tried fiberglass hatch's on their fox bodies all have gone back to stock setups because they ended up fighting traction problems because of lack of weight over the rear... just food for thought.
Syclone#2960
What ever it takes!!
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Oh yeah the ABS was deleted of course.
The wiper holes are still there. I guess I could close them up if I really wanted to. I'll just have to keep looking for stuff to remove as I go.
I cannot recall how much each of the items weight. Would be good info to know.
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Silly said:
Oh yeah the ABS was deleted of course.
The wiper holes are still there. I guess I could close them up if I really wanted to. I'll just have to keep looking for stuff to remove as I go.
I cannot recall how much each of the items weight. Would be good info to know.
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Silly
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You say RPM coil over. Is that a front kit or all around? If only the front what did you do for the rear? I was shocked at how much less the Flex a Forms weighed than a stock leaf... a stock one nearly knocked me on my rear, a Flex a Form i can hold 2 with one hand.
This is a topic that really interest me if you can't tell
Edit:: I bought a stock cowl off ebay for $15 that had the holes filled in... looks so much better than leaving them empy. Check that out, its fiberglass so not like you are adding any real weight.
You say RPM coil over. Is that a front kit or all around? If only the front what did you do for the rear? I was shocked at how much less the Flex a Forms weighed than a stock leaf... a stock one nearly knocked me on my rear, a Flex a Form i can hold 2 with one hand.
This is a topic that really interest me if you can't tell
Edit:: I bought a stock cowl off ebay for $15 that had the holes filled in... looks so much better than leaving them empy. Check that out, its fiberglass so not like you are adding any real weight.
Syclone#2960
What ever it takes!!
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Just the front RPM coils. Must of dropped at least 75lbs.
The flexaform are about 16lbs together vs. 98 lbs on the stock typhoon leafs. I have not done this yet on the syclone. I imagine they weight about 75lbs.
Just the front RPM coils. Must of dropped at least 75lbs.
The flexaform are about 16lbs together vs. 98 lbs on the stock typhoon leafs. I have not done this yet on the syclone. I imagine they weight about 75lbs.
Silly
Banned
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How much patience do you have?
You deleted AC/heating and I assume other accessories that you do not need. That means you have a bunch of worthless wires within your wiring harness.
Go through there and pick out the ones you don't need. Them wiring harness are damn heavy.
I will keep posing more as I think of them.
What wheels are you running?
How much patience do you have?
You deleted AC/heating and I assume other accessories that you do not need. That means you have a bunch of worthless wires within your wiring harness.
Go through there and pick out the ones you don't need. Them wiring harness are damn heavy.
I will keep posing more as I think of them.
What wheels are you running?
Syclone#2960
What ever it takes!!
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I just took another peak under the truck. I'm going to remove the spare tire carrier and cut up the bumper supports on front and back. Then I will remove the 5lbs. gas support frame. I guess the emergency/parking brake set-up is no longer needed as well. Everything is pretty much gone in the engine compartment.
The wheels are stock.
Silly said:
I just took another peak under the truck. I'm going to remove the spare tire carrier and cut up the bumper supports on front and back. Then I will remove the 5lbs. gas support frame. I guess the emergency/parking brake set-up is no longer needed as well. Everything is pretty much gone in the engine compartment.
The wheels are stock.
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